Ram now plans its first electrical truck for a 2026 launch
Sequence-hybrid Ramcharger on observe for the primary half of 2025
Stellantis—with out 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 top of this 12 months as a 2025 mannequin. However final month, now-ousted Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares stated the launch could 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 a substitute, 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 plainly introducing it first is a change after all by the automaker.
“The choice to launch Ramcharger first was pushed by overwhelming shopper curiosity, sustaining a aggressive benefit within the expertise, and slowing trade demand for half-ton BEV pickups,” the discharge stated.
2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger
The Ram 1500 REV had aimed offset its late arrival with huge 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 will likely 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 stated 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 supply all-electric pickups, the Ramcharger will give Ram a head begin on plug-in hybrid vans. So from the outset, it was at all times probably that the Ramcharger would upstage the REV—and that’s now occurring.
