2023 Ford Escape Hybrid AWD - MPG Test | Highway Fuel Economy & Range

[@rightlanehog3151]

Charlie, If we could do all our driving on uncrowded highways, I am sure we would. For those of us stuck driving in traffic around town, the Hybrid option is the best option.

[@DailyMotor]

As the previous owner of two hybrids and two EVs, I completely agree.

[@rightlanehog3151]

@@DailyMotor 😉

[@lant7]

I always take the highway when going to work and going to class, but since I live in Chicago I often end up going a max of 30-40mph average regardless of which lane I’m in so I put my hybrid battery to work lol

[@KealeyOnCars]

I own a 2022 ford escape hybrid AWD. I’ve averaged 41MPG with it over the past 27,000 miles! These things are fantastic as a practical daily. Maybe not the most polished or the top in terms of refinement or features but, I have no complaints for a daily.

[@michaelsheedy]

My Escape hybrid averages 46.6mpg over 18,000 miles doing mostly city driving. I get 41mpg on the interstate doing around 70mph tops. In the sweet spot, I get over 60mpg and don't hyperbole. Over 500 miles on tank of gas.

[@freshtowels3917]

City driving is where the hybrid will shine and get 42 mpg, something the 2.0L turbo can only dream of because it is rated at only 23 mpg in the city. Since, everybody has a mix of highway and city driving it would be best to do a city test of the hybrid or a combined driving test where 50% is in the city and 50% of the test on the highway.

[@davidgee6110]

At 8.20 in video interesting the comparison highway between the hybrid vs. regular non hybrid. Very close on highway. City and combined is where the hybrids shine.

[@Jeru-w9n]

ford hybrids use a gas tank vacuum system that has to perform some work before you open the fuel door. When you click the button, a valve has to open to equalize pressure before the door can be opened.

[@johnekopy]

My 21 Escape can get about 50 MPG on the back roads at about 40-50 miles per hour taking it easy. The highway is about 39 MPG for me.

[@brandonmullin4039]

They do that for there hybrids because it’s pressured system. I had it on my hybrid fusion

[@wildgoobsid5]

My father, the career mechanic always gave us the very first driving lesson - never crank the steering over with the car standing still. Very hard on all the steering components. You do this all the time.

[@nellegirl6288]

So just curious how much does it cost to fill up the tank?

[@spiffysrq]

Also consider the hybrid is fine with 87, no matter what the mfgr says all forced induction engines need 91/93 for longevity

[@jackfishcampbell6745]

What none of you get is hybrids shine in city driving . My driving is 80 city , that is stop signs and red lights . My Kiro Niro gets close to double the mpg of my old Focus . If you live in a place like me without interstate freeways , but plenty of red lights hybrids rock . So far in 4 and a half years it's been totally reliable , but has no conventional battery and no starter .

[@DailyMotor]

What do you mean none of us get that? This is a highway test.

[@jackfishcampbell6745]

@@DailyMotorI didn't mean you , But I find that most people don't have a clue about the advantages and disadvantages of hybrids . How about you do some tests in California traffic , if you're staying out there . That would be fun .

[@DailyMotor]

Fair enough. The main reason we haven't done city loops is it's very hard to standardize. In general, 70 mph on the highway is fairly easy to replicate. However, you'd have to average hundreds of miles of city driving to come to any value that you could use to compare across vehicles. Yes it could provide some useful info to viewers, but also, think of how long driving 100 or 200 miles around a city loop would take averaging about 30 mph. We've done it before with PHEVs and it's rough :P@@jackfishcampbell6745

[@jackfishcampbell6745]

@@DailyMotor Thanks , sorry for being annoying . I've watched all of the channels that you guys do for years , and they're all entertaining and solid . They are probably my favorite shows regarding cars .

[@DailyMotor]

Not annoying! Always happy for the feedback :) @@jackfishcampbell6745

[@michaelsheedy]

My engine only runs about 40% of the time. So over 100,000 miles, your engine only has about 40,000 miles on it. Also no starter motor and less wear on brakes. So hybrid option easily pays for itself and more. And it spews less emissions.

[@DailyMotor]

A lot of people don't realize that about hybrids, the motors themselves get less usage.

[@cipher_]

The reason why there is a fuel door release button because ford is basically using a 1:1 copy of toyota's hybrid system which has a pressurized fuel tank for emissions reasons. The button depressurizes the fuel tank and then opens the door. This is why in those vehicles sometimes there is a delay in the door opening when you press the button and you get a "ready to refuel" message after a second or two.

[@DailyMotor]

That's a super helpful comment, thank you for that!

[@jackfishcampbell6745]

Toyota and Ford had a working relationship, according to Alex on Autos . I can't quite recall but it was complicated .

[@chefdave12118]

I have a 40-45 minute drive to work and 40-45 on the way home. I'm averaging 42-44 mpg with my first 600 miles. 1/4 of that driving is city driving and more than half of that time it's in electric mode, so it may be that I'm getting better mileage. I would be completely happy with 37mpg like this test tho. I'm coming from a Ford f150 that was a guzzler

[@DM-fv7hw]

Don't all hybrids have an interior release for the gas? A rule, mandate, or something?

[@ourv9603]

What if you ran the Escape out of gas? Would it then run as an EV? OR, would it stall & not go at all? !

[@DailyMotor]

Not sure on the escape, but when we tried this with a hybrid Volvo and a hybrid Prius, they ran on the battery

[@tyalexander9005]

i wouldnt want the escape just because of the build qauilty. and i heard reliability is iffy but good video over all i get 32.4 mpg in my focus :)

[@Eugen-E]

Trip computer said 1h 25min 37.0mpg and 94.6mi. This means 66.8mph average speed, not 70mph, and this was when you still was driving on the highway. At the gas station the trip computer said 1h 30min and 98.5mi. So 65.7mph average speed.

[@J.W.W.]

$44k 😮. Nope.

[@jonj77]

It's overpriced by about $5k IMO.