Replace: ‘Kia Tasman EV’ added.
This decade, greater than a dozen fully-electrified fashions of America’s favourite physique type, the pickup truck, will probably be accessible out there. Right here’s an inventory of recognized upcoming electrical truck fashions that producers have confirmed or are contemplating launching.
The record consists of electrical vehicles from manufacturers with a confirmed monitor file, both having constructed tens of millions of autos, or invested billions of {dollars} into EVs.
The Ram 1500 REV is Stellantis’ first mannequin based mostly on the STLA Body platform. Nevertheless, the size and design point out that it’s a conversion of the ICE Ram 1500, not a bespoke electrical pickup just like the Rivian R1T. The essential system is a dual-cab configuration (seen as a high-volume configuration and, subsequently, a secure wager).
Ram 1500 REV clients will have the ability to specify it with a 168 kWh battery that delivers a variety (manufacturer-est.) of as much as 350 miles or a 229 kWh battery pack that delivers a considerably increased vary (manufacturer-est.) of as much as 500 miles. Each battery packs help ultra-fast DC charging at as much as 350 kW and might add as much as 110 miles of vary in nearly 10 minutes. Bi-directional charging for V2V, V2H, and V2G capabilities is feasible at as much as 7.2 kW.
At launch, each 1500 REV configuration may have two motors offering all-wheel drive functionality. The entrance motor will routinely disengage when not wanted in sure situations, decreasing power consumption and growing driving vary. An electronic-locking rear differential will probably be elective. Different specs value noting are as much as 2,700 lbs. of payload capability, as much as 14,000 lbs. of towing capability, as much as 654 horsepower, as much as 620 lb.-ft. of torque, and a 0-60 mph acceleration time of as little as 4.4 seconds.
The Ram 1500 REV is obtainable to order, with a totally refundable deposit of USD 100. Prospects who need to reserve the Ram 1500 REV want to affix a ‘Rev Insider+’ paid membership program. Along with a spot within the line for pre-order, this system offers members unique entry to occasions, information, and details about the brand new electrical pickup.
Launch Date: The Ram 1500 REV will start arriving at U.S. dealerships within the first half of 2025. From Q3 2025, it is going to be accessible in Europe as properly.
Worth: The bottom Ram 1500 REV is anticipated to be priced round USD 55,000.
The Chevrolet Silverado EV Path Boss will probably be extra-rugged, each when it comes to type and off-road functionality, over the WT and RST variations. Engineered for adventures off the tarmac, it ought to function a raised suspension with air springs, locking differentials, and 18-inch wheels wrapped in mud-terrain tires.
Options like crimson restoration hooks, a particular decrease air consumption with bigger honeycomb openings, “Path Boss” C-pillar branding, and a novel alloy wheel design will distinguish the Chevrolet Silverado EV Path Boss from different variants. Inside, count on extra sturdy upholstery, all-weather flooring liners, and a particular welcome animation in an 11-inch absolutely digital instrument cluster.
The Silverado EV Path Boss will possible have a 200 kWh battery pack that clients can cost at as much as 350 kW and delivers an EPA-est. vary of over 400 miles when absolutely charged. It’s anticipated to make use of a motor on every axle, producing a complete output north of 600 horsepower. We’re anticipating to the truck to hit sellers by 2026.
The Maxus eTERRON9 is a mid-size electrical pickup truck from the home of SAIC, the identical Chinese language conglomerate that owns MG. Derived from the Maxus GST idea that debuted at Auto Shanghai 2023, the brand new mannequin is roughly 5,500 mm (216.5 in.)/5,630 mm (221.7 in.) lengthy, 2,005 mm (78.9 in.) huge, and 1,860 mm (73.2 in.)/1,874 mm (73.8 in.) tall and has an roughly 3,300 mm (129.9 in.) wheelbase, as per knowledge from China’s Ministry of Trade and Info Expertise (MIIT).
The MIIT knowledge additionally reveals that the Maxus eTERRON9’s cargo field measures about 1,561 mm (61.5 in.) in size, 1,510 mm (59.4 in.)/1,610 mm (63.3 in.) in width, and 535 mm (21.1 in.) in peak. It has a 236-liter (8.3 cu. ft.) frunk as properly.
