It’s time to stretch the legs of NEEDSUN the Ford PHEV Ranger. I have a need to drive from Adelaide to Melbourne so this is the perfect opportunity to work out all the modes, when to use the battery, and what the best mode is for fuel consumption
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Elite videos. Thanks a lot.
3:35 at this point I would not be going anywhere with you..
I drive one as a company car and vary between 3.4l per hundred travelling work to home – 52km with 40km on EV
Not much regenerative braking and 100% charge when leaving work
Having done the same thing with a fridge plugged into one of the outlets in the back, you just need to turn the car on with your foot on the brake, accept warning on the dash and the infotainment screen, then you're away. No need to push the Start button a second time as it's ready to go at that stage.
Nope, not for me, never buy a battery vehicle.
On a trip you have just done I would be getting just under 9 L/100 km with two people onboard and some luggage. A diesel Jeep grand Cherokee with far less complication. I don’t need to answer questions to get it started and my attention is on driving not playing around with info screens. Having said that, I appreciate that you have put this video out so people can have another reference in making an informed decision on whether to purchase a hybrid.
why not the GWM mate seem to be much better than a FORD ….
Id be focussing on the BYD Shark, ton of them on the road in Vic no mods
It would be interesting to travel with a Ranger 2.0 bi turbo & V6 to compare fuel economy
3:37 what a nightmare to start the car. Just watching the video, how many messages you have to acknowledge is giving me anxiety. Happy to have a normal petrol Raptor, that doesn't have these issues.
Thanks for doing this informative video.Much appreciated. Glad your happy with it, I’m happy with my DMax for now.
Thanks, I enjoyed the video. I still drive a diesel ute, but I know at some point I’ll be looking at PHEV Ute of some
type , so it’s great to have plenty of info out there. Safe travels. I’ve liked and subscribed.
Great info. The point about still needing a dual battery to run the fridge, plus having to switch to multiple modes for a touring set up (vs current diesel Ranger) seems too hard. I get the point about running around town, does that offset the core purpose of what most Rangers are being used for. I love my Ranger, not sure I would switch to the Hybrid….
Mate 20 diff modes every 100km 🙂
Just chuck it in a mode and drive it like you stole it. 500km odd. Go through it.
And Y62 owners sook about having to hit ok on the screen to get rid of the warning 😂
To much hard work like to get in a car and just drive it.
Good video mate. Thanks for sharing the information and I know for sure I will never buy one of these.
Honestly, if you need a quick, normal, time efficient take off this vehicle is obviously not for the normal man. Give me a key any day. You’ll buy yourself at least 20 minutes.
OMG what a load of crap to get it to start after leaving power on just for fridge 😅
Should beable to just plug in
They've got a long way to go to get it right
God dam, y'all. What an unnecessarily complex shit box. Ford y'all can just keep that thing Downunder.
Are all the other HEV ute thingos Downunder that bloody complicated?
Surely those cheap China utes are not that complex, yall?