Is There A Small Electric Chevy Pickup In GM’s Future?
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With plans to launch 30 new all-electric vehicles around the world by 2025, and the eventual goal of electrifying its entire light-duty vehicle lineup by 2035, General Motors certainly has its work cut out for it as it strives to become a leader in the EV segment. Interestingly, one of the battery-powered GM models coming down the pipe may be a small Chevy pickup, per a previous report covered by GM Authority. Now, the GM Design team is showing off what may very well be an early concept of the small EV Chevy pickup in question.
Recently finding its way onto social media courtesy of the GM Design Instagram team (@generalmotorsdesign), the concept image includes a front three-quarters and rear three-quarters view of an unnamed Chevy pickup. The styling, total lack of a tail pipe, and EV hashtag all point towards an all-electric powertrain as the source of motivation. The concept was created by Chevrolet Performance Exterior designer Darby Barber.
Up front, we find ultra-thin lighting elements that punctuate the front fascia along the edges of the hood line and lower in the bumper, following the Bow Tie brand’s latest lighting design trend. Similar thin signatures can be seen on models like the Chevy Silverado EV, Chevy Blazer EV, and Chevy Equinox EV, all three of which also incorporate a two-tiered fascia layout with a prominent lower “grille” section. High on the nose of this small EV Chevy pickup is a black Chevy badge, while the Chevrolet script is indented in the lower bumper protrusion.
In the corners, we see oversized wheels with an undetermined design. The rockers appear to have some sort of carbon fiber finish, while the sideview mirrors offer a low profile for enhanced aerodynamics. The roof is finished and black, creating a two-tone effect for the paint.
In back, who see more thin lighting signatures spread across the top of the tailgate and lower in the rear fascia, wrapping around into the rear fenders. The Chevrolet script is once again found indented in the rear, this time set in the tailgate.
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Yawn!
If GM could stop making drawings and promises and start delivering instead…
Just EV the ZR. Already !
The same guy drew this one and the Traverse concept.
The automakers are going overboard on these EVs, for around town and if you have your own charger they make sense, but if you don’t have access to your own charger, like people who live in apartments in urban areas charging is a little bit more iffy. If you’re driving over your car’s charging range make sure there are charging stations along the way…..and they are open and not down for repairs or maintenance during your journey. These upcoming mandates that will stop ICE vehicle sales like in California make no sense whatsoever when the governor is shutting down power plants and not upgrading the electrical infrastructure to meet the added demand of all these EVs he wants to replace gas powered vehicles with. Last year during the heatwave that occurs every year in October just 2 weeks after the governor made his mandate for no gas powered vehicles to be sold in California after 2035, he told everyone not to charge their EVs until after 10pm when the demand is lower. You all know that all these chargers are all tied in online and when demand is high the chargers will either be shut off or only offer very slow charging. Internal combustion engines aren’t going anywhere for a good long while.
Yes, California has literally become the land of fruits and nuts….
the problem is, all those fruits and nuts move, and they continue to vote the same way as where they came from. That is how the disease spreads.
GM has everything it needs to make a small EV truck in its Ultium parts bins. A 210 hp motor that can be placed in the front or rear for a 2WD and a 83 hp assist motor that can be added for AWD. GM has already said the Ultium battery can stacked to come in 56, 71, 88, 106, and 212 kWh sizes. I think a small unibody EV sitting on an Equinox or Blazer frame with a 210 hp motor in the rear could be produced for around the same price as the base Equinox EV – around $30K, and an AWD version with a larger battery for $35K.
YES!!!!
BRING IT ON!
…AND MAKE SURE TO BUILD IT HERE!
Looks pretty silly to me
Yes please with a 6 ft bed the size of my Tacoma that is aging out! 150+DC charging and 300+ miles please. Back when Volts first came out say thru 2014, GM was aggressively surveying us owners. And 2 things stick out. 1?-how long do you think your battery should last and at what % of battery still available to use? My answer 10 years 90%+. 2?-how many miles is best for you overall? My answer was 300+ being charged to 80% in under 30 minutes. I stick buy those answers as a universal answer for my driving habits, ability to own 1 or 2 cars and my frequency of traveling far from home in any given year and extras I would have to do to put up with a delayed charging.