Ford has been a part of the electrification wave long before the technology became trendy, manufacturing a production Escape Hybrid way back in 2005. Fast forward to 2021 and a PHEV version of the popular compact SUV is now available for consumers, providing another option to go green minus the range anxiety of a pure EV. “We’ve known Escape for its agile and practical nature – now we’ve given it even better fuel economy with the plug-in hybrid system possessing a very usable EV range. How usable? I’m going to share the official figures: 60 kilometres in electric-only mode, and the fuel consumption is 2.2 litres equivalent per 100 kilometres,” says Mathieu Rompre, Ford of Canada marketing manager, at a first drive event of the model held in Revelstoke, B.C. in late October. “With this vehicle we’re giving consumers an option to go to work and back and almost not …