2025 Ram 1500 REV packs 654 hp, up to 805 km of range

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Today at the 2023 New York Auto Show, Ram revealed in full its all-new 2025 1500 REV to the world, signalling a renewed battle — this one electrified — between the Big Three automakers. Andrew McCredie reports from the show floor this morning; while our original report by Matthew Guy, from the vehicle’s online debut ahead of the Super Bowl in mid-February, remains unedited just below.

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What is it?

The 2025 Ram 1500 REV is an all-electric zero-emissions pickup truck. The first battery-electric light-duty pickup truck from Ram Truck made its world debut April 5 at the 2023 New York International Auto Show.

Is it gas-powered, hybrid, or EV?

It’s a full EV that comes standard with a 168-kilowatt-hour battery pack with a reported range of up to 560 kilometres, and an optional 229-kilowatt-hour large battery pack with a targeted range of up to 805 kilometres. As to its charging capability, Ram reports the truck can add up to 177 kilometres of range in approximately 10 minutes via 800-volt DC fast-charging at up to 350 kW.

Performance figures include a zero-to-96 km/h time of 4.4 seconds; 654 horsepower and 620 lb-ft of torque; and up to 24 inches of water fording. Towing capability is pegged at 14,000 lbs, and payload goes up to 2,700 lbs. It is built on the new STLA Frame body-on-frame architecture designed specifically for full-size electric vehicles, featuring a body-on-frame design that incorporates the battery pack efficiently.

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Vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-home, and vehicle-to-grid bi-directional charging allows the the Ram 1500 REV to charge another Stellantis battery-electric vehicle, or provide power back to the grid. An on-board power panel in the bed can provide up to 7.2 kW, while an available on-board power panel in the frunk provides up to 3.6 kW.

Why does it matter?

It matters a lot, as the pickup truck segment is one of the most important in Canada, particularly for the Big Three automakers. The Ram 1500 REV takes a page from its Ford and Chevrolet counterparts in that it eschews any sort of EV design cues apart from some badging. Instead, it follows many of the exterior and interior styling cues of the brand’s gas-powered pickup trucks. So, the Ram 1500 EV is bold looking like its ICE stablemates, and the cabin will be mostly familiar to those who currently own Ram trucks.

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What are its competitors?

It also matters big time for Ram, as its two truck competitors, Ford and Chevrolet, both already have all-electric pickup trucks on the market, the F-150 Lightning and the Silverado EV, respectively. There’s also the Rivian R1T, though that is currently only available in Vancouver. The Ram REV’s new powered frunk offers a best-in-class 15 cubic feet of storage.

When will Canada get it?

As this is badged a 2025 vehicle, the Ram 1500 REV will arrive in Canadian showrooms i n the fourth quarter of 2024. am itself notes its timeline includes a range-extended Ram 1500 REV XR – with “class–shattering range” enabled by an onboard gasoline motor that can charge the battery on the go — that will follow the fully electric REV’s introduction.

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When it does arrive it will be available in six trims including Tradesman, Big Horn, Sport (Canada-exclusive), Laramie, Limited and, introducing an all-new trim, Tungsten.

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Should you buy it?

Ram press notes say the mission of the Ram 1500 EV is “to make lives easier,” explaining how “the truck can also send power to a home during a storm, run the tailgate party, or provide power at the camp or job site.” Marketing hyperbole aside, the lofty range capacity of this EV pickup has it entering the “you just might be able to tow something further than 100 kilometres” territory. Which, if true, is a breakthrough in the EV pickup realm.

But, be forewarned that all that power — and those big battery packs — come with a big price tag, and my expectation is that when the Ram 1500 EV finally comes to market, it will be at least $75,000 to start. That said, Ford continues to raise the price, every so slightly, of the Lightning, and that has seemed to have little effect on sales.

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The EV pickup business is currently very strongly a sellers’ market, and no doubt Ram can’t wait to enter the fray. And with this vehicle, as least from what was presented today at the New York Auto Show, it’s got a winner on its hands.

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What we know knew mid-February about the 2025 Ram 1500 BEV

The crew at Ram dropped official pictures of the company’s upcoming all-electric Ram 1500 REV just ahead of this year’s Super Bowl. Beyond the odd choice to frame the truck’s Big Game ad around a joke about “premature electrification” (as if the EV-haters need any more ammo to emasculate electric pickups) it has become clear the actual production truck may share only a few features with the swoopy concept machine shown just one month ago at CES in Las Vegas.

