As a new Escape owner I have been going crazy trying to find out the facts behind the buzzwords that Ford uses to describe the operation of the car. Probably those of you who have been around longer are better informed.

Anyway, I finally found a professional reference that actually takes a crack at analyzing hybrid performance the way an engineer might do it. Unfortunately it gives far more detail on the Prius than on the Escape, but it is very informative at a technical level. It dates from January 2005, and the link is

http://www.engin.umd.umich.edu/vi/w4...Miller_W04.pdf

Hal

Oops. What I typed was /w4_workshops/ but it seems to have gone through as /w.../. Ah the mysteries of life.