Ram’s long term industrial car lineup may just come with each battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell trucks.

Ram dad or mum Stellantis on Monday unveiled battery-electric and fuel-cell powertrains as a part of a revamp of industrial trucks for its Eu-market manufacturers Citroën, Fiat, Opel, Vauxhall, and Peugeot. Main points on long term Ram trucks are being stored for any other date, however Stellantis hinted that gas cells may well be at the manner along a previously-confirmed EV.

The automaker plans to unveil a Ram ProMaster EV in 2024, however famous that “the longer term portfolio comprises hydrogen fuel-cell era.”

2022 Ram ProMaster

It is most likely that Ram trucks will proceed to be in line with Eu-market fashions (the present ProMaster is a rebadged Fiat Ducato) that means they might percentage the zero-emission powertrains mentioned in Monday’s announcement.

Stellantis claims a second-generation fuel-cell powertrain launching in 2024 will be offering 249 miles of fluctuate in mid-size trucks and 311 miles in huge trucks (most likely as measured at the extra positive Eu WLTP checking out cycle). Midsize trucks can also be to be had with battery packs of fifty kwh or 75 kwh providing as much as 224 miles of fluctuate, whilst huge trucks gets a 110-kwh pack affording 261 miles, with 150-kw DC rapid charging that may take the bigger pack from 0% to 80% in not up to an hour, consistent with Stellantis.

When Stellantis introduced the Ram ProMaster EV in 2022, it mentioned the preliminary center of attention can be on last-mile supply operations. An expanded lineup of powertrains may just permit for a much wider fluctuate of use instances. Ram’s opponents have already introduced electrical trucks for North The us within the type of the Ford E-Transit and Normal Motors’ new BrightDrop logo, even if the latter has skilled manufacturing problems.

2019 Ram ProMaster

Stellantis simply final week introduced 4 U.S.-bound electrified pickups in two years, together with “a brand new hydrogen resolution” that would probably percentage powertrain elements with the hinted fuel-cell van.

The primary electrified Ram type would be the 2025 Ram 1500 REV pickup truck, which is because of release subsequent 12 months. The corporate has mentioned this full-size pickup will likely be presented in each absolutely electrical and range-extended XR guises—with fleet variations of each powertrains to return.