Thread: 130mpg Plug in Escape Hybrid delievered!
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Old 08-08-2007, 04:41 AM
DavidH DavidH is offline
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Default Re: 130mpg Plug in Escape Hybrid delievered!
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Originally Posted by Billyk View Post
Reports from Canada and New York (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority) (NYSERDA) reveal the plug in version of the Escape can achieve 130mpg! Go to this link here: http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=758503

another link for the battery:
http://www.electrovaya.com/innovation/innovation.html
I wonder about the criteria used to achieve this mileage. Did they start with a fully charged battery and travel a short distance?

I would like to know if a higher capacity battery improves the efficiency of the FEH/MMH without the "plug in" feature.

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