2021 Ford Escape PHEV City & Highway EV Range Testing
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 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.
Consumer Reports started that "cheap hard plastic" shit years ago. I agree--if it looks cool I don't care what it feels like. The cloth everyone is turning to now will not last with my usage.
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.
ok, let's say majority cars on the road is not EV or gas only, they are mostly plug in hybrid. do you know average PHEV only use one tank of gas every 3 months. so 90% of the gas station will be disappeared. now, does that still make sense to have 30-50 miles PHEV with almost no gas station in the city, and 100 miles on highway
@@williamwu1985 yeah I’m sure gas stations are going to disappear in 3 months lol
@@williamwu1985 1. Gas stations make alot of money with other things too like drinks, food and all kinds of different items.
2. There are plenty of vehicles on the road that drive much more than 30-50 miles commute and that will continue to require gas.
3. Gas stations will eventually all have charging stations and will make money by charging to get charged
100% Preach the gospel, brother. Hell, my PHEV only has a 15 mile range, but it's still very useful for buying groceries or dropping the kids at school without using gas. If my wife's work had an AC outlet in her parking lot, she could drive it both ways on battery (3 hours to charge w/ 110V). But even as it is, a full battery charge gets here there and half-way back.
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.
What's the logic there? If you didn't use gas, why go to EV? At least with a PHEV you don't need to worry about those shitty chargers out there. Unless you have a Tesla.
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.
Actual the phev tax incentive is vary favorable to phev. Makes the phev cheaper than the hev
That’s what I want.
A PHEV. That would be perfect for me.
Short drives on just electric, and occasional long distance on gas.
My next car would be electric once there is better electric charging charging system in this country.
Electrify America just isn't there yet. The Supercharger network is, but the cars are too expensive for most buyers.
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.
Good to now!
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.
Before your highway run, Kyle mentioned that Jordan had driven around to charge the battery up but never saw over 78% charge. The manual does say the charge while driving mode will not charge to 100%, some overhead space is required to utilize regenerative braking. I wish Jordan had included that in his city driving range test. I knew there would be a MPG penalty in charging while driving but not how much so the search began. A large majority of car reviewers never even mention the EV modes, limiting themselves to the Driving Modes on the main screen. Normal (Auto EV - default when vehicle is powered on), Eco (presumably EV Now where electric use is the priority, most efficient in city driving since little regenerative braking energy is developed on a highway drive), Sport (not of much interest to me since I'm not drag racing, rallying and it's certain to increase shift limits and require more ICE running to achieve higher performance), Slippery, Deep Snow/Sand. Not a single word about the EV modes of save for later and charge while driving, very disappointing. They have never opened the manual or didn't pay attention during a briefing.
Some observations and numbers follow after watching many videos.
- Like people, batteries do best in moderate temperatures, neither too hot nor too cold. Expect reduced EV range in freezing temperatures.
- Batteries will degrade over time and with a high number of cycles. One Ford video of a 230,000 mile hybrid taxi battery showed about 15% degradation but didn't mention how many years it took to accumulate that many miles.
- A reviewer in Texas did use the charge while driving mode on a 4 hour drive to Houston. He used the EV Now in the city and on the highway until his range reached zero, then switched to Charge While Driving. As expected there was a hit to the MPG figure (about 10%) and he gained 1 mile of EV range for every 10 miles driven in this mode.
- In Europe, the Escape is known as the Kuga. Some useful information from 4 countries over there.
= one fellow had only had his vehicle for about a month. He drove 2500 kms and almost 2100 kms were on electric. He had short commutes and side trips for groceries etc.
= some fairly high MPG figures are easily achievable if most of your weekly driving is done on electric and home charging overnight.
- Another reviewer pointed out that dragging around 400 lbs or so of batteries doesn't make much sense if you never plug in to take full advantage of the efficiency provided by using the battery to it's fullest. Every pound being driven around exacts an efficiency penalty, that includes always driving with a full tank of gas and not using it when warranted.
- Also in Europe one commenter said that the usable capacity of the hybrid battery is 11 kWh. This agrees closely with Jordan's 78% charging while driving.
