Ram News
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A new patent from Stellantis shows a feature that could boost both range and practicality of electric trucks.
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2025 Ram 1500 REV electric truck aims for 500 miles of range
The 2025 Ram 1500 REV arrives later this year to go further than every other electric truck.
Joel Feder -
Fuel-cell Ram HD pickup included in Stellantis hydrogen rollout
Stellantis plans to start building a fuel-cell version of the Ram 5500 heavy-duty truck in Mexico, for the North American market.
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Ram ProMaster EV delivers a pink slip to diesel last-mile vans
The ProMaster Electric Van family is the first fully electric vehicle for Ram, and it leads the way toward future EVs including the Ram 1500 REV electric pickup.
Bengt Halvorson -
Cummins faces $1.7B fine for diesel Ram pickup emissions cheating
It's the largest civil penalty ever secured under the Clean Air Act and the second-largest environmental penalty ever.
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2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger plug-in hybrid pickup pairs V-6, big EV battery
The Ramcharger joins the ranks of the Chevy Volt and Fisker Karma with its tech emphasizing the fully electric side of a series hybrid. Will it make sense in trucks?
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A fully electric Ram 1500 REV and range-extended XR are two of them, while a hydrogen fuel-cell truck is also on the way. Is a compact electric truck the other one?
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Ram 1500 REV electric truck photos show it's no design revolution
Ram revealed its upcoming electric truck, and it's unexpectedly traditional.
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Stellantis CEO: Ram range-extended electric pickup to outrun regulations
Keeping ahead of regulators is part of the motivation behind a range-extended Ram electric truck that's in the works.
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Ram plug-in hybrid pickup will sell alongside fully electric truck
A plug-in hybrid Ram pickup would allow daily plug-in electric driving plus long-range towing on the weekends.
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Ram 1500 BEV Concept electric pickup bows with three-row seating
Third-row jump seats, a curvaceous exterior, and a nearly buttonless interior are among the concept details Ram is teasing in its shift to an electric pickup truck.
Bengt Halvorson -
Ram electric truck will lead in range and towing, company says
The electric truck that Stellantis claims "will push past the competition" will be previewed at CES 2023.
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Ram plans to look to its brand loyalists for insight on what to include in an upcoming all-electric Ram 1500 pickup.
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Fuel economy review: The 2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is a brawny fuel-sipper
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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Chevy Bolt EV deals, Ram eTorque, in-wheel motors, wind and solar costs: Today's Car News
Ram's new eTorque does more than most mild-hybrid start/stop systems. Chevrolet is making no big sales push at the end of the quarter, despite the expiration of full tax credits for its vehicles. In-wheel motors for EVs may be making their way to the mainstream. And renewable electricity may have...
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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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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles discussed using illegal software to cheat emissions tests in diesel versions of the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram EcoDiesel pickup as early as 2010, newly revealed documents show. The emails, which were unsealed last week as part of a proposed class-action lawsuit against FCA show the company was interested in using software to detect emissions testing on its diesel vehicles to bring them into compliance on the test, according to reports in Bloomberg and Automotive News (subscription required). The lawsuit claims that Fiat Chrysler misled buyers of those diesel models...
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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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Justice Department sues Fiat Chrysler over diesel emissions (update)
The U.S. Justice Department sued Fiat Chrysler Automobiles yesterday over allegations that diesel engines in its light-duty trucks included equipment to defeat Environmental Protection Agency emissions tests. First reported as impending last week, the suit alleges that FCA fitted up to eight...
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FCA sued over emissions of 2007-2012 Dodge Ram diesel pickups with Cummins engines
FCA and Cummins are being sued over alleged excess emissions in heavy-duty diesel pickup trucks.
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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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Pickup Truck Fuel Economy For 2016: Diesels Take Top Three Spots
Which 2016 pickup truck is the most fuel efficient?
Stephen Edelstein