Overview
- Ford Australia executives told local media this week that the company will not offer full battery‑electric versions of the Ranger or Everest during the current T6.2 platform lifecycle because existing BEV tech cannot meet customer capability needs.
- Company leaders cited fundamental limits of battery energy density and the added vehicle mass that reduce range and towing ability, saying those constraints make meeting a 3.5‑tonne towing expectation impractical today.
- Ford will continue to sell internal combustion and plug‑in hybrid Rangers while keeping factory BEV offerings limited to the Mustang Mach‑E and eTransit vans, and it has updated the Ranger line with fewer diesel options and wider 3.0‑litre V6 availability.
- The decision comes as the Australian BEV ute market grows from rivals and imports, with products such as the KGM Musso EV and Toyota HiLux BEV arriving and prior right‑hand‑drive F‑150 Lightning conversions ending after the importer’s parent company entered receivership.
- Ford says it will keep monitoring battery and charging progress and could revisit a full EV Ranger or Everest if technology and national charging coverage advance enough to match customer use cases, but buyers who need heavy towing are likely to choose ICE or PHEV models for now.