2025 Ram 1500 REV Bests Chevy Silverado EV With 500-Mile Range
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GM competitor Stellantis presented its 2025 Ram 1500 REV battery-electric light-duty pickup truck at the April 5th, 2023 New York International Auto Show. In addition to giving the automotive world its first look at the REV, Stellantis announced the EV pickup will have a maximum range in excess of 500 miles.
Though the 500-mile figure for the Ram 1500 REV is only a targeted range at this point, it still exceeds the 400+ mile maximum range announced for the Chevy Silverado EV by a comfortable margin.
Stellantis says the Ram 1500 REV will be offered with two battery options. The EV truck will come standard with a 168 kWh battery offering 350 targeted miles of range. An optional 229 kWh battery is the power source providing the targeted range of up to 500 miles on a single charge.
Stellantis also confirmed an extended-range Ram 1500 REV XR variant with what it describes as “class-shattering range” will be released at an unspecified future date. The XR variant will be equipped with a gasoline engine to serve as a generator and provide additional electricity to the pickup’s battery pack. The onboard ICE engine will generate electricity rather than sending rotational energy to the drivetrain.
The 229 kWh optional battery pack for the Ram 1500 REV is larger than the 212 kWh battery pack found in the GMC Hummer EV Pickup. It is also likely to be bigger than the Chevy Silverado EV battery pack, a GM Ultium battery with an estimated 200 kWh capacity.
Stellantis claims the Ram 1500 REV boasts class-leading 14,000-pound towing capacity. However, GM announced that a max towing package for the Silverado EV WT is in the works which would allow for a 20,000-pound tow rating. Currently, both ratings are only speculative.
The electric motors of the Ram 150 REV provide 654 horsepower and 620 pound-feet of torque, according to the automaker. The EV pickup is said to accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds. The REV is equipped with an 800-volt electrical architecture and can recharge 110 miles of range in 10 minutes when connected to a Level 3 fast charger of up to 350 kW output.
The Ram 1500 REV is built on Stellantis’ latest STLA architecture. Production of the vehicle will get under way next year, with an expected launch in Q4 of the 2024 calendar year to rival the Chevy Silverado EV. The latter will start arriving this spring in fleet-focused 3WT and 4WT trim levels, while the loaded RST First Edition variant will be available starting this fall. Lower-priced Work Truck trims and the Silverado EV Trail Boss will follow soon thereafter.
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Right now the Ram claims are marketing projections, I believe the Chevy numbers are more attainable , while the RAM numbers are there to keep RAM buyers in waiting like a bridesmaid!!
Believe it when it’s a reality because their EV portfolio right now is…absolutely nothing.
The projection is based on where they hope the tech will be when it’s released in 3 years.
Wrong–Opel Mokka EV won Euro car of the year! Stellantis understands BEV
RAM–Stellantis–has a unique EV strategy with three platforms and the current flexibility to put out Euro. models as ICE, Hybrid, BEV.
Carlos Taveres is a smart businessman so I’m taking thus seriously. Mike Manly did great building up FCA (shouldhave been retained) & I don’t think Paris wants to mess up a cash cow. GM has already said longer range is coming soon so we know it’s possible. Especially with Jeep sales down and Cherokee imploding better Patriot and Grand Cherokee.
Did you see the battery size? It’s bigger than the hummer, and you can bet your bottom dollar this thing will be just as exspensive as the hummer without the 4wheel steering or 4 corner lift.
Looks to me more like an appease the ESG crowd and run out the clock till cheap gas again, and sell more hemis
So I’m not a truck guy any more, but there’s just no way I’d ever buy a GM truck over this. Never. Even in the current ICE configuration, I’d still take the Ram. Where the GM EV trucks (Hummer, Silverado, etc) look like cr*p, this is a very attractive and elegant looking truck. I’m not crazy about the dash, but it’s till better than what Chevy has.
If your that a big of a Chevy hater why u even on this site
LOL. James, who said I’m a Chevy hater? Seriously? 3 of my last 5 cars have been Chevy and I’m driving one now (2023). The real question is why you and others on here are so closed minded that you can’t admit when another truck is just plain better? That Ram looks better outside, better interior, better range, more elegant (for a truck), and is just plain better. It’s ok to be on here, be a GM guy and still be confident enough to say when something else is better.
Looks are all a personal option. I personally think the Silverado EV looks better inside and out; I ready don’t like vertical screens. If it is true, that it can do five hundred miles in just electricity then yes from that standpoint it would be better for range. Most of my vehicles have been Chevys but I am no fan boy of any brand. I like the look of some RAM trucks it is just not for me. I feel the RAM EV looks worse than the ICE version, the concept was better just not practical for some stuff they put in it ex the tracks.
