Forget the hype. The electric Ford Ranger isn’t coming anytime soon. If you were counting on one, put the pen down.
Ford said as much at the MY2025.5 Ranger launch. They are evaluating the idea. The math just doesn’t work right now. Battery tech is weak. Demand is low. The two don’t add up.
Mario Brandini, program director for the truck platform, spelled it out.
You could make it if the physics allowed the capability. They don’t.
He called it a “business equation.” Can the battery pull what the diesel does? Currently. No. It is the laws of physics working against them. Ford isn’t ignoring the future. They are looking at it. But they refuse to build a truck that fails in the dirt just because the badge is green.
Ambrose Henderson added another layer to the problem. Australia has terrible charging infrastructure for this type of user. Most EV sales here? Small SUVs. Commuters. People who plug in at home and don’t worry about towing a trailer up the Blue Mountains.
When you are towing 3.5 tonnes it’s not at that level yet.
That is the rub. We have headlines about EV surges. We see Teslas everywhere. But try finding a charger near a mine site. Good luck. Henderson points out the gap between what customers want (a new gadget) and what they need (reliable work tool). Ford is sticking to the needs.
Is this unique? No. Look around the Australian market. We have two actual electric utes out there right now.
- LDV eT60 selling slowly.
- KGM Musso EV built on a unibody frame, not a proper ladder frame.
There are rumors swirling elsewhere. A body-on-frame electric Toyota HiLux is almost here. MG plans a U9, but no launch date yet. Isuzu confirmed their D-Max EV two years ago. Still no release timing.
It seems everyone else is waiting on the tech just as hard as Ford. Maybe harder. Ford has the luxury of saying “not yet” without risking the entire Ranger legacy on a single, unproven battery pack.
So where does that leave you? Waiting.
Perhaps for a while. Or until physics gets an upgrade.
