Chevrolet Volt vs. Ford Escape Fuel Economy (km/L)

Chart is based on 9 fuel economy reports for the Chevrolet Volt and 892 fuel economy reports for the Ford Escape.

Chevrolet Volt km/L

Year	Body/Powertrain	flat, hilly, or mountainousLand	driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot	A/C use: none to heavyA/C	constant stop and goTraf %	many stops per mileCity %	stop every mile or twoSub %	fairly steady speedHwy %	Hwy Spd	km/L
2017	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Plug-in Hybrid CVT FWD	hills	med	light	10	10	0	80	75	212.8
2014	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD	mtns	light	hvy	1	2	16	83	98	46.6
2012	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD	flat	light	none	0	3	39	59	60	134.1

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Ford Escape km/L

Year	Body/Powertrain	flat, hilly, or mountainousLand	driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot	A/C use: none to heavyA/C	constant stop and goTraf %	many stops per mileCity %	stop every mile or twoSub %	fairly steady speedHwy %	Hwy Spd	km/L
2020	4dr SUV 163-horsepower 2.5L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	light	light	0	5	18	78	70	95.9
2019	4dr SUV turbocharged 179hp 1.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	10	80	10	0	0	8.9
2017	4dr SUV turbocharged 245hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	0	5	55	40	66	57.7
2017	4dr SUV turbocharged 245hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	1	16	23	60	65	58.6
2016	4dr SUV turbocharged 240hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	med	none	0	15	0	85	65	59.4
2015	4dr SUV turbocharged 240hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	0	0	100	75	75.3
2014	4dr SUV turbocharged 240hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	hvy	1	0	14	85	70	57.6
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2014	4dr SUV turbocharged 240hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	20	60	5	15	120	7.9
2014	4dr SUV turbocharged 178hp 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	none	0	30	3	68	75	71.9
2013	4dr SUV turbocharged 240hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	none	5	0	75	20	65	50.6
2013	4dr SUV turbocharged 240hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	0	48	7	45	75	48.5
2013	4dr SUV turbocharged 178hp 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	hvy	1	1	28	70	80	50.7
2013	4dr SUV turbocharged 178hp 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	med	light	1	7	10	82	76	63.6
2012	4dr SUV 240-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic AWD	hills	light	none	3	8	13	78	90	31.4
2012	4dr SUV 171-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed automatic FWD	hills	light	none	0	0	13	88	65	71.2
2011	4dr SUV 240-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	none	0	18	28	55	80	30.8
2011	4dr SUV 171-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	1	6	89	3	60	58.5
2011	4dr SUV 171-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	light	5	20	25	50	100	10.6
2010	4dr SUV 240-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	hvy	0	5	70	25	65	51.7
2010	4dr SUV 240-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	none	2	3	26	69	69	46.7
2010	4dr SUV 171-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	3	19	28	51	66	60.1
2010	4dr SUV 171-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	light	1	28	3	69	65	48.0
2010	4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.5L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	hills	light	hvy	3	32	29	37	70	71.5
2009	4dr SUV 240-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	none	18	37	16	29	82	41.8
2009	4dr SUV 240-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic AWD	hills	med	light	5	16	18	61	89	43.6
2009	4dr SUV 171-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	2	41	16	41	67	56.9
2009	4dr SUV 171-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed automatic AWD	hills	light	light	1	13	31	56	79	42.0
2009	4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.5L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	light	light	10	10	30	50	65	76.4
2009	4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.5L I4 Hybrid CVT AWD	flat	light	light	1	6	57	37	65	74.3
2008	4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	12	27	42	19	80	41.3
2008	4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	none	7	20	21	52	77	39.9
2008	4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	10	60	20	10	60	56.9
2008	4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	2	14	43	42	68	57.6
2008	4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	light	19	26	18	38	70	62.0
2008	4dr SUV 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	light	none	25	13	10	52	68	64.5
2008	4dr SUV 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT AWD	flat	light	light	9	19	39	33	61	73.4
2007	4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	light	light	7	8	25	60	77	39.3
2007	4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	none	9	12	10	69	58	51.6
2007	4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 5-speed manual AWD	hills	v.lt	light	15	15	20	50	60	63.5
2007	4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	5	12	24	59	66	60.1
2007	4dr SUV 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	med	hvy	5	38	15	43	80	40.9
2007	4dr SUV 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT AWD	flat	med	none	13	20	50	18	105	11.5
2006	4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	0	16	32	53	75	45.7
2006	4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	none	3	5	62	30	69	47.1
2006	4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	25	25	0	50	65	60.0
2006	4dr SUV 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	v.lt	none	1	16	8	75	58	83.6
2006	4dr SUV 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT AWD	flat	light	light	10	18	33	39	68	61.6
2005	4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	med	none	10	20	6	64	65	54.3
2005	4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	none	15	28	25	32	67	44.8
2005	4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	light	light	1	9	64	26	67	55.5
2005	4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	31	11	19	39	89	28.1
2005	4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic AWD	hills	light	light	2	2	23	73	62	49.7
2005	4dr SUV 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	med	none	15	50	15	20	60	61.7
2005	4dr SUV 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT AWD	hills	v.lt	light	1	22	33	45	58	68.8
2004	4dr SUV 201-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	10	10	10	70	60	35.3
2004	4dr SUV 201-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	none	6	19	11	9	82	37.2
2003	4dr SUV 201-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	none	0	25	25	50	127	9.1
2003	4dr SUV 201-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	light	17	51	20	13	73	35.4
2002	4dr SUV 201-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	5	15	70	10	120	8.3
2002	4dr SUV 201-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	none	2	18	32	48	78	34.7
2001	4dr SUV 201-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	light	0	20	80	0	0	44.7

