Ranger PHEV Set to Revolutionise European Pickup Experience
Our team centred in Australia designs and develops the Ford Ranger. We test it in the harshest conditions in the Middle East. We build it in Africa, Asia and North and South America. We sell it in 180 markets worldwide.
It is Europe’s best-selling pickup1 for the past 10 years and the best-selling vehicle outright in Australia and New Zealand.
Just as the sun never sets on the building and selling of Ranger, it also never sets on innovation. Our relentless drive to do better is key to Ranger’s global success story, from its introduction in the US in 1982 as a smaller, more fuel-efficient alternative to the F-150, to today.
And our latest innovation is now available: the Ford Ranger Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV).
The task was to create a more fuel-efficient pickup with a reduced cost of ownership and electric-only driving capability.
We had one golden rule: no compromises. Ranger PHEV had to do all that other Rangers could: tow a horse trailer to a point-to-point, carry bulky building materials to a site, and do it all with the off-road prowess2 that our customers love.
We know that more than half of our Ranger customers tow, and one of the advantages of our PHEV powertrain is that it generates more pulling power than any other production Ranger. The 2.3-litre Ford EcoBoost petrol engine combines with the 75 kWh electric motor (e-motor), which is housed in an all-new Modular Hybrid Transmission, to generate 697 Nm of torque and 281 PS.3
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Such effortless progression from a standing start means our customers can tow up to 3.5 tonnes4, carry up to 1-tonne payload5 and head off road2 with even more confidence.
The e-motor is powered by a 11.8 kWh (useable) lithium-ion traction battery, which we placed under the load box. Again, ‘no compromise’ was our mantra: to maximise load carrying and driving dynamics we adapted the suspension tuning to account for the new weight distribution.
Because Ranger is a such a versatile vehicle, we wanted to ensure enough electric-driving capability from the battery and e-motor for it to be used for urban driving, school drop-offs and the like. The PHEV can travel up to 43 km7 on a single charge — further than the daily needs of more than half of Ranger customers.8
And the cherry on the cake for us was equipping Ranger PHEV with Pro Power Onboard6. Whether camping with the family or having driven off road2 to a remote building site, Pro Power Onboard works off the 11.8 kWh battery to power everything from leisure equipment to heavy duty tools.
The PHEV is our most versatile pickup for work and play yet, with no compromises
Sometimes history repeats itself for the better — as we were in 1982, we are proud of engineering a more fuel-efficient Ranger. And I'm delighted to be presenting it to the world's media here in Iceland — where the sun doesn't set, just like on Ranger.
Kyle Shearer is the Segment Chief Engineer, Europe, for the Ford Ranger
1Based on S&P Global Mobility sales data 2024. Austria, Belgium, Britain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
2Always consult the Owner’s Manual before off-road driving, know your terrain and trail difficulty, and use appropriate safety gear.
3Horsepower and torque are independent attributes and may not be achieved simultaneously.
4When properly equipped. Max towing varies based on cargo, vehicle configuration, accessories and number of passengers.
5Max payload varies and is based on accessories and vehicle configuration. See label on doorjamb for carrying capacity of a specific vehicle. Always properly secure cargo.
6See Owner’s Manual for important operating instructions.
7Ford Ranger Plug-In Hybrid homologated CO2emissions 70-72 g/km WLTP, homologated fuel efficiency 3.1-3.2 l/100 km WLTP and pure electric driving range up to 43 km WLTP. The declared WLTP fuel/energy consumptions, CO2-emissions and electric range are determined according to the technical requirements and specifications of the European Regulations (EC) 715/2007 and (EU) 2017/1151 as last amended. The applied standard test procedures enable comparison between different vehicle types and different manufacturers. A range of up to 43 km can be achieved with a fully charged battery - depending on the existing series and battery configuration. The actual range may vary due to various factors (e.g. weather conditions, driving style, route profile, vehicle condition, age and condition of the lithium-ion battery).
8According to Ford research.
