{"id":25525,"date":"2020-06-10T14:50:57","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T18:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=25525"},"modified":"2020-06-11T14:52:28","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T18:52:28","slug":"1st-ford-escape-plug-in-hybrid-gets-best-in-class-100-mpge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/1st-ford-escape-plug-in-hybrid-gets-best-in-class-100-mpge","title":{"rendered":"1st Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid gets best-in-class 100 MPGe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/06\/08\/PDTN\/79289163-f4df-459a-9062-bf93c3ac4551-plugin_garage.jpg?width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The 2020 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid starts at $34,425.\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><div id=\"module-position-Sxdkjua9Du4\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\">The 2020 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid starts at $34,425.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Ford, Ford)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable-p-1 p-text\">Ford announced the first-ever plug-in model of its Escape SUV today, part of the brand\u2019s full-court press to bring electrification to its\u00a0lineup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable-p-2 p-text\">Based on the $26,130 compact Escape\u00a0that is the best-selling truck that isn&#8217;t a pickup\u00a0in the Blue Oval\u2019s lineup, the Escape Plug-In Hybrid will start at $34,285 and achieve best-in-class100 MPGe. On a full charge, the Escape Plug-In can go 37 miles on battery power alone before the gas engine kicks in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable-p-2 p-text\">\n<div id=\"module-position-SxdkjuaNgHo\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/06\/08\/PDTN\/b08fce9c-5f2b-424f-9be8-24f8722aac6b-20_FRD_ESP_45944_1.jpg?width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"2020 Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/06\/08\/PDTN\/b08fce9c-5f2b-424f-9be8-24f8722aac6b-20_FRD_ESP_45944_1.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/06\/08\/PDTN\/b08fce9c-5f2b-424f-9be8-24f8722aac6b-20_FRD_ESP_45944_1.jpg\" \/>2020 Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Ford)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">The plug-in is the second hybrid model offered in the Escape lineup after the Escape Hybrid, which starts at $29,000.The plug-in model runs on the same electric motor-assisted, 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine as the Escape Hybrid, but then adds a more-robust\u00a014.4-kWh lithium-ion battery beneath the second-row seats for extended battery range.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Escape pioneered hybrids in the SUV segment in 2005, but the 2020 models are\u00a0the first offered since 2012.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Ford is ditching its sedan lineup\u00a0including the Ford Fusion Energi, which was a mid-size plug-in car.Ford says green-oriented customers won\u2019t miss it as the Escape Plugin\u2019s 37-mile, all-battery range trumps the Energi by 11 more miles while offering a hatchback\u00a0with four times the cargo volume.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">The Escape Plug-In will go head-to-head against the pricier $39,220 Toyota RAV4 Prime with an estimated 42-mile battery-only range and 94 MPGe. The RAV4 Prime offers 302 horsepower, versus the Ford&#8217;s 221 ponies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">The Plug-in Hybrid will only come in front-wheel drive, unlike the RAV4 Prime and Escape Hybrid which have available all-wheel drive.<\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-Sxdkjubnmqo\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/06\/08\/PDTN\/54d7f528-f99c-45bd-9496-efbcf65ea3bd-plugin_side.jpg?width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The 2020 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid is based on the same chassis as the standard, $26k Escape. \" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/06\/08\/PDTN\/54d7f528-f99c-45bd-9496-efbcf65ea3bd-plugin_side.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/06\/08\/PDTN\/54d7f528-f99c-45bd-9496-efbcf65ea3bd-plugin_side.jpg\" \/>The 2020 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid is based on the same chassis as the standard, $26k Escape.\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Ford, Ford)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">In addition to its green chops, the Escape features a sliding rear\u00a0seat which adds 6 inches of legroom. It comes\u00a0standard with Ford Co-Pilot360 safety features including blind-spot assist and autonomic high-beams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">On a standard, 110-volt Level 1 wall outlet, the the Escape Plug-In can reach full charge in 10-11 hours. Install a 240-volt Level 2 charger, and that charge\u00a0time drops to 3.5 hours.<\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-SxdkjuaycMQ\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/06\/08\/PDTN\/6291b34f-28b3-48cd-97b5-c4a3d28a3c7a-plugin_cargo.jpg?width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The 2020 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid gets 11 more miles of EV-only range than the outgoing Ford Fusion Energi sedan - and 4 times the cargo space.\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/06\/08\/PDTN\/6291b34f-28b3-48cd-97b5-c4a3d28a3c7a-plugin_cargo.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/06\/08\/PDTN\/6291b34f-28b3-48cd-97b5-c4a3d28a3c7a-plugin_cargo.jpg\" \/>The 2020 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid gets 11 more miles of EV-only range than the outgoing Ford Fusion Energi sedan &#8211; and 4 times the cargo space.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Ford, Ford)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">The Escape Plug-In Hybrid is part of Ford\u2019s investment of more than $11.5 billion in electrified vehicles. The plug-in model available on every Escape trim level except S and SE Sport, and hits dealer lots this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2020 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid starts at $34,425.\u00a0(Photo: Ford, Ford) Ford announced the first-ever plug-in model of its Escape SUV today, part of the brand\u2019s full-court press to bring electrification to its\u00a0lineup. Based on the $26,130 compact Escape\u00a0that is the best-selling truck that isn&#8217;t a pickup\u00a0in the Blue Oval\u2019s lineup, the Escape Plug-In Hybrid [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25525"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25525"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25526,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25525\/revisions\/25526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}