Subj : Conventional Hybrids
To   : All
From : Warpslide
Date : Sat May 29 2021 08:42 am

Hi All,

The lease was up on my Ford Escape so I went to trade it in for a new one.

Not sure if it was because of covid, but there was all kinds of deals to be
had.  It seemed to be for about the same price I was paying for my "normal"
gas engine I was able to get a conventional hybrid which also has all wheel
drive.

This is my first experience with a hybrid & I've only had it 11 days so far.

I'm currently at 750km and still have 1/4 of a tank (the first tank of gas the
Escape came with) and the dash says that 1/4 of a tank should get me ~128
more km's.

I was having fun driving around playing with when it would switch between the
gas & electric engine.  Doesn't matter how fast you're going, if you're going
downhill the electric engine always kicks in.  Stopped at a stop sign/traffic
light is almost always electric as well.  Getting up to speed on the highway
is usually has as is going uphill.

I was pleasantly surprised to find that electric also works at highway speeds.

We have a lower speed "expressway" through the city where the speed limit is
90kph.  When getting on the expressway the gas engine was on to get me up to
speed, then I put cruise control on at 100kph (I usually drive 10 over the
limit) and then noticed that the car had switched to electric.  The
expressway is pretty level and straight & I was able to drive the entire
length of the expressway on electric.  I exited and stopped at the traffic
light & it once I started moving again the gas engine kicked in for a bit.

Does anyone else have (or have had) a hybrid?  What was your experience with
it?


Jay

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