RAM cancels plans for a fully electric pickup truck

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The RAM 1500 RAM 1500 Revolution Battery-Electric Concept Pickup Truck was presented at the main address of the CELLANTIS CARLOS TAVARAS CEO during CES 2023 at the Las Vegas Venetian resort on January 5, 2023.

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Stellantis“RAM BRAND cancels the full -size RAM 1500 pickup plans, citing a delay in demand for electric vehicles.

“As the full -size battery truck demand is slowing down in North America, Stellantis reassesses its product strategy and will end the development of a full size bev pickup,” a company spokesman said on Friday in a statement using an acronym for electric vehicle industry.

Stellantis had It has already been delayed plans twice for the truckwhich was originally expected to be released by the end of 2024.

Ram said on Friday that he would still plan to start Elongated electric truckwhich is equipped with an electric generator and gas engine. This truck is expected to come out next year.

The company said it would rename this truck with an extended range of “Ramcharger” to “RAM 1500 REV”.

Change comes as CEO of RAM Tim Cuniskis, non -examined The carmaker at the end of last year started an aggressive twist for a confusion brand.

New CEO of Stellantis Antonio Philosa He is recruiting some of the initiatives of former CEO Carlos Tavares and promised to make “difficult decisions needed to restore profitable growth and significantly improved results at the end of July.”

The automotive industry is generally engaged in Slower than expectations Acceptance of electric vehicles. Trump’s administration also seeks to unfold a lot of ex -president Joe BidenInitiatives to dispose of the automotive industry away from internal combustion gas engines and cancel tax loans to buy EV.

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