Ford Ranger PHEV ute: Overtaken by China | Auto Expert John Cadogan

[@allenparsens5279]

The up side of having a battery half the size of the competition; is that the burn time is reduced, when the inevitable happens.

[@user-pp6kw6yl6z]

The inevitable? You just stay right there in the past pops.

[@unknownskyman2156]

Hahaha...true

[@Bigrig90]

Would probably burn due to the likely shit chemistry of the ranger batteries, but the blade batteries are good

[@iancarrington1967]

😂

[@iancarrington1967]

@@user-pp6kw6yl6z “ inevitable” is stretching it a little but not that much. Just one cell faulty or damaged and up she goes. The chances of a fire compared to a simple diesel is far higher, ask the owner of Luton Airport.

[@albinklein7680]

It really makes me sad that, at least since 20 years, there is not a single car on the market which I would even remotely want to buy.

[@maifantasia3650]

Interesting survey. Also interesting is that the majority of ute buyers in Thailand prefer turbo-charged diesels (often with a manual transmission), such as the Isuzu D-Max and Toyota Hilux.

[@schrenk-d]

They f'ing LOVE their 4JJ1's.

[@user-pp6kw6yl6z]

Yeah I can also imagine them dragging 3.5t caravans through the jungles too.

[@maifantasia3650]

@@user-pp6kw6yl6z - caravans? I've never seen one. We mainly use utes for their intended purpose, transportation of goods. Or, in the case of songthaews, people.

[@Bigrig90]

@@user-pp6kw6yl6z😂

[@pablomax9376]

To be honest, I plan to getting the new ranger PHEV. While not everyone enjoys me set of circumstances, for me, it's perfect. Front and rear diff locks. Check. Enough towing for what I do. Check. Looks good as well. I also have plenty of solar panels on my house with 50kw of battery storage and live only 15km from work. I can use battery only for my daily commute and an ICE when I actually need to drive somewhere. It's great.

[@nicholasmatthews5989]

The devil is in the detail. As you have mentioned, although the Shark 6 has longer electric range it misses out on the usual 4x4 features like a locking differential or four-wheel-high and four-wheel-low modes (my understanding is that the Range PHEV petrol motor can drive all four wheels, whilst the Shark 6 petrol motor only can drive the front wheels not the rear wheels). The petrol engine in the Shark is a 1.5-litre four-cylinder turbo petrol (135kW and 260Nm), whilst the Ranger PHEV is powered by a 2.3-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine (wonder if it will be around about 222kW and 452Nm). For me if I was looking at buying a ute PHEV, I be okay with the Ranger, with the stated 11.8kWh battery which would be okay for when camping or needing the air-con going at times when parked without the need to have the engine running (set-up a camp bed in the rear seats if the weather is too hot). Cheers.

[@theairstig9164]

I’m not making a prediction. There is a risk that you are buying an orphan - for two reasons. 1) the 2.3 eco shit is not sold in any other current model … mustang sales don’t count 2) BYD have already sold out for the next year and Ford may actually walk away from Australia if the legislation remains n place

[@earthb67]

'Sorting things out at MENSA'! Sprayed my drink there, so my keyboard hates you JC!

[@Oosh21]

Compliance car vs. real product.

[@phprofYT]

BYD is a time bomb of thermal energy.

[@theairstig9164]

Number of BYD fires in Australia?

[@michaelchaplin6489]

And I still will keep the SS Ute.

[@Roulandus-le-Fartere]

Your V8 makes Albo, Chris, and Penny sad. 😢

[@user-gil-e]

I visited a Ford dealership recently and checked their website. The only passenger car they sell is the Mustang. No sedans, hatches or wagons.

[@theairstig9164]

GM exited the entire RHD market after the last commodore was a rebadged Opel insignia. Opel got sold to what is now Stellantis. Ford didn’t stop making sedans and wagons because taxi drivers no longer wanted them. They stopped because there was more profit in something else. They painted themselves in to a corner. Meanwhile BYD, MG and Nissan created a new corner for electric vehicles and painted themselves in to that neatly

[@richardwalsh5570]

Beautiful piece of work John, possibly your best 😂

[@ACTConcreteCutting]

Did I miss something, or did the recent NSW power brownout 'advice' mention not to charge, along with your air-con, your EV?

[@Robert-cu9bm]

They don't want the average person having mobility. They're all pushing towards 15 min cities

[@kadmow]

I've been doing my part - soaking up all the Solar power I possibly can by running the AC all day long - no grid instability coming off my solar installation..

[@yukionna1649]

Bidirectional charging from electric vehicles can actually help the grid in these situations, it's only just been made possible due to Australian regulations, but once more widespread the batteries in the cars (which for every car other than the Ranger PHEV are between two and ten times the size of a home battery) can be used to feed into the grid at any time to provide the power that is not able to be supplied

[@benjionetwo]

It's ok. New windy mills and solar will fix it. 😂😂😂

[@hoyks1]

@@yukionna1649 Red card. Unwarranted use of facts.

