- The 2026 Ram 1500 REV will only be offered with a single 168.0-kWh battery pack when the electric truck eventually goes on sale.
- Ram has canceled plans to offer a larger 229.0-kWh battery, which was said to provide 500 miles of range versus the smaller pack's 350-mile estimate.
- A Ram spokesperson said the decision is related to the brand prioritizing the plug-in-hybrid Ramcharger.
The production schedule for Ram's first electric pickup truck was recently pushed back, and now the truck maker has decided to eliminate one of its two available battery packs. When details about the new Ram 1500 REV were revealed back in 2023, it was slated to offer a standard 168.0-kWh battery and a larger 229.0-kWh pack. However, Ram has decided to cancel the bigger battery option, as first reported by Mopar Insiders.
The news comes as Ram is reshuffling the production timelines for both the EV truck as well as the plug-in-hybrid Ramcharger. The latter leapfrogs the REV and will now go on sale first, with orders to set open sometime in the first half of this year. The switch was caused by waning demand for electric trucks and higher customer interest in the PHEV, according to Ram.
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A Ram spokesperson confirmed to Car and Driver the company's decision to abandon the bigger battery, which they said was related to the recent plans to prioritize the Ramcharger. The electric Ram 1500 isn't scheduled to go on sale until sometime in 2026. When it does, it will only offer the standard battery, which is said to offer 350 miles of range. The larger option was estimated to provide a 500-mile range.
Of course, the Ramcharger provides an antidote for those afflicted with range anxiety, and the smaller battery will help keep the REV's price down, so it makes sense that Ram is pulling the plug on the bigger battery.
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