It would be great if it is five hundred miles, because it will push other brands to do more, that is what competition is for.
RAM is still a loser since sales are nonexistent while Ford has two years selling the F-150 Lightning and planning a second generation. GM begins its sales this year.
Gas stations are just around the corner.
Your charging station is where? What, no parking spots available?
The chargers are out of service again.
What will you do?
I had the same thoughts when I bought my first EV 5 years ago. About 95% of the time, I charged at home which means finding a charge is not much of an issue, which means finding a parking spot would be the same as an ICE, and if you are charging a home you don’t have to worry too much about a charger being out of service. Will an EV truck it would probably be about 75% charging at home for the average person, and for the ones that would use the trucks for long hauls then yes you would need to find a fast charger, but i have never had an issue with finding one or it being out of service. I feel people are over exaggerating how much they are out of service.
Bob: Last time I checked, every home has electric going to it. No need to go around the corner.
Last time I looked not everyone lives in single family homes. Just as many people live in apartments, especially in the large cities. Lots of older homes don’t even have a garage or a outdoor electric outlet. Those are the people who could least afford to install a charging outlet. Not a easy fix.
14000,lb towing….for 12 miles.
If you buy an EV truck to tow, stupid doesn’t even begin to describe what an idiot you are.
Yeah I honestly don’t care about having a frunk. Give me a ~200 mile battery pack with a generator up front.
I think RAM is onto something with the EV range extender, will be interesting to see just how much additional range they can get with it. Seems like something GM/Ford etc. should copy. I wouldn’t even think about an electric truck personally at least for the foreseeable future, I’ll just stick with my 2024 GMC HD for years to come (should arrive around the end of April). The only EV I would even remotely consider, would be something basic, small and ‘cheap’. Having said that, no EV’s are on my shortlist for our next ‘runabout’ vehicle.
This thing is going the weight more than the hummer ev to get the 500 mile range goal. A 229 kWh pack is huge.
You all can keep your EV’s. Nothing more than a Thermite bomb on wheels! When more EV’s are on the road and involved in more accidents and people are cooked like hotdogs, I’ll be LMAO! Just like riding on a 2,000-3,000 battery bomb! Buy more life insurance too!
Mr. C, I agree. As a firefighter I have been involved in a number of calls to EV’s on fire. On average, it takes us about 500 gallons of water to extinguish a burning ICE vehicle. Even with the new foams that are supposed to help suppress the EV fires, it has taken us almost 10,000 gallons several times to completely extinguish a fire in an EV. And don’t even ask about the much larger amount of noxious fumes that come from these fires.
Hyroir You are 100% right. My spouse worked with Safty Forces for 34 years. My background is in industrial electronics and electric motors. These EV batteries are sealed against moisture. Whether they short out through natural causes or accidents that exact same sealing to protect them also prevents the fire suppressants from reaching them to extinguish the combustion. Ice vehicles don’t have that problem. No need to seal their fuel systems.
Wear your SCBA, problem solved.
My question is this-and no seems to be able to answer it.
When we all buy fuel (gas or Deisel) about 30% of the cost goes top taxes to repair and maintain the roads we drive on. The electric cars do not pay this “road tax” -yet. Although tey use the same roads. When will the free ride end and who will collect all the OTHER taxes involved with fossil fuels that electric vehicles don’t pay.
In Ohio they charge an extra $200 for your plates if it’s a EV. I think the Bolts pay less. There’s a formula they use. I’m sure it’s on the Ohio BMV site. I live in Ohio. They aren’t getting off Scott free.
States are already chraging EV owners flat rate taxes at registration.
California has the best solution for road taxes- NOT!!! They are passing a bill so ALL vehicles will be taxed, meaning the gas/diesel vehicles will be double taxed, and CA has some of the worst roads in the country. They (CA government) keep stealing money from the road tax to use elsewhere. Hell, they probably even line their own pockets with green, like all the other country’s do. Most corrupt state in the US.
I really don’t understand why so many people are jumping on the bandwagon to by EV trucks and cars. As somebody already mentioned, gas stations are on pretty much every corner and where I drive, here in flyover country, even moderately fast chargers are few and far between. I can sometimes drive 400-500 miles for work in a single day. With my current 1500 diesel I can do that without stopping for fuel, even at -25 degrees or at +95. I doubt I could even get close to that with any current EV except maybe a Tesla and my trip would become a two day event instead of one. Maybe. There may be a future for EV’s in urban areas as we move forward, but right now it appears they are just another manufactured method of control for the current administration.