The Maxus electrical truck employs a 168 hp motor within the entrance and a 268 hp motor within the again, which provides it 436 system horsepower and all-wheel drive functionality. The twin-cab truck can tow as much as 3.5 tons (7,716 kilos). It has a 102 kWh LFP battery pack that clients can cost at as much as 115 kW, with a 20-80% session taking 40 minutes. A vehicle-to-load (V2L) bi-directional charging perform permits clients to switch electrical energy from the battery pack to exterior gadgets at as much as 6.6 kW to cost EVs and energy home home equipment.
The Maxus eTERRON9 will go on sale in Europe by December 2024, and is anticipated to succeed in Australia thereafter as an LDV product.
Launch Date: This autumn 2024 (October-December 2024)
In 2022, Ford arrange a skunkworks group in California to develop an inexpensive EV platform. This group has since expanded and created breakthrough EV parts with in-house design, President and CEO Jim Farley mentioned through the firm’s Q2 2024 earnings convention name on July 24, 2024. Primarily based in California, these specialists are additionally growing a brand new electrical pickup truck. On August 21, 2024, Ford introduced that this will probably be a mid-size mannequin and debut in 2027.
Presumably carrying the Ford Ranger Electrical nameplate, the mid-size electrical pickup truck is more likely to be a vital product within the U.S. line-up. Throughout Ford’s Q3 2024 earnings convention name on October 28, 2024, Farley referred to as it “one of the thrilling” merchandise he has seen in 4 many years. He mentioned the corporate will have the ability to manufacture it on the similar value as a Chinese language automaker constructing the same mannequin in Mexico sooner or later.
In line with a report Automotive Information revealed on August 25, 2024, Ford will manufacture the brand new mid-size electrical pickup on the Louisville Meeting Plant in Louisville, Kentucky.
Launch Date: 2027
Worth: TBA
In March 2023, Ford introduced that the Mission T3 is coming in 2025. Nevertheless, the corporate has since delayed the mannequin, possible on account of weakening EV demand in addition to profitability targets. On August 21, 2024, the Blue Oval mentioned it has revised the Mission T3 launch date to the second half of 2027. It can make the most of the additional time to work on providing lower-cost battery know-how and different cost-cutting measures.
TE1 Platform
The TE1 platform will probably be unique to electrical vehicles and SUVs (with one other GE2 platform earmarked for electrical automobiles and crossovers), and as per a report from Reuters, Ford targets 160,000 items yearly of the TE1-based Electrical truck, which fits by the codename ‘Ford T3.’
Options
Through the August 2024 announcement, Ford prompt the Mission T3 will probably be extra superior than the F-150 Lightning. It can supply options and experiences clients have by no means seen on any of its different vehicles, together with superior aerodynamics and improved bi-directional charging functionality. These particulars align with what Farley mentioned throughout a dialog with Laycee Schmidtke of YouTube channel Miss GoElectric in April 2022.
Farley informed Schmidtke that the 2025 Ford electrical pickup truck would function an offbeat design. One other attention-grabbing truth he revealed was that Ford would equip this mannequin with lively and deployable aero much like a semi-truck for extra power effectivity.
A giant, sensible spotlight of the brand new Ford electrical truck will probably be a built-in North American Charging Commonplace (NACS) connector. This connector will enable clients to cost it at Tesla Superchargers throughout the U.S. At current, the Tesla Supercharger community in North America contains 15,000+ chargers.
Launch Date: H2 2027
Worth: Round USD 50,000
Toyota Motor Company (TMC) has confirmed that it plans to launch an electrical truck this decade. The corporate unveiled 17 Toyota and Lexus EV fashions in a mega-surprise EV technique occasion in December 2021, and one in every of them was an electrical pickup idea. Referred to as the Toyota Pickup EV, it appears much like the brand new Tacoma.
We assume that the Toyota Tacoma Electrical is part of eight or extra life-style EV fashions TMC plans to launch this decade. Jack Hollis, govt vp, Gross sales, Toyota Motor North America, informed CNBC in March 2024 that the corporate “is wanting into each” pure electrical and plug-in hybrid electrical variants of the Tacoma and Tundra. “We’re within the analysis of each,” he added, emphasizing its curiosity in each electrification options for the U.S.-built pickup vehicles.
TNGA-F, the platform underpinning the just lately unveiled fourth-gen Tacoma can be utilized for EVs. Lexus GX Chief Engineer Koji Tsukasaki confirmed this growth whereas discussing the third-gen mannequin of the mid-size off-road SUV, which makes use of the identical platform because the all-new mid-size pickup truck, with MotorTrend. Thus, each time the Tacoma EV arrives, it can proceed the custom of being a rugged body-on-frame truck.
