Ram will begin producing an all-electric pickup in 2024. The company will sell the truck under the name Ram 1500 REV. If you want to know more, you’ll have to watch the Super Bowl.
Ram 1500 REV Name Confirmed, Concept Truck Features Not
Ram confirmed at this week’s Chicago Auto Show that the all-electric truck will appear next year. The company had little else to say. But officials brought out a concept truck it showed off at last month’s CES consumer electronics show. That truck likely previews the 1500 REV, but we don’t know which of its features will see production and which are just concept car publicity tricks.
The concept truck is, incredibly enough, a 3-row 6-seater. It features folding jump seats behind its second row — not seats you’d want to sit in for a long road trip, but a functional place to be for a short ride out of the work site to lunch.
The concept truck contained some practical ideas that could see production, such as a pass-through that lets owners load narrow items that stretch all the way from its frunk (front trunk) to its tailgate. It also had some far-out features unlikely to see production, including its self-driving capability and fold-away touchscreens. And it had a few tricks that might or might not make the showroom floor depending on cost and what the lawyers say, like a function that lets it follow its owner at walking speed off-road.
Ram CEO Mike Koval Jr. says the final production truck will take place “in the coming months,” but the interested can learn more this weekend in a Super Bowl commercial.
Electric Trucks Becoming More Common
We expect it to appear as part of the 2025 model year. It will join an increasingly crowded electric pickup marketplace.
The Ford F-150 Lightning, GMC Hummer EV pickup, Rivian R1T, and Lordstown Motors Endurance have all begun appearing in customer driveways. General Motors also plans a Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV for the 2024 model year, and reports out of Tesla suggest that its long-delayed Cybertruck may begin production this year.
