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Old 04-11-2008, 08:26 AM
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Default Re: PHEV Lite

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Originally Posted by julianwilso View Post
Leno's video brought up the battery life question. They are all doing well as long as the charge is held between 30% and 70% but no one knows how they will hold up if, as Ford's head guy suggested, the PHEV Escape is charged at night to 100%.
I don't think we can say for sure that Ford's PHEV is charged to 100% of capacity.
It is being charged to 100% of what Ford considers "safe". You never drain the battery all the way down either.

And yes, you can get battery boost at any speed. Not having faster EV is not a big deal.
-John

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Gasabout $0.05/mi
Gasabout $0.09/mi
E85about $0.09/mi
PHEV $0.0219 / mile*
*plus electricity, sometimes free! ( work / hotel lot )
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