Nevertheless, here are a few of the major points you need to know about the Ram 1500 REV.

Its Name

This is not as flippant a statement at it sounds. Ram announced just this week its official name for the truck is “Ram 1500 REV.” After tossing around titles like Ram “Revolution,” “BEV,” and “Big Chungus” (okay, that last one came from us) settling on something punchy – yet different than GM or Ford – that simply tacks onto a name with lots of brand recognition is probably a smart move.

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We’ll take this opportunity to preen that our Truck Guy podcast previewed this news over a week before it became official, thanks to conversations on the show with key Ram engineers.

Basic Powertrain Details

Typical for a manufacturer, Ram is playing its cards close to its chest in terms of power output and battery capacity. Brands aren’t given to showing their hand too early, and this goes double in the Truck Wars. We do know the concept is built on 800V architecture, likely sharing more than a few bits with that variant of the upcoming Dodge Charger Daytona.

Ram says it can replenish 100 miles (160 km) of range in about 10 minutes thanks to its 350-kW ability to hoover up electricity, making it one of the fastest-charging vehicles – let alone truck – on the market. Will this translate to the production truck? We hope so. It is worth noting Ram made a lot of noise about the 1500 REV being built on the so-called STLA Frame architecture, which now appears to be simply the DT (existing truck) bones stuffed full of batteries.

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If true, this throws cold water on the concept truck’s promise of 15-degree four-wheel steering, given existing suspension limitations, though the presence of two electric drive modules to provide all-wheel-drive are in place. However, we will note the Ram 1500 REV has eight-lug hubs, compared to six-lug hubs on the Ram 1500 gasser, so there may be more changes to its suspension than meets the eye. Again, we hope so. Could this change also have something to do with the REV’s weight? We’ll have to wait and see.

Utterly Familiar Cabin

While we knew some features on the concept truck would remain firmly in the imagination of creative designers – the wide-open Saloon Doors and sliding-track seating, for example – it is jarring to see the production version apparently lifting its cabin wholesale from the internal-combustion Ram 1500. Dashboard layout and controls will be instantly recognizable to anyone who’s stepped foot in a Ram truck over the last couple of years. It can be argued this helps ease the transition to all-electric.

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What it also does, however, is likely bin several of the concept truck’s best and most innovative features. Incorporating a folding midgate into the existing cab would be difficult at best, to say nothing of the ballyhooed third row of seats. A pass-thru to the frunk would not be out of the question, since cutting through the firewall is do-able without an internal combustion engine in the way — but the production 1500 REV interior shown in official pics makes it difficult to imagine where it would be placed, given the location of infotainment screens and other gear.

Technology Upgrades

It’s not all bad news. A quick study of these interior photos shows a new touchscreen placed ahead of the passenger, a feature Stellantis offers in snazzier Jeeps. Given the similarities between this interior and that in the gasser, we expect the extra screen to eventually be offered on that truck as well.

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Other features? We spy controls for air suspension (again, available on Ram 1500 ICE); settings for shoving electricity from the truck to one’s home or another EV; and some towing gear like an electronic trailer brake controller. This latter detail points to the confidence Ram may have in the 1500 REV’s ability to haul — an Achilles’ heel to this point in some other all-electric trucks. There are extra USB-A and USB-C ports below the portrait-oriented infotainment screen plus (maybe?) an HDMI port. Another graphic shows power outlets in the REV’s frunk and box.

Getting Frunky

Speaking of, it’ll surprise no one that the Ram 1500 REV has an enormous frunk similar to that found in its immediate competition. The solid panel on its ‘firewall’ side seems to confirm the lack of a pass-thru to the cabin, but there’s a chance it is just exceedingly well-hidden. There are also tie-downs and a sunken area which increases total cubic acreage. It is tough to discern what that panel on the driver’s side contains — could be the aforementioned power outlets, or perhaps some other controls.

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Shadow Mode

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While not mentioned in any way during the Super Bowl ad, we feel Shadow Mode is still worth a mention. This tech would permit the truck to automatically follow its driver, who may be outside the rig and walking ahead of the vehicle, which would conceivably be useful in situations where a person needs to move a short distance but doesn’t need or want to get back in the truck.

Think of times such as picking up tools at a job site, or fiddling with items at the campground. The truck would follow at a safe distance, using sensors and camera technology to navigate around obstacles. Korean automakers have incorporated this autonomous low-speed tech into the key fobs of some production vehicles, so it is not out of the question.