= There will be resistive heat losses from both high discharge or charging current's. The way to discover this value would be to compare/measure the power provided to the charger versus the vehicle's reported power consumption (miles/kWh).
= A more interesting and useful comparison rather than the 105e MPG or whatever it is that manufacturers provide on the sticker is to think of electricity in terms of a gallon of electricity versus a gallon of gas. The calculation is too hard and more directly comparable.
- my current rate is 10.5 cents/kWh, with a fixed admin fee, some rate riders and green energy subsidies it works out to about $1.40 per Imperial Gallon versus $7.00 a gallon at the pump. I would rather pay an extra $40 on my electricity bill than $200 at the gas pumps.
- As Kyle's recent video on a towing comparison between an F150 on gas and a full EV Rivian R1T demonstrated, range anxiety is still a major concern with all electric vehicles. Also, the time required to charge needs to be considered. Not having a charger available immediately at a planned charging stop also adds to the trip time and time is money. Also, unless you have a free charging plan, it's much cheaper to charge at home for 1/3 of the network charging rate.
= Not to be overlooked is the possibility of some free electric charging at places such as Ikea, major chain grocery stores, some Wal-Marts perhaps and I know of 2 restaurants that offer charging while dining. It all helps to reduce driving costs, counter inflation and help the environment.
= Lack of an AWD is a bit of a drawback but there are engineering considerations that preclude that in the present design. Perhaps a small electric motor on the rear axle rather than a transfer case and driveshaft may appear on future iterations. Power to the rear wheels is only required if the front ones are slipping and once your vehicle is rolling rather than slipping the power is usually delivered to the front wheels.
I used to think that a hybrid was the best way to go. My thinking now is that a plug in hybrid has much more to offer, especially one that has Save for Later and Charge While Driving EV Modes. Until the public charging network matures more going full EV is still not an option for me at this time.
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.
How often do you top up the gas? Does ford recommend you burn off fuel every 90 days like toyota does with the PRIUS PRIME (Stale gas). Thanks for sharing.
Hey! Approximately how many do you get on ev only?
@@salocin911 Usually on the weekend, we will take a long drive somewhere, so we use the engine on the highway once the battery is done. How often do we get gas... it really varies, but it's pretty rare, since thru the week, its all battery usage
@@asal1999 How many miles? After a full charge, usually 30-33.
@@StevenPhillips thanks fpr the reponse😊 that's not bad for real life range. Does accelerating hard and/or colder weather greatly decrease that?
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.
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.
Imagine this powertrain in the Maverick!
There is no reason ford couldn't add it as a variant in the future since it's the same platform.
Should have been. Now that would be a Maverick worth paying the $10k over sticker for. The current one is not worth anywhere close what the dealers want.
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!
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 job. Thanks
Great video Jordan & Kyle
Please test Tucson and Sportage PHEVs
good review! you and kyle drink the same starbucks strawberry acai drink lol😅 is that a job requirement to work at out of spec?
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.
HVAC does hurt overall range a lot more in slower driving since you're in the car for longer, say while city driving for 1.5 hours like Jordan's test. HVAC can pull as much as 3-4 kW, so the same city test at 70F without HVAC running could probably add a good ~13-21 miles of range. HVAC may have used up to 2 kWh on the highway test, so maybe 6 miles in nicer weather from that. Then there's the higher winter air resistance that likely took a chunk of the range off.
On the plus side, winter's only one season of four, so 3/4 of the year this car should get better range.
What is the top speed on this PHEV when running EV only ? TIA
86 MPh
@@MrClownWorld that’s what I read it was too
I think you have to have it in "Normal" mode to avoid the engine starting up. I found with it in Eco (like he says he's in) I had the engine kicking in at random times (why? Isn't electric the eco-est?!). Even slippery mode might affect this (but it's hard to tell due to winter weather demands). Also, having Hill Assist on will turn the engine on occasionally. Go figure. Ford, of course, doesn't tell you any of this in the manual.
Question: Do you know if you can power on the climate control while the vehicle is plugged in and charging? I'm wondering if it has anything that would approximate the "room" mode of the RAV4 prime or the "camping" mode of a Tesla?
