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Rapid Electric Vehicles (REV) offering $45,000 Ford fleet vehicle electric conversions. Maybe.

REV knows that the market for a family to get their Ford Escape converted over to pure electric drive for $68,000 is awful small, perhaps less than zero. But, with REV's focus on fleet operators – people who look at vehicles in a very different way than normal consumers – they just might hit their target of converting 10 vehicles by the end of the year and over 100 for 2010. During the Plug-In 2009 conference in Long Beach this week, we talked with REV founder and CEO Jay Giraud about how this might work. REV spent the last ... Read more →

2010 Ford Escape hybrid gets upgraded battery and software Sam Abuelsamid

In the spirit of continuous improvement, Ford is again updating the powertrain of its Escape/Mariner hybrids. After a thorough revamp just a year ago, the hybrid crossovers are now benefiting ...

Hydro Quebec joins Ford Escape PHEV test program Sam Abuelsamid

Ford's Escape plug-in hybrid test program has found another electric utility partner for its field test program. Hydro-Quebec has been selected by Ford and the Electric Power Research Institute ...

St. Petersburg to test 'plug-in' hybrid cars in green partnership Sam Abuelsamid

The city of St. Petersburg, Florida isn't part of Ford's plug-in hybrid test program but it will soon be testing a PHEV Escape anyway. Progress Energy will be partnering with the Florida city to ...

Ford builds 100,000th hybrid SUV, bakes a cake Jeremy Korzeniewski

Today, Ford celebrates a new milestone in the life of its hybrid SUV platform as the 100,000th vehicle rolls down the assembly line at the Blue Oval's Assembly Plant in Kansas City. This ...

Enterprise Rent-A-Car starts "hybrid branches," bringing 100 hybrids to Denver airport 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

As many people know, when you're looking for a green car to rent, it isn't always easy to find a hybrid available. Enterprise Rent-A-Car seems serious about changing that and as part of an effort to create 80 "hybrid branches" nationwide, will be hosting 100 hybrids at their Denver International ...

Top 5 hybrid SUVs available today, number 1: Ford Escape 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the 2009 Escape Hybrid for a high res gallery We've spent plenty of seat time behind the wheel of the Ford Escape hybrid. The last time we had one, it managed to return an average of thirty miles per gallon. This mileage figure is remarkable, since the Vue hybrid, which you just saw at number ...

New Ford 6 speed automatic bumps Escape mileage 4-6 percent 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

When Ford launched the redesigned Escape and Mariner compact CUVs last year, the bodies and interiors were all new but the powertrains were largely carried over from the first-generation models. For the 2009 model year, that issue has been addressed with thorough upgrades to both four- and ...

Ford swag bag promotes Escape's eco-friendly fabrics 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I was surprised to find a shipping box sitting on the table with the rest of my mail yesterday when I got home. The return address stated that it had come from Ford, and my curiosity was piqued. I hadn't requested any information from them or anything, so I tore open the box to see what was ...

Ford recalling 6,164 Escape hybrids to fix drive-train shaft 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Ford Motor Co. is recalling six thousand Escape hybrid SUVs in order to inspect and possibly fix a drive-train shaft that may fracture, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said today in Washington. The problem is that the SUV may continue to roll after being place in "park" because ...

Ford's hybrid Escape and Mariner sales up 132 percent 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

There's a lot of ways to say you've sold about three thousand hybrid cars, but yesterday Ford decided to go with "hybrid sales up 132 percent" over a year ago. The total vehicles sold of Ford's Escape and Mariner hybrid models totaled only 2,862 vehicles, but since that's a bit more than the company ...

Full, Assist, or Mild: Which Hybrid is for You? 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

So, you've been stuck with the same 1996 Chevy for the last ten years, and it's finally time to donate your car to charity and move up to something more modern. You're considering buying a hybrid car, but which one? Hybrid technology has been exploited by some bandwagon car manufacturers, and ...

Hybrid taxis in San Francisco doing great, New York fleet still too new to know 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Ford Escape hybrid taxis that are rolling through the streets of San Francisco I mentioned last week are getting good reviews from apparently everyone, according to The Auto Channel: drivers, cab company owners and riders. Drivers are saving about $20 to $30 a shift on gas and getting bigger ...

All hail the hybrid taxis 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Looking for a ride in one of America’s larger cities and want to do at least a little bit to help the environment? Try to hail one of the increasing number of hybrid taxies (seen here all glossied up for New York International Auto Show). According to Technoride, 31 Ford Escape SUV hybrids ...


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