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TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Chevrolet Volt

Chevrolet Volt Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Comment
2016	From the start, the primary reason to buy either the Chevrolet Volt or the Toyota Prius has been energy efficiency. Which is more efficient depends on how many miles you tend to drive each day. The Volt is a car like no other. It can travel much farther and accelerate much more quickly on electricity alone than other plug-in hybrids. Consequently, it usually operates like a fully electric vehicle (EV). Other plug-in hybrids must rely much more often on their gasoline engines. While the Volt can't travel nearly as far on electricity alone as pure EVs, they don't have a gas engine as a backup. As long as there's a fossil fuel dispensary around you never have to worry about running out of juice in the Volt. How much farther can the new Volt travel on a full charge? GM's engineers enlarged and improved the battery pack, increased the efficiency of the electric motor and transmission, and reduced the car's weight by a massive 240 pounds. These changes increased the car's battery-powered range in the EPA's test from 38 to 53 miles. The 2012-2015 Prius Plug-in Hybrid had a range of only 11 miles even with the gas engine assisting with acceleration. (The upcoming Prius Prime should do better, but will likely still have much less battery-powered range and performance than the Volt.) As in all EVs and plug-ins, though, cold weather or heavy A/C use will significantly reduce the Volt's range. If your drives are rarely long enough to run the Volt's battery down, and you live in an area where the price of electricity is at or below the national average (or discounted at night), the Volt will cost less to operate than the Prius. Be aware that the price of electricity varies far more than the price of gasoline depending on where you live. Also, with gas prices down and the Prius's fuel efficiency up, the advantage of running on electricity isn't as large as it used to be. If your electricity is expensive, the Prius will actually cost less to drive. But will gas prices remain low? If you do need to run the new Volt on gasoline, then it manages very good but not amazing fuel economy, 42 mpg combined in the EPA's tests (up from the 2011-2015's 37 mpg). The Prius Eco scored 56 mpg, and in my driving easily exceeded this number. If your focus is on the environment rather than the cost of fuel, the Volt at least potentially uses cleaner energy (depending on the source of your electricity). Fully charging the Volt via a standard household outlet can take up to 13 hours. If you regularly drive more than 25 miles per day you'll probably want to get a 240-volt charger, which reduces the charge time to about four hours. see full Chevrolet Volt review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Chevrolet Volt

Chevrolet Volt Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2017	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Plug-in Hybrid CVT FWD	I bought the Volt because it meets my stringent requirements: It must run on electric only until the battery depletes, but it must also allow me to drive the 300 miles round trip to pick up my wine in Central Washington without requiring a wait to recharge. If I drive less than 55 miles per day, I can use zero gas, which happens 80% of my drives. Just shy of 5000 miles now, and I've used 20 gallons of gas and just over $100 of electricity. It's not so much the lower fuel expense for me (but it's nice to have), it's more the reduction of emissions especially in the water-power Pacific Northwest region. see full Chevrolet Volt review
2014	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD	Many of us Volt owners think Chevy is under-advertising the features of the car. Our usage in three months is 3100 miles. Our tabulated mileage for gasoline is 88 MPG, or somewhere around 7 gallons a month. The largest percentage use is on the home charged 220 volt system which loads 11 kWh into the battery. Depending on outside temperature, this gives between 34 to 38 miles of electric driving, and as spring comes, it will be into the low 40's. An electric charge at the8c rate costs about a dollar. We bought a Clipper Creek 220 Volt charger... it does the task in 4 hours, and it is portable. You can charge on 110volts too, andthat takes 10 hours. You have the choice of how to use the drive system: All electric first, then gas. Or gas first, then electric. And two combined modes. In cold weather we start out with a plugged-in preheat, then go Gas Only to warm it fully, especially if the planned trip will be requiring some gas use because of the distance. For short trips, we use battery power to warm the cabin and seats. Our shopping is a 38 mile trip with a 500 foot elevation change. We do that trip so the total gas usage is 2/10ths of a gallon, sometimes 3/10ths. Our Church trips make up a large portion of the driving miles, and they are always all electric for the 22 mile trip. One thing this does is give a "good feeling" about running an errand.... it is esentally costless. GM Onstar keeps track of all energy use. But I also keep a book log. Some folks don't realize that you coulddrive this car all across the country on gas, and get 37 MPG. see full Chevrolet Volt review
2014	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD	So far have driven in the winter when you get the poorest mileage on the electric motor. I have 3100 km. on the car and lifetime gas consumption is 2.6 Liters per 100km. I dont think there is another car out there that can do this well and it will get even better in the Volt as the weather warms up from the minus 12 degree weather we have had all of Jan and Feb. I LOVE NOT HAVING TO FILL UP AT THE PUMPS AND STILL HAVE NO RANGE ANXIETY. I previously have owned two Prius and the Volt is way ahead in so many ways. see full Chevrolet Volt review
2013	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD	The reason you should buy a Volt is all about the fuel cost. In my case I'm averaged close to ~100 mpg (It would have been higher but for a recent 200 mile round trip to Ikea). Granted that mpg is excluding the electricity costs which in my case this car is costing ~ +$30/month increase in my electric bill so after 3 months of ownership (leased October 2012) I've used ~30 gallons of fuel (average cost $3.40 /gal) and driven 3200 miles which is ~ 6.2 cents/mile. Comparing this it a compact (Ford Focus) averaging 30 mpg with regular gas ~ $3.1 would have averaged 10 cents/mile. see full Chevrolet Volt review
2012	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD	Obvious. see full Chevrolet Volt review
2012	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD	I've had the Volt for 9 months and 13,000 miles. I drive it exactly like I would any of my other cars. It putts around town on errands, it goes hundreds of miles for various trips and everything in-between. Life-to-date gas mileage is 75.3--higher than I expected. see full Chevrolet Volt review
2012	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD	Our lifetime average is 167 mpg after 15,000 miles! see full Chevrolet Volt review

