--- title: "Will Ford bring a plug-in hybrid Ranger to the U.S.?" url: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/06/will-ford-bring-a-plug-in-hybrid-ranger-to-the-u-s/" publisher: "Pickup Truck + SUV Talk" content_signal: "search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=no" author: "Jill Ciminillo" published: "2023-06-08T14:32:48+00:00" modified: "2026-08-19T16:08:19+00:00" image: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2024-Ford-Ranger-NextGenRanger_XLT_Front3QTR_static-2.jpg" --- # Will Ford bring a plug-in hybrid Ranger to the U.S.? By Jill Ciminillo Published: 2023-06-08T14:32:48+00:00 Updated: 2026-08-19T16:08:19+00:00 ![Featured image]() We speculated [late last year]() that Ford Motor Co. might bring a plug-in hybrid electric version of the Ranger pickup to the U.S., and it was backed up by rumors from other publications. Imagine our surprise when the [2024 Ranger was revealed]() with nary a hybrid powertrain. However, the Australian publication Drive, [recently posted an article]() that brings the hybrid hope back to life. The publication says it has seen secret plans showing the option of a plug-in hybrid Ranger arriving in Australian showrooms sometime next year as a part of the 2024 model year updates. Yes, yes, we’ve already seen the 2024 U.S. spec Ranger – but remember, we’re a couple years behind the rest of the world as the current-gen Ranger has already been circulating elsewhere. Though the details haven’t been confirmed by Ford, Drive says the plug-in hybrid Ranger will be powered by a 2.3-liter turbo and combined with one or more electric motors. Furthermore, as the article points out, this engine is already available in the straight gas model coming to the U.S. in 2024. But what does all this have to do with the U.S.? Toward the middle of the article, Drive said it understands this plug-in hybrid Ranger will also be coming stateside. Perhaps the even bigger news is this: Drive says this powertrain will carry over into the Ford Bronco. All of this makes sense, as it will allow the Bronco to better compete with the Jeep Wrangler 4xe, and we expect the [2024 Jeep Gladiator]() might get the 4xe treatment. ## **The bottom line on a plug-in hybrid Ranger** To us, this is a no brainer. It helps Ford further its electrification goals while also allowing it to compete with plug-in hybrids from Jeep. The question is: If it’s coming to Australia in 2024, will we have to wait 3 years to see it in the U.S.? ## Related vehicle coverage - [2024 Ford Ranger]() ## Structured page information ~~~json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/06/will-ford-bring-a-plug-in-hybrid-ranger-to-the-u-s/#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/06/will-ford-bring-a-plug-in-hybrid-ranger-to-the-u-s/" }, "author": { "name": "Jill Ciminillo", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#/schema/person/17a307b2bd8654a0efc57d38f2e79df8" }, "headline": "Will Ford bring a plug-in hybrid Ranger to the U.S.?", "datePublished": "2023-06-08T14:32:48+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-08-19T16:08:19+00:00", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/06/will-ford-bring-a-plug-in-hybrid-ranger-to-the-u-s/" }, "wordCount": 327, "commentCount": 0, "publisher": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#organization" }, "image": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/06/will-ford-bring-a-plug-in-hybrid-ranger-to-the-u-s/#primaryimage" }, "thumbnailUrl": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2024-Ford-Ranger-NextGenRanger_XLT_Front3QTR_static-2.jpg", "keywords": [ "2024 Ford Ranger", "ford ranger", "Ford Ranger PHEV", "plug-in hybrid Ranger" ], "articleSection": [ "News" ], "inLanguage": "en-US", "potentialAction": [ { "@type": "CommentAction", "name": "Comment", "target": [ "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/06/will-ford-bring-a-plug-in-hybrid-ranger-to-the-u-s/#respond" ] } ] }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/06/will-ford-bring-a-plug-in-hybrid-ranger-to-the-u-s/", "url": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/06/will-ford-bring-a-plug-in-hybrid-ranger-to-the-u-s/", "name": "Will Ford bring a plug-in hybrid Ranger to the U.S.?", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#website" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/06/will-ford-bring-a-plug-in-hybrid-ranger-to-the-u-s/#primaryimage" }, "image": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/06/will-ford-bring-a-plug-in-hybrid-ranger-to-the-u-s/#primaryimage" }, "thumbnailUrl": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2024-Ford-Ranger-NextGenRanger_XLT_Front3QTR_static-2.jpg", "datePublished": "2023-06-08T14:32:48+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-08-19T16:08:19+00:00", "description": "We'd heard rumors of a plug-in hybrid Ford Ranger, but had our hopes dashed with the 2024 reveal. 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