It may carry itself like a car - but it stows stuff like an SUV. It’s Easy to See Out OfĪ low beltline and fairly spacious greenhouse make for good front and side visibility. Meanwhile, there’s a conspicuous absence of touch-sensitive controls in favor of physical buttons and knobs - which we, in turn, are passionately in favor of.
Interior appointments are what one might expect from an Escape, which is to say it features high-quality fits and finishes. Fab in Cabin 2021 Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid | photo by Aaron Bragman That’s in addition to 105 mpg-equivalent and a 40 mpg combined mpg estimate in gas-only mode - better than both the Toyota RAV4 Prime and Hyundai Tucson PHEV in pure gas mileage.
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The Escape PHEV boasts a respectable EPA-rated 37 miles of electric-only range and 520-mile total range on a full gas tank. The combo of electric and gas power is particularly well balanced for your daily commute. When the hybrid system decides it doesn’t need the engine for highway cruising, it shuts it off to boost efficiency. All 155 pounds-feet of torque is available off the line, making the Escape good for absconding. The Escape PHEV’s gas-electric hybrid system pairs a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine with an electrified continuously variable automatic transmission that sends its 220 combined horsepower exclusively to the front wheels. Makes a Quick Getaway 2021 Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid | photo by Aaron Bragman Here are seven things we like and four things we, um, like less about the Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid: Things We Like 1. But for a rapid-fire rundown of the positives and negatives of this chargeable hybrid SUV, keep plugging away below. More on that later, but suffice it to say that, although the 2021 Escape PHEV we recently evaluated makes it most of the way toward being an excellent, efficient SUV, it doesn’t quite go the distance as a viable EV alternative.įor the full review, be sure to check out reviewer Aaron Bragman’s comprehensive critique via the related link above. Related: 2021 Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid Review: Infuriating EfficiencyĪnd the theory largely holds up - so long as you can actually achieve that all-electric mileage you opted to pay thousands more dollars for. Like all PHEVs, the Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid operates on the same principle as a regular hybrid, employing an electric motor to supplement the vehicle’s propulsion to reduce the amount of gasoline combustion that needs to happen - but with the ability to hook up to an EV charger to power up for a limited amount of all-electric mileage. On the surface, a plug-in hybrid seems like a no-brainer for anyone who wants an all-electric vehicle for their daily commute but fears running out of juice with a charging station nowhere in sight.
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