One of my co-workers brought his over to Poland. He has been taking a lot of long road trips, to include two trips to Germany, a trip to Paris and now he is on Croatia. He bought it specifically for this assignment to Europe so he would save money.
In my opinion, he made a big mistake. He is putting up a lot of highway miles and walks and takes the bus/tram on the local city trips. His driving behaviors have defeated the benefit of a hybrid. If he needs service on this SUV, he will be out of luck, because hybrid Escapes aren't sold in Europe. He's on warranty, so if he has a major issue with his hybrid system, it must be shipped back to North America for repair, just like my Mazda 3.
Before buying a hybrid, determine what your driving habits are. If you don't drive in the city much, then you would be better off, just buying a standard vehicle which better fuel economy. Here in Europe, the choices are better, with smaller, more efficient engines, and numerous turbo diesel options, which are efficient, but also have a lot of power.
My vehicle has a 1.3 DDiS Turbo diesel, which gives me over 45 mpg and good acceleration with a 5-speed manual transmission. The Suzuki Swift with this engine gets 60+ mpg on the highway. Nothing like an Escape, but if you don't need anything more than a commuter and grocery hauler, there may be some new options coming to the US very quickly to help consumers save gas.