2023 Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid Promises 37 Mile Electric Range

If you like the idea of EVs but not the limitations currently present — that is to say, the slim charging options in many places — then a hybrid or plug-in hybrid may be more your style. Ford is offering both with the new Escape, noting a “targeted” estimated range of 37 miles entirely on electric power, assuming you get the PHEV option. The plug-in hybrid packs support for both Level 1 and Level 2 charging, and while that may sound disappointing — it leaves DC fast charging out of the mix — that’s not a big deal given that this is a PHEV and not a car solely dependent on its battery. Assuming you upgrade your garage to use 240-volt AC charging (Level 2), Ford says it’ll take around 3.5 hours to charge the 2023 Escape. In comparison, the Level 1 charging — which is 110-volt AC — will take around 10 or 11 hours.

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The 2023 Escape PHEV offers drivers access to four different EV modes, including “Auto,” which lets the SUV decide when it will run on gas and when it’ll run on electric. There’s an EV Now mode, too, that lets drivers toggle over to fully electric driving, plus an EV Later mode for fully gas-powered driving. Rounding it out is the EV Charge mode, which charges the battery while the car is being driven on gas power. All else aside, Ford says that it aims to offer at least 400 miles per tank across the entire 2023 Escape lineup, though consumers may be able to push that figure to 550 miles or more if they go with the front-wheel-drive full hybrid variant.