2024 Chevy Silverado EV: Hot or Not?
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Earlier in the month, General Motors finally pulled the sheets on the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV, introducing a fresh all-electric version of the popular pickup nameplate. Now, we want to know – is it hot, or not?
Let’s start with the basics. The 2024 Chevy Silverado EV breaks from its internal-combustion counterpart with all-new styling that emphasizes aerodynamic efficiency, including a smoother, blocked-off front fascia.
The 2024 Chevy Silverado EV will be offered in two trim levels at launch, including the well-appointed RST First Edition, as well as the fleet-oriented WT trim. The RST First Edition offers a wealth in interesting features, including four-wheel steering, Automatic Adaptive Air Suspension, the Multi-Flex Midgate, the optional Multi-Flex tailgate, and a 17-inch-diagonal LCD freeform infotainment screen paired with an 11-inch-diagonal driver instrument display, not to mention GM’s Super Cruise semi-autonomous drive system with trailering.
Estimated range per charge is set at 400 miles for both the RST and WT trim levels, and both trims include standard DC quick-charge capabilities up to 350 kW. Under the skin, the Chevy Silverado EV incorporates GM’s Ultium battery and Ultium drive motor technology. Output reaches the pavement through front and rear motors as part of the onboard e4WD system.
The RST First Edition pumps out 664 horsepower and over 780 pound-feet of torque with the available Wide Open Watts Mode enabled, yielding a sprint to 60 mph in less than 4.5 seconds. Capability includes up to 10,000 pounds of maximum trailering and up to 1,300 pounds of payload.
Meanwhile, the WT produces 510 horsepower and 615 pound-feet of torque, and offers 8,000 pounds of towing and 1,200 pounds of payload. Add in the forthcoming max tow package, and you get up to 20,000 pounds of max trailering.
So, with all that covered, we want to know – is the 2024 Chevy Silverado hot, or not? Let us know your thoughts by voting in the poll below, and make sure to subscribe to GM Authority for more Chevy Silverado EV news, Chevy Silverado news, Chevy news, and around-the-clock GM news coverage.
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SoCal will love it. Nebraska…..not so much.
SoCal resident here. I don’t like it at all. Wish they would’ve made it look like an actual Silverado, not some spaceship
I’m afraid the spaceship design is here to stay until designers figure out how to combine looks and aerodynamics to preserve the range.
Spaceship???? It looks like a pickup. Put on your glasses.
It looks like an avalanche maybe you should change your glasses prescription.
And the Avalanche was a pickup, not a spaceship.
I would love it if it was hydrogen fueled instead of electric. Thats what GM should be working on and beat all there competitors to the punch. This electric fad is taking America backwards.
I disagree.
Electric has it’s place.
Living in So Cal, with panels on the roof, 2 battery walls , and a Y, it’s really friggen nice to not waiting in Costco’s gas line once (or twice) a week and getting $15 to $30 electric bills each month (connection fees generally). A 12 kWh solar panel array gives you everything you need to run your house and car with a surplus. I make my “juice” on the roof, and don’t have to drive somewhere to get it, unless I’m 150 miles or more away from home (320 mile range). Anybody seriously looking at hydrogen, which is a cool system, should check out how many (or how few) refueling stations there are, and then check their status daily. The fueling stations are plagued with breakdowns.
@BDE
If I may, why do you fell Nebraska or other more Rural areas will not like it?
well for one the buttress is in the way of a tool box.
I like it a lot. I’d probably like a bit more with an ICE engine. I could care less how truckish it looks. I don’t need to prove my manhood through a bumper.
Maybe it will have a front trunk?
It does, but i wouldnt want to carry hundreds of pounds of tools at at all times over the front wheels.
Cuz currently, engine blocks don’t weigh anything
Tools box can be in the frunk locked away from prying eyes.
I’m a farmer in North Platte. The thing is painfully ugly and is too round. I’m keeping my 6.2 high country.
Too round?
Instead of the sharp handsome square-ness of the current generation, this got a round and smooth Ford Taurus treatment…
I have used pickup trucks for.y occupation for over forty-five years, lots of days l ran over 600 miles with a loaded trailer in tow. I wonder how EV’s can compare. I would appreciate any thoughts or comparisons.
