Why Ford is dropping the Escape hybrid

Ford expects current Escape hybrid owners to eventually move to the C-Max hybrid, pictured, which hits the U.S. market in the second half of 2012. (Ford)
One thing is missing from the 2013 Ford Escape.
When the redesigned Escape goes on sale early next year, a hybrid powertrain will not be available.
Why the change? After all, the Escape has been offered with a hybrid powertrain for years.
Derrick Kuzak, Ford's group vice president of global product development, says there are two reasons. Kuzak was interviewed during a press event today in Dearborn, Mich.
First, Ford's EcoBoost four-cylinder engines will offer fuel economy "that approaches the existing hybrid," he said. The automa ...
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