[@AnarchyEnsues]

id buy a byd...

[@rustykilt]

PHEV UTES in the US are piling up in dealerships as no-one wants them and the issues they have.

[@liberty0758]

Everything is piling up in US dealerships.

[@CulinaryCruiseClub]

Everything is piling up everywhere. Australian new car sales are down 11% from last year, which wasn't the best year at that. Look how many cars are for sale on carsales and Facebook, so many cars with price drops continuously over the past 6 months without selling. It's a great time to buy if you can afford it.

[@stuartmarshall7099]

All vehicles are piling up in the US. Just look at Chrysler/Jeep

[@rustykilt]

@@CulinaryCruiseClub They are building cars we dont want. Overpriced, unreliable, high maintenance and underperforming...

[@gtpumps]

Every Ranger owner is an aspirational off roader lol.

[@blitzdiesel1870]

I ordered one on launch night,the fbt deal made it a no brainer.I’m not expecting an off-road weapon but hope its a nice run around Ute.im still keeping the ranger and the mighty v8 y62 patrol.

[@nicholasmatthews5989]

NVES (New Vehicle Efficiency Standard) = Albo + Bowen = CARBON TAX. Whilst we in Australia are advised to switch off a 12 watt light bulb to avoid a blackout, China is rapidly building two coal fired power stations each week (about one hundred per year) to enable them to build a BYD Shark 6 and full EVs to supply to Australia at a good price to help Albo + Bowen meet their carbon reduction ambitions (is this collusion with China?).

[@theairstig9164]

Bit of a long bow. China are building coal fired power stations because they have just under a billion people 20% of whom scratch in the dirt for a living and go home to houses illuminated without grid electricity. Let that sink in. 170M people without mains power at home

[@davidhancock91]

Like the Mitsubishi plugin in with the ad at Ayres Rock where there are no chargers

[@stuartmarshall7099]

It's an ad

[@tonymaiorano2749]

​@@stuartmarshall7099and a misleading ad.

[@NomenClature-o8s]

Nice, they are advertising something a vehicle can’t do.

[@Roulandus-le-Fartere]

ACCC loves that stuff. A single Mitsubishi owner will keep them in the High Court for six months.

[@petermills1402]

I see a major advantage of the Ford over the BYD. In 4WD and up steep hills where huge torque is available at the rear wheels where most of the traction is required to ascend that evil hill the Ranger will have low range combined with the electric and ice motor in the drive train. The BYD will only ever have about 50% of its available electric motor torque available at the rear wheels as the front elec motor 'and' the ice engine torque is only available at the front axle (zilch mechanical connection front to rear). A BYD will have to blast at vehicle breaking speed up that steep hill to make it. This really IS important to many drivers of 4WD utes out there just to do simple things like access into a campsite in an offroad situation for example. Many will be suspicious of the offroad 'overall' capability of the BYD with maybe only/ever having 70-80kW available at the back wheels with no lower gearing. We need to see the BYD load up with decent camping gear and actually ascend/descend Billy Goats Bluff track in the Victorian Alps....we wait and see.

[@peted3637]

The flip side to the smaller battery is that it'll be going from 100% to 0% way more often than is healthy for it to do. Expect to replace it sooner rather than later.

[@PlumbBob-FGX]

Blackout Bowen probably forgot all the dual cab owners will going to the polls too

[@theairstig9164]

Voting the government out is unrelated to rolling back the legislation. I’d argue that the government is more likely to be returned if they roll back this CAFE legislation before the polls

[@dorstefan]

Did anybody voted for these policies?

[@stuartmarshall7099]

Yes!

[@blackscotydog]

PHEV Edsel......And I drive a 17yo Ranger in Meraca...Its 4.0 liter six and 5 speed manual gets same mpg as 2024 2.3 turbo Ranger .....So Eat Me.

[@iancarrington1967]

Plug ins only make sense if you can and do charge it at home, the battery gives decent all electric range , and you do regular city type driving . Once the battery is used, along with electric motor, it’s dead weight.

[@mitchelljack1590]

The battery is never ‘used’ unless you run out of petrol

[@Mike-xh2gm]

Ford are about to be given a hard reality check on this model , BYD if anything is going to change the future for EV/ hybrid ute design, and to be honest the car market as a whole is about to go over a cliff. So many brands about to go Bow-Bow !!

[@Roulandus-le-Fartere]

Once Trump sorts the tariff, subsidy, and currency manipulation advantage that China enjoys, and Albo has retired to the beach with his Coastie squeeze after the next election, BYD's business model and real product costs will be exposed to reality.

