The all-electric Ram 1500 Rev pickup is dead. Long live the extended-range RAM 1500 REV (once called the Ramcharger).
Stellantis, the parent company of RAM, said Friday that it will no longer build a battery-electric full-size pickup truck. The company cited low demand for full-size battery-electric trucks as the main reason, according to a statement sent to TechCrunch and posted on its website .
“As demand for full-size battery and electric trucks slows in North America, Stellantis is reevaluating its product strategy and will discontinue development of a full-size BEV pickup,” the company said in a statement. “As part of Rams rebranding its REEV-powered pickup truck, the RAM 1500 REV (formerly the Ramcharger) will set a new benchmark in the half-ton segment, offering superior range, towing capability and cargo performance.”
If the name swap is confusing, that’s because it is. But here’s what’s worth knowing. Stellantis has scrapped plans to develop a battery-electric pickup truck and will instead go with an extended-range pickup that gets about 690 miles of range using a novel but unheard-of approach of combining a battery with a gas generator.
The RAM 1500 all-electric pickup was part of parent company Stellantis’ U.S. product offensive to sell more than 25,000 all-new pickups by the end of the decade. But its future has been in doubt for months.
After showing off its EV truck plans at CES 2023 and other shows in the coming months, Stellantis has been teasing its plans for a truck. Stellantis initially said it would begin production of the vehicle in 2024. That date soon slipped to 2025.
Stellantis delayed plans to develop a wide-shoulder pickup truck loaded with technology, a longer cabin with third-row jump seats, and two massive, industrial-grade battery options until late 2024. At the time, Stellantis said it would push its launch to 2026.
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A Stellantis representative confirmed that the automaker still plans to begin production of the extended-range RAM 1500 in 2026.
