Good point often overlooked.   With lots of zero pollution zones in European cities, people might be charging their PHEVs but forced to run in charge sustain until they use the battery charge inside these zones and then return home with depleted battery. Using PHEVs that way could be normal in Europe and completely different to how say, American would use them..

Yes they do.  

This plan doesn't make any sense. As I mentioned in the OP, Ford doesn't have any shortage of engines. Unless of course, they plan to end engine production in Europe...

Gotcha.  I think they do.

Auto dimming mirrors, Homelink, panoramic tilt/open moonroofs, keypads (both B-pillar and adhesive) are disappearing from several models or migrating to higher trims. The more stuff they can remove, the fewer the recalls. Heckuva solution.

I think this is the unit they are looking at using for the EREV: https://www.mahle-powertrain.com/en/experience/mahle-compact-range-extender-engine/

Ford's flip-flopping continues lol.....     Ford announced that it would be ending its manufacturing operations in India back in 2021, after which it sold the the Sanand Assembly plant to Tata Motors, though it never found a buyer for the Chennai Assembly plant. A little over a year ago, The Blue Oval surprisingly announced that it would restart production there, but those plans were put on ice in February - and were once again allegedly threatened by tariffs mere weeks ago. However, it now seems as if Ford will be reviving its manufacturing operations in India soon, regardless.Ford Will Spend $370 Million On Engine Production In India According to Bloomberg, Ford now plans to invest 32.50 billion rupees ($370 million) in India, which will be used to retool the Maraimalai Nagar manufacturing site in the southern state of Tamil Nadu for production of  "high-end" engines. The plant will have an annual capacity of around 200,000 units, which will be built there but exported to other markets - though not the U.S. - which isn't surprising given the fact that India is currently dealing with a 50 percent tariff for goods exported to America.

Ram’s First-Ever SUV Is Coming — a Three-Row Family Hauler Due in 2028 - Autoblog Ram Wants To Build an SUV, Believe It or Not Ram's Ford Expedition Rival On Track For 2028 Debut   Automotive News reports that Antonio Filosa, the CEO of Stellantis, told Wall Street analysts that the automaker will soon bring an SUV to market. The on-sale date is targeted for 2028. It will arrive with a choice between a standard gas or a range-extended hybrid setup. Given that Dodge has a new Durango planned for 2029, we wouldn't be shocked to see these two SUVs share the same platform.     --   So it'll be a Ram SUV, not a Dodge one.  But Dodge also has a new Durango coming.   My guess is they'll make the Durango more sporty, allowing the Ram model to be a Wagoneer twin with more trucky styling.

I was thinking more the flat 4 design not necessarily an actual Porsche engine.  Doesn’t Subaru use flat 4s also?

That would be a waste of a sweet engine. I don't think an EREV needs anything that exotic.  Needs to be better than a noisy old Briggs & Stratton, but not quite up to Porsche qualities.