Shot a few Hybrid Escape pics...I had some M-plate vehicles and two company (supplier) owned. A few shots with my '05 Escape V-6 XLT...sorry, bored while popping Barrett Jackson on DVD.

If you raced mountain bikes in the summer of 2005 in Michigan, I had one of the company HEVs sitting with other Fords at the starting lines.

http://mlav.com/car/


Former HEV trans engineer, possible future owner.

did you work on the Escape hybrid transmission?

Ducit Amour Hybridae
Mark Smith
Master Certifited Technician
Tempus non reparabilis fugit
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."

Best Tank 35.0 MPG

Thanks Mike Lavander for a number of "neat" photos

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

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

Mark, you need to meet and greet this guy. He is Mike Lavander (BS Automobile Engineering Technology from Western Michigan University 2001) and worked for Aisin AW-Plymouth, Mi and helped launch the birth of the Ford Escape Hybrid.

Good luck. We always are curious on our vehicle and would like to make it better.

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

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