CanadianDriver Fuel Economy Challenge: 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid, Part one

Ottawa, Ontario - Our fifth entry in CanadianDriver's Fuel Economy Challenge is the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The Escape Hybrid is a full hybrid, meaning both the gasoline engine and an electric motor drive the wheels. The vehicle can be powered by the gasoline engine working alone, by the electric motor working alone or by both working together.

Full hybrids like the Escape achieve significant fuel savings in stop-and-go driving. In fact, due to efficient regenerative braking, large battery capacity and electric-only operation, a full hybrid should get better fuel economy in stop-and-go driving - the kind of driving most of us encounter on our daily commute - than it would in steady high-speed cruising where the gasoline engine runs continuously.

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