Ram 1500 REV electric ute confirmed for Australia with 805km range

After the Ram 1500 REV drove onto the signifier of the 2023 New York centrifugal show, the institution confirmed the all-electric pickup volition beryllium coming to Australia.

Initially, astatine least, this volition beryllium done via a section conversion process, conscionable similar different Ram vehicles sold Down Under. Timing has yet to beryllium confirmed, but the 1500 REV won’t beryllium arriving successful American drivetrains until precocious 2024.

The Ram 1500 BEV is powered by a brace of 250kW electrical motors, 1 for each axle. Total output is said to 488kW and 841Nm. Ram claims the 1500 REV tin dispatch the 0-60mph (0-97km/h) modular successful 4.4 seconds.

The thrust portion astatine the beforehand features automatic instrumentality disconnect, enabling the beforehand wheels to rotation freely successful definite conditions to amended ratio and range. An physics locking rear differential volition beryllium disposable connected immoderate models.

Drivers volition beryllium capable prime betwixt regular two-pedal driving, oregon one-pedal mode with regenerative braking whenever you assistance disconnected the accelerator.

The motortruck is said to beryllium susceptible of fording up 610mm (24 inches) of water, towing up 6350kg (14,000 pounds), and carrying up to 1225kg (2700 pounds).

In the US modular artillery battalion is simply a 168kWh portion that should beryllium bully astir 560km (350mi) of range. There’s besides an optional 229kWh battalion that Ram believes volition output 805km (500mi) of range.

The institution has besides teased an XR oregon Extended Range variant, but details astir that car won’t beryllium disposable until aboriginal successful the year.

Both the modular and agelong scope variants of the 1500 REV enactment 800V DC accelerated charging up to 350kW. With specified a charger, scope tin beryllium topped by 177km (110mi) successful conscionable 10 minutes.

The 1500 REV tin pump powerfulness backmost into the grid, powerfulness a location successful an emergency, oregon beryllium utilized arsenic a powerfulness root astatine a campsite, occupation location, oregon household picnic. It comes equipped with a 7.2kW powerfulness sheet successful the cargo tray, and a 3.6kW successful the 425L beforehand trunk.

Although the REV has a assemblage that’s astir identical to the existing V8-powered Ram 1500 models but for the beforehand and rear-end styling, nether the tegument the EV pickup is said to usage the STLA Frame architecture designed specifically for body-on-frame EVs.

STLA Frame uses high-strength alloy to trim weight, and is wider astir the mediate to accommodate the artillery battalion wrong the confines of the rails. A full-length aero cookware helps to support the large truck’s resistance coefficient to a tenable 0.34.

Entry-level versions of the REV volition person 20-inch alloy wheels, portion top-spec versions person 22-inch rims with 275/50 Pirelli Scorpion all-season all-terrain tyres.

All 1500 REV variants travel fitted with multi-link autarkic rear suspension, arsenic good arsenic a four-corner aerial suspension setup with adaptive damping and 5 modes: entry/exit, aero, normal, off-road 1, and off-road 2.

To spell with its high-tech drivetrain, the 1500 REV has an upgraded interior features 12.3-inch integer instrumentation display, 14.5-inch representation touchscreen successful the centre of the dashboard, and a 10.25-inch touchscreen up of the beforehand rider with HDMI input.

Other disposable tech features see a integer rear presumption mirror, head-up display, a 23-speaker Klipsch Reference Premiere dependable system, and hands-free/eyes-on-the-road automated driving mode utilizing the car’s lane centering and adaptive cruise power systems.

For the American marketplace the 1500 BEV volition beryllium disposable successful 5 trim levels: Tradesman, Big Horn/Lone Star, Laramie, Limited, and the caller Tungsten trim, which includes a achromatic quilted and ventilated leather interior, dual-texture metallic accents, and suede-wrapped headliner and pillars.

MORE: Everything Ram 1500