The Hybrid provides Detroit Ford Escape customers the ability to travel at speeds up to 44 miles per hour, while in full electric mode, yet uses no fuel when you're stopped in traffic. The Hybrid delivers an impressive 34 city mpg* when the engine kicks in, for lively acceleration. In addition, it features comfortable seating for five, a versatile cargo area, and a number of standard and optional amenities. What?s not to love?
Escape Hybrid was the first vehicle to combine SUV capability with the outstanding fuel economy and low environmental impact of a full hybrid. Escape Hybrid is a full hybrid. It can start off from a complete stop and can accelerate up to 44 mph on electricity alone, during light acceleration. No fuel used. And even when the gasoline engine kicks in, it maintains an outstanding 34 city mpg fuel economy in stop-and-go driving situations.* Yet the driving experience is virtually identical to a conventional SUV. Escape Hybrid provides comfortable seating for up to five, a versatile cargo area and a variety of standard and optional amenities. You can even add an available Intelligent 4WD System for enhanced traction whether the road is covered with gravel or ice or soaked by rain.
Love the city life in Metro Detroit ? When running in pure electric mode, the 2011 Ford Escape Hybrid can start off from a complete stop and, during light acceleration, can go up to 44 mph on electricity alone. No fuel used. And even when the the 2.5L Atkinson-cycle I4 gasoline engine kicks in, it maintains an outstanding 34 city mpg fuel economy in stop-and-go driving situations.*
The innovative, rechargeable 2011 Ford Escape Hybrid nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) battery is completely sealed, securely encased, and stored. The innovative Escape Hybrid nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) battery is completely sealed and securely encased, and stored neatly under the flat rear cargo area load floor. What's more, the Regenerative Braking System recharges the NiMH battery each time you apply the brakes. A unique Hybrid component, it's covered under the 8-year/100,000-mile limited warranty in non-California emissions states and under the 10-year/150,000-mile limited Hybrid battery warranty in certain other green-conscious states. See your dealer for details.
Detroit Escape customers can enjoy regenerative braking means: whenever you apply the brakes, you?re also recharging the vehicle?s battery pack. When you apply the brakes in a conventional vehicle, the energy produced during the braking process is lost as heat. During braking in Escape Hybrid, the vehicle?s electric motor captures the energy and sends it back to the battery pack to be stored for later use. Thus, whenever you apply the brakes, you?re also recharging the vehicle?s battery pack. How?s that for smart?
Not only does the 2011 Ford Escape Hybrid thrive in city driving like Detroit, it's easy on the environment too. Not only does Escape Hybrid thrive in city driving, it's easy on the environment too, meeting strict Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (SULEV II) and Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle (AT-PZEV) standards.
For Detroit Escape customers the Escape features comfortable eco-friendly cloth seat fabric made from 100 percent post-industrial materials The standard innovative Earth-friendly cloth seat fabric in Escape XLT and Escape Hybrid is made from 100 percent post-industrial materials ? polyester fibers that would have ended up in landfills otherwise. Furthermore, the cushions use a bio-based polyurethane foam derived from the oils of various plant seeds such as soybeans. More than simply "green," the durable, comfortable and stylish nature of the material also makes it a perfect fit for Escape.
The Ford Escape offers an available flex-fuel-capable 3.0L Duratec® V6 engine. The available 240-horsepower 3.0L Duratec® V6 engine for Escape is a flex-fuel-capable engine. A flex-fuel engine is designed to operate on standard unleaded gasoline or E85 alternative fuel. Such flexibility allows the vehicle owner to choose E85 fuel, which is a combination of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent conventional gasoline, wherever it's available for purchase.
In addition to the standard 3-year/36,000-mile limited bumper-to-bumper warranty, Escape Hybrid comes with an extended 8-year/100,000-mile limited warranty. In addition to the standard 3-year/36,000-mile limited bumper-to-bumper warranty, the 2011 Escape Hybrid comes with an extended 8-year/100,000-mile limited warranty covering Hybrid components. Unique Hybrid components covered under the 8-year/100,000 mile limited warranty are the high-voltage battery (non-California emissions states), eCVT and DC/DC Converter. Extended to a 10-year/150,000-mile warranty in certain states. See your dealer for complete limited warranty details