Dodge Boss Announces a Battery Electric Muscle Car for 2024

Dodge will offer high performance of a different kind–possibly in the next-gen Charger.

Today marked Stellantis‘ “EV Day” and along with Dodge, all of the brands under the corporate umbrella announced some electrification plans for the near future.

Tim Kuniskis had made comments recently about how July 8 would bring about some news on the future of the Dodge brand and based on the video below from the Stellantis YouTube channel, that future is a battery electric muscle car.

No other information was offered on the Dodge “eMuscle” that is set to arrive in 2024, but there are several things in the video below which could be clues. If they are clues, the 2024 battery electric vehicle will be some variety of the Dodge Charger. There are even some shadowy teaser images which could be the next generation Charger, complete with “new” badges that hearken back to the mid-to-late 1960s.

Dodge Charger with a Charger

In the Dodge EV Day video, which you can watch at the bottom of this piece, Kuniskis talks about the history of the brand and the success of their muscle cars as they have added power. He then looks towards the future, stating that Dodge will not sell electric cars, but they will sell muscle cars. He then states that if a “charger makes a Charger quicker, we’re in.” That is the first comment that could be a key hint to the future.

Kuniskis then talks about Dodge buyers and the importance of offering electric vehicles to younger buyers, stating that they will sell “more motors” and “better faster Dodges.” A short time later in the video, he announces that in 2024, Dodge will launch a battery electric muscle car. No further information was offered, but at one point while talking about the future, Kuniskis is looking over a 1968 Dodge Charger.

There are also several quick glimpse of a concept car that we can presume is our first look at the 2024 Dodge EV – which we believe will wear the Charger name.

Mystery Car

Throughout the video, there are a few hints to the future electric muscle car being a Charger and there are few teaser images, showing the silhouette, the front end, the rear end and the driver’s side front corner. The best, and most interesting look at this Dodge concept comes at the very end of the video, when the car lights up a bit and smokes all four tires.

If Dodge wants to tackle the performance EV market, they will have to take on Tesla. The quickest Tesla models have multiple motors and all-wheel-drive. Kuniskis commented in the video about adding more motors and based on this concept, all-wheel-drive will be part of the equation as well.

In addition to the fact that this mystery car will roast all four tires, it appears to have a distinct retro design. The badges are from the 1962 through 1968 era and the grille appears to be shaped similarly to the 1968 Charger. In the silhouette shot, the roofline appears to be the length of a four-door sedan, with a short rear window, so we have to wonder if this might be our first look at the next generation Charger.

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Patrick Rall

"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.

"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.

"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.

"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.

"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.

"Being based on Detroit," says Rall, "I never miss the North American International Auto Show, the Woodward Dream Cruise and Roadkill Nights, along with spending plenty of time raising hell on Detroit's Woodward Avenue with the best muscle car crowd in the world.

Rall can be contacted at QuickMirada@Yahoo.com

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