RAM BEV is dead

[atebit]

You still have the best part of the electric truck which is the excellent drivetrain. You just lose the annoyance from having to stop and charge for extended periods anytime you want to tow or haul heavy loads longer distances.

IMHO The “best part” of an electric truck is not needing gas. Anything else is a BS compromise that defeats the purpose, placates the anti-electric crowd, and delays innovation.

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[Thedude]

IMHO The “best part” of an electric truck is not needing gas. Anything else is a BS compromise that defeats the purpose, placates the anti-electric crowd, and delays innovation.

Do you tow or drive long distances, or both at the same time? I do, and a BEV simply can’t compete with gas or diesel for that. The electric drivetrain, however, is near perfect for towing. Torque on demand, no transmission needing to downshift to the power band, no turbo needing to spool for the sudden uphill, just a little more pressure on the pedal and you have exactly what you need. Give me an ICE generator to keep the electricity flowing and not spend 45 minutes charging for every two hours on the road and I’d be a happy man.

 

[Ecupip]

The market just isn't there, at least not yet. We're already seeing the V8 return to Ram and Stellantis will sell every one of them.

Jeep? Same deal. Reports are that the Hemi is coming back to the Grand Cherokee in 2026 and if so, they'll sell a ton of them too.

I hope for their sake that is the case, though I personally lean differently. The HEMI engine is indeed remarkable—I’ve had the pleasure of owning 6 of them. However, at this point, I would personally prefer the Hurricane over the HEMI. When the HEMI was last available in the Grand Cherokee, only about 4% of all sold were equipped with it, which suggests they may have decided to phase out the option for good reasons. It seems that the individuals most eager for the HEMI are often second-hand owners rather than new buyers, and their preferences do not help sell new vehicles. It will be very interesting to see how many pony up for the RAM Hemi this year.

 

[White Shadow]

I hope for their sake that is the case, though I personally lean differently. The HEMI engine is indeed remarkable—I’ve had the pleasure of owning 6 of them. However, at this point, I would personally prefer the Hurricane over the HEMI. When the HEMI was last available in the Grand Cherokee, only about 4% of all sold were equipped with it, which suggests they may have decided to phase out the option for good reasons. It seems that the individuals most eager for the HEMI are often second-hand owners rather than new buyers, and their preferences do not help sell new vehicles. It will be very interesting to see how many pony up for the RAM Hemi this year.

The reason for the low take rate on Hemi Grand Cherokees was that they simply weren't available. On paper, you could still get a Hemi as an optional engine, but in reality, they were making very few of them. Demand was there, supply was not. Instead, they were pushing the awful 4 cylinder turbo hybrid version and that's about all you'd ever see on dealer lots. Even the Pentastar V6 (which is actually an excellent engine) was hard to come by. Instead, they were cranking out the hybrid emgines like crazy.

The Hurricane is a pretty cool engine, but look what happened with Ram. Nobody wants it. They all want the Hemi.

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