Ford Ranger - milking the cow for every last drop..

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by jpd80

While the Shark is a good effort for an extended range electric vehicle, for Australian
conditions, something like an extended range diesel electric vehicle is gonna be a better fit.
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Yet the ranger hybrid will be a petrol vehicle. So either the car companies know something. Or the global market will sell better with a petrol hybrid and Australia isn't worth the huge investment needed to create a diesel version.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by vztrt

Yet the ranger hybrid will be a petrol vehicle. So either the car companies know something. Or the global market will sell better with a petrol hybrid and Australia isn't worth the huge investment needed to create a diesel version.

I don't think there are many diesel hybrids around, it doesn't seem to be a thing.

Maybe there's issues around stop/start nature and low load scenarios of hybrids and using a diesel engine for it.