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Originally Posted by WaltPA
Since the 2007 model year for the Escape/Mariner is going to be short, with the 2008 coming out early next year, has anyone heard/read anything about the hybrid version?
All I have read says that the 2008 Escape/Mariner changes are just cosmetic, but nothing about the hybrid's themselves. I am not too worry about the cosmetic changes, but wonder if they are planning on slipping in some major improvements with the hybrid system (A/C becoming electric one I would be willing to wait for).
Anything?
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If you think about it... the A/C becoming electric should NOT be a positive. That energy is coming from somewhere... the ICE. Its not more efficient to convert ICE energy to charge in a battery and then use the current to drive the A/C. In the end, you will have energy losses. IE... if you turn on the electric A/C all the time it should be a worse HIT to MPG than running the A/C in the red setting.