Electrical autos, leaps in sensor know-how, automobile connectivity and in-cabin gaming will head the automotive-related information popping out of the sprawling CES in Las Vegas this week.

Stellantis, which has trailed most rivals within the electrical automobile transition, will unveil its Ram 1500 Revolution battery-electric automobile idea. Ram wants the pickup to remain aggressive with the Ford F-150 Lightning — already available on the market — and the Chevrolet Silverado EV, which matches into manufacturing this 12 months.

Additionally at CES, BMW will showcase its Neue Klasse next-generation platform, which it expects to construct autos upon beginning in 2025.

The Ram 1500 Revolution illustrates how the electrical automobile market is reworking. A decade in the past, it was a distinct segment enterprise dominated by Tesla and augmented by small-volume compact fashions such because the Nissan Leaf and the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. However now EVs have unfold to massive automobile classes together with pickups.

Ford says it plans to supply about 150,000 electrical pickups this 12 months and that it’s engaged on the next-generation mannequin. Ram has not mentioned pricing or manufacturing targets.

Whereas lots of the first EV pickup consumers are shoppers in search of the most recent and biggest from automakers, analysts see industrial customers as core consumers. Business autos usually drive repeatable routes properly throughout the vary of EVs and return to a central depot the place they are often simply charged.

One hitch is pricing. A few of the preliminary client variations of electrical pickups, such because the GMC Hummer EV, have worth tags that method or high six figures. Ford has elevated the value of the Lightning 3 times for the reason that truck’s launch, with the entry-level mannequin rising to just about $58,000 now, together with transport, from $40,000 initially.

— Jerry Hirsch