The 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger rocked the pickup world when it was revealed last year. It promised all of the advantages of an all-electric vehicle with the added benefit of towing large trailers without worrying about killing the battery after only a few dozen miles.
The not-so-secret solution found by Stellantis, the huge company that owns Ram, was to stuff a V6 under the hood of the Ramcharger and turn it into what is called a range-extended electric vehicle. The engine turns a generator which sends juice to a pretty large battery that can also be recharged at home without using any gasoline. The battery then powers a set of electric motors. But the Ramcharger isn’t the first pickup to try this approach.
