The 2025 Ford Ranger Is the FIRST Pickup Truck to Get a Plug-in Hybrid Option: Here Are the Details!

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[wes]

Plug in hybrids make more sense than EVs for a lot of people, especially for towing.

[InternetDude]

We’ve had a RAV4 Prime PHEV for over 2.5 years, love it. Electric for most days around town and gas for road trips. I would strongly consider a PHEV ranger, the powertrain is better than an EV.

[johnranger]

Hey TFL, ,As an Aussie engineer I really enjoy seeing you guys get excited about our stuff. We really work hard to make the best utes we can.

[davidscott]

I'm from Brisbane, Australia and they already have this new Ranger on giant billboards. Which suggests a near launch date.

[TheCapn]

I've had my eye on the Jeep 4xe Wrangler. I only need about 20 miles of electric for my short commute. Buddy of mine has a plug in hybrid and gets gas like 1-2 times per year. 🤯

[TheLearningCatalystCoach]

PHEV is the way forward for most people: no range anxiety, ability to charge from home or even apartment with standard plug more readily due to smaller battery, much more affordable (or should be), offers larger vehicles that can br greener, many get tax credits, and you still can save tons in gas for all local driving and better highway mixed with hybrid.

[conradcoolerfiend]

Finally. Pickup trucks are the perfect candidates for plug in hybrids.

[markyb]

Fantastic news. They should’ve done PHEV for the F-150 before they did the lightning imho. The lightning is essentially useless for long haul towing—eg towing a camper to Yellowstone

[chrisheffner]

By the time it comes to the US market that will be 70K

[jacktyler]

I do about 50 miles a day with a PHEV. Fill up about once a month.

I’ve wanted a Ranger Raptor for a while, but I’m hopeful it’s eventually offered as a hybrid at some point as the engine specs are poop in EU.

[gemsurf]

I have an F-150 and a C-Max Energi. I have long wanted a combo of the two. A plug in hybrid that will give me 40 mile electric range with a gas backup. I just filled up my C-Max after 6 months and put less than 10 gallons of gas in it. And it's my daily driver. I will be all over a PHEV pickup to replace both my vehicles when they're available in the US!

[nezel]

This might be my next Truck. I hope it makes it to the USA soon so i can test drive this bad boy.

[CM]

Hey guys. Cool to hear you talk to Paul.

The rumours are that the 2.3L Ecoboost, mated to the electric motor, will be pushing 270kW/362hp, 680Nm/502ft.lbs.

Ford told media that the battery will be located under the tub (so that answers that weird bump), and the frame will get additional bracing. The PHEV equipped Rangers will be fitted with “heavy duty suspension”, and a unique steering tune.

Ford’s response to questions about payload and towing were “no lessening of the payload… versus what we have on today’s line-up”. With current Rangers having between 1, 009kg-1, 132kg payload (2, 224lbs-2, 496lbs) for dual cab (SuperCrew) pickup body Rangers (excluding Raptor), that means that the GVM will grow by the weight of the battery, electric motor, and ancillary kit.

Since the Jeep Wrangler 4xe can do 21mi on EV only, and weights 1, 000lbs more (5, 100lbs) than a standard Wrangler, most Rangers are already in that 2, 300kg (5, 100lbs) range kerb weight. If the Jeep grew by 1, 000lbs (454kg), and can only do three quarters the range of what Ford say the Ranger PHEV’s will do (45km/28mi), surely the Ford battery has to be about 25% bigger. If Jeep have a 17.3kWh battery, that would mean Ford need a 23kWh battery, and it would weigh 605kg (1, 333lbs). That would push the kerb weight of Ranger PHEV’s to around 2, 900kg (6, 393lbs), and require a GVM of up to 4, 000kg (8, 820lbs) to not lose payload.

The 3, 500kg (7, 700lbs), tow rating remains, however Ford have said that they will be decreased in EV only mode.

The PHEV is a package; not a model, so it’s being targeted at not just premium buyers, but fleets, so the expectation is some trim levels will have the PHEV package optionable (though not all). So we’d expect possibly an XLT PHEV, a Wildtrak PHEV, and a Platinum PHEV.

I believe the existence of a PHEV package has been driven by Ford Europe (due to their ever-increasingly stringent emissions laws), and the power and torque figures were leaked/rumoured as far back as March 2023.

[jeffk]

I've been waiting impatiently for all the new 2024 midsize trucks to hit the market. I don't think I can wait until 2025.

[larryfire]

My daily driver is a 2011 Chevy Volt. I think GM could upgrade the Voltec architecture with Ultium components to be a great PHEV powertrain for a mid size truck. Here’s how. Upgrade the Volt’s 150 HP traction motor with a 200 HP Ultium motor. Offer an optional Ultium 90 HP induction motor for AWD. Use a 6 module 52 kWh Ultium battery in base trim and a 8 module 70 kWh Ultium battery an option. These batteries may sound huge for a PHEV but remember the Voltec design is based around the idea that the vehicle must be able to operate in all electric mode throughout its full performance envelope. So no firing up the ICE every time you need to go faster than city driving speeds or when climbing hills, it operates as an EV until the battery runs down to the minimum state of charge, which is around 30%. At that point a second motor/generator smoothly fires up the ICE and switches into generator mode to meet the average power demands of the vehicle. The ICE doesn’t have to be big, I think GM’s 1.5 turbo driving a 75-100 kw M/G would work fine as the range extender. The wonderful part of this design is the driving characteristics doesn’t change, it always has the smooth EV driving characteristics. I think the all electric range for the base trim would around 75 miles empty and about half that loaded, the larger battery would be around 100 miles empty and about half that loaded. In hybrid mode gas mileage wouldn’t be terrific, my guess is mid to high 20’s on the highway and a bit higher in the city, but the design of the Voltec assumes most people would be in hybrid mode much more than 10-20% of the time.

[RCooper]

Very nice that the PHEV Ranger will get ProPower On Board! Please bring to North American market!

[DuitserSwart]

TFL, pse note that in South Africa ford sell on average 2300 double cab rangers every month. Toyota sell similar quanties of hiluxes, plus isuzu and nissans.
I watch your program reglarly and noticed you mention australia often, now you know that south africans love their mid size trucks too.
Keep up the good work.

[paulb]

FYI, the photo of the bed power plugs shows the closed outlet and a plug lead about to be inserted into the other, it is a 15amp 240V (highlighted by the vertical earth pin that is larger than the 'normal' 10amp earth pin), higher capacity than the printed power values in the photo with the closed 10amp plug outlet. When Ford announces the specifications next year I guess we will all know what it can do.

[DoctorShaunB]

Overall good news, but seriously what the hell is taking these companies so long to give pickup PHEV options. The tech AND demand have been there for years!

[Big_Mike_]

we need more HEV and PHEV pickup trucks in general here in the US. not a fan of mild hybrids though.