Green Car Reports
APRIL 2, 2019
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.
Green Car Reports
JULY 16, 2013
If you ever had any doubt that hybrids were durable--and many people do--here''s a case study to set your mind at ease. A white base-model 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid has just crossed 500,000 miles, which possibly makes it the highest-mileage Escape Hybrid on the road.
Green Car Reports
JUNE 27, 2014
What kind of taxis do you ride in? High-mileage Toyota Priuses or Ford Escape Hybrids? Our bet is that unless you''ve recently spent some time in Norway, you haven''t ridden in a Tesla taxi. Battered old Crown Vics?
Green Car Reports
APRIL 30, 2013
We''ve talked about the longevity of hybrid cars on several occasions before, usually when some myth about batteries dying at ridiculously short intervals comes up. But just how much faith would you put in a high-mileage hybrid? Enough to part with your cash for an ex-NYC Ford Escape Hybrid taxi?
Green Car Reports
JULY 25, 2011
Just put it in service as a street taxi in any big city. That's just what Ford has done with its hybrid vehicles, first the Escape Hybrid crossover and more. If you want to wring out your new car and test exactly how durable it is, never mind taking it to Death Valley or testing above the Arctic Circle.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 3, 2017
Ford detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the US, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected range of at least 300 miles (483 km) for customers globally.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 28, 2011
With good reason, it's often said that the toughest auto endurance testing in the world is in taxi duty on the streets of New York City (and Jakarta, and Beijing, and Rio).
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