Why The 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV Is Now The Coolest Electric Truck

General Motors just dropped the brand new 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV. If you were looking to get yourself a Ford F-150 Lightning, chances are you might need to hold off on that purchase. Not only does the Silverado EV share nothing with its combustion-engine powered brother, but bears no similarity to even the GMC Hummer EV. GM designed the Silverado EV from scratch using the GM Ultium platform, and that has allowed for greater innovation. It will be offered in two crew-cab-only configurations: the RST First Edition and the WT Work Truck for fleet use. Here is why the new upcoming Silverado EV could now be the coolest electric truck on the market.

Why the 2024 chevrolet silverado ev is now the coolest electric truck general motors just dropped the brand new 2024 chevrolet silverado ev if you were looking to get yourself a ford f-150 lightning chances are you might need to hold off on that purchase not only does the silverado ev share nothing with its combustion engine-powered brother but bears no similarity

To even the gmc hummer ev gm designed the silverado ev from scratch using the gm ultim platform and that has allowed for greater innovation it will be offered in two crew cab only configurations the rst first edition and the wt work truck for fleet use here is why the new upcoming silverado ev could now be the coolest electric truck on the market silverado ev

Astounding specifications let’s get the technical specs out of the way first the silverado ev will share the same 24 module 200 kwh battery pack with the new hummer ev general motors claims that the silverado ev would be good for 400 miles of driving range on a single charge in the wide open watts mode max power is rated at 664 horsepower and 780 pound-feet of

Peak torque it would take the silverado ev just 4.5 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour gm claims that both configurations of the truck will support a theoretical 350 kilowatts dc fast charging which could add 100 miles of range in 10 minutes additionally the truck would be able to power work tools through the 10 outlets in the truck bed they will

Drop power from the battery of the truck at up to 10.2 kilowatts the towing capacity of the silverado evr st is said to be up to 10 000 pounds and has a 1 300 pounds payload capacity silverado ev the coolest features the rst first edition model is said to feature the crawl walk four-wheel steering which could be similar to what we have seen with the hummer ev to

Help drive off road with improved ground clearance the silverado ev comes with an auto adjustable lift kit the automatic air suspension would help raise and lower the truck up to two inches but the coolest feature on the silverado is the foldable mid gate the multiflex mid mid-gate has a 60-40 split which would come in handy to carry longer cargo in the bed it

Can be folded down entirely to increase the size of the bed for larger and more cargo the bed by default is just under six feet fold the mid gate down and you open up to a total of nine feet to the closed tailgate this design is similar to what we first saw on the 2002 to 2013 suburban-based chevrolet avalanche the silverado ev also has a multi-flex tailgate with

A power release using that the cargo space becomes a total of 10 foot minus 10 inches 2023 chevrolet silverado ev bed mid gate folded sure the absence of an engine up front frees up space and the silverado ev does have a franc chevy won’t say how big it is but it will be smaller than the f-150 lightning’s 14.1 cubic feet front the silverado ev’s frunk would most

Probably be similar to the hummer ev’s 9.0 cubic feet but it will feature a 120 volt power outlet and tie-down hooks silverado ev cool brand new interior gm decided to give the electric silverado a brand new interior design the cabin bears no resemblance to its combustion-powered namesake or even the hummer ev like every modern vehicle the silverado ev features

Some large screens as expected the rst model gets an 11.0 inch reconfigurable drivers instrument cluster the driver will be able to choose from five different theme options alongside in the center of the dash is the large 17-inch freeform touchscreen infotainment system it even features a physical volume control knob positioned at the top left it is similar to

What we have seen from ford and land rover gm claims the interior is entirely vegan and the upholstery will be draped in high contrast charcoal and light gray pvc pleather the silverado evr st first edition models are confirmed to feature a laminated fixed panoramic glass roof the key thing to note the glass roof comes with no weight penalty to a steel roof as

Claimed by gm the glass gets no sunshade however it will have a deep tint to keep the interior from turning into a solar powered oven silverado ev should you wait the silverado ev will be sold to commercial fleet operators at first however from january 5th private customers can begin to put down a deposit for the silverado ev first edition rst they will cost a

Staggering 105 000 additionally deliveries will only start in late 2023. should you wish to wait a little longer other variants will be introduced in the market with the most affordable model retailing for around 41 600 with destination charges that is interesting because prices for the 2022 ford f-150 lightning start from around 41 dollars coincidence you

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