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The pickup wars now are in a completely different era here at the Mid Missouri Powerhouse, as electrification has ushered in an age that accentuates the importance of a vehicle’s range performance. The Silverado EV work truck for fleet customers now resides at an EPA estimated range of 450 miles on a full charge, which is an additional 50 miles richer than the previous estimate of 400 miles. This phenomenal grand total provides the truck with 100 miles more of additional range over the competing Rivian R1T Pickup, along with Ford’s F150 lightning featuring an extended battery pack.
The Work Truck Series is meant for GM's commercial fleet customers and will soon arrive armed with a 450-mile range and its very own modern means of offering tomorrow’s truck today. There will also be another work truck model available with an estimated 350 miles of range, and the first consumer version of the Silverado EV is set to arrive in the fall. This important update regarding the Silverado EV arrives after Tesla just this week conducted its annual shareholder meeting, where “cyber truck production later this year” was officially announced.
As the entry-level offering in the Silverado lineup, work truck models are priced generally lower as an attractive option for commercial operators that are keen on squeezing as much range as they can in the name of business. This year has already seen the release of the Silverado EV, the Chevy Blazer, and Equinox EVs, which GM says will all have a base price of around $30,000. The goal for GM is to have a finalized EV production of 400,000 vehicles by the middle of next year, setting their sights on expanding capacity to 1,000,000 EVs every year by 2025.
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Resembling a more classic take on the electric pickup truck and still being available with a midgate design, next year’s Silverado EV may remind some of the now-discontinued Avalanche pickup from the early 2000s. DC fast-charging technology can provide the battery with 100 miles of range in just 10 minutes, and dual electric motors are the driving force behind the standard all-wheel drive and up to 100 miles of range in just 10 minutes. The Silverado EV will not have any shaky shortcomings whatsoever in the towing department with its 10,000-lb capacity, and ability to haul up to 1300 pounds of payload.
The Car and Driver review crew were able to get their own peek inside the loaded RST model, and were impressed with its fixed glass roof, black-and-white two-tone leather upholstery with red piping, and about the same passenger space as a regular Silverado crew cab pickup. There is a column-mounted stalk that acts as mounting for the shifter, which makes for a very cool and massive storage bin between the dashboard and middle armrest.
We expect Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to come as standard, with in-dash navigation, SiriusXM satellite radio, and an onboard Wi-Fi hotspot checking in as other perks of the package. The 2024 Silverado EV's key safety features will include standard automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, available lane departure warning with lane keeping assist, and available adaptive cruise control with semi-autonomous driving mode. When combined with the available accessory power bar, the Silverado EV's power base charging system offers up to 10 outlets, for a total of 10.2kW of available chores for anything from outdoor activities to even powering your home.