When road tripping a PHEV do you charge the battery during the day or only overnight at your accommodations? Only once every few years would this be relevant. I drive 1500 miles over two days each way if I go home for Christmas.
I ordered my 22 phev escape with tow package so……. Also wondering if my 22 has same gauges dual temp screens as ford may have cheapened out from 21 to 22 model year. If you could find that out and if my tow package will have intercooler for trans like non hybrid one I’d appreciate it
Would you prefer this PHEV over Subaru Crosstrek PHEV?
How fast can you go on ev mode only? Does the gas engine kick in when you go over a certain speed.?
So I love the idea of Phevs I own a ford fusion hybrid and drive it as efficient as possible I can say I get about 45%-50% electric miles on my trips. I've gone 3 miles on ev on a 1 kwh battery lol 3 miles per kilowatt seems the standard ? Imagine if it was 10 miles per kwh? Smaller batteries more range less impact on planet
Btw if you put it in sport mode, it will automatically turn the engine one and you won't be able to drive using the battery.
See how mpg is while charging dead battery and see how long it takes to drive on highway to charge it. Also vs idling.
Why doesnt it say 37 miles on the battery icon on the display when u fully charge the battery to 100%. Sometimes only 30. But will u still get that 37 to 40 electric miles on s trip???
You guys need to remember your physics. The main reason your mileage drops at 70 mph is aerodynamic drag which goes up as the square of your velocity. It has nothing to do with the car’s design apart from its drag coefficient.
Interesting review. Badged as the Kuga in the UK and Europe. However, you have to wait a year to get one, as some components are made in Ukraine.
Genuinely curious. When would anybody want to save their electricity for a later point? Wouldn't you always want to use the electricity first?
I think the idea is that electric motors are a lot more efficient at low speeds. So you can get more miles out of a full charge if you turn it off on the highway.
Thanks for this test. I am strongly considering this vehicle to compliment our Mach E. I would like to ditch gas but I need to road trip to more rural areas. Around town for daily driving could easily be all electric. Now just to convince the husband.
Say your commute looks like this Home > 3 miles city road + 25 mile hwy + 5 mile city > Work. Makes sense to reserve the battery for the city part of the commute where it's much more efficient and you cause less local pollution.
I think in some cities (in Europe) there's a fee/congestion charge to drive into/drive through, but that fee is greatly reduced or waived if you are driving an EV.
In the winter I always save the electric in my PHEV (C-Max) until after the ICE warms up completely. That way the gas engine warms up the coolant so there isn't such a large draw on the battery. Using full heat on electric uses 5+ kW so it kills the battery quickly.
Also, it makes sense to drive electric in the city, and gas on the highway. Not the other way around.
Think I’m still leaning RAV4 prime as the better option. Thanks for the review, very helpful.
Let us know if you can find a RAV4 Prime for less than $10K over MSRP.
@@mowcowbell my dealership in Grand Rapids Michigan were selling them for MSRP in 21’ but of course now with the chip shortage still an issue they are hard to come by. Lots of Toyota dealerships in Michigan are not charging over msrp for what they have on the lot.
@@mowcowbell There is no RAV4 Prime sold in the state I live.😐
@@matthewlkf2000 not surprised
Came for the Escape, stayed for a nice cruise through the old stomping grounds
this will be perfect my commute to work is only 12.5 miles each way would be perfect id have to fill the car up like once a month if that
It’s the escape the same as the Kuga in Europe?
Yeah
22:55 when you see it lmao
Ford was about five years too late on this car was supposed to be on 2019-2020.
1'd tend to not use it ev on highway. preferring to save it up so everything off the interstate is EV mode. It likely does 95% for later. so that it can still use regen brakes at stoplights.
Indeed.. I do this in my new Escape plug in. I get 55mpg. I start up in the AM. Put it in EV Now mode to be sure it doesnt accidently go into Gas mode.
