- Stellantis is reportedly canceling the long-range Ram 1500 REV electrical pickup.
- With a 229 kWh battery, it had an estimated vary of 500 miles.
- The usual-range mannequin remains to be within the playing cards for 2026.
The long-range model of the Ram 1500 REV electrical pickup has been reportedly canceled. With an enormous, 229-kilowatt-hour battery pack, the highest Ram 1500 REV model had a goal driving vary of 500 miles–doubtlessly making it the longest-range electrical pickup on the planet.
Nonetheless, that model has been canceled, in keeping with a leaked electronic mail seen by MoparInsiders, leaving simply the standard-range model of the Ram 1500 REV on the playing cards. As per the e-mail, Stellantis has requested its suppliers “to instantly stop all actions associated to this venture and droop all incremental spending.”
The usual model of the upcoming Ram 1500 REV contains a 168 kWh battery pack able to delivering an estimated vary of 350 miles. That places it under the consumer-oriented 2025 Chevrolet Silverado EV however above the 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning. Ford’s electrical pickup can drive as much as 320 miles on a full cost, whereas the Chevy Silverado EV can drive as much as 460 miles in RST trim and as much as 492 miles when going for the fleet-oriented WT trim with the Max Vary battery.
Pressed for particulars concerning the cancelation of the long-range RAM 1500 REV, the automaker stated the “determination was associated to the latest transfer that created a possibility to guide with Ramcharger know-how.” In different phrases, Stellantis is shifting the all-electric Ram truck decrease on the checklist of priorities, whereas the range-extended Ramcharger is shifting up.
Each fashions have been delayed however after the newest determination–making spherical, the Ram 1500 Ramcharger was chosen because the extra necessary out of the 2. With a 92 kWh battery pack and a 3.6-liter V6 engine appearing solely as a generator, the Ramcharger is scheduled to go on sale within the first half of the yr. In the meantime, the standard-range Ram 1500 REV is predicted to achieve dealerships subsequent yr.
The range-extended Ramcharger is the world’s first series-hybrid pickup truck. It’s a dual-motor, all-wheel drive pickup with a mixed output of 663 horsepower and 615 pound-feet of torque. On battery energy, it could possibly drive as much as 141 miles, however when the pack is depleted, the on-board V6 engine can be utilized to show the 130 kW generator and maintain the wheels turning. That stated, the engine shouldn’t be bodily linked to the wheels and solely gives power to the battery pack and electrical motors.
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In addition to getting juice from the onboard generator, the floor-mounted battery pack may also be recharged from an AC or DC supply, at as much as 145 kW for the latter. There’s additionally vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-home (V2H) bidirectional charging, in addition to an onboard energy panel within the mattress that may present as much as 7.2 kW of energy to instruments or home equipment.
With a most towing capability of 14,000 kilos (with a category 5 hitch), the Ram 1500 Ramcharger could possibly be the most effective of each worlds for folks searching for an energy-efficient work truck. Cost it at dwelling or the depot and you’ve got sufficient vary for native job websites. Don’t wish to wait to recharge? Put gasoline within the tank and be in your method–you’ll nonetheless profit from the 7.2 kW energy output within the mattress.
In an more and more crowded marketplace for all-electric pickups, Stellantis might need a winner with the Ramcharger, seeing the way it will basically have a complete area of interest to itself. Now it simply must ship.
