Oh boy. Prospective new owner here, appreciating all the info being shared. I'm currently in a Hemi Durango and considering the move to a Hemi Ram... with eTorque. I'm not so sure about checking the eTorque option box now. Dam shame.
At the risk of sounding sexist, which I don't think I am, I'll say it anyway. My understanding is the Chief Engineer for low-voltage electrification of Ram eTorque is a nice lady by the name of Gay Kent. As an engineer myself, with double digit decades in the field, I've worked with many female engineers over the years and none of those experiences left me with a feeling of confidence.
It's not that women aren't smart, they are, it's that the work of engineering requires qualities that are more prevalent in men than women. You need to be confrontational when something isn't done right, you need to communicate perfectly directly, to the point, and immediately, you need to have great clarity of thought and focus on your work, etc.
Idk, maybe such thoughts indeed make me a sexist, but more accurately ,imo, is that my view might be skewed from past experiences with female engineers. I hope this is the case, because an alternative is that the technical side of the eTorque program was headed by a person, who, quite possibly wasn't the best person for the job. I guess we'll see how big or small of a problem this turns out to be.
Would be interesting to know what other programs Ms. Gay Kent headed and how successful they were.