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Been there done that with B/O parts and firmware update.
below 2C, the engine starts with or without heating. Before that, it used to be -12 or -13C…

other than that, i’m very satisfied with the vehicule.
 
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And, of course, the wind noise. Oh my God, that wind noise! I hate it so much. Sometimes it starts even at 50km/h but it's almost unbearable when I am driving above 80km/h.
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I didn't notice any in particular when I demo'd a 2021 hybrid. Personally I found the loudest noise to be the tires. I drove it up to 100km/h. I honestly struggled to even hear the engine on it to tell if it was running when on city streets.

Any idea what part of the car the wind noise is coming from?
 
We have about 4000 miles on our Escape PHEV. Last month we used no gas for the entire month. Just drive around town in electric mode. Have a charger in our garage which is very convenient. Just pull in and plug in. I will have to say we have not had any of the issues Zabrodov has had. Keep my fingers crossed. I have owned 6 Toyotas. All good cars but 'so far' not any thing exceptional over the Escape we have now. I will say the Escape sound system is better than any of the other cars I have had. Don't notice as much road noise as our CRV has. I did have a Tacoma pickup that had the transmission totally fail at 20,000 miles. Toyota replaced with no questions asked. Which I appreciated but wondered if they might have been some issue with the transmissions in the first place or I just got a lemon. Also, owned two Hondas. I actually like the Hondas better than all the Toyotas I have had. Brother in-law has a Honda Accord with over 500,000 miles on it. The most I have every had on a vehicle is around 150K. I looked at the Rav Prime but it could not be towed 4 wheels down and surprisingly the local dealer here would not service it! I would have had to take it to a dealer in the city 100+ miles away.
 
No real complaints with our 2022 Titanium PHEV so far.Has about 1600 km so far and still on the first tank.Find it to be nice to drive and quiet.Still learning all the driver aids and different drive modes.Will be going on it's first extended trip next week which will be about 600 kms in total.Will see how it makes out steady HWY driving as far as gas usage is concerned.The only thing I would like to see different right now is that in my opinion the side mirrors could be a little larger.I do find that that the view is limited especially in height.I like to see the road at the bumper and still be tall enough to see the full car in the blind spot
 
I've had a 2021 Escape PHEV since September. In November, the "overheat" light went on even though it had a full tank of antifreeze, it wasn't warm out, and I hadn't driven more than 5 miles. Took it to the dealer and they took a week or two just to diagnose the problem. It was the electric battery system overheating, although there's no way to tell that based on the indicator light on the dashboard. They replaced a part, which took another two or three weeks, and since then it's been fine.

Most of the trips I make are 5-10 miles. I found that in the winter, the ICE would stay on for most if not all of the first trip of the day. Then on the next trip (say, coming home from work), the electric power would kick on. Is that normal? Now that it's warm again, it's been using almost exclusively electric power. I've driven almost 3,000 miles and I'm at 150 MPG.
 
I like the vehicle overall but have some gripes.
1 backup dinger is obnoxious so I disabled it.
2 electric motor is very underpowered
3 gas engine loves to pop on in EV only mode
4 low towing capacity for phev even though the Kuga phev is rated much higher.
5 the vehicle will not allow 16 amp 120 volt charging
 
Obviously #1 isn't a problem, you fixed it.
#2 It hasn't been to much of a problem for me, I realize it isn't a Tesla.
#3 I have floored it numerous times in EV Now and the ICE hasn't come on, it must be a setting problem.
#4 Here is a Link Ford Kuga - Towing Capacity & Weight Limit Information It looks like 1650 LBS wo/ trailer brakes and 3960 LBS with trailer brakes. It looks like FORD is saying wo/ brakes number.
#5 PHEV Home Charging thread has solutions for this problem.

Paul
 
Obviously #1 isn't a problem, you fixed it.
#2 It hasn't been to much of a problem for me, I realize it isn't a Tesla.
#3 I have floored it numerous times in EV Now and the ICE hasn't come on, it must be a setting problem.
#4 Here is a Link Ford Kuga - Towing Capacity & Weight Limit Information It looks like 1650 LBS wo/ trailer brakes and 3960 LBS with trailer brakes. It looks like FORD is saying wo/ brakes number.
#5 PHEV Home Charging thread has solutions for this problem.

