GM has already received tens of thousands of reservations for the Chevy Silverado EV in the ‘Work Truck or ‘WT’ trim level.
According to Automotive News, roughly 370 companies have placed a combined 85,000 reservations for the Chevy Silverado EV in the WT trim level. Ed Peper, vice president of GM Fleet, told the publication that interest in the battery-electric pickup truck is “extremely high,” among fleet operators, many of which are enticed by the potential savings an EV offers with regard to operating costs.
“There will be less moving parts with EVs. And if there are less parts, that means serviceability is going to be even better for our fleet customers,” he explained
Peper also told AN that the GM fleet sales team is currently acting as a sort of consultancy firm for EVs, answering questions and addressing any concerns that customers may have about them. This is helping to steer more customers away from internal combustion engine offerings and toward the Chevy Silverado EV WT for certain use cases.
“We’re not just throwing them a playbook and saying, ‘Here you go, figure it out yourself,’ ” Peper added. “Whether a fleet wants to have home charging for their drivers, whether they want to have depot charging or whether they want to engage in public charging for their drivers, we want solutions for all of them.”
Back in April, GM said it had received 140,000 reservation orders for the Chevy Silverado EV, which includes consumer-focused models like the RST First Edition, as well as the WT fleet model. Production of the truck will begin early next year at the GM Factory Zero plant in Michigan.
Both the Silverado EV RST First Edition and WT trim levels feature a dual-motor e4WD powertrain, with the WT rated at 510 horsepower and 615 pound-feet of torque, and the RST trim rated at 664 horsepower and 780 pound-feet of torque. The truck boasts a GM-estimated range of 400 miles, thanks to its GM Ultium battery design and GM Ultium drive motor technology, and rides on the GM BT1 platform.
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That’s hilarious. No way I believe this Fairy Tale.
That’s the most intelligent thing you have to say today?!
The rims look like crap 70s rally rims would look better.
Yes, most people choose work trucks based on how pretty the rims are.
Yup look like import rims
You say that like aftermarket wheels don’t exist.
Imagine the true savings for these companies. Zero gas fills any more. Zero oil changes. Less moving parts. Less filters to change. Due to the nature (and one pedal drive) of EV’s, probably less brake work over the life of the trucks. Now imagine that most of the trucks used would be left at the business overnight, thus allowing them to plug in when done for the day and walk away to come back to a “full tank” each morning. On top of that, I’d assume most contractors/businesses would drive under 100 miles per day.
Said it before and will stick to it. I truly feel the best use of EV’s is for semi’s, delivery trucks (FedEx, etc), delivery vans, work trucks/vans and such. Those are normally the types of vehicles that consume the most fuel and are driven harder because the drivers don’t pay for the gas.
For Fleet Buyers who will invest in these EV’s from my understanding; will be a slow transition, especially if these Trucks are used at a Construction Site for an example with an On Site Supervisor on a hot Summer day running that truck for an ex-amount of time with the A/C on, if any glitches were to take place as to where that truck won’t function properly or even if the Charging Station is not working right, that will certainly raise problems with reliability requirements, I’m all in for a transition to a different source of energy to operate our daily vehicles, but hopefully in the case of such setbacks, there should be a few ICE Trucks left in reserve until all of the bugs have been worked out from the possible Fleet Purchase of EV’s, I can’t rule out the fact that most Management Personnel are looking at that approach, I just hope that it’s executed in that sense when it’s time for a Company to make that purchase.
“..running that truck for an ex-amount of time with the A/C on…” – same with gas/diesel trucks. And with those, you have to run the whole engine to operate the A/C or risk running down the 12-volt battery.
“..if any glitches were to take place as to where that truck won’t function properly…” – again, same as with gas/diesel trucks. They break down sometimes, too.
“…if the Charging Station is not working right…” – likely, little charging will be done via charging stations. Trucks taken home by workers can be trickle-charged at home, while those kept at the company’s yard can be plugged in there. If the company wants to spring for EV chargers, then great. But they can also install 50-amp, 240-volt outlets. We charge our EV from a dryer outlet which hadn’t been used for 20 years, so there’s nothing special needed.
Wow! Very impressive. Hope the numbers are real. So much is suspect these days. Brandon’s Twitter account followers. 2020 National election. Covid numbers. Bureau of Labor Statistics, etc.
Quit kissing the ass of this government your helping ruining the country
A very well thought out comment indeed. I am impressed with the use of “your.” I find it a nice taste of poetic license that lends a little style to your commentary.
I also find it amusing how the haters come out in droves in these EV articles, while the trucks had a ton of reservations…
Looking forward to getting mine while the keyboard warriors blather on…
I think it’s funny that all you dumb@ss democrats believe any of this can’t wait for the fires to begin
Kerry: I think it’s funny how you come on a car blog site and spread your BS and conspiratorial brain farts. I can’t wait for the day when there’s the true Republican party again and not this fear mongering, conspiracy theories, inept group that isn’t the Republican party I “USED” to belong to.
Good luck!
Many times fleet managers make these decisions based on what they read, not on what actually works in the field, good luck!
How are they possibly going to make 85,000 of these vehicles ??? With all the issues they are already having with the supply chain. Keep waiting people.
Look, electric has it’s advantages, if I’m running a small delivery company or a small metropolitan construction contract I don’t need a loud, dirty diesel just to sound cool. ICE would be appropriate in many situation but it’s good not to running on dino-juice for everything.
GM will over promise and under deliver on this unit just like all the others how many times do we have to see the same thing over and over and over canceled my Dinali ultimate because of their weak promises. You should ask a Electrician about what’s going to happen when they start loading up these Ev vehicles in the subdivisions that aren’t wired to handle this much power.
600,000 BEV/PHEVs sold in the U.S last year. Sales up 60% in the 1st quarter of this year, and we still fell further behind China and Europe in market share.
The great replacement has begun.
You couldn’t pay me to take one of these silly things. My trucks have to work, in the real World.
The big question. How long has this electric powertrain system been tested before releasing it to the public.? And is it trouble free?
what about the poor people of this country like myself….how can we own an ev…..and one that can fit 3 people from 6′ to 6’8″….and who weigh an easy 800 pounds together with another 500 pounds of gear…..and can it work during the south dakota winters…..without being garaged or hooked to a electrical feed….and would have to drive 350 miles one way and another 150 miles while there and then 350 miles back….how long of a trip does it become then with the added down time at some charging station….time is money……and it must be a truck with awd ability too….how can the poor afford such…or are we screwed and left restricted to where we live kinda like slaves then?……or what…..