Dodge Charger Daytona Banshee: Dead Before It Ever Lived
For years, Dodge fans held out hope for the Charger Daytona SRT Banshee—an EV concept that was teased as the brand’s electric halo car. With promises of an 800-volt platform, blazing-fast charging, and performance aimed at rivaling Tesla’s Plaid, the Banshee sounded like the only EV that could truly carry Dodge’s muscle legacy into the future.
But here’s the reality: it was never more than a concept. Tim Kuniskis himself only briefly labeled it that during Speed Week, though most media outlets hyped it up as a 2024 or 2025 production model. The truth is clear now—the Banshee is officially dead, because it was never alive to begin with.
The timing couldn’t be worse for Dodge. EV tax credits have dried up, California carpool incentives are gone, and sales of the current Charger Daytona EV are sluggish—barely breaking 4,000 units mid-year. Owners are already reporting widespread software and reliability issues, with vehicles bricking in driveways and recalls piling up. Adding another six-figure EV to the lineup would have been financial suicide.
The Banshee represented what Dodge could have done: a true 800-volt performance EV that solved range and charging concerns. Instead, customers are left with an overweight, underwhelming Daytona EV Scat Pack that can’t even do a burnout—a fatal sin for a Dodge muscle car.
In the end, the Banshee’s cancellation isn’t shocking. It’s simply confirmation of what was obvious all along: Dodge’s electric muscle dream was never built to last.
