The all-electric Ram 1500 REV ute, and the carefully associated range-extender Ram 1500 Ramcharger, are delayed, once more.
Responding to a report by Crain’s Detroit Enterprise, a spokesperson for the French-Italian-American automaker confirmed the corporate is “extending the standard validation interval” to iron out some high quality points on the EREV (extended-range electrical car) 1500 Ramcharger.
Though the spokesperson didn’t elaborate on what these points are, this newest setback means the Ramcharger received’t be launched till the primary quarter of 2026, on the earliest.
Revealed and detailed in November 2023, the Ramcharger was initially set to launch on the finish of 2024.
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As for the all-electric 1500 REV, that’s being delayed because of market “slowing shopper demand” for full-size electrical pickup vans within the States.
Regardless of rising EV gross sales within the US, the Rivian R1T, Tesla Cybertruck, Ford F-150 Lightning, and the electrical variations of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra aren’t assembly their initially imagined gross sales targets.
For instance, in 2024 Ford bought round 33,000 Lightnings out of 460,915 F-150s in complete. The Blue Oval initially deliberate to shift round 150,000 Lightnings per 12 months.
Unveiled in early 2023, the Ram 1500 REV was initially set to enter the market in late 2024. On the finish of final 12 months, Ram pushed the launch date again to 2026, and now it has confirmed the REV received’t turn out to be out there till the third quarter of 2027.
The long-range variant of the 1500 REV with a 229kWh battery and projected vary of 804km (500 miles) has been cancelled, which means solely the standard-range variant shall be supplied.
At its 2023 unveiling, the standard-range 1500 REV was outfitted with a dual-motor all-wheel drive setup making a complete of 488kW and 841Nm. Fed by a 168kWh battery, the electrical Ram is alleged to have a 563km (350 mile) vary. Given the automotive’s lengthy gestation time, these particulars could effectively change by the point REV lastly launches.
The 1500 Ramcharger goals to supply the perfect of each worlds with its extended-range EV drivetrain. It has a pair of electrical motors driving all 4 wheels, making a complete of 487kW and 834Nm, and fed by a 92kWh battery pack.
There’s additionally a 3.6-litre V6 on board, however it may possibly’t drive the wheels. As an alternative its solely job is to cost up the battery pack when it begins working low.
