- Ram now plans its first electric truck for a 2026 launch
- Series-hybrid Ramcharger on track for the first half of 2025
- Stellantis—without a permanent CEO—says battery-electric demand is slowing
The all-electric Ram 1500 REV full-size pickup truck has been delayed once again, with the series hybrid Ram 1500 Ramcharger now due to arrive before it, Stellantis confirmed Wednesday in a press release.
The REV was shown before the Ramcharger, debuting in a 2023 Super Bowl ad. It had been scheduled to arrive at dealerships before the end of this year as a 2025 model. But last month, now-ousted Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said the launch would be delayed until the first half of 2025 to ensure quality. Now Stellantis says the REV won’t arrive until 2026.
2025 Ram 1500 REV
Instead, order books for the Ramcharger, which uses a 92-kwh battery pack and a 3.6-liter V-6 engine acting as a range extender, will open in the first half of 2025. Stellantis hadn’t confirmed exact launch timing for the Ramcharger until now, but it seems that introducing it first is a change of course by the automaker.
“The decision to launch Ramcharger first was driven by overwhelming consumer interest, maintaining a competitive advantage in the technology, and slowing industry demand for half-ton BEV pickups,” the release said.
2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger
The Ram 1500 REV had aimed offset its late arrival with big specs: up to 500 miles of range from a 229-kwh battery pack. If it launches with no mechanical changes in 2026, a 168-kwh pack will be standard, delivering what Ram estimates to be up to 350 miles of range. Ram has also confirmed a dual-motor all-wheel-drive powertrain producing 654 hp and 620 lb-ft of torque, with a 0-60 mph time of 4.4 seconds, 14,000-pound towing capacity, and 2,700-pound payload capacity.
Ram has said the Ramcharger can get 145 miles of pure electric range, but its V-6 range extender can add 545 miles. It also more or less matches the Ram 1500 REV’s power output, acceleration, towing, and payload numbers. And while its rivals already offer all-electric pickups, the Ramcharger will give Ram a head start on plug-in hybrid trucks. So from the outset, it was always likely that the Ramcharger would upstage the REV—and that is now happening.
