I just got finished looking at a 7/14/15 Jalopnik article. It was posted by a mechanic from the "Just Rolled Into the Shop" garage in NYC.
I was expecting to see a typical Crown Vic powertrain. However, this was a photo of a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid engine, with 500,000 miles on it. I was a bit stunned to see as clean an engine as your dinner plates in the cabinet. No visible wear that I could see. (I'll let someone else link the article and photo, who has more tech savvy than me).
The article and follow up response comments mentioned that the garage uses Motorcraft 5W30 blend for oil changes every three weeks. (No exotic oils here). This is compared to every two weeks for their Crown Vics. Brake repairs occur only once a year for the Hybrid vehicles. Thanks to the hybrid drivetrain for extending the brake like. (Full disclosure - I own a 2010 Fusion Hybrid with 125,000 miles and I am still on the original brake pads. I am getting to the point where they need to be changed, this fall. I am also on the original "lifetime air filter).
The follow up comments from this garage mentioned that this 2008 Escape Hybrid has never had a battery cell or module needing replacement. This is unlike the Camry and Prius Hybrid battery packs in their fleet - which are "burned up and replaced like crazy."
Thought y'all want to know about it.
I was expecting to see a typical Crown Vic powertrain. However, this was a photo of a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid engine, with 500,000 miles on it. I was a bit stunned to see as clean an engine as your dinner plates in the cabinet. No visible wear that I could see. (I'll let someone else link the article and photo, who has more tech savvy than me).
The article and follow up response comments mentioned that the garage uses Motorcraft 5W30 blend for oil changes every three weeks. (No exotic oils here). This is compared to every two weeks for their Crown Vics. Brake repairs occur only once a year for the Hybrid vehicles. Thanks to the hybrid drivetrain for extending the brake like. (Full disclosure - I own a 2010 Fusion Hybrid with 125,000 miles and I am still on the original brake pads. I am getting to the point where they need to be changed, this fall. I am also on the original "lifetime air filter).
The follow up comments from this garage mentioned that this 2008 Escape Hybrid has never had a battery cell or module needing replacement. This is unlike the Camry and Prius Hybrid battery packs in their fleet - which are "burned up and replaced like crazy."
Thought y'all want to know about it.