# Stellantis unveils Ram EV pickup, to debut late in 2024, at New York auto show Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2023-04-05 Category: BUSINESS Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/business Meta Title: Stellantis Unveils 2025 Ram 1500 REV Electric Pickup Meta Description: Stellantis revealed the 2025 Ram 1500 REV electric pickup truck at the New York Auto Show, set to debut in late 2024 with a range of up to 500 miles and URL: https://financedigest.com/stellantis-unveils-ram-ev-pickup-to-debut-late-in-2024-at-new-york-auto-showhtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/2023-04-05t143816z1lynxmpej340ldrtroptp4autoshow-new-york-1736814185001-compressed.jpg) By David Shepardson NEW YORK (Reuters) -Chrysler parent Stellantis NV on Wednesday unveiled its new electric Ram pickup truck, which is poised to debut on the market late in 2024 as a key part of the French-Italian automaker’s strategy to electrify its vehicle lineup. The 2025 model year Ram 1500 REV, introduced at the New York Auto Show which runs until April 16, will have a range of as much as 500 miles (804 km) using an optional, bigger 229-kilowatt battery pack. The EV truck will go on sale in one of the most important segments of the North American [electric vehicle](https://www.financedigest.com/bmw-invests-1-7-billion-to-build-electric-vehicles-in-u-s.html "BMW invests .7 billion to build electric vehicles in U.S") market. Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said the truck will be built in the U.S. and the location would be announced soon. He said the [company was still “fine](https://www.financedigest.com/uk-to-fine-tech-companies-that-fail-to-remove-self-harm-material.html "UK to fine tech companies that fail to remove self-harm material") tuning the plan. He told [reporters on the sidelines of the auto show that consumers](https://www.financedigest.com/ikea-reports-record-sales-as-price-hikes-offset-weakening-consumer-confidence.html "IKEA reports record sales as price hikes offset weakening consumer confidence") will choose the Ram over other EV trucks because it will exceed other trucks’ performance on range, speed of charge, towing and other factors. He said after the announcement a lot of rivals “will be under pressure to try to beat us.” The Ram truck’s launch late in 2024 will come more than two [years after similar EV trucks like the Rivian R1T electric](https://www.financedigest.com/start-up-etioca-eyes-nasdaq-listing-next-year-as-it-unveils-electric-taxi.html "Start-up Etioca eyes Nasdaq listing next year as it unveils electric taxi") pickup and Ford’s F-150 Lightning electric truck. General Motors [plans to start delivering electric](https://www.financedigest.com/vw-to-speed-up-electric-shift-in-five-year-plan.html "VW to speed up electric shift in five-year plan") Chevrolet Silverado pickups this fall. Tesla CEO [Elon Musk](https://www.financedigest.com/elon-musk-and-others-urge-ai-pause-citing-risks-to-society.html "Elon Musk and others urge AI pause, citing ‘risks to society’") said the long-delayed Cybertruck will launch this year from a factory in Texas. The RAM EV truck will be built on a new body-on-frame architecture designed for full-size EVs, capable of towing up to 14,000 lbs and carry a payload of up to 2,700 lbs. It will have a range of up to 350 miles with a standard 168-kilowatt battery pack, rising to 500 miles on the optional 229-kilowatt battery. [Stellantis also unveiled its 2024 model plug-in hybrid electric](https://www.financedigest.com/stellantis-to-invest-130-million-euros-in-german-plant-for-new-opel-electric-car.html "Stellantis to invest 130 million euros in German plant for new Opel electric car") Jeep Wrangler at the show. By 2030, 50% of Jeep [brand sales](https://www.financedigest.com/geelys-ev-brand-zeekr-aims-to-double-sales-in-2023-expand-in-europe.html "Geely’s EV brand Zeekr aims to double sales in 2023, expand in Europe") in the U.S. will be battery-electric, the company said. Tavares has set ambitious targets to slash emissions in half by 2030, including that 100% of car [sales](https://www.financedigest.com/mercedes-posts-rise-in-q1-sales-boosted-by-evs-premium-cars.html "Mercedes posts rise in Q1 sales boosted by EVs, premium cars") in Europe and 50% of car and light-duty truck sales in the U.S. be of [electric vehicles](https://www.financedigest.com/china-greenlights-audi-faws-3-3-billion-electric-vehicle-venture.html "China greenlights Audi-FAW’s .3 billion electric vehicle venture") by the end of the decade. While the high [costs of electrification and advanced software](https://www.financedigest.com/how-much-does-cloud-based-financial-software-cost.html "How Much Does Cloud-based Financial Software Cost?") development have pressured automakers, U.S. lawmakers approved hefty incentives for EV battery production and consumer [tax credits](https://www.financedigest.com/eu-us-working-on-deal-to-make-ev-minerals-eligible-for-tax-credits-eu-official.html "EU, US working on deal to make EV minerals eligible for tax credits -EU official") in August. Stellantis in late February indefinitely idled a Jeep assembly plant in Illinois, [blaming the high cost](https://www.financedigest.com/boohoo-warns-on-outlook-blaming-higher-returns-and-pandemic-costs.html "Boohoo warns on outlook, blaming higher returns and pandemic costs") of EVs. Automakers face tougher [vehicle emissions standards](https://www.financedigest.com/eu-proposes-tighter-vehicle-pollution-emission-standards.html "EU proposes tighter vehicle pollution emission standards") in the U.S. and Europe and mandates from California and other U.S. states to sell a rising number of [electric vehicles](https://www.financedigest.com/taiwans-foxconn-shows-off-three-electric-vehicle-prototypes.html "Taiwan’s Foxconn shows off three electric vehicle prototypes"). California wants to require that all new light-duty [cars and trucks sold in the state by 2035 be electric](https://www.financedigest.com/electric-car-insurance-your-questions-answered.html "Electric car insurance: your questions answered") or plug-in electric hybrids. The Biden administration must [approve the requirements before the plan can take effect](https://www.financedigest.com/eu-approves-effective-ban-on-new-fossil-fuel-cars-from-2035.html "EU approves effective ban on new fossil fuel cars from 2035"). (Reporting by David Shepardson; editing by Bernadette Baum and Josie Kao) --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---