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Ford Developing 100MPG Escort Hybrid

by Tim Stevens on September 25, 2007 at 11:13 AM

Ford Developing 100mpg Plug-In Escort?Back in July, we reported that Ford was working with Southern California Edison to research plug-in hybrid and electric cars. That partnership is bearing fruit already with talk of the reborn Escort badge being slapped onto a compact plug-in hybrid car. Plug-in hybrids allow you to charge the car overnight before heading for work so you can make your commute on battery power (depending on length of commute, of course). This could result in EPA ratings of 100mpg -- or more.

The Escort was for a long time Ford's ubiquitous compact, but the car manufacturer replaced it in the '90s with the hipper Focus. With the Focus growing in size and weight age, there's room for a new, smaller car in Ford's range. The plug-in version is currently slated for release as a 2011 model, meaning you may be able to cruise to work emissions-free by late 2010.

UPDATE: It seems this rumor just was too good to be true after all. Ford has indicated that they are indeed not working on a plug-in hybrid version of the Escort.

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