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Trucks gone wild! VinFast launches VF Wild EREV pickup

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Trucks gone wild! VinFast launches VF Wild EREV pickup

With more than 250 km (~155 miles) of battery-only range, genuine off-road capability, and a range extending ICE motor that pushes total range well past 1,000 km (~620 miles), VinFast’s new VF Wild is shaping up to be an interesting entry in the electrified truck race.

First shown as an all-electric concept back in 2024, the production version of the new VF Wild pickup is still motivated by an electric motor putting out 160 kW (~215 hp) and 280 Nm (~205 lb-ft.) of torque drawing power from a relatively modest 46.4 kWh LFP battery pack (compared to the monster 205 kWh battery in GM’s electric trucks, anyway). That setup is good enough to get VF Wild drivers about 250 km away (NEDC) from where they started before the ICE generator kicks in to keep the party going.

But, crucially, that’s all it does. VinFast is quick to point out that its internal combustion engine is purely a range-extender, and that the vehicle is driven solely by its electric motors for a driving experience that’s much closer to a “pure” EV than it is to a conventional hybrid.

Information on the ICE is limited, but Vietnamese-language Dantri is reporting a 1.5L petrol (gas) engine under the hood.

The cold, hard numbers on this thing are interesting.



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