Girlfriend has a 2024 Escape ST-Line with the 1.5L....it scoots along just fine....you are not going to win the Daytona 500, but it will get you there with a decent amount of verve.....

I drove a new Escape with 1.5L and AWD from Martinsville, IN to Anderson, IN and back. Performance is OK. It ain't a speed demon, but it ain't a slug either. Just make sure you plan ahead if you need to pass at high speeds.   Fuel economy is good, the Escape got 38 mpg on that trip which was almost all freeway including a big ass traffic jam on I-69 southbound from Pendleton to Noblesville    

Going to get interesting with the phase out of EV tax credits. 

I know that them GM vans are old, but are they really older than I am (I turn 51 later this year)? 😄

Her Bronco Sport has the 2.0L w/AWD or 1.5L w/AWD?  I had a 2018 Escape Titanium with the 2.0L w/ AWD and liked the performance a lot.  Just trying to get a sense of how a 1.5L w/ AWD may be compared to that.   Thanks!

Considering that the Bronco Sport arrived in year model 21 and Maverick in year model 22, and both on C2 platform, there would be some alignment with parts supply but still some distinct differences. The aim with Maverick was clearly to keep costs down but without it looking cheap and nasty. That two vehicles could look so different on the same basic platform is an absolute credit to Ford.

GM Hustling to Bring PHEV Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra to Market   While zero-emissions enthusiasts wait for mass production of General Motors’ Ultium electric full-size pickup trucks, the company has begun a crash program to get plug-in hybrid versions of its Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra to market, sources say. The program comes as Ford CEO Jim Farley touts F-150 and Maverick hybrids already in production. GM also has canceled plans to replace the 53-year-old Chevy Express and GMC Savana with 2026 EV vans based off the BrightDrop electric delivery van, sources say. GM also has canceled plans for a Ford Maverick-size EV pickup, and a Nissan EV pickup sized below the Frontier has been put on ice, according to one of our sources.

The original BAMR was much bigger.  Looks like they may have downsized it at some point.    

They were developed at the same time.

Probably a distinction without a difference if cells can’t be mixed either way.  Interesting to note that in case of i3 battery replacement information linked above, there were 3 different size cells from factory — 60, 94, and 120 Amp-hour.  If upgrading from 60 to new 154 Ah, owner should probably also check weight difference in case suspension needs to be slightly modified to retain original handling.  Guessing stiffer springs would be the most that would be needed, though I’d expect most owners could live with extra weight without suspension upgrades.   Maybe spending $10k on a used i3 viewed as a toy for fun of trying an EV may be worth it.  There’s probably a way to check battery condition before buying anyway, though I have no way of knowing how good those tests really are (short of driving car 80~100 miles).