9/12/2023 0 Comments Ford escape hybrid 2020Start-stop engine technology enhances efficiency, though we’ve found it to be a bit abrupt under certain conditions, like when backing out of a driveway on brief battery power and then shifting into drive. The hybrid is energized with a 1.1 kWh lithium-ion battery pack positioned under the floor. A PowerSplit electronic continuously variable transmission (CVT) transfers power to the road. This engine is augmented with two electric motors that bring total combined system power to 200 horsepower. Our Escape Hybrid test car’s combustion part of the power equation is a 2.5-liter Atkinson cycle four-cylinder engine. Gasoline and standard hybrid variants of the Escape are offered with front- and four-wheel-drive, while the plug-in hybrid comes exclusively with front-wheel drive. A Panoramic sunroof is available on specific models like the Escape Hybrid Titanium we drive daily. A bit longer and wider with a slightly lower roofline, the popular crossover features slightly more interior space with additional rear legroom and up to 37.5 cubic feet of useable stowage behind the rear seats. When the all-new, fourth-generation Escape debuted it did so with a lower and smoother look and a distinctively more car-like front end than earlier iterations. The aforementioned challenges and a battery issue delayed the planned plug-in hybrid intro here until late in the 2021 model year. Amid this changing backdrop, the highly-anticipated 2020 Escape PHEV variant never happened. That’s all changed now that the chip shortage has become entrenched, new car availability tightened considerably, and prices shot upward across the board. In this case it’s spot on based on a lot of miles on the road. As many know quite well, EPA fuel economy estimates lend an idea, but not a promise, of what actual fuel efficiency expectations should be for any given model. Even though we complain like everyone else whenever we fill up now, we gripe perhaps a bit less because we know our Escape is consistently delivering its promised 41 mpg combined fuel economy. In the midst of historically high gas prices, we seriously appreciate that the Ford Escape Hybrid we drive every day is amazingly fuel efficient. Today, the reasons to opt for a hybrid are more evident than ever. This has never been lost to us at Green Car Journal, though it did take quite a few years to catch on with car buyers in general since the very first Honda and Toyota hybrids were introduced here more than two decades ago, followed by the first gas-electric SUV, the Ford Escape Hybrid. One of the motivations to go hybrid is the promise of significantly higher fuel efficiency. That means spending less time on the hunt for expensive fossil fuel. We’ve driven the magazine’s long-term Ford Escape Hybrid test car for 10,000 miles with remarkably high efficiency.
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