GM revealed the GMC Sierra EV earlier this month. The all-electric pickup will be GMC’s volume player in the nascent, but rapidly-growing electric vehicle space, joining the Hummer EV models as well as the Chevy Silverado EV in GM’s EV expanding portfolio.
Today, we’re taking a closer look at the 2025 GMC Sierra EV Elevation in the following GM Authority spotlight.
The 2025 GMC Sierra EV lineup that has been announced thus far consists of Elevation, AT4 and Denali. The Sierra EV Elevation trim level slots at the bottom of that trio, offering customers an entry point into the all-electric pickup truck segment.
On the exterior, the Sierra EV Elevation features an eTrunk with power operated hood and a GMC MultiPro Tailgate. The all-electric truck is also available with the GMC MultiPro Midgate and spray-on bedliner. The EV pickup rolls on 18-inch wheels with 33-inch tires.
On the inside, the Sierra EV Elevation gets a 16.8-inch diagonal center touchscreen. Available safety features include high definition Surround Vision and Super Cruise Driver-Assistance Technology. The EV pickup is also available with a 800-volt Fast Charge system and Power Station Pro.
If you’re wondering about the model year, then you read that right: the Sierra EV Elevation will only launch for the 2025 model year, alongside the 2025 Sierra EV AT4. The Sierra EV Denali Edition 1, however, will launch for the 2024 model year instead.
Under the skin, the 2025 Sierra EV Elevation is based on the same narrow track variant of the GM BT1 platform as the Chevy Silverado EV. The Hummer EV SUV and Hummer EV Pickup share the same architecture, albeit modified for a wide track configuration. The all-new 2024 GMC Sierra EV is powered by the Ultium battery pack and Ultium Drive motor technology. Output and range for the Elevation have yet to be revealed, but the range-topping Denali Edition 1 trim is rated at 754 horsepower and 785 pound-feet of torque in Max Power mode, on to an official estimated range of 400 miles on a full charge.
Pricing for the GMC Sierra EV line will start around $50,000, while the Denali Edition 1 will come in at $107,000. Exact pricing for the Sierra EV Elevation has yet to be revealed.
Production will begin at at the GM Factory Zero plant, previously known as the GM Detroit-Hamtramck plant in Michigan. Thereafter, the GM Lake Orion plant, also in Michigan will also assemble the electric truck.
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It’s not too shabby.
And I quote from above “Pricing for the GMC Sierra EV line will start around $50,000, while the Denali Edition 1 will come in at $107,000. Exact pricing for the Sierra EV Elevation has yet to be revealed.”
This is just pure lunacy. Estimated $50 grand for a base model? 107 for the Denali ED 1? People who pay this much for vehicles, no matter if they have the money or not, are out of their minds. I don’t care if it’s by Ford, Ram, GM, Toyota or Nissan. Trucks and SUV’s are way out of line when it comes to cost. And for what? To use it like a car anyhow and run to the mall for the majority of the buyers? What makes me the most mad about all this craziness is that I grew up on a farm. I know farm families yet as well as numerous contractors. It’s just wrong that the mall crawlers keep driving up the prices on these things for those who need a truck for their profession.
Base Model for the EV Category, but still placed above the PRO (Work Truck) and the SLE Trim levels; which places this particular truck (pricewise) in direct competition with the Elevation ICE Version.
honestly, if you prefer a regular cab shortbed with a turbo 4 ICE motor Chevy, not GMC, base price is $36K and change. this is equivalent to a 4 Door with 6.5 box, which is the norm for most trucks these days, a 4 door 4X4 work truck Chevy with the basic 2.7 4 cylinder turbo is $45K without any options. I am with you, I think the prices of things are insane, but this is the world of Biden inflation we live in.
This is inflation and the suburban dads buying the luxury versions they have zero use for just to try and look cool at the local starbucks and their kids soccer games. They sell their luxury CUV’s and sedans and want the image then complain they don’t have the same features. So the truck manufacturers have to add them which means raising the cost across the board to visor wearing Tim can have massaging seats in his Denali.
The development costs don’t just stay with the trim level, they get passed on down through the trims. That added costs to make sure the 20 way seats last gets baked in to the WT model and its price goes up. I really wish they would to a tiered pricing both for increases and development costs. No way should all trim levels go up the same 2,000 across the board, it should go up $200 for the WT model and $4,000 for the suburban dad wants the top of the line off road luxury truck that won’t leave the pavement. People use these things for work and it is getting harder and harder for them to afford them in the blue collar side.
Used you never know what you are getting and those prices aren’t any better. You could get some truck that a dad bought for his 16 year old kid that was abused, who wants that risk to take on your business. Plus you get better benefits, breaks and financing new.
They need to price the highest version higher, that will hopefully lighten up some of the buyers who stretch themselves for that luxury truck (because they need all the luxury). Maybe then they will only be able to realistically afford a mid level trim which they don’t want, so they will crawl back to the luxury CUV and sedans that better suit their uses and allow a more reasonable spread of prices, because trucks are tools and many depend on them for their livley hood and these guys are making it hard for them for no reason…
On the otherhand, if using the truck for
Your profession, it’s a tax write off.
I couldn’t agree more- people are crazy to pay this much for trucks. I could afford a new Denali but would NEVER consider it. I bought my 2013 Suburban LT in 2018 for $17k (with 100k miles) and have put tons of miles and a couple grand into it. Very first thing I did was disable DoD and bump the idle up with HPTuners. Knock on wood no lifter issues yet.
I plan to keep it going until I can walk into a showroom and order a Sierra Elevation EV, realistically 2026. $50k is more than twice what I’ve ever spent on a vehicle, but the plan would be to keep it forever while reaping the benefits of cheaper fuel and lower maintenance costs.
