2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger Tungsten
Detroit—Stellantis Wednesday said it will further delay an all-electric Ram pickup from 2025 to 2026, as the automaker faces slower-than-expected adoption of EVs and competitors struggle to make gains in electric trucks.
The decision to delay the all-battery-electric model, which has already been postponed from this year, will help prioritize the electric range-extended version of the truck Ramcharger that features a gas engine combined with EV technology, the company said.
“The decision to launch the RamCharger first was driven by overwhelming consumer interest, maintaining a competitive advantage in technology, and reducing industry demand for half-ton BEV pickups,” Ram said in a release.
The RamCharger will open for customer orders in the first half of 2025, followed by the launch of the Ram 1500 REV in 2026, Stellantis said.
The shift in priorities is the first major announced change since RAM CEO Tim Kuniskis returned earlier this month, following a management shakeup after Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares left the company.
Kuniskis retired from Stellantis in May before returning to the automaker. He said earlier this month he expected a turnaround for the embattled brand, which reported a 24% sales decline in the third quarter of this year.
Tim Kuniskis, CEO of the Dodge brand, introduces the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept all-electric muscle car to his world during Dodge Speed Week at M1 Concourse on August 17, 2022, in Pontiac, Stellantis, Michigan.
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“I didn’t get off the bench to not come here and make some sound calls, so stay tuned. More to come,” he said in a brief media appearance a day after returning to the company.
Kuniskis blamed the brand’s current problems with sales on the long-awaited rollout of its redesigned Ram 1500 model, as well as delays in its upcoming heavy-duty trucks.
“It’s getting better every day, but we have a lot of work to do,” said Kuniskis, who refers to the Ramcharger pickup as the brand’s “Goldilocks truck”—equal to the right mix of power, range, and capability.
The Ramcharger is known as an “extended-range electric vehicle,” or EREV. It can operate as a zero-emissions EV until its battery dies and an electric onboard generator—powered by a 27-gallon, 3.6-liter V6 engine—kicks in to power the vehicle.
Stellantis estimates the Ramcharger’s range to be up to 690 miles, including up to 145 miles powered by a 92 kWh battery when fully charged without extended-range power from the gas engine and 130 kW electric generator.
