Stellants further delayed the electric Ram pickup in favor of a plug-in ‘EREV’ model

Detroit – Stellantes said Wednesday that it will further delay the all-electric Ram pickup from 2025 to 2026, as the automaker faces Slower than expected EV adoption and competitors struggle to turn a profit on electric trucks.

The decision to delay the full battery-electric model, which was already postponed from this year, will help prioritize the electric range-extended version of the truck. Ram charger The company said it includes a gas engine with EV technologies.

“The decision to launch the first Ram Charger was made due to strong customer interest, maintaining a competitive edge in technology and reducing industry demand for half-ton BEV pickups,” Ram said in a release. said in the release.

Stellantis said the Ramcharger will be open for customer orders in the first half of 2025, followed by the launch of the Ram 1500 REV in 2026.

The change in priorities is the first major announced change since then. Ram CEO Tim Konsiks returned earlier this month, following a management shakeup that included Carlos Tavares, CEO of Stellantis leaving the company.

Kuniskis was Retired from Stellantis. in May before returning to the automaker. He said earlier this month that he expected changes for the beleaguered brand, which reported a 24 percent drop in sales during the third quarter of this year.

“I didn’t get off the bench to not come here and call some Audibles, so stay tuned. More coming,” he said during a brief media briefing a day after returning to the company.

Kuniskis attributed the brand’s current problems with sales to the slower-than-expected launch 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 called the Ramcharger pickup the brand’s “Goldilocks truck” — just the right combination of power, range and capabilities.

The Ram Charger is known as an “Extended Range Electric Vehicle” or EREV. It can operate as a zero-emissions EV until its battery runs out and an electric onboard generator — powered by a 27-gallon, 3.6-liter V6 engine — to power the vehicle. begins.

Stellantis estimates the Ram Charger has a range of up to 690 miles, including 145 miles with the 92 kWh battery when fully charged without extended range power from the gas engine and 130 kW electric generator.