There is no set date for the PHEV Escape. It is still in research and field testing. Twenty 2009 PHEV Escape will be built during the 2009 model year for the Electric Company (I can't remember the name but there is a thread and photos on this) in Southern California. I believe A123 is supplying the newest lithium-ion hybrid battery technology.

You can convert an existing Hybrid Escape to a PHEV at Hybrids-Plus in Boulder at the tiny price of $36,000.

2005 AWD Escape Hybrid
Best Interstate tank trip MPG 39.02 (scangauge II) for 402 miles on I-70, 10.3 gallons used over mostly flat terrain.

Best Interstate tank trip E30 MPG 34.6 for 271 miles along I-80 in Indiana and Ohio.

Best multiple road tank trip E30 MPG 36.2 for 202 miles in Southwestern Pa.