[@Mike-xh2gm]

Btw, was meaning to ask john , has Kia revised the HOMER ute is it getting an engine upgrade for the Aussie market ?

[@GuitarsRockForever]

Not sure about everyone else, I would still say ford may have slightly better build quality than byd. But I wouldn't buy either anyway.

[@Robert-cu9bm]

Tbh, the build quality of modern vehicles isn't anything like it used to be. And the Chinese have been getting better every year.

[@carholic-sz3qv]

the only advantage of the byd is more electric range, the ford is way better offroad, can tow significantly way more and is overall a much better vehicle tbh! byd should have used a diesel engine to actually enhance the fuel efficiency.

[@user-pp6kw6yl6z]

What would make you say this? I'm not challenging by the way I've just got limited insight in to byd and have ordered a shark. I see a variety of complaints about rangers but its also a top selling vehicle in aus so more vehicles sold = more problems. Of course the fierce defenders of Toyota won't agree with that.

[@dn059]

Ford's build quality is almost certainly worse than BYD. Ford is up there with recalls world wide so them releasing theyr first ever phev ute is almost guaranteed to have a large number of issues

[@greatwhite1958]

I doubt if the ford is better built at all, it will be the usual poorly engineered sh!tbox ford.

[@zonavarbondagoo4074]

Those cicadas love you John. 8-)

[@goobanet]

Yes, but Fords have a reputation. I mean, surely BYD has superior spyware built in too.

[@badimpulses17]

You Australians aren't that important, all you talk about is kangaroos and wombats. Why would an advance country want to spy on a bunch of hillbillies.

[@user-pp6kw6yl6z]

Yes Ford has a reputation, it's only a 'good' reputation to some people. Certainly not to me. Byd has been around a long time, just new to aus to spy on you while you touch yourself.

[@ozyrob1]

These will sell like white wine at Oktoberfest.

[@Bigrig90]

😂😂😂

[@X2X011]

Nar im good, I'm gonna stay with my dpf free diesel 👌

[@user-pp6kw6yl6z]

Not a bad thing, even better if pre commonrail so it's mostly mechanical. If I could buy a new GQ or 80 series today...

[@thatdave86]

John ,search out the story about the Ram 1500 and what it can legally tow and be legal for Axel weight limits !

[@graemeottey]

I’m sure the Stormtrak will come with all the bells and whistles (and gold plated banjo cases).

[@bomberaustychunksbruv4119]

BYD dealer is huge here in Albany WA. I see the vehicles all the time on my 60km commute, getting very popular.

[@Beanerds]

Same here in Rockingham , seeing more and more on my commute to Henderson daily .

[@kryts27]

You'll love it until it's battery mysteriously dies one day and BYD will not lift a finger to help you;BYD- Burn Your Dollars.

[@carholic-sz3qv]

@@kryts27 people are really dumb! the BYD is not even close to the capabilities of the Ford, when the battery is depleted it uses significantly more fuel and they should have actually used a diesel instead of a tiny petrol one.

[@dchubworldsharenetwork]

Not only that, but the durability is also not top rank. China adds a lot of fancy electronic to cars (multiple screens, etc.), so that you forget about durability. It's also logical that you have to pay for quality, nothing is free. Make slightly lower quality metal parts for the chassis... and per thousand cars you save on metal for example to make 2 cars that is 👍 Will the public notice? Absolutely not. The car will last ex. 4 years, for some more and for some less, depending on driving style. What will be covered by the warranty and what will not be covered is again a good question. The fact that in one video the mechanic was twisting the arm supports in China with pliers means not top quality at all 🤣 When you see a video when the front wheels lift for 30 cm, and when it hits the ground, the front arm breaks off while driving only 1 mph... that's not very good. Will this happen to everyone? Definitely not!! Is it possible that this will happen to someone? Yes, it is much more likely to happen here than with a car from any other well-known brand. Famous brands go through a lot of tests, a lot of safety tests, dynamic tests, etc. before the car goes on the production line and then even after. Who pays for this? You who else. 😂 That is why the price of the car is also higher. Is the car safer? Of course. Does the public care about that? Definitely not!! 👇 What they care about is the price, and that China has cheaper cars. For a Chinese brand, these tests do not happen. Maybe a few very important tests.... The salary in China is ridiculously low and some people don't get paid for months. Some of the parts that were later used in the car were made by 16 year old (maybe even younger) kids for a salary that is not worth mentioning. Parts such as switches, etc. As always, each company makes certain products for other companies. In the end, of course the price of the car will be cheaper compared to the US/EU. It is not rocket science. 🙂

[@Beanerds]

@@kryts27 Do you realise that all EV batteries are made by Chinese factories ? , yes there are a few in Europe and USA but they all use Chinese components and designs .

[@marklittle3551]

Brownout sounds better IMO.

[@seaeagles6025]

Thanks John for this Video. Always informative with a touch of funny One-Liners.

