An electric truck coming out next year will attempt to strike a balance between electric and gas-powered vehicles, with this one having a gas-powered generator for when it runs out of electric power.
The 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger, created by automaker Stellantis, is meant to use electricity to be powered, but when the battery is low, a V6 engine kicks into gear and powers the vehicle. The combination is meant to solve the concern many possible electric-vehicle customers have in purchasing an electric vehicle — that the truck could run out of electricity before reaching a new charging station, according to Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis.
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“This is the ultimate answer for the battery-electric truck,” Kuniskis said. “No one else has got anything else like it. …