About the same prices today for gas and diesel trucks. Have you not looked recently?
Jack: Does that really matter? They are all way over-priced. When a farmer or contractor can’t buy a new base truck for less than 30 grand any more (reg cab base truck), then I say they are all too much. The auto industry can’t keep this pace up and eventually everything is going to implode and these financial institutions holding the credit on all these over-priced vehicles will be in big trouble.
I’m with your frustration on this as well, but this society is on a set path to revise the category between the Wealthy and those that have just enough to get by, which also lets us know that our financial strategies will have to raise up in order to afford these new vehicles, sadly that new chapter is now permanent.
Only if you choose not to fight it. If enough people stand up against the machine, things will change. Especially if those of us in rural areas where rapid chargers will always be few and far between, stand up for the right thing. Once people realize that ten years down the road a new battery pack will cost at least 10-15k for a vehicle that is only worth 10k, making a trade in virtually worthless, clear thinkers will still have a chance.
Average life of a vehicle is about 12 years, and no real indication that a battery shouldn’t last at least as long as the rest of the car. You won’t get as much range out of a 12 year old battery, but most will likely still be at 80% of original capacity. No need to replace it.
I think you miss my point, rEV. According to the “experts” (I have no idea who they are) the average battery will need replacement somewhere between 200,000 and 300,000 miles. I don’t know where you live but here an automobile can still be viable at 25 or even 30 years old. Even if you only figure 15k miles per year, that’s 300,000 in 20 years. If the battery lasts that long it will cost at least $10k to replace it, at least that’s the price that was quoted for a new battery for my son’s Ford Fusion. That Fusion is only 6 years old but is now only worth $14-$16k. My point is that when the battery has to be replaced it will cost more than the car is worth, diminishing the trade in value to almost zero. An ICE vehicle, by comparison, even if it needs a 5k-7k engine replacement, is still going to have some value for a next owner. I know there will be arguments on this and these are my opinions but mostly based on facts. I currently own a 2002 Trailblazer with 170k miles. The engine is as strong as it ever was. I have had to replace wear items but I’m fairly certain that if it was an EV, I would be buying a battery that cost more than the $8,000 the truck is now worth. As it is, I can sell it for about 8k after putting $1100 in the suspension. If I spent even $9k for a battery in an EV, I would already be $1,000 in the hole. However, I also know that if you buy a new car every 3-5 years, you’re not going to give a hoot about anything I just said.
You can get a base ice truck for 30k. Idk if you’ve looked here lately. Most farmers I know around here are paying mid 40’s for a 4×4 V8 in SLE or LT trim, or mid 40’s for the HD WT with the gas engine. All those are lower than the base price EV with stunted range. The EV SLE will easily go to 70K. That’s double!!!! 😳😳😳😳 most people around here are holding off and are waiting for the 5-10K off incentives again. Some don’t believe they will come back, others believe they will. I guarantee they will because Toyota and Nissan are out there in the wings and never have been competitive because they don’t offer incentives. Be a shame if 1/4th of ram and Chevy buyers move to the tundra. The second they do…. The incentives will fall.
I’ll hang on to my ’73 K10 a little longer ( Maybe I’ll be buried in it)
car payments of $1400 a month are a perversion,,
I’ll keep my 1500 diesel until it dies, I guess. 400 miles range is a”perfect world” number, rarely attainable in the real world. Probably more like 300 on a good day and way less if you ever hook up a trailer. It’s just another pie in the sky fad perpetrated by the green new deal fanatics. Yes, 700+ pounds of torque is a big number but how many times are you going to get the chance to race somebody off a stoplight?
And reduced range for winter driving too. Google the electric city busses that failed in the first Indianapolis winter. The video of them being charged with trailer-mounted diesel generators is hilarious.
I’ll be ordering a new 1500 diesel and keeping it for a long time!
the problem is, the mechanical combustion engines will also cost 10-15K to replace. we are already seeing the Direct injection, EGR and AFM/DOD failing GM engines causing all sort of troubles, yet removal of the stuff that is failing (4K for failed DOD lifters to replaced) is also getting impossible to occur. we are being forced off of the old standard by planned obsolescence and because this gen of stuff is junk, nobody is using it to keep older stuff going. 10-15 year old cars these days are actually seeing many things dry up in the parts markets. it is kind of insane actually.
I love my 89 4/4 Scottdale 2500 runs great gets 18 city 22 highway..yes I had her painted about 10 years ago, new floor mat and the bench seat re-done. And yes I am the original owner. 89 to 06 she was a farm truck.
I like it the 400 range is nice if it gets the ev discount then I see lot people flocking to this over the sliveradolanch ev …
It will never actually get 400 miles unless the conditions are perfect.
SO UGLY, the Elevation name is wasted on this and where are the black accents?
Hope you fix all the roof and window leaks before production. Water and electricity dont mix. I have a new 2021 AT4 and it is in the shop now for 10th time in past 1.5 years still not fixed. Leaks at back window sunroof and roof antenna. Already bent a rod had to change all lifters rods and lifter trays on both sides of engine. Professional grade my @ss. I paid $60,000 for a leaking truck and I am stuck with it now.
Have you contacted GM? I had recurring diesel emission problems with my Colorado and they got directly involved with the dealer techs and extended my powertrain warranty to 100k without much fuss.
There are plenty of pragmatic 6-figure wage earners like myself who could easily afford a new Denali, but who buy used and keep them going instead. I bought my 2013 Suburban in 2018 for $17k and have put tons of miles on it and a couple grand in maintenance. I intend to keep her going until I can see a Sierra Elevation EV/Silverado EV WT in the showroom and order one… realistically probably in 2026. $50k is more than twice what I’ve ever spent on a vehicle but my intent would be to buy a base model and keep it forever while reaping the benefits of cheaper fuel.