Stellantis is getting to the electric vehicle party later than many of its competitors, but it has a spate of EVs scheduled to arrive at dealerships in the next couple of years.
The flurry of electric options begins at Ram with the ProMaster EV, which is slated to debut this year. The portfolio overhaul then kicks into high gear in 2024 with zero-emission entries from Dodge, Fiat, Jeep and Ram.
Dodge will delve into EV muscle after giving the world a glimpse of its vision last year with the Charger Daytona SRT concept.
Jeep is introducing the Wrangler-inspired Recon and the stylish Wagoneer S EVs, while a Wagoneer plug-in hybrid also is in the plans.
The redesigned Fiat 500e, already on sale in Europe, will launch in the U.S. early next year.
Ram then will take on the Ford F-150 Lightning and Chevrolet Silverado EV with its 1500 REV pickup in late 2024.
Further down the line, an electric Chrysler crossover arrives in 2025 and a midsize Ram pickup with an electric variant could emerge in 2026.
However, all of these battery-powered entries are expected to have price tags topping the $25,000 range that Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said is the “sweet spot” for affordable EVs.
Tavares and other company officials have spoken repeatedly about the high costs associated with the industry’s shift to electrification.
“That’s the elephant in the room for everybody,” Ram CEO Mike Koval Jr. said at the 1500 REV unveiling in April. “The cost of electrification is expensive, so for sure we need to make sure that we protect the profitability of our current in-market [internal combustion engine] business to help fund the transition to electrification.”
Several brands already have set targets for when they will drop gasoline engines, with Alfa Romeo going fully electric by 2027 and Chrysler by 2028.
Stellantis is planning for EVs to make up half of its passenger car and light-duty truck sales mix in the U.S. by 2030, while aiming for 100 percent in Europe during that time frame.
