Pretty impressive.

 

VERY INTERESTING!

Similar to the Chevy Volt senecio as far as drive train goes. Volt owners LOVED their cars. I seriously considered a Volt but when I test drove it I had issues getting in and out of the VOLT I have a friend who had one and he only used 8 gallons of gas per year. The rest of the time he ran on electric only.

The RAM with 600+ miles of range when using electric and gas and about 145 miles of range in all electric mode would meet the needs and objections that several potential EV buyers have.

Price will be a factor. I can see these easily costing $100k for a mid level trim. Also the CCS charge port is a disappointment. You would have thought RAM would have gone with a Tesla NACS port.

For me our ER Lightning is great with it's current range, since we don't tow with it and don't do road trips. In 15 months of Lightning ownership I have never had the NEED to fast charge. In fact I still haven't used the FREE 250 kWhs of fast charge the truck came with.

I can see myself owning a RAM EV some day hopefully

 

There’s no way Ram will price it at $100k. The market is proving that their pricing strategy was/is over optimistic.

I’m not sure if this model is a real answer, but you have to give them credit for taking a different approach to see how it will work.

I would expect to see these priced competitive with the price of the diesel half tons if they want to sell any at all.

 

Super interesting concept, and I think it'll sell well.

 

I can't see where the Ramcharger will offer savings over a fully gas or fully electric pickup.

It's fully electric range isn't far enough to go very far, and, so far, no electric vehicle has consistently met, if at all, their driving range. So, you will be using gas by reving that 3.6 to try to build up more charge.

Maybe as a short commute to work, but how many years will it take to make up the cost of the hybrid truck?

I could be wrong, as I have been proven wrong many times, but I doubt it this time.

I have a 2018 Ram 1500 4x4 with the 3.6. I get 22.5 mpg consistently here around town and on long 75-80 mph trips.

On one trip from NC to Ft. Payne, Alabama and back, running mostly the 2 lane roads across the mountains, I averaged the whole trip at 24.8 mpg. This included sight seeing in the Ft Payne area, spending the night in Chattanooga, sightseeing there, going up to Lookout Mountain, ect.

I can't see where I would be able to make up the difference in price between a 3.6 gas truck and a Ramcharger with a 3.6 generator.

Ft Payne trip. I have hand calculated fuel mpg many times, and it's always within a tenth or two mpg wise of the EVIC. Lots of times it's right on.

 

Without subsidization, electric vehicles can't make it as they have been built in the last decade. The big SUV, pickup and luxury EVs will have to give way to economy EVs, that have great range and are useful for those living in metro areas. The frustrations of everyday EV use, particularly with pickups and luxury cars, is well documented all over the internet.

 

eRanger sized would be ideal for this suburbanite, the Maverick is a bit too small and I still have a reservation on the Ram so we'll see.

 

I think the compact market is where EVs will shine. I cannot understand why Ford didn’t electrify the Ranger first, or do at least a PHEV. No diesel either. It’s like Ford does ‘t really want to commit with the Ranger.

In Australia Ford is now offering a Super Duty Ranger.

I don’t know if anyone mentioned yet the Cummins 6.7L inline 6 gas engine. It would readily fit in the Ram 2500 and up trucks. It seems that now Cummins is willing to go gas powered in order to gain more customers as diesels become more expensive and more fragile.

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