A Raptor EV is liable to come one day, but for now, the off-road performance sub-brand is embracing the ICE life.

The automaker has already revealed a plug-in hybrid version of the Ranger to go on sale overseas. That model, Capicchiano said, probably won't do the trick for Raptor duty: "You have to put that battery somewhere and the logical position is going to be somewhere out the back and that’s going to impact your off-road capability."

Ford Ranger Raptor is the newest, and smallest, member of the Raptor family as it joins the venerable F-150 pickup and Bronco SUV. The amped-up midsize truck could’ve easily been a money-grab to capitalize on the Raptor moniker,