Hi All ,

I have enjoyed reading the various posts on this car here and also reviewing the mileage stats. We just got ours a week ago, and our initial mpg came in at 24.3. We live in a mountainous area in Northern California at about 2,000 feet elevation, and about 3/4 of the average on this first tank came from highway driving, the rest around our community.

I gather from a FAQ on the Escape Hybrid that there is apparently some improvement that occurs as a break-in period closes. My wife will be using the car to commute to work, which is a very short hop across town--about 2 miles or a little less one way. My guess is that for these short trips the car will probably be lucky to get 22 mpg, but the real average will increase as she also will do trips to nearby towns and so forth, with 20-30 minute trips, and lots of short hops around the flatland town nearby (Chico).

Anyway, we are enjoying the EV/ICE switching, having a nice quiet car when you are moving slow in traffic, and of course when stopping.

How many mpg do you get when the care way brand spanking new? Our car only has about 300m on it.

Noel