Ram 1500 Revolution BEV idea reveal delayed to January

Ram will reveal its 1500 Revolution BEV idea on January 5 on the 2023 Client Expertise Affiliation present, or CES, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

That is roughly two months later than what Ram Vehicles CEO Mike Koval Jr. beforehand informed the Detroit Free Press in September, the place he indicated it will be revealed an evening earlier than the LA motor present, which begins on November 18.

The electrical pickup can be Ram’s reply to the Ford F-150 Lightning, Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Hummer EV, GMC Sierra EV, Rivian R1T, and Tesla Cybertruck.

Ram has confirmed the manufacturing model of the 1500 Revolution BEV idea will debut in 2024, and stated it’ll “push previous” its competitors in “areas vans prospects care about most” – vary, towing, payload and cost time.

Precise particulars about this upcoming full-sized electrical pickup are few and much between for now, however what we do know is it will likely be constructed on Stellantis’ new STLA Body body-on-frame structure.

Ram has beforehand stated automobiles on the STLA Body structure will characteristic 159kWh to 200kWh batteries and provide as much as 800km of vary.

The platform may help electrical motors providing between 150kW and 330kW of energy, which might imply 660kW dual-motor powertrains are on the menu.

When it comes to rival opponents, the Ford F-150 Lightning presents as much as 432kW and 482km of claimed vary, the GMC Hummer EV produces 745kW and a claimed 529km of vary in Version 1 guise, and the Chevrolet Silverado EV presents as much as 495kW and 645km of vary.

We have already got an concept of what the Ram 1500 Revolution BEV idea will appear like due to various earlier teaser photos, which present it’ll have a double bubble roof.

A brand new facet profile teaser picture doesn’t add a lot when it comes to new design components, however there do look like digital facet mirrors.

As for the manufacturing automobile’s possibilities for Australia, a spokesperson for native distributor Ateco stated in April that’s it’s “working with out colleagues at Ram Vehicles within the US, and are monitoring various automobiles that will swimsuit the Australian market”.

Along with the full-sized electrical pickup, Ram says it’s planning a “mid-sized” one too, nearer in footprint to the likes of the Ford Ranger.

This can be based mostly on the STLA Massive structure, which may also kind the premise of the Jeep Recon and Wagoneer S and manufacturing Dodge Charger Daytona SRT, amongst others.

Ram has beforehand stated it’s aiming to supply electrical automobiles (EVs) within the majority of the segments it competes in by 2025, with a full vary of electrical fashions to be provided no later than 2030.

This promise of a full vary of EVs by 2030 suggests it’s not solely engaged on the aforementioned mid- and full-sized electrical pickups, but additionally EV counterparts to the remainder of its mannequin line-up.

Along with the 1500, Ram additionally sells the heavier-duty 2500 and 3500 pickups and the ProMaster, a rebadged model of the Fiat Ducato van. All of those automobiles are offered domestically, although the Ducato retains its Fiat badging in Australia.

The Ducato is already accessible with an electrical powertrain in Europe, and Ram has confirmed it’ll introduce it in North America in 2023.

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