No charging station, no downside. Stellantis touts its all-new 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger as an electrical pickup with “limitless” vary, due to a battery pack paired with a gas-powered generator that kicks in to cost the battery as soon as it is depleted.

Whereas “limitless vary” is perhaps a stretch, the 690 miles the Ramcharger can journey on a full cost and a full tank is spectacular, contemplating the scale and towing capability of the truck. It’s a stat worthy of some head turns for these sitting on the EV fence with vary nervousness. The opposite huge benefit is, in the event you run out of battery energy and run low on fuel whereas on the street, you possibly can pull right into a fuel station and run on gasoline till the battery recharges otherwise you get time to plug in.

“With limitless battery-electric vary, the Ram 1500 Ramcharger is the head of the light-duty pickup truck section and the final word electrical truck,” mentioned Tim Kuniskis, Ram model CEO – Stellantis. “The brand new Ramcharger is a beast of a lightweight obligation – 663 horsepower, 615 pound-feet of torque, 4-second 0-60 mph, 14,000 kilos of towing … and nil want for a public charger.” It has a most payload capability of two,625 kilos. 

The truck, which is admittedly extra of a plug-in hybrid, is provided with a liquid-cooled 92 kWh battery pack and is paired with a 3.6-liter V-6 engine on-board 130 kW generator, sending energy to 2 electrical drive motors (EDM) – a 250-kW one within the entrance and 238-kW within the rear. Ram’s web site calls it a “Vary-Prolonged Electrical Truck.”

The EDMs mix the motor, gearbox and inverter together with all-wheel-drive functionality. The motor on the entrance axle has an computerized wheel-end disconnect that permits the entrance wheels to spin freely in sure situations, maximizing effectivity. The motor on the rear axle has an obtainable electronic-locking rear differential. The three.6-liter Pentastar V6 engine generates mechanical energy that’s transformed to electrical energy by the 130-kW generator. That energy can be utilized to cost the battery when it’s depleted or if the driving force desires to protect the battery energy. It can be utilized to the high-voltage bus, Ram says, the place the EDMs can use the generator electrical energy plus the battery electrical energy to offer most energy to the wheels.

The on-board generator mounts on to the engine. An influence inverter module mounts on the automobile and connects to a junction field. There isn’t any direct mechanical path from the engine to the wheels. The Ramcharger’s liquid-cooled 92-kW is positioned below the ground within the heart of the truck. A 400-volt DC quick charger permits the truck so as to add as much as 50 miles of all-electric vary in roughly 10 minutes.

Like Ford’s all-electric F-150 Lightning, the Ramcharger can cost different battery-electric autos (Stellantis solely) or ship energy again to the grid utilizing vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-home bi-directional charging. An onboard energy panel within the mattress can present as much as 7.2 kW to energy a house throughout a storm or present energy at a jobsite.

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All these parts are housed inside the Ramcharger’s all-new STLA Body platform manufactured from light-weight, but stiff and sturdy, high-strength metal designed particularly for full-size electrical autos.

The multi-link impartial rear suspension with normal, active-level, four-corner air suspension offers a clean trip and dealing with. The adjustable air suspension is available in 5 modes: entry/exit, aero, regular, off-road 1 and off-road 2. The Autonomous Drive Help System consists of Fingers-free Freeway Help (L2+), which gives hands-off driving in any respect speeds and lane centering on permitted roadways. The system will predictively sluggish the automobile down in tight curves, mechanically resume management after driver override and confirm that the driving force is being attentive to the street, Ram says. Out there autonomous parallel and perpendicular parking help makes use of a number of sensors, together with radars and cameras, to find out which roads are applicable for the expertise.

Distinguishing Design

The 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger maintains the signature Ram styling whereas incorporating a number of distinguishing options.

Delicate variations embrace a big, forward-leaning grille with a outstanding R-A-M badge and a contemporary, body-color entrance fascia. A drawn body-side character line stretches from entrance to rear, tying collectively the entrance fender, cab doorways and mattress fenders. For decreased drag, the mattress and cab are sub-flush.

