Looks like RAM is full in on the EV movement. One thing interesting is RAM followed Fords design logic in that their EV truck looks similar to their ICE truck, unlike GM made their EV trucks looks totally different than their ICE trucks.LinkLink2

Dodge and Ford have over a century of building trucks, customer feedback. They know what people want. They figured out that replacing engine and gas tank with electric motors and huge battery does not require a design change.

wildtoad wrote:Dodge and Ford have over a century of building trucks, customer feedback. They know what people want. They figured out that replacing engine and gas tank with electric motors and huge battery does not require a design change.I agree. As popular as bed covers are, at least in this area, I can't see too many people wanting a bed profile like the Chevy EV, unless they can come up with some special type cover to account for those wings at the front corners of the bed. I never liked that bed style on the Chevy ICE trucks and you don't see many of them around here.

wildtoad wrote:Dodge and Ford have over a century of building trucks, customer feedback. They know what people want. They figured out that replacing engine and gas tank with electric motors and huge battery does not require a design change.And GM just made another suv with a pickup bed that will never fit the bill as an actual pickup truck, unlike the Ford and Ram. Slightly different target markets I guess. Chevy is apparently marketing to the soccer mom crowd moreso than the other 2.

Interesting, 8 bolt axles/wheels and 2700 lbs. of payload. 14k tow capacity. Also, the airbag suspension, I assume, probably has a "low-rider" mode which reduces drag to extend range on the freeway. Pretty impressive. It'll be very interesting to see how far it can tow 14k though.

Suppose to get 500 miles on one charge. May be true or marketing hype. I wonder if that is in warm or cold weather and including pulling heavy trailer in the mountains doing truck work. Just curious. Cheers to Ram. 4 Dodge Ram truck owner here.

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Grit_dog
Trailblazer
Apr 17, 2023
Latner wrote:
pianotuna wrote:
CWilson,

Thanks for the information.

Goody that you wish to pollute the planet, while the oil companies make billions of dollars while being subsidized by the government.

Pollution is going to happen whether you drive an ev or not.

:E Say it ain’t so…
Latner
Nomad
Apr 17, 2023
pianotuna wrote:
CWilson,

Thanks for the information.

Goody that you wish to pollute the planet, while the oil companies make billions of dollars while being subsidized by the government.

Pollution is going to happen whether you drive an ev or not.
Grit_dog
Trailblazer
Apr 17, 2023
pianotuna wrote:
CWilson,

Thanks for the information.

Goody that you wish to pollute the planet, while the oil companies make billions of dollars while being subsidized by the government.

Mmmmkay…
wing_zealot
Explorer
Apr 17, 2023
Net Zero and don't pay taxes? Never met anyoone that fit that description before.
pianotuna
Nomad III
Apr 16, 2023
CWilson,

Thanks for the information.

Goody that you wish to pollute the planet, while the oil companies make billions of dollars while being subsidized by the government.
CWilson
Explorer
Apr 16, 2023
pianotuna wrote:
I happened to go to the CAA site today and clicked on a link for BEV's available for sale in Canada. I was pleasantly surprised to see over 100 different vehicles.

The lowest price was 39,498 cdn. Cheapest was the Leaf, and next in line was the Bolt EV LT @ 40,797

Goody!

You can get a Kia Soul EV Premium for 43,095 cdn.
You can also get a Kia Soul EX Premium with the ICE for 29,733 cdn.

If you want to pay 31% more to have an Electric powertrain have at it.

BTW the website you reference is not accurate, A Kia Soul EV Premium starts at 45,933 cdn, not the 43,095 the website states. And a Bolt or Leaf starts out at more than the website states also.
pianotuna
Nomad III
Apr 16, 2023
I happened to go to the CAA site today and clicked on a link for BEV's available for sale in Canada. I was pleasantly surprised to see over 100 different vehicles.

The lowest price was 39,498 cdn. Cheapest was the Leaf, and next in line was the Bolt EV LT @ 40,797
Reisender
Nomad
Apr 16, 2023
vern kelly wrote:
But the torque is not not 400 foot pound at a measly 1500 RPMs with 450 at 2500! Now that is a long stroke gasser! The Hemi is great, towed horse trailers with one and had a direct comparison with mine. The transmission was fantastic too! The cummins diesel was the best though (2016) and loved the exhaust braking and auto leveling feature.

Hope their EV version competes with Ford despite all the issues.

Good morning. I think it will. More specifically it will probably exceed the existing first generation ford lightning.
But in 2025 for us set to release the second generation lightning. There hasn’t been a lot of leaks on specs but my guess is it will be a significant step up. And they will probably have ramped production significantly by then….if they can get enough batteries.

Should be interesting. The Ram EV shape is growing on me. I would like to see an aerodynamic coMparison of it and the Cybertruck.

Cheers.
vern_kelly
Explorer
Apr 15, 2023
But the torque is not not 400 foot pound at a measly 1500 RPMs with 450 at 2500! Now that is a long stroke gasser! The Hemi is great, towed horse trailers with one and had a direct comparison with mine. The transmission was fantastic too! The cummins diesel was the best though (2016) and loved the exhaust braking and auto leveling feature.

Hope their EV version competes with Ford despite all the issues.
NamMedevac_70
Explorer II
Apr 15, 2023
well said Vern Kelly.

On another note I miss my 2008 2500 Dodge Ram V10. However my 2014 Ram 1500 with 5.7Hemi has about same HP and torque ratings, so everything good to go. Owned 4 Ram trucks and now there are 3.

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