[@TheInvoice123]

Can't we claim the starter battery is in regenerative mode all the time

[@AnneMickelson-w4m]

Gist is pronounced 'jist', Dude. ✊

[@navinda88]

You don't see the market ford is targeting, A family who commutes to work (which is mostly close by), tows occasionally and off-roads occasionally, would definitely buy this PHEV as it offers so much versatility. If ford brings this for the Everest, these will sell like hot cakes! Who would want the issues arising from a diesel traveling short trips compared to a feul efficient, off-road capable, great towing SUV. And currently, there is no one offering PHEV for off-road that have a reputable name. Think about it!

[@stuartmarshall7099]

Lot's of fleet sales I'd imagine

[@csjrogerson2377]

Have you been taking illegal drugs again and then in a hallucinatory state fallen out of a 3rd floor window onto your head?

[@peterwest5661]

The battery has at best 40km then you are towing with a 2.3lt turbo petrol engine. Great towing if you have a shopping trolley behind you. Better buy a longer extension cord.

[@AndyRRR0791]

Yeah, but what about the weight of the PHEV Ranger vs Shark - 700kg between them...?

[@janfrosty3392]

I do not give a rat’s arse about plugin ranger, but I like to listen to Mr. J.C.’s presentation on this topic.

[@simonj6117]

Will it be eligible for PHEV FBT discount before it ends? If so, I would imagine there will be a heap on salary sacrifice.

[@alistairogden2336]

Question….. will the power on board work when the Ranger is being driven?

[@GingerNinja68]

My vote would be the Toyota Tacoma trailhunter. Knock out midsize pickup

[@stevenalexander403]

In my opinion PHEV's are the perfect transition to electrification, and most people are not interested in full electrification yet, the battery technology isn't there yet, the infrastructure isn't there yet, there's also of course range anxiety to consider not to mention battery degradation and the issues associated with that, and most EV buyers don't even consider the consequences after a few years of ownership. As for Ford, or the Ranger Company as I call it, they can join the ranks of the arrogant Toyota brand because these two marques are somewhat responsible for enormously hiking commercial new car prices on their agricultural trucks and ripping off the consumer like no one else before. Ford needs to stop smoking the whacky-tabacky with this all new substandard PHEV truck, shame on them for fooling Aussies that we all need "expensive and impractical" trucks in our lives...it seems we're heading down the path of the US now. I'd like a ute too but it's not practical for me, and if a humble and reputable brand that doesn't have a history of overcharging consumers were to release a PHEV ute I might just consider it...are you listening to me Mitsubishi?? I'm not a fan of Chinese slave labour built vehicles myself but these manufacturers have learned "a lot" from legacy brands and they have a huge advantage on price alone, although we don't know what the reliability or longevity these vehicles will have, most people are price driven anyway, and for the Ranger Company being so conceited to think that they can bring this underdone vehicle into the Aussie market with the anticipation that we'll lap them up and pay an enormous premium..."tellem they're joking" Ranger Company can expect the same fate that the cultist known as Elon Trump ( or whatever ) is experiencing with his overrated and defective EV's that are sitting unsold on their thousands. That's my rant for today

[@stuartmarshall7099]

Battery tech is there. Infrastructure isn't.

[@donktec]

Dude there is no slave labour in China, but the US on the other hand…

[@llpqazz]

@@stuartmarshall7099 energy density is not there yet. Still very heavy for the kWh you can get from the battery

[@chrishewitt1165]

As an ex submariner I like the ice/electric idea in general. Im not sure it's a great idea for tradies who are rushing from place to place. I hear time is money for businesses. As for off road. LMAO

[@Robert-cu9bm]

But it's handy for the ones carrying intercontinental ballistic missile.

[@lunsmann]

@@Robert-cu9bm - boomers run on nuclear reactor electricity. Diesel electric boats are more local in focus.

[@llpqazz]

The ranger and byd have two different philosophies. The byd is electric first / ICE second. The ranger is ICE first electric second. Ranger is far more capable off road due to normal low range transfer case and diff locks. I assume it will also be lighter as well due to half the battery. Byd lacks low range and diff locks and has a lower payload than the ranger. Choosing one or the other comes down to your individual priorities. the additional clutch in the ranger phev - one more thing to fail.

[@darylcheshire1618]

First Jaguar and now Ford now has JC gagging in every episode

[@NomenClature-o8s]

The Jag CEO has been gagging for years.

[@cameronmartin931]

BYD already have a 3.5 tonne tow version in development, that's going to make Ford sad. To be fair the Ecoboost 2.3 has been used in the US Ranger since 2019.