On the rear, the truck options an all-new energy tailgate and a brand new, trendy and modern R-A-M badge. The EV-specific, LED taillight design spans onto the tailgate, indicating it’s an electrical truck.

The cost port is positioned on the driving force’s aspect entrance quarter panel and, when plugged in, the R-A-M badge pulsates to point the charging standing. An audible sound alerts drivers that the truck is plugged in, and charging has begun. The cost port options Stage 1 and Stage 2 AC charging on the highest half and DC quick charging on the underside half. A 115-volt outlet is positioned within the weatherproof and lockable RamBox within the truck mattress.

Carbon fiber, steel and leather-based components adorn the within of the Ram 1500 Ramcharger, offering consolation and sturdiness.

Customary built-in expertise consists of the Uconnect 5 system with a brand new 14.5-inch touchscreen, 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, a segment-first 10.25-inch passenger display, digital rearview mirror, Head-up Show and a Klipsch Reference Premiere audio system. 

The Uconnect system gives the next related providers and options:

• 12- and new 14.5-inch reconfigurable touchscreen shows with split-screen functionality for twin utility operation.
• New 10.25-inch passenger display gives co-pilot (navigation, machine administration), leisure (through HDMI) and the flexibility to view the outside automobile cameras.
• EV Pages exhibiting:
• Energy Stream: demonstrates the circulation of energy by way of the automobile in kW
• Vary Affect: advises how you can scale back power consumption and improve vary
• Driving Historical past: an influence/cost bar chart exhibiting power consumption and regeneration in present, weekly, two-week and four-week intervals
• Cost Schedules: consumer can choose the optimum charging schedule
• Max Battery Stage: buyer has a alternative between an 80% cost stage for every day/towing wants, which is optimized for battery efficiency, or 100% for lengthy distance wants
• Charging Stage
• Driver’s Digital Cluster Show: options one pedal driving that may carry the truck to a cease. Different EV gauges embrace present energy, regen and vary

Different enhanced options embrace an e-shifter (P/R/N/D performance with new buttons for eco mode, e-save and electrical+), new regen buttons (regular, max regen with one pedal driving), a redesigned starter button with an illuminated energy image, push-button trailer steering knob and an adjunct change financial institution that, when outfitted with the 14.5-inch touchscreen, makes use of buttons each on the underside of the touchscreen and immediately off display beneath.  5 driving modes – Auto, Sport, Tow, Snow and Off-road – individually management the drive system, accelerator response, regen stage, suspension and steering so efficiency might be tailor-made to driver preferences and the situations.

A digital key might be tied to the proprietor’s smartphone or watch to entry and begin the automobile. Digital keys might be shared with different appropriate gadgets, whereas the proprietor retains full management over the entry.

As a backup, the supplied NFC-based sensible card can be utilized to and begin the automobile in instances the place the smartphone just isn’t obtainable. Whereas conventional key fobs stay normal, digital keys give prospects extra flexibility in accessing their vans, the corporate says.

Tungsten Trim Bundle

These on the lookout for extra aptitude can improve to the brand new Ram 1500 Tungsten trim package deal. It consists of new platinum patina/semi-bright dual-textured steel accents, that includes diamond knurling, suede-wrapped headliner, A- and B-pillars and visors, and heated and ventilated Natura Plus quilted leather-based driver and entrance passenger seats with 24-way energy, reminiscence settings and a therapeutic massage perform, energy lumbar assist and four-way powered headrests.

A Tungsten badge on the middle console that includes inlaid steel lettering and diamond knurling shows the automobile identification quantity. The posh package deal additionally will get brushed platinum patina aluminum litho bezels, a crystal-effect shifter heart cap, a 1,228-watt Klipsch Reference Premiere audio system with 23 stainless steel-covered audio system, together with a 12-inch subwoofer and two 1-inch titanium dome tweeters, twin wi-fi chargers and a steel pedal equipment.