Ram Plans An Early 2025 Launch for the All-Electric 1500 REV Pickup

by Chris Teague

Published: September 18th, 2024

ram plans an early 2025 launch for the all electric 1500 rev pickup

Ram has two electrified pickups on the horizon – one EV and another with a range-extending gas engine. The automaker’s CEO recently confirmed a rough release date for the fully electric Ram 1500 REV and the range-extended Ramcharger, and the waits for hopeful buyers won’t be too much longer.

Ram CEO Christine Feuell said the REV would arrive early next year and noted that the Ramcharger would arrive later with a gas engine under its hood. Ram global head of operations, Bob Broderdorf, said, “We have the technological know-how to execute electric products that can get the job done. Everybody can throw down a big range, etc. OK, do it while towing with payload. That is what we’re trying to drive home. I think you’ll keep seeing that from our products as we go on into next year. There are going to be real-world use cases.”

Ram promises a range of up to 500 miles for the 1500 REV, though cheaper configurations will likely offer somewhere in the 350-mile ballpark. The Ramcharger gets a 3.6-liter Pentastar V6, which acts as a generator to extend the range. It could deliver stunning performance, with Ram targeting a mid-four-second 0-60 mph time and 14,000 pounds of towing capability.

The automaker was expected to offer a midsize truck for the American market like it does in Mexico, but that project, initially planned for a 2027 release, has reportedly been shelved. That move has riled the UAW, which is now threatening a strike over the action. Other Ram pickups will see updates in the coming years, including HD models, which could come as soon as 2030.

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Chris Teague

Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.

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MaintenanceCosts on Sep 18, 2024
I want to know if they'll offer the Ramcharger powertrain in some kind of SUV.

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- YellowDuck on Sep 19, 2024
  Same here. Or even a milder version. I doubt a 3.6-L V6 is really needed just to act as a range-extending generator. I doubt you need much more than 100 hp for that role, even for a Durango-sized vehicle.
  
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Sobhuza Trooper on Sep 18, 2024
Thank God they're going EV and not building something Dakota-sized! It's also a relief they know not to build anything that might compete with Ford's Maverick. Let's keep those $80,000+ trucks coming! I sure as hell don't have anything else to spend money on.

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- 28-Cars-Later on Sep 19, 2024
  Hey, $80K when they're on sale sir.
  
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