[@theairstig9164]

With an attendant list of engine failures. Start with the KZbin channel “I do cars”

[@pschofie]

Hey John, you’re not really comparing apples with apples. The BYD is like a diesel electric locomotive. The combustion engine just runs a generator so you’re always driving on electric power. The problem is the generator is nowhere near 170 kW capacity of the electric motors, so if the battery goes flat, the vehicle is effectively in limp mode And will not have anywhere near the 170 kW rated power. The ranger on on the other hand is a proper hybrid. The combustion engine drives a traditional drivetrain and is augmented by the electric motor. I would take the Ranger any day over the BYD, hope this helps clarify how these things work.

[@AutoExpertJC]

Dude, the combustion engine also drives the wheels, just like a Mitsubishi PHEV.

[@pschofie]

@ no John it does not the BYD is a petrol motor that only drives a generator

[@pschofie]

Here you go Unlike traditional diesel utes, the 2025 BYD Shark 6 plug-in hybrid ute features electric motors on each axle, a petrol engine as a generator, and lacks low-range gearing and diff locks

[@AutoExpertJC]

Dude, it does. Over 70km/h an automated clutch joins the ICE engine to the front transaxle. Electric powertrain is 170kW max. Total system power is 321kW. That's how this works.

[@sladewilson2379]

@pschofie Walk away from this mate... your wrong.....

[@kevinbarry71]

Somehow, I just don't see the average Ranger customer knowing or caring about the relative EV range of his new personality expression. I'm sure the Chinese competition will be of the very highest quality.

[@waldemarii]

Are you filming this middle of the night? Or is mic broken?

[@kajak012]

well said sir!

[@samwalker6268]

Sadly the Ranger PHEV comes way too late with the FBT exemption wrapping up in just under 5 months. Would have been a hot seller otherwise. What a shame.

[@martinavery3979]

Average buyer probably flies (business class) for anything over 30km. Green PS I know of some buildings in Scandinavia where charging is banned due to safety concerns

[@michaelmcloughlin3733]

Am I missing something here? I got the impression the BYD petrol engine was a generator when needed not driving the car. Is this the case? Is this the same for the Ford?

[@llpqazz]

They are two different philosophies. Byd prioritises electric motors with the ICE assisting drive above 70kmh but otherwise only used as a generator. Ranger is ICE first with electric motor assist. There is no right answer both have pros cons. Selection will depend on what your priorities are (and $$)

[@schrenk-d]

If I was a head honcho at Ford... I'd be shitting myself. Then I'd be embarrassed. Partly because I have shat myself. But then because the company I run has sat on their arses for a decade at least on this and never saw the commercial threat coming from China when it was FUCKING PLAIN TO SEE FROM A MILE AWAY!

[@carholic-sz3qv]

what a lame joke! the ford phev is a much more capaböle vehicle compared to the BYD from offroad to towing and much more! the BYD is only good for light duty daily use in cities. Ford can very easily make a totally different truck powertrain setup.

[@schrenk-d]

@@carholic-sz3qv "what a lame joke!" ----- Oh this will be good. ------------------------------ "the ford phev is a much more capaböle vehicle compared to the BYD from offroad to towing" ----- Strange way to spell capable. Again. Almost no one takes their Ranger off-road. And towing 3.5t in a 2t ute, while technically feasible, is impractical, and monumentally stupid. BYD certainly seems capable enough off-road from the testing I have seen. ------------------------------ "and much more!" ----- Like what? ------------------------------ "the BYD is only good for light duty daily use in cities." ----- 790 KG in the tub is a bit more than light duty. I'd wager most tradies won't reach that limit easily. ------------------------------ "Ford can very easily make a totally different truck powertrain setup." ----- Then why hasn't it? Considering that the Shark has already taken a pretty solid order book in the first month, tells us that BYD has indeed found a market other brands have been sitting on for a while. Early days yet. But I'd wager they'll be in the top 5 for ute sales easy this time next year. ------------------------------

[@llpqazz]

@@schrenk-d the byd shark does not have low range or diff locks. That’s a big deal off road. 790kg is the total payload not just the tray. Once you add bull bar and four people you have lost a further 300kg from your payload. Not to mention the shark is heavy at 2.7t kerb weight. That’s about 500-600kg more than normal utes.

[@schrenk-d]

@@llpqazz "the byd shark does not have low range" ---- It doesn't have it because it doesn't need it. It actually doesn't even have a gearbox. ------------------------ "or diff locks" ---- It uses other systems. Not quite as effective as diff locks. But again. 1 out of 10 Ranger drivers ever go off-road. If you are serious about going off-road. Go buy the ranger. Then again, i]f I needed something to go serious off-road. I wouldn't get a modern ute. I'd stick to a tried and true GQ/GU. ------------------------ "790kg is the total payload not just the tray." ---- Yeah true. Again. If you need that 200 odd kg of luggage or tools etc. Go get something else. ------------------------ What I think you'll find is that the Shark falls well within the parameters of around 80% of the markets requirements. Still seems like Ford, Toyota etc. have dropped the ball.

