Prototype Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid: 88 MPG on 85% Ethanol

1931Chevy · 06-16-2008, 03:38 PM

As part of a push by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to make plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) cost competitive with other cars by 2014, Ford has delivered a plug-in hybrid electric flex-fuel Escape to the DOE to join its test fleet of other PHEVs currently undergoing research and testing.

The vehicle is equipped with a 10 kilowatt lithium ion battery that can take it up to 30 miles at speeds under 40 mph before needing to fire up its fuel-fed hybrid-electric engine. After that, the hybrid-electric engine kicks in and can deliver a fuel economy of 88 mpg in the city and 50 mpg on the highway when using E85 (85% ethanol/15% gasoline blend).

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AMERICA 123 · 06-16-2008, 05:59 PM

Well, ignoring all the rest, this sure as heck would usefully cut foreign oil dependency.

mrfunji · 06-16-2008, 06:42 PM

That's obviously the gasoline equivalent mpg, but impressive none the less!

Aprime · 06-16-2008, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by mrfunji

That's obviously the gasoline equivalent mpg, but impressive none the less!

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They didn't say it was an EV, they said it was an PHEV.

Meaning it's a conventional hybrid Escape, only fitted with Li-Ion battery cells and plug-in capability.

khooper · 01-20-2009, 11:27 PM

The Ford and Hybrids Plus conversions are similar: conversion involves the replacement of the original NiMH battery (on the floor of the trunk) with a larger capacity Li-ion battery, in the same location and substantially the same volume as the original battery.
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2b2 · 01-21-2009, 12:54 AM

this sounds exactly like a concept I expect to see Ford intro at Chicago or NYC -- just not in an Escape

(or Focus!)
whiteSpace !

ausrutherford · 01-21-2009, 05:54 AM

Ok wheres the Mariner? Why not do both?

AMERICA 123 · 01-21-2009, 02:18 PM

Actually,why not do the Mariner, period.

Consider the realistic volume involved here and ....

Dollars to doughnuts more Mercury people have a garage than Ford people percentage wise.

2b2 · 01-21-2009, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by AMERICA 123

Actually,why not do the Mariner, period.

Consider the realistic volume involved here

this ^ part...
YES!

ergo, my hope for the Merc-Only White-Space Plug-In

PAULSTS1 · 01-21-2009, 03:19 PM

Also, the Focus is a fun car to drive! I rented one and loved the height of the seating and the headroom. It drove well and could very easily satisfy many. FORD is looking better and better!

jry · 01-21-2009, 06:19 PM

Tell ya what, we like ours. Its a car i could drive, daily. Its a big statement as i generally like big vehicles.

chakis24 · 01-21-2009, 06:23 PM

thats great, but where are the e85 pumps?

jry · 01-24-2009, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by chakis24

thats great, but where are the e85 pumps?

We have 'em all over Michigan. Problem is that as of yesterday, E85 was more expensive than regular no lead.

SullyND · 01-24-2009, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by jry

We have 'em all over Michigan. Problem is that as of yesterday, E85 was more expensive than regular no lead.

They're all over Illinois too, and is still (marginally) less than 87 Regular.

Wolfman01 · 01-24-2009, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mrfunji

That's obviously the gasoline equivalent mpg, but impressive none the less!

I can assure you that the 88 mpg number is not the gasoline equivalent. When I run E85 in the Impala, mid 20's fuel economy figures translate to numbers well in excess of 100mpg for gasoline equivalent mileage.

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AMERICA 123 6.2 Liter LS3 V8 Join Date: Aug 2007 Drives: The bailout pkg Posts: 3,992	Re: Prototype Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid: 88 MPG on 85% Ethanol Actually,why not do the Mariner, period. Consider the realistic volume involved here and .... Dollars to doughnuts more Mercury people have a garage than Ford people percentage wise. __________________ " 123" " 1-2-3, oh, that's how elementary it's gonna be -" "There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning." --Warren Buffet, June 2008

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PAULSTS1 4.6 Liter Northstar V8 Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,871	Re: Prototype Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid: 88 MPG on 85% Ethanol Also, the Focus is a fun car to drive! I rented one and loved the height of the seating and the headroom. It drove well and could very easily satisfy many. FORD is looking better and better! __________________ My favorite Album: Stacey Kent "Breakfast on the Morning Tram"

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jry 4.6 Liter Northstar V8 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: michigan, the incredible shrinking state Drives: '08 Vette LT2, '09 Escape Hybrid, '07 Expy EL, Posts: 1,924	Re: Prototype Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid: 88 MPG on 85% Ethanol Tell ya what, we like ours. Its a car i could drive, daily. Its a big statement as i generally like big vehicles. __________________ '09 Escape Hybrid, '08 LT2 Vette, '07 Expy EL, Eddie Bauer, '96 Fleetwood 31' motorhome, '02 saturn L100 tow car. Good night and good luck.

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