I won't speak to your '22 Escape, but I've driven countless hybrids going back to a '04 Prius and none of them were brake-free in general use. EVs really are.

That's because the regenerative braking is applied on the brake pedal, not by lifting up the accelerator. My '14 Prius has a dashboard option to show how much of the regenerative breaking capacity is being used, and it's very easy to stay well below that limit by just gradually slowing down. The friction brakes are only really used when you suddenly stop, which is something you want to avoid anyway.