Electric trucks are winning over traditional pickup owners. Here's why.
," where Rivian customers can exclusively charge their vehicles at various U.S. locations. Rivian currently has 113 DC fast charging sites and 34 additional locations are coming online soon, Caravano said.The all-electric 2025 Ram 1500 REV, which made its debut in New York this month, has a targeted range of 350 miles with a standard 168 kilowatt-hour battery pack. That number jumps to 500 miles if owners choose the larger 229 kilowatt-hour battery.
"We believe in bringing the right range of powertrain solutions to our customers and will continue to redefine the pickup truck segment. Our all-new Ram 1500 REV pushes past the competition in areas customers care about most including range, towing, payload and charge time," Ram CEO Mike Koval Jr. said.
A Chevrolet Silverado electric truck during opening day of the 2023 New York International Auto Show , April 7, 2023, in New York.Jim Farley, the president and CEO of Ford, told ABC News in March a second electric will soon be built at Ford's BlueOval City manufacturing campus in Stanton, Tennessee.Electric trucks' gargantuan size and massive battery packs have not gone unnoticed.
Another criticism of electric trucks: Range drops precipitously when towing. MotorTrend found the F-150 Lightning's range fell from 300 to 115 miles when towing a 3,140-pound camper. The magazine'sthe truck's max range was 100 miles when pulling a 5,260-pound camper. The R1T's estimated 314-mile range gets slashed by half when hauling a heavy load, according to reports.
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