2024 Chevy Silverado EV Max Output Raised To 754 Horsepower
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Unveiled earlier this year in January, the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV will serve as GM’s mass-market full-size electric pickup. At the time of its reveal, GM announced that the full-size electric truck would have a maximum output of 664 horsepower and 780 pound-feet of torque, making it no slouch. However, the 2024 GMC Sierra EV debuted just last week with a maximum output of 754 horsepower and 785 pound-feet of torque. Despite being based on the same platform and using the same batteries and motors, the two trucks appear to be producing different numbers. Now, GM Authority has learned that this is not the case.
Following the Sierra EV reveal, Chevy has updated the maximum output ratings of the Silverado EV to 754 horses and 785 pound-feet of torque when in Wide Open Watts mode, identical to those of the Sierra EV. This enables the truck to sprint from zero to 60 mph in less than 4.5 seconds. Additionally, the Silverado EV RST – which is the most well-equipped model announced so far – has the ability to tow up to 10,000 pounds with a maximum payload of 1,300 pounds.
The substantial increase in power, along with the uptick in torque, is the result of further refinements made to the electric pickup truck by GM’s engineering team, Chevrolet has confirmed to GM Authority.
As a reminder, the new 2024 Chevy Silverado EV is offered exclusively in a Crew Cab body style with a 5-foot, 11-inch bed. The Silverado EV is based on the GM BT1 platform, which it shares with the GMC Sierra EV and the GMC Hummer EV pickup and SUV. Power is provided by GM’s Ultium battery technology and Ultium drive motor technology. Maximum range is estimated at 400 miles.
Pricing for the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV starts at a reasonable $39,900 for the base Work Truck trim, however adding options can quickly drive the price of the vehicle up. A fully-loaded RST First Edition model is priced from $105,000.
The WT model will be the first to arrive, set to launch in Spring 2023. The fully-loaded RST Edition 1 will arrive later in the Fall of 2023. Chevy has stated that following production ramp-up, it will unveil an entire Silverado EV lineup, which includes a Silverado EV Trail Boss variant, among others.
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Interesting that the full size EV trucks with dual motors will have over 750 horsepower. Then the Celestiq with dual motors will have around 600 horsepower though will be a fair bit quicker. The weight must be substantially less in the Celestiq allowing it quicker times with the dual motors.
I’m going to guess most people in the market for this truck or any EV would gladly take 90 miles of extra range or 9 less minutes at a charger.
Does less max power equal more range from the same battery?
Seems kind of silly for a mass market half ton truck unless it takes that much power to lug that 2 ton battery around. Best to just keep my ICE.
No, thats not how any of that works. Not the same tradeoffs as ICE. You get the HP regardless
Dmac… Anyone shopping for the RST Silverado EV who can afford a $100,000 thousand dollar truck will use it more as a show off vehicle then anything else… I am waiting to see the midrange cheaper version of the Silverado EV that sits between the WT and RST!
This must be one of the symptoms of envy. No possibility that a person who has the means, could purchase this vehicle simply because it fits their needs or they like the latest tech, etc.
No, the only possible motive has too be status symbol. Spare us the real men buy trucks for….. diatribe.
Has the ability to tow 10,000 lbs….for 50 miles and then you have to charge it.
What a waste, not a real truck.
Yes, the Silverado EV is a real truck, sooooo
Not really when it has such limited towing range.
Guess what. A 6.2 Silverado gets 8mpg when towing, maybe 9. 9×24 is….216.
Given the Hummers towing results, 170-190 miles is not put of line.
Do you tow a lot? I don’t. I do haul a lot in the bed though. Me thinks towing range is an issue with you only because it’s a short coming with EVs and you need to find reasons to resist change.
Reality is if towing range was a concern you wouldn’t be in a GM 1/2 ton. Smallest tank and only manufacturer to not offer an extended range option. Ford and Ram both do and they’re very popular.
No. Actually comment to me when you have some facts.
Wake me up when it can tow 12,000 lbs for 400 miles and charge in 10 minutes.
Why are you wanting a 1500 series truck to tow 12000 lbs? Especially if you’re doing it on a regular basis. Buy a HD truck.
Oh, that’s right, you just want to create any extraordinary scenario to put down an EV.
2022 Toyota Tundra 1/2-ton V-6 will tow 12000 lbs, no charging needed.
EV’s are a joke for 40% more money. 😂🤣😂🤣
I’d buy this thing or should I say my wife would, if it had a diesel engine instead. She really liked the old Avalanche model.
doubt
WT model order guide is posted on the gm fleet website
https://www.gmfleetorderguide.com/NASApp/domestic/proddesc.jsp?year=2023&butID=1®ionID=1&divisionID=0&vehicleID=22600&type=2
Wasn’t too long ago that the greenies were screaming about excessive horsepower not being needed in cars.
