Ram's Fully Electric Truck Is Dead

The extended-range Ramcharger will now use the Ram 1500 Rev name

written by Nick Yekikian
edited by Steven Ewing
9/12/2025
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Ram is no longer planning to offer the fully electric Ram 1500 Rev.
The extended-range Ramcharger is still in development, however ...
The Ram 1500 Ramcharger will now be called Ram 1500 Rev.

Ram's fully electric pickup truck is dead. The brand just announced that it will discontinue development of the truck formerly known as the Ram 1500 Rev. The company cites customer feedback and the dip in demand for large electric trucks as the reason it will end development.

An email sent to members of the Ram Insider+ program confirmed that the company will kill the pickup before it even had the chance to live. In the email, Ram said:

Our multi-energy platforms, alongside our existing offerings, are engineered to support a range of powertrain options. This strategic direction continues as we evaluate the needs of our customers and the impact of recent economic developments.

In response to customer feedback, and rapidly slowing industry demand for full-size BEV pickups, the brand is discontinuing development of the battery electric Ram 1500 (formally known as the Ram 1500 Rev).

When it was announced, the Rev promised 500 miles of range, 800-volt architecture and 350-kW charging speeds. It also promised vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-home and vehicle-to-grid bidirectional charging. Ram went to great lengths to reengineer the frame it uses on its gas-powered 1500 models to accommodate a massive 229-kWh battery pack, but the investment won't go entirely to waste.

Ram's range-extended pickup, formerly known as the Ram 1500 Ramcharger, will now use the Ram 1500 Rev name and is still on its way to production (probably). It uses components from the EV and adds in a V6 to act as an onboard generator to actively charge the battery.

The extended-range hybrid Ram is expected to launch sometime next year.

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by Nick Yekikian

Nick Yekikian has worked in the automotive industry since 2019. He has written close to a thousand car-related articles and tested and reviewed more than 200 vehicles over the course of his career. Nick is the Senior News Editor at Edmunds and has also contributed to MotorTrend, Automobile Magazine and Super Street. When Nick isn't zipping around town in his latest used-car find, he's probably making digital art in Photoshop or playing disc golf with friends.

edited by Steven Ewing

Steven Ewing is Edmunds' director of editorial content. An automotive journalist for more than half of his life, Ewing's been on staff at Winding Road magazine, Autoblog, Motor1.com, CNET, and he was the U.S. correspondent for Top Gear magazine. He's also contributed to publications like Automobile magazine, Car and Driver, The Drive, Jalopnik, Porsche Panorama, and more. Ewing has worked in the automotive industry since 2003. From testing prototype cars in the Arctic Circle to spilling a beer on a Formula 1 driver at the 24 Hours of Le Mans (oops), he's always got an interesting story to tell.

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