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"Motor cars are a lot more powerful in terms of speed and fuel life. However, a hybrid car's battery is electrical which makes the car life regenerative."
Normally it will last the life of the engine.
The Ford Escape Hybrid carries two batteries: a standard low-voltage battery and a high-voltage hybrid battery. The low voltage battery is an ordinary vehicular 12 volt battery used to power the starter motor. It should only be replace with a specific battery from your dealer. i found out this the hard way when AAA came out to replace the battery with a standard one and my car started to have issues. only replace from dealer!! The high voltage hybrid battery, however, is another matter entirely. Currently, the new battery and the labor to install it into the vehicle's high voltage power bus is approximately $7,000. Hybrid batteries are designed to function for the life of the car, usually for 150,000 to 200,000 miles before requiring replacement, and battery failures are statistically uncommon. If you believe your battery system is having difficulties, the high-voltage power bus should be run through diagnostics by a Ford dealer to determine the source of any problems. Ford typically guarantees its hybrid batteries for eight years, so your vehicle should fall under the warranty rules for replacement should the need arise. Consult your dealer for more information.
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Major milestones in Henry Ford's life include becoming a machinist and leaving the farm life. Another milestone was when he founded the Ford Motor Company.
Get rid of the Escape, quit buying Fords, I've been a Ford guy all of my life and have finally had enough. My daughters Escape looks horrible, 2001-2006 have this problem but Ford won't do anything. Nothing says "quality" like a trashy looking interior. They should be ashamed of their product.
I'm not sure. However, the Escape has a timing chain. These usually last the life of the vehicle and rarely require maintenance.
I have 140K on a 2002 Explorer and plan 3 more years.
The timing belt on a Ford Escape should be changed every 100k miles to prevent breaks and costly repairs. This is a labor and time intensive process but will usually only be done 2 or 3 times over the life of a vehicle.
The Toyota Prius has electric AC, the gasoline engine will only run at idle with the ac when the battery drops below 50 %. The power steering is also electric. The same is also true for the Ford Escape hybrid. When you run the air conditioning, the gas engine will run until the a/c is fully charged then it will run off battery power. The downside of this is that you are deep cycling the batteries and shortening the life.
It uses a timing chain that normally lasts the life of the engine.