Ford has confirmed that there will not be a 2024 Explorer Hybrid—but the model hasn’t exactly been canceled either.
Ford product communications director Mike Levine, in a response to Green Car Reports, confirmed that the Explorer Hybrid isn’t happening for 2024. The decision will free up hybrid capacity for a very specialized market: police duty.
“To meet continued strong demand for the Ford Police Interceptor Utility hybrid and other Ford hybrid vehicles, the 2024 model year Explorer will only be offered with the fuel efficient 2.3-liter four-cylinder EcoBoost, which offers up to an EPA-estimated 24 mpg combined fuel economy, and the 3.0-liter EcoBoost V6,” wrote Levine. “Those two engines account for the majority of Explorer sales.”
2020 Ford Interceptor Utility Hybrid
Ford had already dropped some clues that the electrified Explorer might drop out of the mix. The…
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