[@peterwest5661]

​@@carholic-sz3qv Then why did they make such a crap one?

[@davidpurser6566]

John, You are missing the point, both these batteries will run very quick when towing, then what are you left with? BYD … a 1.5 litre range extender engine (not directly connected to the drive train) Ford … a 2.3 turbo engine directly connected to the drive train … happy days Ford use this smaller battery as a drive train “super charger” a performance benefit, plus ford pro power on board (off grid camping) and ticking govt boxes. Any benefit for diving to the shops … people are buying Toyota Rav4s

[@seaeagles6025]

Thanks for showing this Video John, always informative with a touch of very funny One-Liners.

[@operation4wheelz]

In fairness, the BYDs practical numbers are pathetic compared to the conventional Ute market.

[@theairstig9164]

You don’t buy it for those numbers

[@operation4wheelz]

@ clearly! You can even put bar on it and not be over the front axle weight

[@zakuraayame5091]

I had a nostalgia based joke fill in at the beginning based on the adults without self-control ... like Rush Limbaugh; putting the 'Oxy' back in cotton. Yeah, not spelled that way, but phonetically ... have a blessed day, whatever that means to you!

[@davidhancock91]

No one wants to plug in and fuel up. That’s why HEVs are outselling BEVs 2 to 1. And Toyota and Ford diesels leave anything even slightly electric, in the dust. People don’t want em. So there will be some governments changing their eV policies, if they don’t want to send every Auto manufacturer broke.

[@albinklein7680]

A plug in Hybrid would be absolutely perfect as a daily driver for me. Too bad there aren't any models which I would like.

[@richardblake9656]

The auto makers here in Europe have also had their nuts put in the press with the 15k fine per vehicle they don't sell under 20% electric. The Germans are already on strike due to the potential job losses and the factory in the UK is closing.

[@paulbarry1044]

And the smart manufacturer,will sit back,watch the others make the mistakes,and then lead the market in sales, as they have done for decades...

[@kaindog1007]

Call me old fashioned but I’m keeping my T Model.

[@PlumbBob-FGX]

All these plug in hybrids could change the Hook Up Culture.

[@markjennings2315]

Why don’t they make DHEV? All only PHEV?

[@Janne-o2i]

Many buyers of Chinese EV:s might have a brisk wake up call. Chinese customers have started to complain a lot oabout sub par quality from their manufacturers. They are all bling but no substance. Now if you lease a car this wont affect the customer in the short term but at some point it will...

[@theairstig9164]

Examples please

[@MrLunithy]

Fixed Or Recharged Daily.

[@Eric_412]

Mr Lunithy, I see what you did there 👍😁

[@maifantasia3650]

Found On Road Discharged.

[@Eric_412]

@@maifantasia3650 😂😂😂😂😂

[@dn059]

Id buy a chinese car before i bought a ford any day of the week. Fords utes look good..but thats where it ends

[@mrkring1526]

My condolences. Chinese cars are embarrassing along with the CCP support would never see me buying a mobile spyware shit box

[@russellherrmann6748]

why did we end up with a woke government

[@stuartmarshall7099]

Cause the last Govt keep stealing our money for themselves.

[@ozyrob1]

@@russellherrmann6748 Australia voted for it. I sucks when your team loses. As much as I dislike this government I can't support a government with these absurd ideas of building a ton of nuclear power plants. If they canned that expensive silliness I'd give the opposition a tick.

[@RedneckSpaceman]

Not me! When EVs can be powered by batteries the size of Motorcycle Batteries, have a range of over 300 miles and can be charged in less than 5 minutes..then maybe I'll check one out!! Fact is, the technology to make EVs practical doesn't exist yet. I have a 2017 F150 XL STX 2.7 EcoBoost. 2x4. So far so good!! I get Compliments all the time! "Wow!! It almost looks new"

[@jimmymossy2117]

Most people will take your view on it John, and I encourage it! However I'm not sure people realise that the motor in the Ranger PHEV is the 2.3l TurboCharged Petrol, same engine in the Top of the line VW Amarok that is sold as a premium option over the Diesel. So if you want to get away from Diesel and future AdBlue, DPF issues etc... then its a nice option to get the petrol. I see it as a Bonus, that you can plug it in a do 45klm a charge, that will do me to and from work. Then I have the petrol motor which has more power than the V6 Diesel and not even comparable to the BYD motor. BYD has a bigger battery, better range and more powerful electric motors, but a crappy small Combustion engine. Ranger has a better combustion Engine and smaller battery which i just see as a bonus. When both vehicles batteries are depleted (although we know they charge from the motor anyway and still provide some assistance), and its running mostly on combustion motor, i'd rather have the better petrol motor (222kw power), vs V6 Diesel (184kw power) and BYD engine (134kw power). I hope Ford does listen to everyone and drops the price as you said by $30k to compete with BYD, keep putting out your videos John telling Ford they don't know what they are doing, much appreciated! :-)

[@kadmow]

- km does it without the 'l'.. Nice point, so this PHEV is the "flagship model ( sub raptor ) - AWD with an additional ~75kW (not 75klW ) Petrol vs Diesel - advantage is Snappy performance and a much higher redline (more power with less torque).

