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Road Test: Ford 2023 Escape PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

The Natural Bridge to an EV Escaping the High Price of Fuel The natural bridge from a gasoline-powered car to an electric vehicle is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The 2023 Ford Escape PHEV compact SUV is a fine example of not only being efficient but also versatile. Two gasoline engines—a 1.5-liter When the 14.4

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Ford Escape with EcoBoost Engine EPA-rated at 33 mpg highway

Green Car Congress

The new Ford Escape’s 1.6-liter liter EcoBoost engine has earned an EPA fuel economy rating of 33 mpg US (7.13 l/100 km) on the highway cycle—2 mpg better than the Honda CR-V and 5 mpg better than Toyota RAV4. Offered for the first time in North America, the engine delivers 23 mpg US (10.2

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Escape PHEV Titanium FWD

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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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2020 Ford Escape revealed: Hybrid returns teasing nearly 40 mpg, plug-in hybrid version with 30 electric miles

Green Car Reports

The Ford Escape was the first Ford hybrid and the first hybrid SUV to hit the market. That was 15 years ago, and Ford has been sitting out seven model years with no Escape Hybrid in the lineup.

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Ford offering 1.6L and 2.0L EcoBoost engines in new Escape; next generation of Escape hybrid powertrain moves to the C-MAX exclusively

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The new Ford Escape, slated for reveal next month at the Los Angeles Auto Show, features a powertrain lineup with three four-cylinder options, including the new 1.6- The Escape will be Ford’s first SUV to be available with two fuel-efficient EcoBoost engines, delivering class-leading fuel economy and performance.

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2014 Ford Escape: Great Small SUV, Not-So-Great Gas Mileage

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The previous model of Ford Escape was a popular car in the U.S. At 32 mpg combined in front-wheel-drive form, the Escape Hybrid was comfortably one of the most economical crossovers on the market. When the all-new Escape arrived for the 2013 model.'

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New Ford Escape to offer two EcoBoost engines: 1.6L and 2.0L

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The new Ford Escape will offer two different EcoBoost engines: a 2.0-liter liter is projected to produce segment-leading fuel economy among compact SUVs and up to 5 mpg better than the outgoing Escape. The base engine for the all-new Ford Escape is an updated version of the 2.5-liter Click to enlarge.

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