General Motors will launch production of the upcoming all-electric Chevy Silverado E early in the 2023 calendar year. Production will take place at the recently reopened GM Factory Zero factory in Michigan, previously known as Detroit-Hamtramck, which will also produce the GMC Hummer EV off-roader.
Per a recent report from Reuters, General Motors Executive Vice President Doug Parks confirmed the production timeframe of the upcoming Chevy Silverado E during a recent investor conference. Parks also indicated that the Chevy Silverado E will will be followed by several other GM electric vehicles throughout the 2023 calendar year, including the Chevy Silverado E’s corporate cousin, the GMC Sierra E pickup truck.
The Chevy Silverado E is slated for a debut at the Consumer Electronics Show early next month during a keynote presentation delivered by General Motors CEO Mary Barra. Specs include a full ground-up design geared specifically for an all-electric powertrain, with GM’s Ultium battery technology and GM’s Ultium electric motor technology onboard for motivation. Range-per-charge is expected to be around 400 miles.
Additionally, the Chevy Silverado E will offer four-wheel steering, which will give the truck greater agility and a tighter turning radius at low speeds, plus improved handling and stability at higher speeds. The four-wheel steering system will also enhance the pickup’s trailering dynamics.
Further features confirmed thus far include available 24-inch wheels, coinciding with a statement made by GM design chief Michael Simcoe in 2019 that the automaker was moving towards larger wheel diameters on its production vehicles, including 24 inches 26 inches.
Up top, the Chevy Silverado E will feature an available fixed-glass roof, a first for GM’s full-size pickup nameplate. In addition to providing more ambient lighting in the cabin, the roof will also enhance visibility and provide greater headroom. The cabin will also come equipped with a huge infotainment screen on the dash.
Both fleet and retail versions of the Chevy Silverado E will be offered.
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I know Chevrolet was coming out with something to compete with the Ford Lightning, but this is the first I’ve seen anything visible on this truck. And there is nothing detailed about it. Where is any info on this? Why is it being teased as if it exists when it doesn’t?
The images are mockups made by GM Authority. They are not based on leaked images or spy shots, just pure speculation. It will get a proper intro in January and maybe some teasers before then.
Search for GM Barclays conference photos and the Silverado Ev nose was shown, its like an upsized Bolt… Looks like it will have massively better aerodynamics than the HummerEv
It is more than likely exactly the hummer EV with different front end for aerodynamics, a lowered stance, also for aerodynamics, and no 4wh steering for economical reasons, and a slightly longer bed. Also to cut price. Comes standard in 2wd with a much much much smaller battery with the optional hummer battery for longer range
The Silverado will have 4 wheel steering.
It’s because they are worried about showing it now since they can’t keep there ev from catching fire. Do you really wanna see a charred Silverado?
Need 36 inch infotainment screen to settle screen wars once and for all and 40 inch tires for the ultimate road handling dynamics.
Isn’t the whole idea of E vehicles to maximize range?? How can that happen when you are offering 24 and 26 inch tires plus a heavy glass roof compared to a thin steel or aluminium roof with a regular sunroof? Put the heavy glass panoramic roofs and ridiculously large wheels on the ICE trucks and do what it takes to get these trucks to 500 miles of range!
@Chris
Some do not need anywhere near 400 miles a day and when you get to charge at Home (I know not all will have that Luxury) some would prefer the Looks of the Bigger Wheels.
EV’s are completely different than ICE vehicles especially if you have the Luxury to Charge at Home. You wake up to a Fully Loaded Battery every single Morning.
The elephant in the room that nobody’s talking about is how are we going to provide the electricity to charge these vehicles? Calgary had a meeting with their engineers a few weeks ago because they expect 200,000 EVs on the roads by 2030. The engineers said they would need 3 times the electricity production just to handle the charging load on the grid! That’s why these trucks need as much range as possible. All the 24 inch wheels and panoramic roofs won’t do you no good if there’s a brown out in your area and your loaded Silverado is dead in the garage.
Just 2 more years!!!!
just a year and a few months.
I was being facetious. They keep announcing these exact dates when they couldnt pin down the regular Silverado refresh untill a month before it’s reveal.
Will it be able to tow what a silverado can now!!! Owning a truck is really about how much tow capacity it has especially with the camper boom that is still going on
Advantage: Ford! Inexcusable to bring a Hummer out before a Silverado. Fire the product planners.
Yeah but the Ford is just some batteries stuffed into a regular frame, this was designed from the ground to be an EV.
Think as the Sliverado E as a really futurist Avalanche.
I can’t believe their waiting that long!
I WONDER WHAT IT WILL COST WITH ALL THE TOYS…..Hmmmmmmm
Ford is only building 15,000 Lightning’s in 2022, not that big of a head start. The Chevrolet Silverado E will be based off of Ultium from the ground up, and 400+ miles of range will be available. It has potential to be more class leading than the F-150 Lightning.
Between this thing and the Ford Lightning, it’s going to be a toss-up which one sits longer on a used car lot as an unwanted White Elephant and loses the most money to market depreciation !
@billj598
Ford stopped accepting reservations because they cannot build enough per year for the amount of Orders coming in. What are you even talking about?
Reservations are not trucks sold. Once the Chevy is shown many of those reservations will move to the truck that was specific built to be a EV not some conversion.
@C8.R
I guess Tesla never got the message that Reservations do not translate into Sales.
Someone should let Elon know HAHA
Nobody cares about the design details. People that want a Ford are going to buy a Ford.
It sounds like this is late to the Party. This better be a Zero Excuses Pickup Truck!!!
The cyber truck will be out and everywhere before gm even makes one. All these vehicles that don’t exist really makes gm look foolish. With gm’s EV reputation I’d look elswhere. People aren’t going to wait years if they can find something else. Look at the price of a used C7.
People will already be driving around in Rivians too, long before the Cybertruck, the Lightning, or this Silverado.
From what I’ve been reading, Toyota’s plans for sold state battery technology could render all these shiny EV cars & trucks obsolete.
Think I’ll get driving my 2018 Silverado for another decade & see where we’re at 🙂
I’m thankful for FORD providing the ‘motivation’ aka “fire under gm’s can” to finally produce a vehicle that people want, and, hopefully at a price they will pay.
I own 3 GM plug-ins….. All with dual large screens…. I only wish their infotainment systems worked as well as the stuff you could buy 20 years ago, and that they’d have some decent information on them….. I get so sick of constantly having to ‘guess’ at what is going on with the vehicle – when there is so much space to provide it….
I also hate it when all the cars tell you they are not going to do what you want it to – such as the ubiquitous “Feature unavailable while driving”, but then tell you to keep your eyes on the road (rather than fight with the infotainment screen!)
I thought there was a chip shortage?
Well it says, “Early 2023”, so we can probably assume someone thinks it won’t be a problem by then.