- The Ram 1500 Revolution BEV idea’s third-row bounce seats would possibly see manufacturing
- Ram filed a patent for the third-row bounce seats
- The bounce seats fold up into the again wall of the cab when not in use
Unveiled throughout 2023 CES, the Ram 1500 Revolution BEV concept previewed the automaker’s future electrical pickups. One among its extra uncommon options was a three-row seating association, with detachable bounce seats, one thing Ram father or mother Stellantis is now making an attempt to patent.
First noticed by CarBuzz, a patent software for detachable third-row bounce seats was printed by the United States Patent and Trademark Workplace (USPTO) on July 4, after being filed by Stellantis in late 2023.
Ram third-row bounce seat patent picture
The patent software describes seats that may clip onto the rear wall of a pickup’s cab, and might be folded up when not in use to liberate house. The seats can be eliminated fully and hooked up to the tailgate or some other flat floor, in accordance with the appliance.
That is pretty much like the Ram 1500 Revolution BEV idea, the place the bounce seats have been mounted to an influence mid-gate that, when opened, created a pass-through that prolonged into the entrance trunk. That allowed for objects as much as 18 ft lengthy to be positioned within the automobile with the tailgate closed.
Ram middle console pass-through patent picture
One other Stellantis patent software, filed by the automaker and printed by the USPTO similtaneously the jump-seat submitting, helps allow the pass-through characteristic. It is for a middle console with its personal pass-through, preserving the open house between the mid-gate and the entrance trunk.
These patent filings point out that Stellantis is considering placing a number of the options from the Ram 1500 Revolution BEV idea into manufacturing ultimately, however we all know that Ram’s first manufacturing EV might be extra typical than the idea. The 2025 Ram 1500 REV rides on the EV-centric STLA Body platform, however with styling much like gasoline Ram 1500 fashions and the range-extended Ramcharger.