Stellantis delays Ram electric pickup truck to 2025 | Real Time Headlines

Detroit- star The transatlantic automaker has delayed the launch of its Ram electric pickup truck from this year to the first half of 2025 as it continues to test vehicles.

Chief Executive Carlos Tavares declined on Tuesday to provide details on the cause or timing of delays for electric trucks, which include all-electric “REV” models and Extended range “Ramcharger” It is equipped with a generator and a gas engine.

“We are facing a very large workload, and we want to be very cautious in the way we validate our products, so we are taking our time to make sure we can handle the peak,” Tavares said in an interview with online media. “We don’t want to rush…it’s better to give it a few more weeks to do the proper validation rather than rush and then make mistakes on quality. That’s what we’re doing right now.”

Tavares said work needs to be done Dodge Charger Daytona and Jeep Wagoneer S Electric VehicleIt’s expected to be released by the end of the year before moving on to new trucks.

Stellantis’ upcoming electric pickup truck is the first to be built on the company’s new “STLA Frame platform” for large trucks and Jeep SUV. It is expected to be a “multi-energy platform” capable of carrying internal combustion and hybrid vehicles, as well as electric models using batteries, fuel cells and extended-range electric propulsion systems.

Stellantis says the Ramcharger range-extended electric vehicle can operate as a zero-emission electric vehicle until the battery is depleted and an onboard electric motor-generator powered by the 27-gallon, 3.6-liter V6 engine kicks in to power the vehicle.

The automaker on Tuesday reconfirmed plans for the REV to be able to travel 500 miles on a single charge, as well as the Ramcharger’s expected class-leading range of up to 690 miles.

“We’re managing the peak between the products in front of us,” Tavares said. “The U.S. market is going to see a huge product blitz in the coming months.”

As president-elect, Stellantis’ U.S. electric vehicle offensive comes at an inopportune time for the automaker Donald Trump Already sworn lower or repeatl Many of the Biden administration’s goals and funding for all-electric vehicles.

last week It is reported As part of broader tax reform legislation, Trump’s transition team plans to eliminate the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric vehicle purchases. Doing so would fulfill Trump’s campaign rhetoric about eliminating such incentives and electric vehicle initiatives.

Tavares has criticized the administration’s electric vehicle regulations but also touted their benefits, saying the company “will adapt” to any changes made by the Trump administration.