Launch Date: By 2027 (anticipated)
Worth: USD 40,000 (anticipated)
An settlement between Stellantis and UAW (pdf) has revealed that the next-gen Jeep Wrangler (codename: Jeep J70) will probably be accessible as an EV as properly. The Wrangler and Gladiator being shut cousins would imply each main technological development can be shared, particularly alternative-energy powertrains.
Stellantis plans to introduce the next-gen Wrangler with an accessible electrical powertrain in 2028, and proceed making the present Wrangler and Gladiator till that 12 months. Thus, it can possible launch the first-ever Jeep Gladiator Electrical round that point. The corporate plans to fabricate the electrical SUV within the Toledo (Ohio) Meeting Advanced, and may construct the electrical pickup truck in the identical manufacturing facility.
Audi might enter uncharted waters after CEO Markus Duesmann informed Autocar on March 17, 2022, that the model is wanting into the opportunity of an electrical pickup. He confirmed that Audi would current ‘one thing’ shortly, probably an idea to gauge buyer response. It appears he was referring to the Audi activesphere, a four-door crossover coupe that may rework right into a pickup with a compact cargo mattress (referred to as “lively again”) usable to move sports activities gear or, for instance, two e-bikes.
Audi’s intention with the pickup isn’t to supply a conventional workhorse to hold logs of wooden—the failure of the Mercedes X-Class is a lesson discovered a few product class to not wander in for even the administration in Ingolstadt—however to supply clients who like outside adventures a extra sensible car than a station wagon or an SUV. The configuration and outputs of the idea’s powertrain counsel we shouldn’t count on a Rivian R1T challenger both.
Scout Motors‘ upcoming electrical truck platform, which will probably be prepared for industrial manufacturing by 2027, might underpin the Audi electrical pickup. Developed particularly for pickups and SUVs, it might have all of the attributes that match an Audi electrical pickup.
Launch Date: By 2027 (anticipated)
Volkswagen Industrial Autos (VWN) is contemplating a VW Amarok Electrical model for the longer term. As the marketplace for electrical pickups heats up, VWN desires a bit of the pie and is taking a look at strengthening its collaboration with Ford for the truck.
“We’re taking a look at a pure-electric model,” Lars Krause, BoM member chargeable for gross sales and advertising, Volkswagen Industrial Autos, mentioned through the next-gen Amarok presentation in Wolfsburg, Germany. The corporate is contemplating releasing an Amarok EV even throughout the subsequent technology, Krause added.
Versatile platform
VWN might technically supply the next-gen Amarok as a PHEV, however the firm is “wanting extra in the direction of a full electrical model,” Krause informed Drive. An Amarok EV is “severely” into consideration, Krause is quoted saying to the Australian publication. The advertising chief mentioned that the corporate would wish to change sure components, however technically, a battery-powered 100% electrical variant can also be potential. The all-new Ranger’s world chief engineer, Ian Foston, has additionally confirmed to Drive that the platform can settle for a pure-electric powertrain.
Launch Date: By 2026
After years of hypothesis, Volkswagen Group has lastly confirmed a pickup truck launch within the U.S., and it is going to be a brand new mannequin referred to as ‘Scout Terra.’ A product of a newly established firm ‘Scout Motors,’ the brand new pickup truck is impressed by Worldwide Harvester’s Scout sequence of basic pickup vehicles. Its manufacturing will happen in Blythewood, South Carolina, beginning in 2027.
The Scout Terra will probably be a full-size crew cab pickup truck with a 5 ft. 5 in. mattress. It can measure 229.2 in. in size, 79.9 in. in width, and 77.7 in. in peak (with antenna) and have a 148.6 in. wheelbase. The F-150 Lightning rival will probably be a dual-motor 4WD mannequin, formally anticipated to pack as much as 1,000 lb.-ft. of torque and hit 0 to 60 mph in simply 3.5 seconds.
The Scout Terra will probably be geared for off-road adventures, being constructed on a body-on-frame chassis, that includes a strong rear axle, mechanical locking differentials on the entrance and rear, and providing as much as one foot of floor clearance. In line with official estimates, it is going to be capable of carry a payload of practically 2,000 lbs. and tow 10,000 lbs. On a full cost, it ought to cowl a distance of as much as 350 miles.