[@jimmymossy2117]

​@@kadmow where did I put klw?

[@yukionna1649]

The Shark 6 engine is primarily a generator, the two electric motors alone can provide up to 321kw of power and the petrol motor is primarily used to generate electricity to charge the battery while driving longer distances.

[@carholic-sz3qv]

the Ford is setup as an actual proper truck and can still perform way better than the BYD even when the battery is low, the ford tows more, better offrad capable and much more! who buys trucks to use only in cities.

[@AutoExpertJC]

@kadmow - pretty sure that's incorrect.

[@NcikTrunbull-v1q]

heavier than traditional cars, more environmentally detriment, battery’s are more expensive to recycle than engines, more dangerous to try and recycle than engines, uses the same fuel only with extra steps, the ship that transports the material for the battery uses crude oil or natural gas to get across the world it goes to china then japan then goes back across the world to whoever bought it, uses brakes faster, wears wheel bearings and rotors…etc etc, costing more to the environment. a well built maintained engine will outlast any ev battery. and every instance that they compare two vehicles it’s always in their favor because they pick the best ev and they pick the worst gasoline car not an economy car that is better for the environment. it’s all a scam and so is the governments assistance to these gullible people.

[@airforceone6523]

All those times dealers up marking their prices. This is payback. Cheaper alternatives, which will lower the cost of their prices.

[@justinrice8509]

If I was a car maker.I would get together, with other car makers. And tell the gov. We are saying good bye to Australia.If you don't back down!

[@scottcox8559]

At least the CCP can't listen in to your conversation and remotely shut down your car.

[@AutoExpertJC]

Google's already listening, and this shutdown is a fantasy...

[@777Biggens]

These four below bot comments from hot girls, on every video, seem a bit sus duudeeee

[@AutoExpertJC]

Russian bots...

[@mrplow7517]

​@@AutoExpertJC How much did you pay Russia for that lol

[@MicMc539]

@@AutoExpertJC Comrade?

[@777Biggens]

@@AutoExpertJC Lucky they use a VPN dude, the perfect crime

the plugin is giving you more parking spaces - LOL

[@bobbritten5673]

Thay are all dreaming ????

[@oneeleven9832]

If you like cars & are just leaving school join a Restomod company your job options will explode over the next decade. If you own a Restomod company look for bigger premises your orders are gonna explode.

[@phprofYT]

NORDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!

[@RobertSmith-di5ll]

The blurb is such hopeful idiocy- tow an ice cream and I fear that the range may be halved

[@malcolmduncan3047]

Cynical Ford effort to comply with new corporate emission standard.

[@brianhoward9217]

I'd love someone to explain to me why on earth ANYONE is bothering with ANY "plug in" hybrids. Maybe I'm missing something (probable) but surely a full blown HYBRID - a pure HYBRID - would tick many more boxes than some damn inconvenience you need to 'plug in' each night? Please explain Pauline . . .

[@stuartmarshall7099]

Price at the bowser

[@hoyks1]

The fact you can put your own electrons in it and not pay for fuel?

[@Mikky-The-Hat]

A standard hybrid is just a combustion engine with some help from a small electric motor and battery to harness the energy lost braking and provide some assistance when accelerating again. You’re paying a lot of extra money for a bit better fuel economy. Sometimes quite a bit better but not when you’re trying to push a 2.5t brick through the air. Conversely a plug in hybrid like the Shark has all the advantages of an electric car. It can be run purely on the electric motors for up to 100km in complete silence. The average trip is 33km so you can plug in every few days, possibly even charging for free from solar and never use any fuel. If you need to go further, the petrol engine works like a generator providing electricity to the electric motors and is still incredibly quiet and refined. Oh and it has 430 horsepower and tons of torque!

[@philhealey4443]

Well if it had a proper Diesel engine, but no, they give you a wailing thirsty Atkinson cycle tiny turbocharged petrol engine and the hybrid function is fairly useless if you drive with anticipation and rarely need to brake. Usually there is 0.0005mm of accelerator pedal hysteresis travel between acceleration and regenerative braking so coasting up to traffic lights is a rarely achieved skill.

[@mitchelljack1590]

Ford have been well overcharging for the Ranger for at least 10 years

[@NomenClature-o8s]

So if your EV runs out of electricity way off-road…don’t worry, your friend can bring you a 5 gallon can of electricity.