Not sure why so many people bring up gas stations, for the average person you would plug in your EV when you get home each day (meaning you would be saving time because you would not have to go anywhere else to fuel up). Since you are not the average person and are driving between 400-500 miles based on the Ram and Silverado it would not make it a 2 day trip, it would add about 30 mins using the fast charger, even if you there was only one (which in 400 miles there would be a lot more than one) spot on your route that had fast chargers it would still be fine.
I have a reservation for the Silverado EV and I will be using that for my yearly vacation trip that is 1,600 miles, bI have it worked out that I would only need 1.5 hours of charging at fast chargers for the trip and based on the stops I take to get food use the bathroom or just to take a break that it would not actually add any extra time to my trip.
It is getting old hearing people that have never had an EV talk about how hard it is deal with charging. I have had an EV for 5 years and put over 150k miles on it, and I have spent less time fueling my EV than any ICE vehicle I have owned. You can plug in an EV and go shopping or to a restaurant, an ICE you must stay at your vehicle till it is done even if it is pouring rain or even freezing then you can go shopping or a resturant. EVs get to fuel while you are doing something else so you are not spending extra time when it is charging.
By the way, Brandon, it takes me about 4 minutes to fill my truck with diesel, and that gives me 600 plus miles of driving time. From what I understand, if you fully charge your EV batteries, you shorten the life of them considerably. I put on 160-200K on my truck before trading it in, and I wonder how many battery replacements I would have to buy ($20K?). My truck was purchased to travel across the country over and over again, dragging a 28’ trailer behind it, and I don’t think an EV would be an option for me. You enjoy your EV and I’ll enjoy my diesel.
You both arent wrong. I have a Bolt for the local stuff (which is great) and a Suburban to haul my boat and large family. I charge at home but dont want to run the risk of running out of charge…been in that situation only once and its not fun with a 2 year old. Plus it is not fun fighting over the work chargers. Im all for fuel diversity!
Plus, I have only paid to fill my Suburban four times in 3500 miles. Gotta love the grocery gas deals!
Chevymike Glad you enjoy your diesel, I would also but I personally prefer an EV. Yes an EV trunk won’t be able to tow 10k lbs for 600 plus mile on a single charge yet.
As for the life of a battery, it comes down to how you take care of it. My EV has 150k miles and I have not even lost 1% (tracked by ODB2 device) of the life of the battery and I always charge it to 100%. Also, the only maintenance I have had on it in the last 5 years is one set of tires ($500), my brakes are still at 90%, in the span of 5 years for every ICE I have owned I have spent at least 10X for maintenance (oil changes alone cost me $600 a year so $3000 for 5 years).
Ram can forecast this and that all they want. I will stick with GM products!!!!
Brandon, you are clearly an EV fan and that’s okay. We have differing opinions on EV’s. There are mostly no chargers on the routes I drive. You might live in an urban area where chargers are becoming more prevalent. I am 180 miles from the closest fast charger so my only option would be to try and find a plugged in soft drink machine outside of a convenience store and sit for hours while the battery charges. I’m not against EV’s, if you want one/have one and you’re happy with it, great. I think they will become a part of the transportation culture, just not the entire culture like some would like. ICE engines will hopefully be around until I get too old to drive, which I hope will be way out in the distant future. I just don’t think they will soon be the only thing available. That would be a mistake of epic proportion. Yes, I know this is just my opinion but I’m tired of being told what to do, where to do it, and how I should think.
I do agree ICE vehicles will be around for a while, especially for ones like you since there are none on your routes, or ones that are real long haul drivers, I just assumed the US had more chargers than in Canada, since we have a lot less population, we always have less than the US for everything lol, and there are more companies in the US that install EV chargers.
Sorry for taking you as one of the people that also try to say EVs are hard to charge everything because they hate EVs (ICE fan boys).
Yes, I do prefer EVs over ICE for many reasons, the biggest is cost (fuel and maintenance is a lot cheaper).
in terms of “mainstream” ev pickups I don’t really care about them. i don’t really like the look of the silverado ev and i think that gmc short handed the sierra. the lightning is garbage and the ram specs seem kind of ridiculous to be legit.
How about the cost to insure, no one seems to comment on the increased amount for an ev. Being insurance companies total Evs out with moderate damage. Iam paying $300 for a 2022 Colorado. How much for your ev
For me insure for an EV was the same cost as an ICE vehicle of a similar value
My son had a 2014 Fusion hybrid up until last fall. Some guy ran a stop sign and broadsided the Fusion right behind the driver’s rear door. The damage wasn’t really that bad but the insurance company totalled the car because they had no way to determine if or how much the battery was damaged. It was a bummer for several reasons but our son really liked the car. He got screwed big time on the payout, too.