"Its 2.3-liter, 133-horsepower (99 kilowatt equivalent) gasoline engine works less in city driving. . . . The Escape Hybrid's 70-kilowatt (94-horsepower equivalent) electric motor takes over for urban duty."
This is the first-ever I have seen car engines rated in kilowatts in the USA. Probably would not have happened if there wasn't that electric motor in there, but I'll bet many readers will learn something from this.
Full article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52698-2004Jun18.html?nav=lb
I am actually thinking about buying a Ford Escape to replace my ten-year-old Explorer. I like the hybrid idea, but wonder if the added complexity of having two motors will make it a reliability and maintenance nightmare.
Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com
