Dodge’s Electric Charger Is Already on Life Support—and the Plugs Aren’t Helping

Dodge’s Electric Charger Is Already on Life Support—and the Plugs Aren’t Helping

Dealerships are basically begging people to take them... with $12K discounts and a digitized engine growl.

The 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona EV was supposed to be the rebirth of the American muscle car—just, you know, electric. But right now?

It’s basically the Pontiac Aztek of the EV world.

Across the country, Dodge dealerships are slapping massive discounts on these brand-new electric Chargers because no one wants them.

We’re talking $10,000, $12,500, even $30,000 off MSRP kind of desperate.

These things are rotting on lots, and Dodge is throwing cash at the problem like Elon at a vanity project. Even the manufacturer is stepping in with $6,500 factory incentives to please, for the love of Mopar, just take one.

Why isn’t it selling?

It’s $60K to $80K for an EV trying to cosplay as a V8.

Dodge tried to woo the muscle car crowd with a fake digitized engine note, and shocker—it backfired.

People who want EVs don’t want this, and people who want Chargers don’t want EVs.

And at that price point, you’re competing with actual luxury—BMWs, Audis, Mercs—not just electric cosplay muscle.

Meanwhile, Dodge is accidentally succeeding by just continuing to sell their old gas-powered Chargers and Challengers.

Because, shocker again, people still want those.

Leaked reports even say the Hemi V8 is coming back in 2026, which is Dodge’s polite way of saying,

“Yeah, we goofed. Please stop yelling at us.”

So unless Dodge plans to start throwing in a free Hellcat with every Daytona EV, this thing may go down as one of the most tone-deaf muscle car experiments of the decade.

To the 15 people who actually bought one: What’s it like to drive a car with identity issues?

Let the rest of us know—so we don’t have to find out the hard way.