I get it, a PHEV that can go “forever” with a gas powered generator, but how far and under what loads? We dog EVs with their range degredation under stress, but has anyone questioned the effectiveness of the 1500s generator to recharge the batteries under heavy, long distance towing? Maybe at Max towing weight?
On a level 2 30A charger I can barely add charge to my Tesla while running the AC blasting in summer time.
https://insideevs.com/news/695276/2025-ramcharger-unlimited-ev-range-no-charging/
Realistically it won’t be running anywhere near peak horsepower. It will be tuned extremely differently to a gasoline engine since the engine’s operating speed is not relevant to wheel speed. Overall efficiency should be ok.
I would have wished to see a small I3 or I4 engine optimized for generating power and reduced weight.
The 3.6L Pentastar engine only weighs like 80lbs more than a Prius engine. Hardly a rounding error in a full size truck.
The weight savings would be about 100lbs. That’s negligible in a 9000lb truck.