Launch Date: 2027
Worth: USD 51,500 onwards (together with incentives)
KG Mobility (previously SsangYong Motor) is engaged on an electrical pickup truck referred to as ‘Torres EVX Pickup.’ The corporate, in an announcement on November 3, 2023, confirmed that the brand new BEV pickup is scheduled for mass manufacturing through the second half of 2024, and would use BYD’s battery know-how. The corporate’s UK web site (ssangyonggb.co.uk) says that the BEV pick-up is due for launch in late 2024.
The Torres EVX Pickup will possible be impressed by the O100 idea from the 2023 Seoul Mobility Present. The O100, in flip, has been derived from the Torres EVX electrical SUV, which delivers a WLTP vary of 287 miles. The upcoming EV will probably be accessible with help for wi-fi EV charging, permitting clients to cost it conveniently by simply parking it over a charging pad. WiTricity has developed the wi-fi EV charging pad and says it will probably cost on the similar pace and effectivity as a Stage 2 plug-in charger. The corporate displayed this know-how with a Torres EVX SUV on the Client Electronics Present in January 2024.
Launch Date: Finish of 2024
On December 14, 2022, former Toyota Motor Company President Akio Toyoda unveiled the Hilux Revo BEV idea car at an organization anniversary occasion in Thailand. It’s based mostly on the eighth-generation mannequin presently on sale in lots of international locations (not within the U.S.), with the identical common design and styling. A better look reveals a closed entrance grille, together with some totally different badges and a charging port (CCS2) on the front-left fender.
Prasanna Ganesh, govt vp of Toyota Motor, has confirmed that the corporate intends to provide the all-electric Hilux in Thailand, as per a Reuters article dated Might 16, 2024. The report provides that the Hilux electrical will enter mass manufacturing by the top of 2025.
Toyota has already deployed 12 items of the Hilux EV for use as track thaews (native minibuses) for public transport in Pattaya, Thailand. The corporate is utilizing them for trials, and the learnings from the venture would assist in fine-tuning the ultimate car.
Christo Valentyn, Head of Advertising and marketing, Kia South Africa, informed Carbuzz at a media roundtable that the Kia Tasman EV “is coming.” The Tasman pickup truck will launch globally in 2025. Whereas Valentyn or the corporate didn’t supply extra particulars, we’re pretty sure that Kia’s “rising market EV pickup,” which was confirmed earlier, can be based mostly on this car.
The VinFast VF Wild is an idea previewing an upcoming electrical mid-size pickup truck from the Vietnamese model. On January 9, 2024, VinFast CEO Le Thi Thu Thuy informed Automotive Information that the ultimate model could possibly be prepared to enter manufacturing by 2026 at the earliest. The manufacturing of this mannequin is more likely to happen on the upcoming U.S. plant in Moncure, North Carolina.
Designed by Australian design home Gomotiv, the VinFast VF Wild appears brutish and does justice to its title. TopElectricSUV has seen it in particular person and expects its manufacturing model to be practically as placing. The inside will possible have extra substantial modifications, although. It’s too early to speak about specs, however we predict a minimum of one of many configurations may have an EPA-estimated vary of 275-300 miles.
On March 25, 2024, Nissan President and CEO Makoto Uchida revealed in a brand new marketing strategy presentation (by way of YouTube/Nissan) that the corporate will collaborate with Mitsubishi for its next-gen one-ton pickup truck. Manufacturing of this mannequin will happen in Mexico, and as per the CEO, Mitsubishi “will make the most of Nissan EV property.”
On March 29, 2024, Automotive Information revealed a report saying that Nissan’s model of the mid-size pickup truck could possibly be an all-new Frontier, whereas Mitsubishi’s company cousin could possibly be referred to as Triton. Nissan is contemplating launching its mid-size pickup truck in plug-in hybrid and electrical variants, as per the report. It’s unclear whether or not the Mitsubishi mannequin will probably be accessible solely as an EV or additionally as a PHEV.
Extra readability is awaited, however it appears Nissan may have the engineering lead within the Mexico-built all-new electrical pickup vehicles. Mitsubishi already sells the mid-size Triton globally, however tax norms have discouraged it from importing that mannequin to the U.S. Mexican manufacturing would clear up that downside. The primary of the collectively developed Nissan and Mitsubishi pickup vehicles is anticipated to debut between March 31, 2027, and March 31, 2031.
A Mechanical Engineer by qualification, I began out as an automotive editor of a regional journal in 2011. In my 11 years of expertise in creating automotive content material, I’ve traveled all over the world to assessment, analyze and report on the world’s prime electrified automobiles.
