Ram, Stellantis' truck brand, is changing up its expected product cadence. The company announced today in a press release that the Ram 1500 Ramcharger extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) will come to market ahead of the Ram 1500 REV, the company's battery-electric light duty pickup truck.
The brand had originally planned to launch the Ram 1500 REV in the first half of 2025. Now, customers will be able to order their Ramcharger in the first half of 2025 followed by the Ram 1500 REV battery-electric vehicle (BEV) launch in 2026.
Ram pinpoints "overwhelming consumer interest" as the reason for the change alongside "slowing industry demand for half-ton BEV pickups."
Ram rival Ford sold 22,807 F-150 Lightning BEV pickups through the third quarter of 2024, an 86 percent year-over-year increase. Rivian's R1T sales in July, August and September of this year well outpaced its 2023 and 2022 results according to GoodCarBadCar supplied data. Tesla sold over 28,000 Cybertrucks in the first three quarters of the year.
EREV vehicles have been successful in China for well over a decade. The Scout brand announced this year that its new Terra truck and Traveler SUV will be available in battery-electric or EREV form when they launch later in the decade.
The move was announced the week after the company welcomed Tim Kiniskis, former head of Jeep and Ram brands, back into the fold as the Ram CEO. He had previously retired while now-ousted Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares was at the helm of the automotive manufacturer.
The Ram 1500 Ramcharger is expected to have 690 miles of range, achieved using a that combines a 92 kilowatt-hour battery pack with a 130-kilowatt generator that uses gasoline fuel.
The Ramcharger will be able to charge other vehicles, appliances and homes using vehcile-to-vehcile and bi-directional charging. It can also provide power back to the grid.
Its powertrain will deliver 663 horsepower and over 615 pound-feet of torque. Ram targets a 0 to 60 mph (miles per hour) time of 4.4 seconds for the truck. The Ramcharger will be able to tow up to 14,000 pounds and has a payload capacity of 2.625 pounds.
The Ram 1500 Ramcharger will be built at the company's Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Michigan.
Newsweek named the Ram 1500 Ramcharger to its list of America's Most Anticipated New Vehicles earlier this year.
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