Paul
Im slowly finding workarounds lol. Got my level 2, 8 amp charging going at work from a 120 outlet. As far as the ice engine I've disabled hill assist but mine keeps coming on in EV only mode while using the co pilot 360. It does it when the traffic slows down and then speeds up abruptly on the highway. It could use just a little more electric Punch for merging on the expressway and passing. I can make it to work now in EV only with one or two miles to spare and the drive home I can barely make it depending on my route. Currently I have to detour around construction and the ice comes on the last 3-5 miles as it's uphill all the way home. I realize it isn't a Tesla lol but it could accelerate better than my 1981 diesel rabbit pickup with low compression lol. I have an on ramp where 35 mph traffic merges with 80mph and it's a struggle.
 
Im slowly finding workarounds lol. Got my level 2, 8 amp charging going at work from a 120 outlet. As far as the ice engine I've disabled hill assist but mine keeps coming on in EV only mode while using the co pilot 360. It does it when the traffic slows down and then speeds up abruptly on the highway. It could use just a little more electric Punch for merging on the expressway and passing. I can make it to work now in EV only with one or two miles to spare and the drive home I can barely make it depending on my route. Currently I have to detour around construction and the ice comes on the last 3-5 miles as it's uphill all the way home. I realize it isn't a Tesla lol but it could accelerate better than my 1981 diesel rabbit pickup with low compression lol. I have an on ramp where 35 mph traffic merges with 80mph and it's a struggle lol.
Are you using the improvements I have listed in "How to Drive FEHP/FEH the Best Range and MPG"? right now I'm averaging +50 miles.
Paul
 
Are you using the improvements I have listed in "How to Drive FEHP/FEH the Best Range and MPG"? right now I'm averaging +50 miles.
Paul
Those are some pretty cool mods! I think I'm doing everything to limit ice operation in EV only. I'm averaging 2.7-3.0 m/kw running 76-80mph on moderate hilly terrain. I have a roof rack and a trailer hitch and also the weight of some extension cords and my 50lb 220v transformer for charging at work. It's definitely saving me a lot of money though. I replaced a 2014 370Z with the escape and my other winter car is a 1999 crown vic with engine mods. We also drive the escape home 200 miles each way a few times a month instead of her 5.4 liter expedition. My fleet average was about 16mpg on those cars.
 
I'm not familiar with that MOD, but I do monitor my ScanGaugeII for HVB temp, ICE WT, Trans temp and SOC. When on long trips I remove lower Grill Cover when HVB gets above 90*F. To improve HVB range you need to keep speeds below 70 mph and draft, I typically get 45-50 mi. range on the FWY/ full charge.

Paul
 
Obviously #1 isn't a problem, you fixed it.
#2 It hasn't been to much of a problem for me, I realize it isn't a Tesla.
#3 I have floored it numerous times in EV Now and the ICE hasn't come on, it must be a setting problem.
#4 Here is a Link Ford Kuga - Towing Capacity & Weight Limit Information It looks like 1650 LBS wo/ trailer brakes and 3960 LBS with trailer brakes. It looks like FORD is saying wo/ brakes number.
#5 PHEV Home Charging thread has solutions for this problem.

Paul
For item 3 - disable hill decent control. I was experiencing this too (I live in a hilly area) and haven’t had the issue since.
 
For item 3 - disable hill decent control. I was experiencing this too (I live in a hilly area) and haven’t had the issue since.
I've found the reason mine comes on is while using copilot 360 the vehicle operates in Auto EV mode even though it says ev now. If you attempt to override copilot with more throttle or the traffic in front suddenly dissapears and the cruise is set to a high speed the gas engine comes on. I hate running the engine for only a minute or two on a drive. Short trios are traditionally not good for engines.
 
I've found the reason mine comes on is while using copilot 360 the vehicle operates in Auto EV mode even though it says ev now. If you attempt to override copilot with more throttle or the traffic in front suddenly dissapears and the cruise is set to a high speed the gas engine comes on. I hate running the engine for only a minute or two on a drive. Short trios are traditionally not good for engines.
And then there is the poor gas mileage when the ICE hasn't got to 200+ degrees.

Paul
 
I love my 2022 Escape PHEV and like someone else said there's a couple of things that need to be changed. I had a 2013 Escape I traded in for it and I loved that car. Just wanted to get all the new safe driving features. So I have to give it a 4
 
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