Chevrolet Volt Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2013	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD	Although the electric range on this car fits most of my needs the fuel economy when the battery is empty is poor. Typically this car will get ~35 mpg (on highway) in premium gulping engine only mode - much lower than other hybrids and worse than many compact cars costing half as much. Therefore if you regularly traveling much beyond the battery only range (say >45 miles) you'd be better served with traditional hybrid. see full Chevrolet Volt review
2012	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD	It's an electric car with a gas generator.. The electric range in the summer is amazing getting close to 30mi on full quiet comfort electric.. The winter MPG is horrible.. The design required the gas engine in cold weather to run the heat, it also required it to keep the batteries warm.. as a result combining the cost of electric and gas made my average around 6.8mpg in the harsh snow belt winters. see full Chevrolet Volt review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Ford Escape

Ford Escape Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2012	4dr SUV 171-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed automatic FWD	Looking for something with good fuel mileage and a bit of hauling ability to replace full size truck. Easily doubled fuel mileage. see full Ford Escape review
2011	4dr SUV 171-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed automatic AWD	For a small 4X4 SUV with an automatic tranzmission, the mileage is very good. see full Ford Escape review
2010	4dr SUV 171-horsepower 2.5L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Pretty decent - 26-28 on the highway see full Ford Escape review
2010	4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.5L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	Highest mpg in small suv famiky see full Ford Escape review
2009	4dr SUV 240-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	25.7/M in city driving. see full Ford Escape review
2009	4dr SUV 171-horsepower 2.5L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Am averaging more than 25 mpg commuting in town see full Ford Escape review
2008	4dr SUV 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	My Escape is a Hybrid, current MPG 34, I think that is fantastic. Car has consistently averaged 32+ MPG see full Ford Escape review
2008	4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD	Great for a small SUV, much better than my old F150 see full Ford Escape review
2007	4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	not too bad for a big 6 cyl engine see full Ford Escape review
2007	4dr SUV 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT AWD	Great in city, good on highway, runs in electrical mode occasionally which is fun. For a 4WD non aerodynamic mini-truck the economy is stellar. see full Ford Escape review

Ford Escape Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2014	4dr SUV turbocharged 178hp 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Slightly less fuel mileage than I would have expected from the 1.6 turbo. Currently averaging about 24 in mixed driving. And I am not a lead foot with this car. see full Ford Escape review
2012	4dr SUV 171-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed automatic FWD	Fuel economy suffers thanks to the need to downshift for even smaller hills and the vehicle's brick-like aerodynamic profile. EPA ratings are 20/28, real-world is closer to 24. see full Ford Escape review
2008	4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	Surprised by how bad the fuel economy is so far (but have only had a month)... less than 15 mpg for my driving, mostly back and forth to work, 1.5 miles in a small town... but I can live with it because I really love this car. see full Ford Escape review
2006	4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD	16-18 MPG in town, old V8 Jeep Grand Cherokee was not much worse. Should get more mileage out of a six. see full Ford Escape review
2006	4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	Knew it was not going to be great with V6. After several fillups averages around 19.4 mile per gal. see full Ford Escape review
2005	4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD	Perhaps the 6 speed automatics are better, but the 4 speeds just suck! Not good at all, in my humble opinion, for a vehicle this size. see full Ford Escape review
2002	4dr SUV 201-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD	I averaged about 14 city and 17.5 on trips, which for a vehicle this size is terrible. see full Ford Escape review