[@parasinthephilippines]

Total ludite here. Saw reference to synthetic fuel which apparently 86% of cars on the road today are capable of running on. My question is why it's hardly mentioned even if only as a convenient stop gap until suchtime as battery technology can get up to speed. And would satisfy the green goons.

[@mikelastname]

The problem we are trying to solve is not burning oil, per se, it is releasing CO2 into the atmosphere, and burning synthetic fuels in a "conventional" ICE may also do that. There is some wiggle room with biodiesel in that it releases only the amount of CO2 that it absorbed during growth so is nominally a net zero fuel.

[@kadmow]

@@mikelastname - rething that CO2 equation - Synthetic Fuels with Atmospheric capture is the same as Bio Diesel using a factory instead of a Plant... NB. NOx is the visible component in vehicle combustion It is present even in synthetic combustion - thankfully 3 way catalytic converters work well and help reduce that too......

[@rattusfinkus]

Synthetic fuels cost a bomb and there is no way enough feedstock to make biodiesel without chopping down more rainforests.

[@user-pp6kw6yl6z]

I will say, PHEVs are available now to buy, synthetic fuel is like hydrogen vehicles in that its only a dream at the moment as a day to day vehicle. I'm not against synthetic fuel by the way it's just not easily obtainable.

[@stuartmarshall7099]

You still have to burn synthetic fuels which equals emissions

[@chrism4096]

John Do you see the hypocrisy in the comments on data gathering? Reckon google just takes a punt at which ads it throws at your content to support your channel? 😂

[@julesmarwell8023]

But is it as good as A BURN YOUR DRIVEWAY ???

[@grantleyhughes]

I still can't understand Ford canning the Fiesta and Focus. There's nothing in their lineup for me. For the price of a Mustang I can get a really nice and far better used AMG.

[@MrButtonpresser]

45km? What does that get you in the real world? Why bother with a PHEV at all?

[@Robert-cu9bm]

It gets you just shy of 30 miles

[@stevo184]

You don't with the Ford. It's their pathetic token gesture to avoid co2 fines.

[@rattusfinkus]

PHEVs are a waste of time, wait for the EV utes coming in 2025, I am looking at the Riddara Horizon

[@carholic-sz3qv]

its a total joke! who byes a truck to just use in the city!? also the ford is much better offroad, can tow ,more and litteraly better overall.

[@peejayem4700]

⁠​⁠@@carholic-sz3qvwho buys a truck just to use in the city - have you seen the cities??? Recreational 4WD’s of all flavours are like fashion accessories most of which never see a dirt road

[@davidhancock91]

Why?

[@paulwilson7622]

How much less (or more) cargo/towing capacity, can this woeful ute carry?. By the sound of it, a lot less, due to the extra mass of an additional battery and electric motor. This sounds like the booby prize of utes!

[@davidthomson4716]

Rabbit out of a hat or a hair out of their arse.

[@Dazza-u4c]

Trump is going to roll back the EV crap in the states, sounds like Germany is going to do the same. We just need the next government here to follow suit after the current dickheads are ousted .

[@jasonmitchell7243]

But hasn't he brought Musk into the fold?

[@Janne-o2i]

It really doesn't help the US manufacturers. They will all be affected negatively. Also there is no tariff that can save a car brand that have poor quality paired with crazy high prices. The entire car industry misses the goal by miles. Who want's and needs a truck for >80 000 US dollars? The last 5 years prices all over the bord has gone up silly and with that the quality down.

[@pete5044]

I wouldn’t speculate what Trump will or wont do

[@mrkring1526]

​@@pete5044why not? He's done more than the previous idiots

[@warrenjohnknight.9831]

At 68 I will not be purchasing any new vehicles, 😮😮.thankfully so as mostly aren't worth throwing money away, I feel sad for the younger blokes as they're be in for a shit box's of the future century 😢 😞 😔.

[@williambright5052]

So when are the Federal MP's going to be driving or driven in a full electric car that in the time they use it, the production plus usage green house gases created are less than 50% of those of the smallest petrol only car for sale in the world brand new on January 1 2025, or they walk everywhere.

[@MattBrownbill]

Calling a ute 'sport' is as pointless as telling people what the coefficient of drag is on a piano.

[@MrSabrecat]

They've started killing the car industry! If you want to keep driving, don't fall for the Hybrid/PHEV/Electric bs.

[@mayflowerlash11]

I keep saying PHEV are neither fish nor fowl. Get an ICE or a pure EV. Doesn't GM have a full EV called the Lightning? They're selling well in Merica. Car companies are just pandering to the buyer who can't imagine using a pure EV and who want to dip a toe in the water before diving in and going EV.

[@pwrrpw319]

Seriously FORD !!!! WTF!!!! What are you doing ?????, It's the BYD Shark!, all day long ,seven days a week , three hundred and sixty five days a year!.