- The Ram 1500 Revolution BEV idea’s third-row leap seats may see manufacturing
- Ram filed a patent for the third-row leap seats
- The leap seats fold up into the again wall of the cab when not in use
Unveiled throughout 2023 CES, the Ram 1500 Revolution BEV concept previewed the automaker’s future electrical pickups. Certainly one of its extra uncommon options was a three-row seating association, with detachable leap seats, one thing Ram mother or father Stellantis is now attempting to patent.
First noticed by CarBuzz, a patent utility for detachable third-row leap seats was printed by the United States Patent and Trademark Workplace (USPTO) on July 4, after being filed by Stellantis in late 2023.
Ram third-row leap seat patent picture
The patent utility describes seats that might clip onto the rear wall of a pickup’s cab, and could possibly be folded up when not in use to unlock area. The seats can be eliminated utterly and connected to the tailgate or some other flat floor, in line with the appliance.
That is pretty just like the Ram 1500 Revolution BEV idea, the place the leap seats have been mounted to an influence mid-gate that, when opened, created a pass-through that prolonged into the entrance trunk. That allowed for objects as much as 18 ft lengthy to be positioned within the automobile with the tailgate closed.
Ram middle console pass-through patent picture
One other Stellantis patent utility, filed by the automaker and printed by the USPTO similtaneously the jump-seat submitting, helps allow the pass-through characteristic. It is for a middle console with its personal pass-through, preserving the open area between the mid-gate and the entrance trunk.
These patent filings point out that Stellantis is considering placing a number of the options from the Ram 1500 Revolution BEV idea into manufacturing ultimately, however we all know that Ram’s first manufacturing EV shall be extra typical than the idea. The 2025 Ram 1500 REV rides on the EV-centric STLA Body platform, however with styling just like gasoline Ram 1500 fashions and the range-extended Ramcharger.
