Ram 1500 News
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Until electric trucks arrive, the Ram EcoDiesel is the way to haul heavy loads without guzzling fuel at alarming rates.
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Settlement pays Jeep Grand Cherokee, Ram 1500 diesel owners up to $3,075
Owners of Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs and Ram pickup trucks with a 3.0 turbodiesel V-6 may be eligible for up to $3,075 after the automaker settled with a group of owners last week. The $307.5 million settlement was approved by a federal judge Friday. Owners have until February 3, 2021 to file claims...
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2019 full-size pickup truck mpg champs: Ford vs. Chevy vs. Ram
With electric pickup trucks from Ford, GM, and others—including newcomers like Rivian—looking likely to arrive in the next few years, the truck field could be on the verge of a clean, quiet, tailpipe-emissions-free shakeup. That said, you wouldn’t know this segment as being poised...
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Chevrolet tax credits, Tesla delays, Nissan Leaf Plus range drive: The Week in Reverse
Which new electric car didn't give us any range surprises in a recent test drive? What new features have been enabled on some Teslas? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 29, 2019. After this weekend, electric cars from...
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Hybrid or not, 2019 Ram 1500 eTorque does some smart things with 48V tech
As more mainstream vehicles, like the 2019 Ram 1500 lineup, get increasing levels of electrification, but stop short of becoming fully electric or even full-fledged hybrids, it can be easy to get lost in semantics. Generally speaking, the term “mild hybrid” means some energy can be...
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2019 Hyundai Kona—and Kona Electric—named North American Utility Vehicle of the Year
The Jaguar I-Pace may be one of the boldest fully electric new-product moves of this year; but contrary to what was widely expected it didn’t win this year’s North American Utility Vehicle of the Year. That top SUV award went to the 2019 Hyundai Kona family, which includes the Kona...
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will settle with federal regulators and pay owners of diesel-powered truck and SUVs for noncompliant emissions software, the company announced Thursday. The settlement could cost the automaker up to $800 million. The affected vehicles are 2014-2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs and Ram 1500 pickups with emissions controls that flouted legal standards. FCA won't buy back any trucks or SUVs, but will offer a software fix to affected vehicles and pay owners up to $3,000 for the noncompliant software. FCA didn't admit any wrongdoing, but environmental regulators have said...
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FCA can settle Jeep, Ram EcoDiesel emission case with fine, recall: Justice Department
While VW is moving toward the end of buybacks, payments, and fines for eight years of cheating on diesel emission standards, Fiat Chrysler is still in the thick of its own diesel mess involving Jeep SUVs and Ram trucks. On February 2, the U.S. Justice Department offered to let the company move...
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2019 Ram 1500 pickup has 48-volt 'mild hybrid' system for fuel economy
The dominant news at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit was about pickup trucks. Ironically, the Detroit automaker with the fewest electrified models on sale was the only one to bring hybridization to a new truck, in the form of its brand-new 2019 Ram 1500. Fiat Chrysler...
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2016 Ram 1500 HFE EcoDiesel fuel-economy review: 24-mpg full-size pickup truck
It may not look like it, but the Ram full-size pickup you see here may be one of the more interesting new trucks on the road today. You might view it as this decade's version of the Camaros, Mustangs, and Mopars that emerged in earlier days from back-corner "skunkworks" engineering groups at each...
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Ram Diesel Pickup Trucks: Dealer Stocks Low, But Sales Low Too?
Ram 1500 EcoDiesel production is up, but sales and dealer stocks are down.
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Diesel Car Guide: Every 2015-2016 Car & Light Truck, With Specs: UPDATED
Green Car Reports' guide to every diesel car and truck on sale.
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With the highest rated fuel economy of any full-size pickup truck, the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel has been a smash hit for Fiat Chrysler's truck brand. But now the company has acknowledged that some of the trucks--those with rear-wheel drive rather than four-wheel drive--have an issue with diesel exhaust leaking into the cabin. DON'T MISS: 2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel HFE's 24-MPG Fuel Efficiency: How They Did It According to a followup story on the issue by Detroit ABC news station WXYZ, which first reported on the issue in December, Chrysler acknowledged that month that the issue affected more than the...
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2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel HFE's 24-MPG Fuel Efficiency: How They Did It
How the 2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel HFE squeezes extra efficiency out of Ram's diesel half-ton truck.
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2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Adds HFE Model For Higher Fuel Efficiency Rating
Ram now offers an HFE fuel-efficiency model with the EcoDiesel V-6 engine.
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2015 Pickup Truck Fuel Economy: Ford Vs Ram Vs Chevy, Who's Best?
We compare rated fuel economy of the top-selling full-size pickup trucks.
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2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Production To Double: 1 In 5 Trucks To Get Diesel
Ram is increasing EcoDiesel truck production to meet demand.
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Ram 1500 Diesel Pickup Fuel Economy: Drivers Beat Mileage Ratings In Real-World Use
This year's full-size pickup truck sales are surging, driven at least in part by increased U.S. oil production, according to Ford chief economist Emily Kolinski Morris. Ironic, eh? But new pickups sold today are far more fuel-efficient than those offered even a couple of years ago--and the highest...
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The 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is the only half-ton truck on sale this year with a diesel engine.
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2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Uses 'Maserati' Engine (Trivia Today)
Well, OK, perhaps the 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel doesn't have an engine actually designed by Maserati. But, hey, what other pickup truck can claim to use even the same engine as sexy, sinuous, six-figure Italian luxury sport sedans? As cleverly pointed out by Ward's Auto, the new diesel Ram 1500...
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Consumer Reports: Tesla Model S Electric Car Is 'Best Overall' Vehicle
The Tesla Model S was named Best Overall car, while the Toyota Prius once again took Best Green Car honors.
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2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Pickup Logs 8,000 Orders In Three Days
The 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is already getting plenty of attention from truck buyers.
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2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Pickup Fuel Economy: 23 MPG Combined
The 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel's EPA fuel-economy ratings are in.
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2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Tested At 28 MPG On Highway
The nation's only diesel half-ton truck may also be its most fuel-efficient.
Stephen Edelstein