NEW YORK—After displaying off its first electrical pickup truck at CES earlier this yr, Ram teased extra particulars right here on the New York Worldwide Auto Present, together with the choice of getting a model with as much as 500 miles of vary. This is what we all know concerning the Ram 1500 REV.
When Does the Ram 1500 REV Come Out?
The 1500 REV is a 2025 mannequin, although Ram says it is going to be accessible beginning in This fall 2024.
At that time, its competitors will likely be comparatively established. The Ford F-150 Lightning could have been out for 3 years, and if rivals follow their introduced launch schedules, the 2024 Chevy Silverado and Tesla Cybertruck must be on the roads. Plus, there will likely be extra Rivian R1T vans within the wild as it really works by way of its order backlog.
“We have been chastised a bit for not being first to market, however we do not simply wish to comply with the opposite guys,” Ram CEO Mike Koval Jr. instructed PCMag at CES. “We wish to type of chart our personal course.” He mentioned the model has studied its rivals and the Ram 1500 REV “pushes previous the competitors in areas prospects care about most together with vary, towing, payload, and cost time.”
How A lot Vary Does the Ram 1500 Rev Have?
The 1500 Rev will include two battery-pack choices. The usual 168kWh pack will rise up to 350 miles of vary. A bigger, 229kWh pack will obtain an “unsurpassed 500 miles” of vary, RAM says. At an undisclosed date sooner or later, Ram will supply a 3rd choice, the 1500 REV XR, with “class-shattering vary.”
For comparability, a Rivian R1T max pack goes 400 miles on a single cost—with a $16,000 improve. Ram hasn’t revealed how a lot the max pack choice will price, however it could possibly’t be low cost. Additionally, with such a big battery pack, the automobile possible weighs about 7,000 kilos or extra.
The automobile could have Stellantis’ new STLA Body battery structure with a “body-on-frame design that includes the battery pack effectively,” RAM says. It is a wide-set physique to totally embody the big battery pack.
Charging Pace
The Ram 1500 REV provides 110 miles of vary in roughly 10 minutes on a 350kWh public quick charger. Meaning it might take half-hour to energy up nearly all of the battery on the usual mannequin, or 50 minutes for the prolonged vary model. That is about normal to what we’re seeing with different automobiles, although on the sooner finish.
Take into accout, 80-90% of EV homeowners do their charging at residence, the place it usually takes a number of hours to cost up the automobile with a stage 2 charger, or as a lot as 10 hours with a stage 1 charger.
“The cost port has been thoughtfully positioned on the driving force’s facet entrance quarter panel and when plugged in, is illuminated by blinking premium LED lighting,” Ram says. “An audible sound alerts the Ram 1500 REV is plugged in and charging has begun.”
The automobile may also assist bi-directional charging, that means drivers can use the battery like a generator to energy different gadget. That features small gadgets like a cellphone charger, or one other EV, and all the way in which as much as a full residence.
“Automobile-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-home and vehicle-to-grid bi-directional charging affords the Ram 1500 REV the pliability to cost one other Stellantis battery-electric automobile or present energy again to the grid,” says Ram. “The truck may also ship energy to a house throughout a storm, run the tailgate social gathering or present energy on the camp or jobsite.”
Cockpit: Screens on Screens
Ram says the brand new electrical truck is the “most technologically superior 1500 ever.” The sprint has a big heart display, 12 or 14 inches relying on the trim.
For the passenger, a further 10.25-inch passenger display gives three main capabilities: navigation, leisure, and a view of the outside automobile cameras.
“The entrance passenger display options an HDMI plug, which lets occupants join their cellphone or pill, turning the contact display right into a mirrored extension of their gadget, permitting web searches, music and app use to challenge by way of the Uconnect 5 system,” Ram says.
The windshield additionally has a colour head-up show (HUD) to simply view key data with out taking your eyes off the street, corresponding to present velocity, present gear, velocity restrict, lane departure alert, lane hold assistant alerts, and turn-by-turn navigation. The knowledge is dimension configurable as much as 10 inches to assist keep away from distractions.
To assist hold monitor of the charging standing, the display reveals the present cost ranges and estimated time to cost for each stage 1 and stage 2. It additionally gives tips about easy methods to scale back power consumption and improve vary.
Efficiency and Towing
Ram is positioning its truck as a rugged jobsite companion. The idea automobile featured “shadow mode,” an autonomous driving choice whereby the truck follows its driver at gradual speeds after they’re working outdoors to maintain gear helpful.
Whereas the manufacturing automobile to this point doesn’t appear to have this futuristic functionality, it is nonetheless performance-focused. It may well tow 14,000 kilos with a most payload capability of two,700 kilos. The automobile may even go plow by way of “as much as 24 inches of water fording,” Ram says. Up entrance, an enormous frunk gives 15 cubic toes of space for storing.
Regardless of its huge dimension and weight, it nonetheless goes from 0-60 in 4.4 seconds with 654 horsepower and 620 lb.-ft. of torque. It has 22-by-9-inch aluminum wheels that obtain “unmatched mixture of wear and tear resistance and diminished street noise.”
How A lot Does the Ram 1500 Rev Value?
Ram has not but disclosed the value, and can possible accomplish that nearer to the automobile’s launch date. With this a lot vary and tech, it is arduous to think about it being beneath $75,000. Nonetheless, Ram will supply a number of trims at various worth factors. The Ram 1500 Tungsten is the highest trim, with a sophisticated sound system, essentially the most refined tech choices, and premium inside supplies.
patrons can pre-order the truck at RamRev.com with a refundable $100 deposit.
