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2022 Ford Escape Hybrid vs Volkswagen ID.4

MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$1,134/ year to fuel
41 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$864/ year to fuel
107 MPGe

The 2022 Volkswagen ID.4 is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas and 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $864 a year to fuel (107 MPGe), versus $1,134 for the 2022 Ford Escape Hybrid (41 MPG). That's roughly $270 a year, or about $1,351 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Ford Escape Hybrid
  • Volkswagen ID.4

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Ford Escape HybridVolkswagen ID.4
$1,134 Your annual fuel cost $864
41 MPG Combined efficiency 107 MPGe
44 MPG City 116 MPGe
37 MPG Highway 98 MPGe
— Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 32 kWh
— Driving range 275 mi
— Passenger volume 100 cu ft
— Cargo volume 30 cu ft
220 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 0 g/mi
8/10 EPA fuel economy score 10/10
8/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 10/10
— Charge time at 240V 7.5 hrs
Hybrid Powertrain Electric
Regular gasoline Fuel Electricity
2.5L 4-cyl Engine / motor Electric motor (150 kW)
CVT Transmission Single-speed
FWD Drivetrain RWD

✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.

Ford Escape Hybrid vs Volkswagen ID.4 across model years

  • Ford Escape Hybrid
  • Volkswagen ID.4

Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.

How they differ

Among 106 2022 small SUVs, the Ford Escape Hybrid ranks 10th and the Volkswagen ID.4 3rd for lowest fuel cost.

Because the Volkswagen ID.4 is fully electric, it has no tailpipe emissions and its running cost depends almost entirely on your electricity rate. Cheap overnight home charging widens its advantage over the Ford Escape Hybrid; relying on DC fast chargers can erase it.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2022 Ford Escape Hybrid or the 2022 Volkswagen ID.4?

Measured by cost to drive, the Volkswagen ID.4. The Ford Escape Hybrid is rated 41 MPG combined and the Volkswagen ID.4 107 MPGe (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2022 Ford Escape Hybrid vs. the Volkswagen ID.4 per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas and 18¢/kWh electricity, about $1,134 for the Ford Escape Hybrid and $864 for the Volkswagen ID.4.

Ford Escape Hybrid vs Volkswagen ID.4 in other years

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