2021 Ford Escape PHEV City & Highway EV Range Testing
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2022
- Kyle and Jordan run the 2021 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid in our typical city and 70-mph highway PHEV in EV mode only range tests!
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I purchased my Escape PHEV three months ago. Now at 2000 miles since new. Just filled once. Still on the second tank. Depending on ambient temps I have been about 45+ miles per full charge. I am very pleased with car.
Who’s tired of reviewers whining about how the dashboard feels…. Can someone tell me the last time you slapped your dashboard like that and thought man I wish that was more satisfying to slap.
Phevs definitely have their place. Personally I had a phev to see how realistic charging was. I found myself not really using the gas engine so I decided to trade for a full ev.
Plug in hybrids with 30-50 miles of range make far more sense for the masses then huge battery packs and chargers every 2 miles. The vast majority of driving would still be electric, but you could still go cross country once a year if you had to.
Alex on Autos did some math a while back and showed that if 5 ppl all adopted PHEVs instead of 1 EV that does 300 miles and 4 ppl with gas, you save far more fuel in regular life with the same amount of battery. Sure seems like our incentive structure got it all wrong.
something not everyone realized about those plastic popup displays is that they work better with people who wear polarized glasses....I had the nicer head up display on my 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe and when I got polarized sunglasses it rendered the hud useless as the polarization makes the info up on the glass/windshield disappear. and really for eye health all glasses should be polarized....so both styles have pros and cons ...anyway great review as always.
A few things mentioned in this video piqued my interest and necessitated a deep dive down the rabbit hole of the internet. I was originally considering just a hybrid (A Tesla Model Y being priced out of my reach). Some PHEV vehicles did not even mention the possibility of charging while driving and given the limited EV range and not necessarily having a handy wall plug available at destination, I quickly ruled these vehicles off my list. Given recent supply chain issues, long wait times for delivery of certain vehicles further restricted my search in to just North American produced vehicles.
That’s what I want.
So I noticed it was 46 degrees when you were driving. My mileage has dropped significantly as its gotten cold out. But when I first picked up the Escape it was between 60-70 and I was getting 45 miles on all Electric (without using eco mode). So I can definitely say the Escape exceeds the EPA Estimate.
Excellent review of real world driving range, and I love that there's even some snow on the ground which is also real world for half of the country.
After 8k miles on my 2021 escape phev, I will say the car needs some break in time to settle in and max out that estimated battery range. Cruises well over 70 mph on battery. Yes, it does turn on the engine at random times but usually only early in a trip. I highly recommend this vehicle for the average suburban, urban driver. Comfy quiet ride. Lots of room.
My 2021 escape PHEV easily gets 42 miles per charge. In fact I got 44 miles yesterday doing 55 mph highway. My energy logger on a 120 volt wall outlet shows 11 kWh on a full charge. I have read that Ford allows you to use 10.7 kWh of the 14.4 capacity. The Escape is a brilliantly efficient machine.
I actually had no idea that the full EV battery pack could be charged by the combustion engine, that's incredible. Even if it only gets you to 78% max, that's still a reasonable range for city and highway driving imo. like 30 and 18 miles respectively, based on your results!
Imagine this powertrain in the Maverick!
Phev always get better range in the city vs highway. City travel stop and go energy losses are largely recovered by regenerative braking. Highway travel loses more energy for the same distance due to higher average speeds that is not recoverable.
Great video Jordan & Kyle
Great job. Thanks
Please test Tucson and Sportage PHEVs
You reset the trip meter when you hit 70mph... so was it 23.6 miles at 70 mph, or was it 23.6 miles on electric over the entire trip? Since you were at 85%, if it's 23.6 miles at 70 mph, then it would actually be closer to 28 miles, which is only about a 28% loss versus the city test. Not bad at 40F, although you didn't include the higher electricity pull from getting onto the highway and up to speed. Probably best if you include the on-ramp in the test. Of course, I don't really understand why you pre-heat the battery either... most people will be leaving from home without a warmed up battery.
good review! you and kyle drink the same starbucks strawberry acai drink lol😅 is that a job requirement to work at out of spec?