Ford Fusion Hybrid Qualifies for Maximum Tax Credit of $3,400

From Ford:

Buyers of a new 2010 Fusion Hybrid or Mercury Milan Hybrid this year will qualify for the $3,400 tax credit, the highest credit amount ever offered for hybrids purchased or placed in service after Dec. 31, 2005. The Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner Hybrid, the most fuel-efficient SUVs in America, continue to qualify for a $3,000 tax credit, the highest available tax credit of all hybrids on the road today.

Fusion Hybrid's class-leading 41 mpg rating in the city and 36 mpg on the highway, which tops the Toyota Camry Hybrid by 8 mpg in the city and 2 mpg on the highway, helped Fusion garner the significant credit amount, which is based on a vehicle's potential fuel efficiency.

Of course, they had to mention the outgunned Toyota Camry hybrid... Toyota's response is that it has the most fuel-efficient mid-size car with the Toyota Prius (the Prius just qualifies as a mid-size), but Ford replies that the Prius is smaller, and a hatchback, and that buyers will compare the Fusion to the Camry.

One very cool thing about the Fusion hybrid: It can go up to 47 MPH in all-electric mode, significantly faster than most other hybrids.

Via Ford

Photos: Ford

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