Stellantis has reportedly cancelled a bigger-battery model of the Ram 1500 REV electrical pickup truck that the automaker beforehand stated would provide 500 miles of vary.
Based on a Wednesday Mopar Insiders report, the truck model is now telling suppliers that the long-range mannequin has been cancelled, and to stop work and spending on any elements associated to it. A Stellantis spokesperson would solely say Ram’s determination to launch the Ramcharger first and shift focus is pushed by client curiosity.
2025 Ram 1500 REV
The report back to drop the larger battery leaves the 168-kwh pack—additionally double-layer—which Ram beforehand estimated would ship as much as 350 miles of vary. That is lower than the Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra EV twins and Rivian R1T, however the Ram 1500 REV does not less than provide 800-volt charging that Stellantis beforehand stated may get better 110 miles of vary in 10 minutes with a 350-kw CCS connector.
Huge battery or not, the truck is operating delayed. Ram confirmed the 500-mile goal, to be achieved with a 229-kwh double-layer battery pack, on the 2023 New York auto present, and the truck made its debut in a 2023 Tremendous Bowl advert. Stellantis stated the electrical truck would arrive at dealerships in 2024 as a 2025 mannequin. However late final 12 months, then-CEO Carlos Tavares it was being pushed again to the primary half of 2025 to make sure high quality. Stellantis later delayed the electrical Ram even additional, to 2026.
2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger
Stellantis as an alternative determined to launch the series-hybrid Ram 1500 Ramcharger earlier than the all-electric REV. Now scheduled to reach within the first half of this 12 months, the Ramcharger makes use of a 92-kwh battery pack and a 3.6-liter V-6 engine performing as a spread extender to ship 145 miles of pure electrical vary, towards a complete of 690 miles together with these from the gasoline powertrain. The Ramcharger, which additionally guarantees comparable acceleration, towing, and payload numbers to the REV, gives one thing novel as an alternative of merely taking part in catch-up to rivals which have already launched battery-electric pickups. So it was at all times more likely to upstage the REV, a turnabout that is additional enabled by the cancellation of the 229-kwh REV variant.