Hybrid Owner Question
#1
Hello out there. My parents and my partner are considering new cars. Do any of you have an Escape Hybrid? What kind of fuel economy are you really getting?
Cargo Magazine just did a write up on hybrids and they rated the Escape Hybrid as getting 23 mpg. That is not much better than the gas version.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Rogue6
Cargo Magazine just did a write up on hybrids and they rated the Escape Hybrid as getting 23 mpg. That is not much better than the gas version.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Rogue6
#4
Hey Rouge6, I recently sold a Hybrid to a couple, and the wife drives for a living. She called me to tell me how much she loves her new vehicle, and she is getting a combined 31 MPG. With this car, it is all how you drive it, and where you drive it at. City traffic is the best for this car, especially if your stuck in traffic. This way the batteries will be running the car more than the gas, as once you go over 25 MPH, the gas kicks back on.
#5
I was a little skeptical at the magazine's reporting, that was why I asked. I understand the technology behind it. I just had not spoken to anybody that drove one on a daily basis.
thanks for the help!
thanks for the help!
#6
Originally posted by 05fordgt@October 18, 2005, 2:23 PM
Hey Rouge6, I recently sold a Hybrid to a couple, and the wife drives for a living. She called me to tell me how much she loves her new vehicle, and she is getting a combined 31 MPG. With this car, it is all how you drive it, and where you drive it at. City traffic is the best for this car, especially if your stuck in traffic. This way the batteries will be running the car more than the gas, as once you go over 25 MPH, the gas kicks back on.
Hey Rouge6, I recently sold a Hybrid to a couple, and the wife drives for a living. She called me to tell me how much she loves her new vehicle, and she is getting a combined 31 MPG. With this car, it is all how you drive it, and where you drive it at. City traffic is the best for this car, especially if your stuck in traffic. This way the batteries will be running the car more than the gas, as once you go over 25 MPH, the gas kicks back on.
It's just like any vehicle, it all depends on how the car is driven. Also the battery will assist the gasoline engine when needed to keep the engine rpms to a minimum. And there is also the Continusley Variable Transmission which assist in the gas saving fight
Go take one for a drive, they are really quite awesome and the acceleration is really quite comparable with the V6.
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