- Ram now plans its first electrical truck for a 2026 launch
- Collection-hybrid Ramcharger on monitor for the primary half of 2025
- Stellantis—and not using a everlasting CEO—says battery-electric demand is slowing
The all-electric Ram 1500 REV full-size pickup truck has been delayed as soon as once more, with the collection hybrid Ram 1500 Ramcharger now because of arrive earlier than it, Stellantis confirmed Wednesday in a press launch.
The REV was proven earlier than the Ramcharger, debuting in a 2023 Tremendous Bowl advert. It had been scheduled to reach at dealerships earlier than the tip of this yr as a 2025 mannequin. However final month, now-ousted Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares mentioned the launch can be delayed till the primary half of 2025 to make sure high quality. Now Stellantis says the REV will not arrive till 2026.
2025 Ram 1500 REV
As an alternative, order books for the Ramcharger, which makes use of a 92-kwh battery pack and a 3.6-liter V-6 engine appearing as a variety extender, will open within the first half of 2025. Stellantis hadn’t confirmed actual launch timing for the Ramcharger till now, however evidently introducing it first is a change in fact by the automaker.
“The choice to launch Ramcharger first was pushed by overwhelming client curiosity, sustaining a aggressive benefit within the know-how, and slowing business demand for half-ton BEV pickups,” the discharge mentioned.
2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger
The Ram 1500 REV had aimed offset its late arrival with large specs: as much as 500 miles of vary from a 229-kwh battery pack. If it launches with no mechanical adjustments in 2026, a 168-kwh pack can be commonplace, delivering what Ram estimates to be as much as 350 miles of vary. Ram has additionally confirmed a dual-motor all-wheel-drive powertrain producing 654 hp and 620 lb-ft of torque, with a 0-60 mph time of 4.4 seconds, 14,000-pound towing capability, and a pair of,700-pound payload capability.
Ram has mentioned the Ramcharger can get 145 miles of pure electrical vary, however its V-6 vary extender can add 545 miles. It additionally roughly matches the Ram 1500 REV’s energy output, acceleration, towing, and payload numbers. And whereas its rivals already provide all-electric pickups, the Ramcharger will give Ram a head begin on plug-in hybrid vehicles. So from the outset, it was all the time probably that the Ramcharger would upstage the REV—and that’s now taking place.
