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Hybrid Drive Systems: Application and ID






- A unique Hybrid label is located on the lift gate, the front driver's door, and the front passenger's door. This can be used to identify a Escape Hybrid vehicle.




- The Escape Hybrid also has a unique left rear quarter glass that contains the high voltage battery air intake.




- Hybrid vehicles also have unique underhood appearance. The engine cover has a hybrid label for easy identification.




- The 5th, 6th, and 7th alphanumeric numbers of the vehicle identification number can identify hybrid vehicles. Hybrid Escapes will have a U95 or U96 in the 5 th , 6 th , and 7 th position of the vehicle identification number.