Doesn’t more HP lead to racing, aggressive driving, and fatalities? Won’t insurance companies respond in kind?
Now HP has suddenly become a positive “feature” of EVs…
They need something positive to sell them.
EV trucks already outperform ICE trucks. So, let’s stop trying to improve performance and concentrate on on increasing range and reducing price.
I want a work truck, not a race car!
I’m with you. They need to work on distance and charging time. I read a article on how far can these trucks can go towing 10000lbs, the truck went about 100 miles then had to charge the batteries . So if your a contractor towing a trailer loaded with tools for the job or going on vacation towing a camper you will have to stop every 100 miles to charge the batteries.
It looks like towing cuts the range in half. Also, you don’t want to use the last 25 miles due to charging station locations.
So, the Ford would be expected to get (300/2)-25 = 125 miles before you charge it
The Chevy should get (400/2)-25=175 before you charge it
your comment applies to the Ford Lightening, not the Silverado. Why not wait until the truck is here and tested before being critical of towing. The Hummer EV went the full distance towing in TFL test without recharging, the Silverado is smaller and lighter so I expect it will go further when towing then the Hummer and significantly further than the lightening..
Ford rushed a refit of there F150 to market so they could be first with an EV pickup and this is one of the tradeoffs with a less powerful battery pack, But their experience is not the same as GM or other clean slate new EVs
In marketing they say, sex sells. Well in the auto industry performance = sex, that’s why these EVs sell otherwise no one would even look at them.
How badly does this effect range I mean who driving this because of its HP the range should be biggest concern, adding more HP on “cost effective truck” shouldn’t be a thing.
With an electric motor there is little to absolutely no loss in efficiency to have lots and lots of power. It’s not the same as driving say a ZR1 C7 where the extra powerful motor reduces efficiency even while driving moderately.
You could limit the Silverado EV to 250 hp and if you drove the 754 hp version exactly the same, they both get the exact same range or extremely close, like within a couple of percent.
The problem as I see it is that, well I owned a 776hp/ 1200 tq diesel truck once and frankly, it’s way more power than a road legal 8000# vehicle needs, to the point where safety becomes a legitimate concern.
Yeah RS if you can stand to look at the Tundra!… Lol that Tundra is Fuguly! The EV’s are just getting started like I said before these new EV trucks are toys for the rich right now hopefully in the future that will change… Oh yeah and ICE or not I will buy a Chevy!
This is going to drive far more like a sports sedan then a stuffly sprung solid axle truck with no weight on the rear axle.
I own a 2021 silverado and if it caught fire I wouldn’t piss on it to put it out…. junk is all the chevys have gone too. If I could get my money back for this pos I would immediately..
EV Trucks are a joke. towing sucks all the juice out of the battery in just 50 miles. This engineering is grade school. I own 2022 6.2L trailboss it towed 6000lbs at 14 miles per gallon I can drive for hrs before refueling. I mean what is a truck for. The government is stuffing all this ev stuff down our throat. Oh, did I mention keeping the world green. Who cares about 750 hp when it has 50 mile towing capacity. It’s not like there are charging stations on every corner.
I can not argue that point.
What you don’t seem to understand, because for some reason no one really talks about it, is that the EV is still far more efficient even if the range is less than ideal. When TFL truck did the Ike gauntlet with the F150 Lightning, everybody had a fit that towing the max up a steep mountain grade cut the range to like 100 miles. But the actual story there should have been that that was the equivalent of 14mpg. The competing gas truck on that run did 4mpg. FOUR! If you think of EVs as gas vehicles with very small fuel tanks, you really get a better picture of what’s going on. There are 33.7KWh of energy in a gallon of gas. If you get 2 miles per KWh, which would give you 400 miles of range from a 200KWh battery, it’s the equivalent of 67.41MPG. The 200KWh battery in the Hummer, and presumably the Silverado, is the equivalent of a 6 gallon gas tank. Maybe that range is a problem for you, but for most people, most o the time, it’s absolutely fine and far more efficient than any other option.
It’s all good if you’re trying to sell this EV program but the fact is they have a real problem with distance if towing. Period. I watched so many comparisons on Ev versus gas powered vehicles that EV’s are by far in a lower class as far as what a real pickup is all about. I’am not blowing smoke. Check out Youtube gas versus EV towing and distance. Like I’ve said there’s no charging stations on every corner.