Posted on 01/06/2023 7:37:51 AM PST by Red Badger
Ram has entered the auto industry’s battle for electric truck dominance, unveiling its version of the electric pickup truck.
The Ram 1500 Revolution caused a stir of hype as it debuted at CES 2023 Thursday. Auto critics have called it “sleek, futuristic, and unlike trucks today.”
The Ram 1500 Revolution electric battery-powered pickup truck is displayed onstage during the Stellantis keynote at the CES tech show Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Despite being late to the game of developing an electric truck, as Ford, Rivian, and GMC are already on the road with their versions, Ram Revolution Chief Design Officer Ralph Gilles said the extra time has allowed the brand to top the field regarding “all the areas customers care about the most,” including range, towing, payload, and charging.
“It’s the difference between bringing a really good bottle of wine to a party or just crashing it late,” Gilles told the Verge. “We’re looking at outperforming competitors in every aspect.”
People look inside the Ram 1500 Revolution electric battery-powered pickup truck at the CES tech show Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
While the Revolution’s current design is still in the concept stage, it has drawn high praise, even some calling it a model to make “Tesla’s Cybertruck look outdated.”
“It has delivered an eyeful,” Alisa Priddle with Motortrend also noted.
The Revolution’s design currently has cameras in place of side mirrors, doors that swing open in opposite directions, and an interior design that offers third-row jump seats. The electric truck will also reportedly be able to charge at a rate of 350 kilowatts and add 100 miles of range in 10 minutes.
The tail of the Ram 1500 Revolution electric battery-powered pickup truck is shown while on display at the CES tech show Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
"Everything you see from now on will be a direct descendant of this,” Ram CEO Mike Koval Jr. also said.
Ram plans to launch the new Revolution electric pickup truck in 2024.
PING!.....................
More kids in Africa subjected to slavery for this truck??
Now the Musk has emerged as a conservative hero, expect all of our enemies to start working to destroy Tesla.
Has anyone here seen an actual tradesman who really USES a truck, driving an electric truck?
I have not.
At least it will be easy to mount a 20KW Diesel generator in the back for charging
Got a ride in a newish Ram the other day.
(It was a “loaner” from the dealer, buddy’s truck in for engine replacement).
Was impressed by the smooth quiet ride.
For example, according to my math with this truck: adding 100 miles in 10 minutes using a 350kW charger results in 1.7 miles/kWh. When charging from home assume a 5% loss converting AC to DC and it's 1.6 miles/kWh. That might be okay for an EV truck, but you can do much better with an EV car. And since an EV truck won't haul a long way without charging a lot, why make the truck be your EV anyway?
Batteries will shortly become too expensive to make electric vehicles viable. Toyota already warned and that was before Srilanka nationalized their lithium mining.
Truck buyers are finicky about their pickups.
Yes, we hate Elon Musk now.
We have always hated Elon Musk.
Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia.
“The Revolution’s design currently has cameras in place of side mirrors, doors that swing open in opposite directions, and an interior design that offers third-row jump seats.”
Wow, what a game-changer. Makes me want to run out and get one soon as they hit the market.
“The electric truck will also reportedly be able to charge at a rate of 350 kilowatts and add 100 miles of range in 10 minutes.”
“reportedly” and in put down in writing?
Dodge is getting your tax dollars to make thos.
The folks at Dodge couldn’t care less about Musk’s politics. They care about keeping their stock price up. They care about Market share. Anything else is “fluff.”
Toyota seems like the only major automaker with any common sense these days vis a vis what the future product is going to look like.
On the road is one thing but doing actual heavy duty truck things like hauling stuff in the dead of winter is another.
My Ram sports a Hemi. That’s the way I likes it
Yeah just look at them hard media credentials to report on ICE v EV, DODGE v TESLA. C'mon MAN!
I can see having an electric small car for errands around town and a gasser for loads and long trips.
I plan to buy a used electric when supply greatly outpaces demand and they’re selling at depressed prices.
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