Its MPGe rating will include both all-electric and hybrid driving, while a separate combined rating for hybrid mode will estimate its fuel efficiency when the gasoline engine is running. Like other plug-in hybrids, the Escape PHEV will have two separate EPA ratings.
EV Charge runs the gas engine to charge a depleted battery. EV Later runs the gas engine to save the battery's charge for electric driving later. EV Now shuts off the engine and puts the car in all-electric mode. Auto EV automatically decides which power source to use. The plug-in Escape has four driving modes: That would put it close to rivals such as the Toyota RAV4 hybrid, which gets 40 mpg combined, and ahead of the Nissan Rogue hybrid, which gets 33–34 mpg combined. MPG Expectationsįord isn't yet providing fuel-economy estimates for either hybrid model, but based on the company's claim that the front-wheel-drive standard hybrid will have a range of 550 miles and has a 14.2-gallon fuel tank, we can expect it to get around 38 mpg. Rather than some competitors' all-wheel-drive hybrids that use a separate electric motor to power the rear wheels, the AWD Escape hybrid uses a traditional mechanical prop shaft to send power to the rear wheels. If you want all-wheel drive, opt for the standard hybrid model, which offers it as an option. The plug-in hybrid is only available with front-wheel drive. The standard hybrid is around 250 pounds heavier than the version with the 1.5-liter engine, meaning its acceleration performance is likely to be similar, while the plug-in hybrid is 585 pounds heavier. Combined horsepower for the standard hybrid is 198 horsepower, while the plug-in sits at 209 combined horsepower, fitting between the Escape's standard gas powertrains, a 180-hp turbocharged 1.5-liter three-cylinder and a 250-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder. 
The standard hybrid's battery pack sits at 1.1 kilowatt-hours, while the plug-in hybrid's is significantly larger, at 14.4 kWh both are lithium-ion packs that fit under the floor. In addition to a traditional hybrid model, there will also be an Escape plug-in hybrid with a bigger battery pack offering a claimed 30 miles of all-electric driving range.īoth hybrids use a 2.5-liter gasoline inline-four that runs on the more efficient Atkinson cycle, along with two electric motors and a planetary gearset that combines the two power sources and allows for gear-ratio changes, essentially operating as a continuously variable automatic transmission. The Escape hybrid goes on sale in fall 2019, while the Escape plug-in hybrid arrives in spring 2020.įord pioneered the idea of the gasoline-electric crossover with its first- and second-generation Escape hybrids, and now the Escape hybrid is making its return for the new 2020 model, the fourth generation of the popular compact SUV.There is also a new plug-in-hybrid version of the Escape that claims 30 miles of all-electric driving range.
The new 2020 Ford Escape offers a hybrid powertrain for the first time since the crossover's second generation ended in 2012.
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