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Road Test: 2022 Ford Escape PHEV Titanium FWD

Clean Fleet Report

Escaping High Fuel Prices; a Natural Bridge to an EV. The 2022 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is powered by a 2.5-liter With a plug-in option the Escape can drive all-electric (for more than 40 miles we found). Note: The Escape PHEV is rated by the EPA to have 37 miles of all-electric driving range.

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Ford recalling nearly 140,000 2013 Escapes with 1.6L EcoBoost engines over fire potential

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company is recalling 139,917 model year 2013 Escape vehicles manufactured 5 October 2011 through 2 June 2013 and equipped with 1.6L Ford then used CAE modeling to evaluate what unique environmental and engine operating conditions might lead to cylinder head cracking in this location. EcoBoost engines.

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Will 2021 Ford Escape bring back hybrid model (or plug-in hybrid)?

Green Car Reports

Tomorrow, Ford is hosting journalists at an unusual event called "Ford Uncovered," at which it may discuss some of its future products for 2020 and beyond. While Ford was the first U.S. Key among the questions that attendees will undoubtedly ask will be those about the company's strategy for electrified vehicles.

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Flash Drive: 2022 Ford Maverick

Clean Fleet Report

Ford has a winner on their hands with the all-new 2022 Ford Maverick compact pickup. Maybe Ford went with Maverick because it can mean “pursuing rebellious, even potentially disruptive, policies or ideas.” Ford has certainly done this by resurrecting the compact pickup genre that was once so popular in the 1960s-1980s.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Maverick XL FWD EcoBoost

Clean Fleet Report

When Clean Fleet Report first reviewed the 2022 Ford Maverick compact pickup, it was after driving it for about five hours. We came away impressed with what Ford had created. Among them, none may have been more important than the 2022 Ford Maverick. Who will buy the all-new 2022 Ford Maverick? That was in October 2021.

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Ford expands SYNC with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, 4G LTE and new apps

Green Car Congress

Ford is expanding its SYNC connectivity system, adding Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, 4G LTE and several new AppLink apps. There are currently more than 15 million SYNC-equipped vehicles on roads around the world; Ford expects some 43 million by 2020. Ford is further enhancing AppLink capabilities for developers. New SYNC apps.

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Confused about the federal tax credit? 

Electric Auto Association

The following vehicles are eligible for a $7500 credit: All-electric Cadillac Lyriq Chevrolet Bolt EV, EUV Ford F-150 Lightning Ford Mustang Mach-E Ford E-Transit Nissan LEAF SV, S, S Plus, SL Plus, SV Plus Rivian R1T, R1S Tesla Model 3, Model Y VW ID.4