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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 5747935" data-attributes="member: 24302">Finally an electric pickup I really like.&nbsp; Except the price.&nbsp; Ram is coming out with the Ramcharger which has some very different features.&nbsp; It has a V6 Pentastar engine that&#039;s not connected to a transmission.&nbsp; Say what?&nbsp; It serves as an onboard generator to two electric motors.&nbsp; Doesn&#039;t have a huge EV battery.&nbsp; The battery is much smaller.&nbsp; It is a plug in hybrid of sorts.&nbsp; As in you could just charge the battery at home and get up to 50 miles of electric use with no gas used.&nbsp; Or you can just let the onboard engine charge the battery for up to 690 miles of range.&nbsp; And, as it&#039;s not connected to a transmission, the engine doesn&#039;t have the load on it of a normal engine so it should last a very long time with routine oil changes etc.&nbsp; You can run both electric motors at the same time for getting close to 700 hp and close to 700&nbsp; ft lbs of torque.&nbsp; Or just run one for lighter duty and less gas used to keep the battery charged.&nbsp; It&#039;ll tow up to 14000 lbs.Ram/Chrysler/Dodge/Stelantis has always it seems had issues with their transmissions so eliminating that is a big plus for this vehicle.&nbsp; I know the EV climate change purists will hate the gas engine.&nbsp; But this will reduce emissions and at the same time be very economical to run for a gas pickup.&nbsp; But unfortunately like all pickups these days it ain&#039;t cheap.&nbsp; Saw an estimated starting price of $60k.&nbsp; But I&#039;m thinking this idea could be applied to other vehicles too.&nbsp; Instead of putting pressure on small 4 cylinder engines with twin turbos, and wearing them out much faster, could just have like a 1.5 ltr 3 cylinder charging a battery that runs electric motors on a sedan.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have any problem with buying such a vehicle over a traditional gas engine if it offers as much power and is economical to own.&nbsp; The huge battery packs of EV&#039;s are the major driver of their high price.&nbsp; As well as their heavy weight.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 5747935, member: 24302"] Finally an electric pickup I really like. Except the price. Ram is coming out with the Ramcharger which has some very different features. It has a V6 Pentastar engine that's not connected to a transmission. Say what? It serves as an onboard generator to two electric motors. Doesn't have a huge EV battery. The battery is much smaller. It is a plug in hybrid of sorts. As in you could just charge the battery at home and get up to 50 miles of electric use with no gas used. Or you can just let the onboard engine charge the battery for up to 690 miles of range. And, as it's not connected to a transmission, the engine doesn't have the load on it of a normal engine so it should last a very long time with routine oil changes etc. You can run both electric motors at the same time for getting close to 700 hp and close to 700 ft lbs of torque. Or just run one for lighter duty and less gas used to keep the battery charged. It'll tow up to 14000 lbs. Ram/Chrysler/Dodge/Stelantis has always it seems had issues with their transmissions so eliminating that is a big plus for this vehicle. I know the EV climate change purists will hate the gas engine. But this will reduce emissions and at the same time be very economical to run for a gas pickup. But unfortunately like all pickups these days it ain't cheap. Saw an estimated starting price of $60k. But I'm thinking this idea could be applied to other vehicles too. Instead of putting pressure on small 4 cylinder engines with twin turbos, and wearing them out much faster, could just have like a 1.5 ltr 3 cylinder charging a battery that runs electric motors on a sedan. I don't have any problem with buying such a vehicle over a traditional gas engine if it offers as much power and is economical to own. The huge battery packs of EV's are the major driver of their high price. As well as their heavy weight. [/QUOTE]

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