It’s about to get crowded in the battery-electric pickup market. With the Consumer Electronics Show as a backdrop, Chevrolet today pulled the wraps off a plug-powered version of the familiar Silverado.
But don’t rush to dealers just yet. While the automaker will now take reservations, deliveries are still at least a year away.
With parent General Motors following a “path to an all-electric future,” it’s probably no surprise that it’s getting ready to electrify its bestselling model, the Chevrolet Silverado.
Making its debut during a virtual presentation by GM CEO Mary Barra at CES 2022, Chevy designed the Silverado EV to offer the sort of features traditional pickup buyers would expect, while adding the ability to clock up to 400 miles per charge.
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Hoping to mirror the initial success of the Ford F-150 Lightning — which has so far logged nearly 200,000 reservations — Chevrolet is planning a phased rollout for the Silverado EV.
It will initially offer two versions for the 2024 model year, one targeting fleet and commercial buyers, the other aimed at those who want all the bells and whistles Chevy has to offer. An array of midrange models will follow in 2025 and beyond.
A Competitive Electric Pickup Market
The Silverado EV will become the second battery-powered pickup from GM, following the late 2021 launch of the extreme GMC Hummer EV. That should be no surprise, said Steve Majoros, Chevy’s marketing chief.
“The fastest-growing segment we see for EV consideration is the full-size truck segment,” he explained during a media backgrounder ahead of CES. By mid-decade, there could be 10 or more electric pickups on the market, including the Hummer and Silverado, a version of the GMC Sierra, the Ford F-150 Lightning, an electric Ram 1500, entries from Toyota and Nissan, the repeatedly delayed Tesla Cybertruck, Rivian’s R1T, and others.
Both the Silverado and Hummer EV are based on a heavy-duty version of the Ultium platform that will be used across the GM electrified lineup. It’s a skateboard-like architecture that mounts motors, electronics, and an oversized battery pack below the load floor.
While significantly heavier than the already beefy, standard-issue Silverado, the layout has many advantages, starting with a lower center of gravity.
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It also yields a massive “frunk” where the powertrain would traditionally go. And with wheels pushed to the corners and no driveshaft to deal with, the cabin grows even larger and gets a flat load floor.
2024 Silverado EV Will Be a Unique Truck
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Multifunctional
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Hands-Free
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Quick Charging … Sorta
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2024 Chevy Silverado EV Truck
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