Ram 1500 REV: the full-size pickup that can power a house
Formerly the Ramcharger. An electric-drive half-ton with a V6 generator on board, vehicle-to-home charging and a power panel in the bed.
What Ram has announced
| Item | As announced |
|---|---|
| Name | 2027 Ram 1500 REV (developed as the Ramcharger) |
| How it works | Electric motors drive all four wheels; a 3.6-liter V6 runs only as a 130 kW generator and never drives the wheels |
| Battery | 92 kWh (about 70 kWh usable) |
| Range | About 145 miles electric; up to 690 miles total with a full 27-gallon tank |
| Towing / payload | Up to 14,000 lb / 2,625 lb |
| Power out | Vehicle-to-home and vehicle-to-vehicle bidirectional charging; bed power panel up to 7.2 kW |
| Timing | Delayed: Ram now says 2027 (a September 2026 supplier report put production around spring 2027); built in Sterling Heights, Michigan; price not yet announced |
Bugging Out Solar is independent and not affiliated with Ram or Stellantis. Figures are Ram's announced targets and can change.
Why it fits a Bugging Out carport
The REV is the same idea as the Scout Harvester, in a full-size half-ton: drive on electricity, carry gas as a backup, and send power back out. Under a heavy-timber solar carport, the sun handles the daily charging and keeps topping up the battery through an outage. The V6 generator means the evacuation drive never depends on finding a charger.
What it can carry in an outage
With about 70 kWh usable and the average home using about 29 kWh a day, a full REV battery covers a couple of days of normal living, or several days on essentials. A sunny day on the carport adds back around 30 kWh. Ram hasn't said whether the generator can recharge the battery while the truck sits parked powering a house, so we plan around the sun for that.
Two trucks, one roof
A Bugging Out carport is sized for two full-size trucks side by side. A REV and a Scout under one solar roof means two batteries, two generators and one house that doesn't care when the grid goes down.
Ram 1500 REV questions
Is the Ram 1500 REV the same truck as the Ramcharger?
Yes. Ram developed it as the Ramcharger, then in September 2025 canceled its all-electric pickup and moved the REV name to this range-extended truck. It arrives as the 2027 Ram 1500 REV.
Can the Ram 1500 REV power a house?
Ram says the REV has vehicle-to-home and vehicle-to-vehicle bidirectional charging, plus a bed-mounted power panel rated up to 7.2 kW for jobsites, tailgating or backup power.
When can I buy one?
Later than first planned. Ram now says 2027, and a September 2026 supplier report put the start of production around spring 2027, at its Sterling Heights, Michigan plant. Pricing hasn't been announced.
How far does it go?
Ram targets about 145 miles on electricity and up to 690 miles total with the gas generator and a full 27-gallon tank.
Ready when the lights go out
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