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EREV: A New Kind of Hybrid Car Is About to Hit America’s Streets

The Ram 1500 REV, set to debut later this year, is what’s called an “extended-range electric vehicle,” or EREV. In essence, it is an electric vehicle that burns gas.

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A New Kind of Hybrid Car Is About to Hit America’s Streets

The car industry says it has an answer for drivers wary of going electric.

By Andrew Moseman
An illustration of a pickup truck with a gas pump and a lightning bolt.
Illustration by Alisa Gao / The Atlantic

Updated at 4:55 p.m. ET on April 16, 2026 

 

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/04/extended-range-electric-vehicle-pickup-trucks/686811

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EREV: A New Kind of Hybrid Car Is About to Hit America’s Streets

The Ram 1500 REV, set to debut later this year, is what’s called an “extended-range electric vehicle,” or EREV. In essence, it is an elect...