MikePerry:
In your scenario – for that particular case of 600 miles with a loaded trailer – it is probably better to wait for battery technology to advance somewhat….
As you know, I only drive EVs but they are not a PERFECT fit for absolutely every driving chore….
I would hope it never gets to the point where people are FORCED to purchase an EV that they personally do not want. That is why it is CLEAR to me that Gov’t Mandates – if they get too draconian, will FAIL.
We need a 1to 10 numbers rank, not the hot or not.
Not at 105k!
The base model work truck starts at $40k, so I assume there is a lot of room between there and the top of the line version.
I don’t like the front end treatment. The second row of headlights looks odd, like two grilles were squashed on top of one another.
Are we talking hot before or after it catches fire?
Given GM’s track record with the Bolt; its a legit question.
18 fires out of 141k+ vehicles over 5 years. That’s pretty low odds of a fire.
It’s a niche. It has its purpose and place. Just like everything else. This all or nothing nonsense with electric vehicles needs to stop. From everyone. Our government and the companies that are playing politics for the grant handouts.
If you like it. Buy it. Leave the rest of us alone.
This will be a great truck. Excellent range, great towing capability, 4 wheel steering for excellent maneuverability, 350kW fast charging capable, plenty of backup power to power a typical house for at least 3 days, plenty of plug ins for a worksite or camping site, midgate to extend the bed to over 10 feet if needed, and models that will range in price from $40k to $105k.
Not to mention the significant reduction in maintenance (no oil changes, tune-ups, etc), zero emissions, and significant reduction in “fuel” costs. Makes gas and diesel obsolete and expensive.
Not obsolete. Fits a niche. If you tow often, will be an issue. If in cold weather climate, could be an issue. If at apartment or condo, could be an issue. For me, not an issue except it’s coming in 2024.
Battery Chemistry has come a long way, to prevent cold weather from becoming an issue. Just like cold weather can negatively impact the range of a Gas/Diesel engine. My Model 3 Long Range Dual Motor actively warms the battery after a cold temperature threshold, to prevent it from losing energy. It’s more efficient than not warming the battery at all.
350kW charging can charge the Silverado in 45mins theoretically. The Silverado can be charged fully at a fast charger, @ the Average National Electric rate of $0.21\kwh for $42. Charging at home could take as little as $22. Many places offer free level 2 chargers, that max out at 7kw 30-40A, 200-240V.
Try going to your local gas station and getting free gasoline. The cashier will think it’s a holdup. 😂
People like the ones on this forum are deliberately choosing to be ignorant. When the government finally adds a carbon tax on gasoline, let’s see how long you hold on to that truck. Or if you can afford it anymore.
You do comprehend nothing is free right? You understand free charging is not real that someone is paying for it oh that’s right the tax payer. You also comprehend the government does not have any money of their own like you do get that right?
You’re also paying for oil and gas subsidies, did you forget that? We’re all going to be taxed regardless, so why not just enjoy what you’re paying for. You’re paying to subsidize oil and gas Industries, yet you’re also paying for gasoline at the pump. You’re double f***ing yourself.
I’m of the belief I shouldn’t have to pay for anything for anyone else. You want it pay for it yourself I’m not your mother or your best friend. You can’t afford it well sir that sounds like a personal problem now doesn’t it?
If that’s your belief, then you should stop pumping your gas then. The cost of gasoline isn’t really the price your paying at the pump. Get your head out of your ***. You want all subsidies gone, then there loges your local broadband, infrastructure. As a matter of fact, let’s take away your social security you nimwit.
As I said if you can’t afford it that’s a personal problem. Don’t be mad at me because you are a freeloader. I’ll tell you what let me know what corner you stand on and I’ll give you $1 next time I pass it. I can tell you are a straight douche.
Lol of course the cost of gasoline isn’t the price at the pump a lot of that money is tax. You sound like a clown for even saying that.
You think l don’t know that smart guy. I have been buying gasoline before you were born so get off this clown crap before you get in over your head!