When i get to the highway, I put it in Hybrid mode. or.. if i know i have a lot of EV driving later, I will put it in ev charge mode. because its better to charge up going 55mph than when you are going 22mph. 43 mpg isnt much different than 45. (5%) whereas 25mpg is big difference from 27 (10%)
I agree with Kyle’s frustration that the car overrules the driver’s choice on EV only mode. I want to only use batteries unless I’m going further than the EV range
What you aren't taking into account is when you need maximum acceleration. That is why the car will switch to hybrid ICE operation to give you peak power/torque. My Honda Clarity PHEV functions in that same manner. You learn the detent position of the throttle and know how to keep the ICE from kicking on.
I think you have to have it in "Normal" mode to avoid the engine starting up. I found with it in Eco (like he says he's in) I had the engine kicking in at random times (why? Isn't electric the eco-est?!). Even slippery mode might affect this (but it's hard to tell due to winter weather demands). Also, having Hill Assist on will turn the engine on occasionally. Go figure. Ford, of course, doesn't tell you any of this in the manual.
@@metalhippiedude good info, thanks
Unless you live in a single family house, this car doesn't make a lot of sense. That being said, ford's hybrid system is great and the plain old hybrid version of this car could be perfect...if you can deal with the nasty interior and lack of high end content, like no ventilated seats and incandescent lights everywhere, really shows. I have a fusion hybrid titanium that is so much nicer than the escape. I get that ford didn't want to make cars and saved all of their development money for the f150 and the mach-e, but for those of us with late model cars there isn't an upgrade ford product that is as nice, or truly represents titanium trim, as my 2019 fusion hybrid.
What style/model charging port does it use?
J1772 is the standard.
@@dennislyon5412 Thanks!
The Chevy Volt was the ultimate plug-in hybrid. Too bad it was discontinued.
You are absolutely right. Chevy made a mistake in 2018. Imagine where they would be today.
Ultimate PHEV in what way? The Volt was inefficient in EV mode and inefficient when running on gasoline. Don't get me wrong, I loved mine, but it was clearly not the best. Some of the PHEV SUVs coming out now have similar range and efficiency despite being much larger vehicles.
@@MylesV when Chevy released volt it was doing in 2011 what Toyota and Ford attempt now with plug in hybrids.
The volt was solid, reliable and superior in many ways. For example, the ice would not come on no matter how fast you drive in ev mode.
Also, no more tax credit left for GM EV buyers.
Nah, the Honda Clarity was the ultimate plug-in hybrid. Larger and more comfortable than the Volt, and just as efficient. Manufactured in Japan, great build quality. How do I know? I own a 2018 Clarity. Bought it new in 2019, got $7500 tax credit, too. Get 40 miles EV range in winter, 50 miles in summer. 1.5L 4 cyl gas engine with 7 gal gas tank. Too bad that Honda also discontinued that model.
i wish they made it in AWD
This car is such a f*in sleeper
Place a 53 hp electric motor in the rear and call it 4 wheel drive ( Rav4 Prime) no rear motor-Escape. Both buy from ASIN ( who is-----the cousin and grandson of Toyotas founder). Small world.
I see the advantages of being able to take a road trip without the inconvenience of charging an EV with public chargers and also not having to buy gas regularly if you have a short commute, but it also has disadvantages of both EV and ICE.
You still have ICE problems and maintenance, oil changes, transmission issues etc..
You also have an extremely expensive battery that will total out the car when it reaches its end of life a few years after the warranty expires.
VERY IMPRESSED BY THE TEST DONE, MY FIRST AND I'M THINKING TO BUY ONE LIKE THAT, IT'S BETTER THAN JUST BATTERIES POWER WITH THE EFFICIENT GAS ENGINE .
CAPS 🔒
Great tech, extremely boring packaging. Ford was way too conservative with the Escape, opportunity missed.
oh that screen, I can't use it, look like 2000s screen
If only Ford made this as an AWD, because it's the only thing that's keeping me from buying this.
The Outlander isn't an option, because it absolutely stinks to high heaven for gas consumption past the EV range, and the EV consumption isn't good either. It's literally the worst of both worlds.
The Prime can't be found for a normal price.
Sportage is part of KIA's "shortage".
Damn Ford! WHY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow a 12V battery that is easily accessible, I’m shocked. I assumed Ford would do some idiot engineering like shoving that in the wheel well like BMW. Lol