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scangauge digital gauges

Sat, 31 Dec 2005 20:31:00 -0700

There's an excellent little device available called the ScanGauge that supplies the detailed information unavailable to those who chose to buy their Escape Hybrid without the NAV system. In fact, it supplies much more information at a fraction of the cost—$129.95 USD. It can hook up to almost any car manufactured since 1996 but I think it's most effective for hybrid owners who want to maximize their fuel efficiency.

a good resource for hybrid information

Sat, 31 Dec 2005 16:56:39 -0700

GreenHybrid is an all-round excellent resource for hybrid owners. But it is especially valuable to Ford Escape Hybrid (FEH) owners as it has a veritable treasure trove of "tricks" to increase mileage drastically. The FEH Forum has topics that cover creative use of low gear, the so-called brake double-tap to turn off the internal combustion engine (ICE) and the "Fake Shift". People there have been getting very high mileage out of their FEHs. Go and take a look!

ford escape hybrid suv

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:45:50 -0600

The rear Hybrid badge The charge/assist gauge The battery heat duct

A short while back our car was destroyed by an idiot driving while on his cell phone. As the car was less than two years old we'd had no intention of purchasing a new car for many years. Now we had little choice. We did our research and found that hybrid vehicles were now a viable alternative. Since we have two large dogs, a sedan wasn't really an option. Unfortunately the Toyota Sienna Hybrid Minivan won't be available until 2007 and there are currently no other choices in hybrid minivans. That left an SUV. Seems almost like an expletive, doesn't it? But our research showed that the available hybrid SUVs were more fuel efficient and had far, far lower emissions than most of their gas-only cousins. In fact, they were better in both respects than almost all standard sedans and minivans! Now we had a path to follow. We looked at all available SUVs and ended up choosing the Ford Escape Hybrid SUV. It has the best fuel economy of the bunch and was the least costly. Unfortunately one still has to pay a premium for a hybrid vehicle, but hopefully that will change as more come available. We're very happy with our choice so far.