You wrote that to the wrong person. My message was to the user named sonicfan. So you are either not following the line which is very simple or you are using two names.
people have to wake up these electric vehicles ARE NOT ZERO EMISSIONS!!! power plants are going to be worse than a gas vehicle!!
Yep, just a gimmick. Our power grid can’t handle it currently.
One plant that can power 1000 EV vehicles at a time will produce far less emissions that 1000 ICE vehicles. Power plants are well regulated and emissions testing by the EPA is continuous.
Proof? A link will suffice.
If power plants are so well regulated on emissions then why are we as a country trying to get rid of our coal-fired power plants??? We should replace them with nuclear, they are safe and cleaner. What we have now are not sufficient to handle the EV sales that are expected.
George S:
One unit of a large power plant complex can charge (at 1,000,000 kw) about 130,000 Silverado EVs simultaneously, assuming everyone charges at home using the included (presumably) 7 kw charging cord, and allowing for distribution losses. Of course, since absolutely everyone will not charge at night
I don’t understand where all the ‘Big Experts’ say there is no electricity available.
Maybe it is because all the WOKE states can’t keep the lights on – such as California and Texas.
The point there being they have no electricity WITH OR WITHOUT evs.
What about the neighborhood service? I understand that the service to virtually every residential neighborhood in America was not designed for the massive load that would be incurred to charge two or more 9,100 pound vehicles with 300 kWh batteries, like this Silverado, each night for every home.
I know some electrical engineers that design the power distribution systems for new developments and they tell me if we convert to 100 percent EVs with two or three or more electric vehicles charging every night for every residence, the neighborhood power system can’t handle that. Even if the main transmission lines could, the lines within the neighborhoods can’t. They’d all have to be reconducted at a huge cost I’m told. Local utilities are instead more inclined to want to establish central charging centers than to reconduct all neighborhoods. I’m told they can’t convert gas stations for this purpose as they don’t have sufficient land. They’re designed to cycle in/out vehicles every 10 minutes but an EV recharging has to sit for hours which would create a massive traffic jam at current gas stations. Instead we need huge parcels of land for community recharging centers and if folks can’t charge at home, that takes away a big selling point.
It’s working now because only a few cars are charging at night in every neighborhood and there is sufficient margin within the distribution system for that. However there isn’t enough capacity for the all EV future that Biden and Barra are pushing.
Matt: The biggest battery being talked about is 200 not 300 kwh.
You are assuming that everyone drives 300 miles per day 7 days a week. That isn’t at all likely, nor that there will be 3 evs in EVERY DRIVEWAY next month.
One GMA commenter posted that he has 8 vehicles that he drives 200-300 miles per day – ALL OF THEM. And he said it would overload his breaker box. Hint: That would overload mine also.
I mentioned his gasoline bill, – even at the minimal 200 miles per day, would be $100,000 per year, or $150,000 if he drove 300 miles per day in all 8 vehicles 365 days a year.
I suggested he spend $30,000 one time to upgrade his electrics so that he could have 8 charging docking stations, and enjoy the roughly $60,000 – $90,000 in savings from gasoline purchases avoided over the lower cost of electricity, since he would only now be spending $40,000 to $60,000 in refueling costs per year.
Now do I really believe he is doing any of that? Fat Chance… I really doubt he drives that much.
In the 1960’s there needed to be the equivalent of SIX LARGE CENTRAL STATIONS added just for the increased consumption of Energy HOG frost-free refrigerators replacing all the energy efficient defrost it yourself things that had the tiny freezer in the refrigerator.
Somehow we all survived…. The 20th century had reliable central station electricity… Its only in the 21st century that they can’t keep the lights on – mostly in hellhole places – but totally woke nonsense locales, like California and Texas.
While it varies locally, on national average our grid is about 20% nuclear, 20% renewables and the other 60% is split between natural gas and coal (~20%). Some area’s like CA are very heavy in solar (~13 gig of peak generation) while Texas has a lot of wind power. Northern states generate a lot of hydro and buy a lot from Canada.
But, for EVs also offer the rare opportunity to generate your own power at home…but I do agree the grid will need more generation to support electric vehicles.
