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Unlike some hybrids, this Escape is a full hybrid vehicle, meaning that it can operate solely on its battery pack without the internal combustion gasoline engine running. In fact, the Ford Escape Hybrid will be able to go as fast as 25 mph without burning a drop of fuel, albeit for short distances. The battery pack consists of 250 D-cell sized batteries located underneath the rear cargo floor. The Ford Escape Hybrid never needs to be plugged in for recharging, and a standard thermal management system keeps the batteries warm in cold weather and cool in warm weather for optimum performance and a longer lifespan. Ford estimates that in city driving, the 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid can run purely on electric power as much as 40 percent of the time in bumper-to-bumper traffic. In addition to the Leather Package, options include an Appearance Package, a hybrid-system check monitor with a navigation system, and an Audiophile premium audio system with a six-disc CD changer mounted beneath the front passenger's seat. Don't forget that the 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid is the first vehicle of its kind to be equipped with four-wheel-drive. The optional Intelligent 4WD system is fully automatic, not only able to detect wheel slip but also to predict it, transferring power to the rear wheels for added traction as necessary. Safety equipment for the 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid includes a dual-stage driver airbag and a single-stage front passenger airbag with Occupant Classification Sensing. An optional Safety Package includes Ford's Safety Canopy side curtain airbag system with rollover protection as well as side-impact airbags for the front seat occupants.
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A Ford Escape Hybrid is shown parked outside Philadelphia City Hall on Monday, Nov. 28, 2005 ... The city just bought 20 new hybrid Ford Escapes to add to the six Toyota Priuses already in its 6,000-vehicle fleet. Hagmann bought her car last year and has driven about 20,000 miles. Her car gets only about 45 mpg, though, she said. Matt Devenney, a Ford product specialist, said the 2006 Ford Escape hybrid uses less gasoline for city driving than on the highway because it's powered by a battery when traveling 25 mph or less "under optimum conditions. " The gasoline-powered engine may kick in if the driver is using air conditioning, though, he said. The show ended Sunday. Initially, only six Ford Escape hybrids will enter New York's taxi fleet. But city officials said the entire fleet of about 13,000 vehicles may be converted to gas-electric hybrids within five years.
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Inside, the 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid benefits from the interior upgrades that were given to all 2005 Escape models, making the interior quieter and more luxurious than the previous generation. Both the instrument panel and the center stack are revised versions of the conventional Escape. A gauge on the instrument panel is devoted to the status of the 250-cell battery pack, while the tachometer has a "green zone" below zero rpm, indicating when the vehicle is in electric-only mode. In the center stack, an optional display screen shows the real-time energy flow of the hybrid system, as well as has navigation functions and audio controls. Another handy feature you won't find on the conventional Escape is the 110-volt outlet located in the center console.
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The Escape Hybrid is quite well designed and executed, and its bona fides-both in the micro sense (as a vehicle you could use every day with ease) and the macro sense (better mileage; reduced carbon emissions)-are excellent.
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But there were some minor gripes worth pointing out. At high revs, the gas engine gets a bit noisy; it's not especially off-putting, but noticeable nonetheless. And any Ford Escape hybrid review will tell you there's a little "burp" that happens when power switches from the electric motor to the gas engine.
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The Ford Escape Hybrid can be chosen as a front wheel drive or 4 wheel drive configuration. It can be loaded up with all sorts of goodies including a 6-disc changer, leather seats, Hybrid Energy Navigation System and even a handy 110-volt power outlet.
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