A leaked email reveals Ram is focusing resources on the Ramcharger, not the REV. The decision aligns with current trends favoring range-extended trucks over pure EVs. The shift means that we won’t get a long-range version of the pure electric 1500.

The promised long-range Ram 1500 REV electric pickup has been canceled. Ram is no longer planning to launch the

More than that, the standard battery pack that feeds the Ram 1500 Rev is still massive. The standard—now only—battery pack still packs 168-kWh worth of electricity. According to Ram, this is good enough to shuffle the 1500 REV along for 350 miles and is larger than the extended-range battery that feeds the Ford F-150 Lightning.

Ram's electric version of its 1500 pickup truck won't deliver the long-promised 500 miles of range. The information was first reported on Jan. 15 by Mopar Insiders and has since been confirmed to Motor Authority by a Ram spokesperson.

The truck maker confirmed it's canceling the Ram 1500 REV's larger 229.0-kWh battery, which was said to provide 500 miles of range.