Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Drive Modes - Ford ESCAPE 2021 Owner's Manual

PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC
VEHICLE DRIVE MODES
Selecting a Plug-In Hybrid Electric
Vehicle Drive Mode
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Your vehicle contains selectable electric
vehicle (EV) modes. Press the button on
the center console to change the mode.
Depending on your drive mode selection
some EV modes may not be available. EV
Now and EV Later modes are only
available when you have electric-only
driving range available.
Auto EV
This mode provides an
automatic use of high voltage
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staying in electric mode when possible and
running the engine when needed.
EV Charge
This mode uses your vehicle's
engine to charge the high voltage
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battery versus plugging the
vehicle into a utility grid.
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Drive Mode Control
The electric range gained through the EV
Charge allows you to switch to Auto EV or
EV Now for full electric operation later in
your drive. The battery cannot completely
charge to 100% when in EV Charge mode.
This is to allow for full operation of the
regenerative braking system. When the
battery reaches its EV Charge limit, the
vehicle remains in EV Charge mode and
maintains that charge level, until you select
another EV Mode, or until you switch your
vehicle off.
When you enable EV Charge, a white EV
Charge icon appears in the information
display.
EV Charge resets to Auto EV when you
switch off your vehicle. You may select EV
Charge again using the EV button during
your next drive.
EV Later
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range for later use in Auto EV or EV Now
mode.
For example, your initial drive is at high
speeds on open roads, but later your drive
is at low speeds in an urban area where
electric only driving is most efficient. In this
case, you can select EV Later for the higher
speed portion of your trip and then select
Auto EV or EV Now for the urban portion.
When you enable EV Later, a white EV
Later icon appears in the information
display. EV Later resets to Auto EV when
you switch off your vehicle. You may select
EV Later again using the EV button during
your next drive.
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In EV Later, your vehicle runs on
the engine as needed and saves
most of the available electric