Ford Motor Company this week announced that a plug-in hybrid version of the Ford Transit Custom mid-size van is planned for the European market, and will become available sometime in 2019.
The Ford Transit Custom PHEV is one of seven recently-announced vehicles that will count toward Ford’s goal of putting 13 new electrified models on the road by 2020. Other vehicles announced recently include a Mustang Hybrid, F-150 Hybrid, two hybridized police pursuit vehicles, Ford’s first fully-autonomous car (hybrid), and a 300-mile battery-electric SUV.
The Ford Transit Custom is the automaker’s mid-size, front-wheel-drive van in Europe, regarded as a distinctly separate model from the full-size, rear-wheel-drive Transit sold in the US and abroad. The new Ford Transit Custom PHEV will be “engineered to help reduce operating costs in even the most congested streets,” according to a release, although no powertrain details have been divulged.
The Transit Custom is currently available exclusively with a 2.2-liter Duratorq I4 turbodiesel.
Ford says that the new Ford Transit Custom plug-in will be put on the road later this year to test the automaker’s new generation of electrification technology. It will beat Ford’s forthcoming Mustang Hybrid, F-150 Hybrid, electric SUV, and first fully-autonomous car to the market.
A simple yet effective way to secure things in the bed.
It's reportedly far more efficient than current methods.
The Blue Oval ranked pretty close to the top, too.
It stands out from the pack in one big way.
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