PHEV Ranger

[Dr_Strangelove]

Anybody feel like going on a tangent?

So the PowerBoost - is it a true PHEV? My understanding was the P stood for Plug-In, and that PHEV vehicles could go a considerable distance on electric-only mode and have a separate charging port. Example is the Prius Prime, can go 40 miles on electric range alone before it goes hybrid.

Powerboosts seem to have a plug in the back so that they can power other things with the battery pack - but they don't seem to be able to draw power to charge themselves from that plug.

I looked on Powerboost forums and it seems to be full of owners complaining that they seem to never go anywhere on electric-only mode, and that the vehicle seems to behave more like a full Hybrid. The vehicle is classified as a Hybrid and not as a PHEV by google as well...

So if they made a Ranger PHEV that is a true plug-in, I'd be all over it. If it were just a Hybrid - then meh.

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[Jhbryaniv]

Anybody feel like going on a tangent?

So the PowerBoost - is it a true PHEV? My understanding was the P stood for Plug-In, and that PHEV vehicles could go a considerable distance on electric-only mode and have a separate charging port. Example is the Prius Prime, can go 40 miles on electric range alone before it goes hybrid.

Powerboosts seem to have a plug in the back so that they can power other things with the battery pack - but they don't seem to be able to draw power to charge themselves from that plug.

I looked on Powerboost forums and it seems to be full of owners complaining that they seem to never go anywhere on electric-only mode, and that the vehicle seems to behave more like a full Hybrid. The vehicle is classified as a Hybrid and not as a PHEV by google as well...

So if they made a Ranger PHEV that is a true plug-in, I'd be all over it. If it were just a Hybrid - then meh.

The f150 is just a giant truck with tiny little battery.

It is 2.4 kw battery, vs the lightning which is >90kw... And ~230 miles....

So, that means if the f150 had the same effeciency as the electric it could go ~5 miles on full electric.

Edit: and those numbers are considering you're driving miss daisy around town with an empty truck.

 

[mtbikernate]

Anybody feel like going on a tangent?

So the PowerBoost - is it a true PHEV? My understanding was the P stood for Plug-In, and that PHEV vehicles could go a considerable distance on electric-only mode and have a separate charging port. Example is the Prius Prime, can go 40 miles on electric range alone before it goes hybrid.

Powerboosts seem to have a plug in the back so that they can power other things with the battery pack - but they don't seem to be able to draw power to charge themselves from that plug.

I looked on Powerboost forums and it seems to be full of owners complaining that they seem to never go anywhere on electric-only mode, and that the vehicle seems to behave more like a full Hybrid. The vehicle is classified as a Hybrid and not as a PHEV by google as well...

So if they made a Ranger PHEV that is a true plug-in, I'd be all over it. If it were just a Hybrid - then meh.

my boss has a powerboost F150 and it might toodle around the parking lot on electric only, but that's the extent of it.

like you, my preference for a hybrid ranger would be PHEV, and not vanilla hybrid. Seems to me that hybrid tech is mature enough that any new hybrid should be PHEV nowadays.

 

[FoD]

The hardest thing for me will be parting with my current Ranger when I replace him with a PHEV. I never speak of it around him.

Dave, I think you should start working on those more important things. I'll never cave like Terry (@FoD)

Hmmm?, Yeah, but I didn't get rid of my truck either ?

...after taking the bed off as an excuse not to!!! ?

 

[AzureRanger]

Saw this on Ford Authority this morning....wasn't sure if it had already been shared.

https://fordauthority.com/2022/12/ford-ranger-electric-likely-coming-before-2030-report/

 

[AzScorpion]

Saw this on Ford Authority this morning....wasn't sure if it had already been shared.

https://fordauthority.com/2022/12/ford-ranger-electric-likely-coming-before-2030-report/

I had this thread going from last month so I merged them to keep all the info together.

 

[Stevedbvik1]

I had this thread going from last month so I merged them to keep all the info together.

There’s a link within that article to a possible 2025 Ranger PHEV that I hadn’t seen before ?

 

[AzScorpion]

There’s a link within that article to a possible 2025 Ranger PHEV that I hadn’t seen before ?

That's what I'm really hoping comes out, I want to make a decision soon as to what truck I'll be buying next. With all the delays and constraints it will most likely take a while once ordered and the PHEV Ranger is at the top of my list. But I won't wait years to get one as I want to retire soon and I want another truck for my last large business write off.

 

[Dr_Strangelove]

PHEV Ranger is confirmed for Australia, ladies and gents.

https://www.drive.com.au/news/2024-ford-ranger-phev-on-track-australia/

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