I had posted a similar thread (my thread). Maybe merge or delete one.

I wonder if we'll see a regular hybrid version, though.

PHEV Ranger’s primary market is Europe but will try in other markets like Australia and New Zealand. Currently, the price appears to be approximately USD$3,500 more than a comparable AWD 2.0 diesel, so slightly more expensive than the 3.0 Powerstroke. Looking more and more like the diesel replacement.   Its interesting that a few years ago, Ford seemed all in on rolling out the 2.3 PHEV in other vehicles in North America but now seems have  cooled on that idea.   Perhaps the affordable CE1 BEV pickup, SUV and Van are now seen as higher priority.

Correct and I’m reminded of Winston Churchill who once famously observed that Americans will always do the right thing, only after they have tried everything else.   and just my observation of Ford through the years…..   edit, If Ford didn’t care about Europe, it wouldn’t be injection billions into stabilise borrowings and restructure operations so fingers crossed, this leads to something better……  

Agree tariffs do not make much sense, which makes me wonder what’s really going on behind the scenes.  The fact that Tesla may benefit relative to other manufacturers is at least enough to raise questions.  Below from CNBC report, though this too could be biased to pump up Tesla stock.   “Put simply: "Tesla wins, Detroit bleeds," wrote Bernstein analyst Daniel Roeska in a Thursday note to clients.   Roeska called Tesla the "clear structural winner" of the policy, adding that it has a localized market share and is "better insulated" from trade risk. On the other hand, he said Ford and General Motors could see declines of up to 30% in earnings before interest and taxes this year.   "For everyone else, this is a margin reset and real drag on near-term earnings power," he said of companies besides Tesla.”

Which is not something he would normally do except as a short term threat just to prove he could do it hoping to spur more investment in US production.  He knows exactly what this will do to American companies in the interim.

https://fordauthority.com/2025/03/ford-ranger-phev-wont-be-offered-in-america-report/amp/

I would expect all brands to raise their prices in respo se but who really knows what will happen.   I agree this seems unlikely to be sustained.  But I’m going to start shopping in stock vehicles just to be safe.

I'll believe 25% across the board tariffs when I see it. Maybe for a short period of time but I'm skeptical of it being a permanent thing.

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2025/03/27/ford-ranger-pickup-sales-toyota-tacoma/82521315007/   According to the article we will likely see a conventional Ranger hybrid (maybe similar to F-150 Powerboost) or a Ranger EREV. I'm guessing we will more likely see a Ranger Powerboost since all the required tech is sitting on the shelf and would be easy to add to the Ranger. A Ranger EREV, IMO, would have to much overlap with the new midsize EV pickup coming out of the skunk works project. But I could be wrong because of my skepticism towards EREVs.