2025 head-to-head · Small SUV
2025 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid vs Kia Niro
MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.
FWD · 2.5L 4-cyl · CVT · 101 MPGe + 40 MPG
The 2025 Kia Niro is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $877 a year to fuel (53 MPG), versus $985 for the 2025 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid (101 MPGe + 40 MPG). That's roughly $107 a year, or about $537 over five years.
Your numbers
Change these to match your driving and local prices. Every figure and chart on this page updates.
Fuel cost over 10 years
- Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid
- Kia Niro
Side by side
| Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid | Kia Niro | |
|---|---|---|
| $985 | Your annual fuel cost | $877 |
| 101 MPGe + 40 MPG | Combined efficiency | 53 MPG |
| 111 MPGe / 42 MPG | City | 53 MPG |
| 91 MPGe / 37 MPG | Highway | 54 MPG |
| 33 kWh | Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) | — |
| 560 mi | Driving range | — |
| 37 mi | All-electric range | — |
| — | Passenger volume | 105 cu ft |
| — | Cargo volume | 23 cu ft |
| 78 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 167 g/mi |
| 8/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 8/10 |
| 9/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 8/10 |
| 3.4 hrs | Charge time at 240V | — |
| Plug-in hybrid | Powertrain | Hybrid |
| Regular gas + electricity | Fuel | Regular gasoline |
| 2.5L 4-cyl | Engine / motor | 1.6L 4-cyl |
| CVT | Transmission | 6-speed dual-clutch |
| FWD | Drivetrain | FWD |
✓ 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 Plug-in Hybrid vs Kia Niro across model years
- Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid
- Kia Niro
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 133 2025 small SUVs, the Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid ranks 24th and the Kia Niro 18th for lowest fuel cost.
The powertrains differ: the Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid is a plug-in hybrid, while the Kia Niro is a full hybrid.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid or the 2025 Kia Niro?
Measured by cost to drive, the Kia Niro. The Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid is rated 101 MPGe + 40 MPG combined and the Kia Niro 53 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid vs. the Kia Niro per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.10/gal regular gas, about $985 for the Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid and $877 for the Kia Niro.
Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid vs Kia Niro in other years
More 2025 comparisons
Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid vs…
Or compare the 2025 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid with anything else: