Last week at the New York auto show, Ram wowed with a new goal post for electric trucks: a targeted range of 500 miles for its 2025 Ram 1500 REV.
That range number, introduced by Ram Brand CEO Mike Koval Jr., could make the 1500 REV king of the EV hill in what matters most to many shoppers, and second only to the Lucid Air sedan’s 516 miles. But to achieve it, this brawny truck will require a battery pack that’s more than twice the Lucid’s capacity, at 229 kwh.
While the Ram 1500 REV has an evolutionary design
and doesn’t carry forward with the radical looks and breakthrough packaging of the
Ram 1500 Revolution BEV concept, its completely new front end design does make the EV easy to spot versus the gasoline Ram. The electric truck also has a one-pedal driving mode, a front motor unit that can disconnect when it’s not needed to boost efficiency, and underbody aerodynamic measures to help reach the claimed 0.34 coefficient of drag.
With 654 hp and 620 lb-ft of torque, a 0-60 mph time of 4.4 seconds, a water fording depth of up to 24 inches, towing capability up to 14,000 pounds, and a maximum payload of 2,700 pounds, the 1500 REV is due to impress versus gasoline trucks in most if not all other measures. It’s included up to 7.2 kw of output from a power panel and 3.6 kw from a frunk outlet, and it’s ready for bidirectional charging for home systems and even future vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capability.
With the basics on the production 2025 Ram 1500 REV out from the curtain, Green Car Reports sat down with Koval and asked about the production likelihood of a 20-foot lumber pass-through, charging robots, and more. It got interesting.
Could the true paradigm-breaker with even more range be yet to come? Read below for everything Ram’s CEO divulged about the 1500 REV family, broken out into some broad points:
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What’s the range of the Ram 1500 REV XR?
To tease the idea that more is to come for those who plan to tow with their trucks, the brand noted that the Ram 1500 REV XR version—its range-extended EV—will offer “class-shattering range.”
Though it’s safe to assume the XR will offer even more range than the REV’s 500 miles, as Koval suggested earlier this year, he wouldn’t answer this one—not even a ballpark quite yet. “I’ll share more on the actual technology—it’s proprietary technology—at the reveal for the XR later this year,” he said. “But the devil’s gonna be in the details, that’s all I can tell you today.”
It remains a mystery what technical specs Ram is selecting for the XR, a choice that will need to juggle battery size, engine output, fuel-tank size, and more, all with real-world tow prowess in mind.
Ram also, however, confirmed a potential sweet spot for many electric truck intenders: a 168-kwh single-layer pack with a targeted range of up to 350 miles.
Ram confirmed that the XR will be primarily an EV with a charge port, so it’s fair to expect some of the same charging attributes. But Koval, echoing what Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said earlier in the year, said this is not a plug-in hybrid.
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Base Ram 1500 REV will be widely, publicly available
When asked about whether Ram would truly offer a straightforward base version of its 350-mile truck for personal use and fleet—the question hinting at Ford’s bait-and-switch on F-150 Lightning pricing and GM’s staggered, delayed rollout of its electric trucks—Koval seemed ready to pounce with energy.
“Absolutely, yeah I’m bullish, I think we can do both,” he said. “I think there are some really practical reasons within fleet and small business, not only on the vans, but in full-size pickup trucks as well.”
“We are going to have a Tradesman version, which is that fleet work truck, commercial-oriented trim level, with 168-kwh battery packs that’s your 350 miles of range,” he added.
Furthermore, Ram said that the 1500 REV will be offered in five different trims: Tradesman, Big Horn/Lone Star, Laramie, and Limited, plus a new Tungsten trim. Feature highlights include a head-up display, Klipsch Reference Premiere audio, a huge 14.5-inch center touchscreen, and a 10.3-inch touchscreen for the passenger.
What about that mobile wireless charging robot teased with the Ram Revolution concept’s CES reveal?
It’s already been revealed that the unit wasn’t just a stunt. As Green Car Reports reported in January, the robot, developed by EFI Automotive over five years, was spearheaded by Stellantis and incorporates AI.
“If you put the pieces of the puzzle together, it’s about removing friction,” explained Koval. “There’s so much, and change is hard… That w as an innovative, very cool development for Ram, but yeah we’re pushing to get that into the market as quickly as possible.”