Move Over Mirai, Ram is Working on a Heavy-duty Hydrogen Truck

Last fall, Ram announced plans for “four electrified pickup trucks over the next two years” as part of a North American push that would include the 1500 REV as well as a “new hydrogen solution.” We’re starting to learn more about the latter, and it’s not exactly what we expected.

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Quite the opposite, as Welt am Sonntag recently met with Jean-Michel Billig, Stellantis’ chief technology officer for the development of hydrogen fuel cells. WardsAuto announced that the hydrogen-powered truck will be based on the Ram 5500.

More: Stellantis announces four electrified pickup trucks for North America, including a hydrogen-powered model

Little is currently known about the model, but the current 5500 will be sold in a chassis cab configuration with regular and crew cab variants. The truck is aimed at fleets and offers a 6.4-liter HEMI V8 and a 6.7-liter Cummins turbodiesel.

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The company will reportedly build the model in Mexico, but the report also mentions “one for the European market that has already started small-batch production in Poland.” This sounds a bit strange, but even the 1500 RHO will be available on the other side of the Atlantic.

Back to America: The Ram 5500 FCEV would be one of the few fuel cell vehicles on the market. The Toyota Mirai is probably the best-known example, but Hyundai also offers the Nexo.

Both models were limited to California because there is virtually no infrastructure for hydrogen refueling stations in America. It remains to be seen whether Ram will also focus on the Golden State, but it looks like the current model is no longer available, as a disclaimer in the configurator states: “2024 Ram Chassis Cab 4500 and 5500 vehicles with Aisin transmissions will no longer be available for registration in the state of California.”

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