Umm……why does this look like a Honda Ridgeline????? Way to take the beef out =/
How Can You Say It Looks Like The Honda Ridgeline When Honda Stole The Looks From The Avalanche?
The first gen Ridgeline was a half scale knock off of the Avalanche, which first arrived at dealerships in the fall of 2001 for the 2002 model year. The Honda arrived in March of 2006 for the 2006 model year.
So as hard as it is for some of you to image, GM was the innovator that got copied.
I like it.
Not as cluttered as the present gas truck and it looks like a cleaned up Avalanche.
Too bad the gas trucks did not use this trying just with a grill.
This looks like no REAL truck I’ve ever seen! The appearance is Ok-good, but I want the REAL SILVERADO back!
Also, where is the chromed up luxury trim level? I think they could really make a nice looking ultra luxury version with chrome that would sell nice.
I’m slowly warming up to an EV in general. Having a backup in case the power goes down is a huge plus. No need to buy a generator. In fact, you get to drive your generator around. Only downside is the cost and range.
400 miles of range, good
Folding second row, good
Towing 20000 lbs good
Payload 1200 lbs? WTF
Is it 400 miles of range on the highway or in the cold? I don’t know, I have no personal experience but according to what I’m hearing, EV range is roughly 12 percent less with highway use and can be 40 percent less when used in cold weather. Plus, on a road trip, one would really only have 100 percent range on the first leg and actually not even then since nobody would drive till a battery is fully depleted.
If the range is 400 miles but we take 12 percent away for highway use, that’d reduce it to 352 miles. If it’s January, like now, let’s be generous and take off 25 percent, so now we’re at 264. Then we would not drive an EV, or any vehicle, down to zero so let’s say we need a recharge with 10 percent range left so that’s 237 miles of actual driving right now in the cold and on the highway.
But there’s another issue. After we’ve driven our 237 miles and pull in for a recharge, it isn’t really practical to recharge to 100 percent again outside of one’s home because that last 20 percent takes too long and other people are waiting so the rule seems to be to recharge to 80 percent at a public station. Therefore for the second leg of our journey, we’d only have 190 miles of range…in the cold and on the highway.
I’d like to see realistic numbers instead of the ones that present the product in it’s best light. I don’t know if the numbers I’m calculating are accurate but based on what I am reading, EVs do best when it is warm and in city traffic where the regenerative braking adds range back and significant wind resistance is not a factor. I suspect what I’ve calculated is closer to reality than gm’s 400 mile range in optimal conditions.
The real question is at 99% of ones driving daily what do you really use? No where near what its capable of based on each individual habits including use of accessories, heating, cooling, heated seats instead of heating on and on. Its good enough for me. My volt drops 25% at MOST in the NY winters. I will take one for a reasonable price which is more important!
>l am very depressed by all this EV chatter. You make it sound like the 60-80K trucks we have now are going to be worthless in one or two more years. Whats the resale value going to be? You people are opening a big can of worms….be carefull it don’t backfire on you.
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You can buy a lot of gasoline for $100,000 I give it a NOT
Then buy the $40,000 one instead of the $100k model.
Great truck if you wear pointy lizard shoes and reside in LA. For the rest of us normal people who work in the country, this trucks range, towing capacity, usability don’t match the current gas and diesel offerings.
This thing looks like it’s been castrated.
This truck fits the niche that I’m currently filling with my traverse.
It’s unibody (the unibody is built on a battery skate board, but it still doesn’t offer the durability or flex of a lady frame)
It’s short
Payload is sufficient for what can fit in the bed, but no bricks, cement bags or 27 steel treestands.
Now if chevy added the 2.7 HO to the traverse airbag suspension and 4 wheel steering I’d be set.
Not shocked to see all the forward thinkers here out in force. Good thing oil will last forever, IC engines don’t polute and trucks should never change from my much loved GMT-800 DMax/manual shift.
But given the opportunity to install solar and wind at home to fuel an electric Silverado is an interesting opportunity while I waited for hydrogen fuel cells to come around.
