Stellantis has reportedly cancelled a bigger-battery version of the Ram 1500 REV electric pickup truck that the automaker previously said would offer 500 miles of range.
In response to a Wednesday Mopar Insiders report, the truck brand is now telling suppliers that the long-range model has been cancelled, and to stop work and spending on any parts related to it. A Stellantis spokesperson would only say Ram’s decision to launch the Ramcharger first and shift focus is driven by consumer interest.
2025 Ram 1500 REV
The report back to drop the larger battery leaves the 168-kwh pack—also double-layer—which Ram previously estimated would deliver as much as 350 miles of range. That is lower than the Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra EV twins and Rivian R1T, however the Ram 1500 REV does at the least offer 800-volt charging that Stellantis previously said could recuperate 110 miles of range in 10 minutes with a 350-kw CCS connector.
Big battery or not, the truck is running behind schedule. Ram confirmed the 500-mile goal, to be achieved with a 229-kwh double-layer battery pack, on the 2023 Recent York auto show, and the truck made its debut in a 2023 Super Bowl ad. Stellantis said the electrical truck would arrive at dealerships in 2024 as a 2025 model. But late last yr, then-CEO Carlos Tavares it was being pushed back to the primary half of 2025 to make sure quality. Stellantis later delayed the electrical Ram even further, to 2026.
2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger
Stellantis as an alternative decided to launch the series-hybrid Ram 1500 Ramcharger before the all-electric REV. Now scheduled to reach in the primary half of this yr, the Ramcharger uses a 92-kwh battery pack and a 3.6-liter V-6 engine acting as a variety extender to deliver 145 miles of pure electric range, toward a complete of 690 miles including those from the gas powertrain. The Ramcharger, which also guarantees similar acceleration, towing, and payload numbers to the REV, offers something novel as an alternative of simply playing catch-up to rivals which have already launched battery-electric pickups. So it was at all times prone to upstage the REV, a turnabout that is further enabled by the cancellation of the 229-kwh REV variant.
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