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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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Ford hints at an Escape-sized electric SUV with the interior space of an Explorer

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Ford’s CEO John Lawler said at the BofA Auto Summit Tuesday an Escape-sized electric SUV can offer the same interior space as its best-selling Explorer on its new EV platform. The opposite is true for gas-powered vehicles. Ford’s CFO hinted at an Escape-sized EV with the interior space of an Explorer.

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Ford Escape Gas Mileage, 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder, VW Wireless Charging: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: The U.S. Department of Energy reboots its advanced automotive-technology loan program, the 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder takes to the track, and Volkswagen''s plans for wireless electric-car charging. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Ford plans new electric pickup and SUV, starting around $25k – Charged EVs

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Big-ass trucks like the F-150 Lightning are expensive to build, so anything larger than the Ford Escape needs to be functional to justify its price, whereas an Escape-sized EV or smaller “completely works,” and offers “dramatically better operating cost” than the smaller gas-powered vehicles that US automakers abandoned a few years ago.

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Ford Planning a Range of New Hybrid Models

The Truth About Cars

Ford is all-in on EVs, but The Blue Oval is finding that there are still plenty of buyers wanting fuel-efficient gas vehicles. That’s why CEO Jim Farley announced that his company would come up with a range of new hybrid models over the next few years as it continues its march toward electrification.

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Ford teases its newest electric SUV offering

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The Puma is a smaller crossover SUV, slightly larger than the Ecosport sold in North America, and it is typically priced just below the slightly larger Escape SUV. For reference, the current (gas-powered) Puma is pictured below. If you have news tips, email us at tips@teslarati.com ! What do you think of the article?

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Ford EV sales boost led by Mustang Mach-E, loses #2 sales spot to GM

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increase in overall sales in the first quarter of the year, year over year, but the news is even better from its EV segment, where sales grew 41% during the same timeframe. If you have news tips, email us at tips@teslarati.com ! Ford reports a massive 10.7% What do you think of the article? Shoot me an email at william@teslarati.com.

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