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CaliforniaTitan,you are dead on that it seemed to be exactly the same technology.They licensed the technology from Toyota,it is exactly the same stuff(built and sourced by Ford however).I searched the internet and Ford and Toyota made the agreement fairly recently(few months ago);how did they produce the Escape so quickly?They must have had an agreement in place for much longer,and just made it official recently.
Now this really is a "Better Idea" from Ford.I must admit Ford seems to be having better ideas lately-the new F150 is nice and quiet with a good interior,and very good ride.Someone has some sense over at Ford.Doubt I will ever buy a Ford,but.
GM Has on long history with Toyota,so they are probably sharing technology,but probably not making any noise about it.GM seems to be tiptoeing up to the Hybrid tech with an electric motor that acts as an assist motor,but they are using regenerative braking(I think),which is the real key to better mpg.We should have an interesting next 2 years car-truck wise.
Charlie