Ram’s all-electric pickup truck has been delayed once more. The 1500 REV will formally launch in 2026, pushed again no less than one other six months from its earlier delay introduced in November. Ram does not slender the timeframe any additional than that, leaving a 12-month window for the overdue battery-electric truck to lastly go on sale.
Former Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares advised reporters the corporate was “going through a really important quantity of workload” whereas acknowledging that demand for electrical pickup vans had waned within the US. Earlier within the yr, he additionally spoke about high quality issues with Ram vans that would have a ripple impact. In fact, issues have modified with the corporate since Tavares stated this stuff, the most important being his sudden resignation in the beginning of December and the rehiring of Tim Kuniskis to steer Ram.
The takeaway from this delay is that Ram’s different electrical truck, the 1500 Ramcharger, will now launch first. It is slated to reach someday within the first half of 2025, pushed by “overwhelming client curiosity,” in response to a press launch from Stellantis. Whereas the Ram 1500 REV is solely battery-electric, the Ramcharger has a range-extending V-6 engine to cost the 92 kWh battery. Twin electrical motors flip the entrance and rear wheels, producing a mixed output of 663 horsepower and 615 pound-feet of torque. With the engine within the combine, the truck has a variety of 690 miles. On battery energy alone, Ram is concentrating on 145 miles.
The information comes at a time when Ram sorely wants a win. Kuniskis flat-out stated the corporate was getting its “ass kicked,” with gross sales down 24 % via 2024. A gradual rollout of the refreshed Ram 1500, particularly in greater trim ranges, has been recognized as a part of the issue.
However the absence of the Hemi V-8—an engine that apparently solely Tavares wished to kill—is a big elephant within the room. Will it return to the lineup? At this level, it looks like the actual query is not if it is coming again, however when.
