Hybrid power. The promise of it has been bandied about for years and, somewhat more recently, it’s borne some serious fruit. But never like this. Never quite like this.
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It’s still rare to see hybrid power implemented in a machine this large and this capable… and have it implemented so well. But that’s what Ford has managed to do with the upcoming 2021 F-150 Hybrid. It’s an imposing machine with the internals (or “guts,†if you will) to back up its magnificent first impression with substance. Under the hood lies a twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engine—the first-ever gas-electric powertrain featured in any F-150. It leans on a 1.5-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery and a 35-kilowatt electric motor for its performance, which is formidable… as in, 12,000-pound-towing-ability formidable. And range? You’re looking at an overall number of 700 miles/1125 km on a full tank (with a limited all-electric range available, too).