So, ya, this 2006 2500HD daily driving, 2019 3500 dually vacation cruzing pickup owner likes the Silverado EV. Like it a lot more than an electric car, way more useful. Maybe not as useful as my dually, but it would do just fine as a daily truck.
I liked it enough to put my money down. Paint black GM, to match my 87 Grand National…
@ Joe Rainville I think most of the people putting down EV”s and hoping they don’t make it big time are me mechanics who only know how to work on ICE engine vehicles and don’t to upgrade their shops and the big OIL companies who are afraid this will catch on and they will lose profits. I think that EV’s are a good idea and yes you can keep ICE vehicles on the market for people who want them.
Take the tinfoil hat off you sound like a conspiracy theorist.
Incorrect. This EV hater is a millennial farm boy who grew up trying to use electric buggies to replace his ancient Honda 4trax. It didn’t work FYI. I need a truck and mandating me drive a crap box like this will put me out of business. I farm the Appalachian foothills, and it’s so rocky and rough that this think will undoubtedly get cortorted and blow up. They can’t even keep these things from blowing up driving easy on the flat. This makes absolutely no sense when modern engines emit numerically cleaner air than they take in ( they basically are pollutant incinerator like you see in large chemical plants, and they use converters to clean themselves up all the way) and we have an unlimited supply of oil, weather it’s through oil self replacement, carbon capture or bio fuel.
EV hater, ambient air would have to be fairly polluted for hydrocarbon burning engine to clean it up, but even then your still adding CO2 and trace products of combustion to the mix. Someplace with lots of Diesel soot or such perhaps, but I think your better off not creating tailpipe emissions to begin with.
Pretty sure the GM engineers have the chassis, suspensions and batteries figured out enough to handle your rocky farm roads and not leave a crater where tire tracks were meant to be.
I do ‘admire’ your very non-millennial view that oil is forever unlimited. It’s not accurate, but keep on believing. Bio fuels have yet to make a dent, and seem to be too energy intensive to create, minus sugar cane derived ethanol possibly.
So for most people that commute to an office or even an hydrogen R&D lab, these thing make lots of sense.
Every one is talking about mileage and charge time battery efficiency in the winter, my question is about insurance cost.
No interest until we talk again in about 7 years about EV practicality and durability, and after all the Greens and early-adopters have sufficiently beta-tested these vehicles for the OEM’s…
Are,we still pretending this is a truck?
This is not even close to a Silverado, it is however an Avalanche. Which can never be considered as a truck
My former 2002 Avalanche was very much a “truck” as is this EV. My 02 could seat 5 in comfort, had 4 wheel drive, a V-8 and could haul plywood and building materials if needed. We use it to tow trailers. I preferred my regular ‘box’ Silverado for dirty work, but the Avey was a solid vehicle all around and far more useful than a regular SUV.
This electric reincarnation as the Silverado EV has a lot of unique features of the late Avalanche, and will still be powerful, roomy, full time 4 wheel drive and it can haul and tow. For 95% of what I use a pick up for, it will make for a nice, smooth and quiet daily use vehicle. For long trips towing a 30″ trailer…well I wouldn’t do that with any 1/2 ton truck; gas, diesel or electric. I have a dually for that.
I pull a 28 enclosed’ race care trailer with an F350 dually.
I would like to know how much charging capability is developed if I were to cover this trailer with a solar array, top and sides, for your average day. This thing could be charging while I sit at the race track and also when I’m going down the road.
I’m sure that auto companies already have studied this and know the answer.
Could somebody ask the question?
I could figure it out, but I’m sure somebody has already done this so why re-invent the wheel.
Thabnks.
Never enough output from a solar array on a vehicle to be practical
According to google, you get about 150 watts per square meter (or square yard).
Wasn’t hard to find.
Call it the Avalanche
Avalrado… There that name works this is a joke 😂 lol. But what’s not a joke is they (GM) could have broken the names up like they did in the 80’s with Scottsdale, Cheyenne, Silverado, C10, CK… I think there where more names but Cheyenne would have been an awesome return name for Chevy.
You mean the 2024 electric Avalanche? Real trucks have separate cab and beds.