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2024 Chevy Silverado EV Work Truck Production Is Under Way

GM is launching a brand-new all-electric variant for the Chevy Silverado pickup, offering models suited for both retail customers and fleet customers. Now, production of the fleet-oriented 2024 Chevy Silverado EV Work Truck is officially underway. Production takes place at the GM Factory Zero plant in Michigan, previously known as the GM Detroit-Hamtramck plant.

An early production unit of the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV.

Production of the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV Work Truck recently began, with the 4WT trim level being the first rolling off the line. These units are equipped with the biggest battery pack, containing 24 modules. Although the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV Work Truck will also be available to retail buyers, the first examples produced will only be offered to fleet customers, at least for now.

Despite the Work Truck naming conventions, the 3WT and 4WT are definitely not the most barebones equipment groups that will be offered. To the contrary, the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV 3WT and 4WT are equipped with a variety of notable features, including highlights like dual-zone automatic climate control, an eight-inch Driver Information Center, a six-speaker audio system, an 11-inch touchscreen in the dash, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Wi-Fi hotspot capability, and more.

With regard to the powertrain, the feature list includes GM’s Ultium battery technology, as well as a dual-motor Ultium Drive system with torque vectoring and e4WD, with one drive motor mounted up front and one drive motor mounted in the rear. Four-wheel independent suspension with premium ride and handling is also standard. The GM BT1 platform provides the underpinnings.

Late last month, estimated range-per-charge figures for the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV 4WT were announced, with EPA estimates set at 450 miles, well above the 400 miles of range estimated when the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV was initially announced.

Looking ahead, the Chevy Silverado EV RST First Edition is expected to roll off the line this fall for retail customers.

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Jonathan is an automotive journalist based out of Southern California. He loves anything and everything on four wheels.

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  1. It is debatable whether the EV is worth the extra $25k over a gas truck, but this is definitely not a half truck.

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    1. Alan is quite the optimist!
      I’m going with late 50’s, hourly wage, somewhere in Indiana… perhaps Ohio.

      And…. Go.

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  2. Doesn’t sound like a WT to me, loaded with all options and a price tag north of $80k. No business that’s in business to make a profit would buy these for business use. This doesn’t make any sense to me.

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    1. Carl, I agree, you can buy two ICE WT’s for what one of these cost, what real business can justify that financially?

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      1. I don’t know where you are finding a gas truck for $40k, but a gas truck with similar equipment to this is $52k and that is with the 4cyl.

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        1. New 23 Silverado 1500 WT’s start below $40k

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          1. That is for a regular cab with 2 wheel drive. Not really comparable.

            But, I guess the price per row of seats and per drive wheel is about the same.

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  3. Your municipal tax dollars at work, or lack of work.

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  4. I hope it works out. So if a employer gives a employee this work truck does the employer pay the employee to install the charger and will the employee get reimbursed for his increased electricity at home? Asking for a friend.

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    1. They can just spend the time filling up the way ICE vehicles do, at the pump oh, at the charging station!

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    2. The truck is charged at the employer’s parking lot. If the employee takes it home, he is responsible of any energy changes, either recharging or refueling.

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  5. Will GM build 5 a week HaHa
    All kidding aside though, the Silverado EV’s look to be best in class thus far. Great work GM

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  6. Is everyone aware that battery-operated vehicles and salt water destroys the battery and mostly likely will catch on fire? When the hurricane hit in FL, every EV that was driving (not submerged) through salt water had major issues. The reason I am bringing this up is we are talking about work trucks. Have EV trucks really been tested in harsh environments, i.e. extreme temperatures, snow, salt water, etc……Our government is pushing EVs for all commercial vehicles, emergency vehicles etc. I suggest these companies do their homework and testing before they invest in EV work trucks.

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    1. The bigger problem in Florida (or states affected by hurricanes) is the lack of charging infrastructure along the highway for fleeing residents. What will you do when your EV runs out of battery on the highway before a storm? Even after that, the power at my in-laws’ house was out for 3 weeks after Hurricane Ian…no electricity means your EV is a large yard ornament. My father in-law told me they had one neighbor trying to charge his Tesla with a little gas generator…he laughed at the irony because he couldn’t move his car out of the garage until the power came back on.

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  7. DrPis, you are full of piss. The battery and motor are watertight sealed. You can even drive it submerged.

    Modern American EVs are well built. My friend has a 2014 Ford Fusion Hybrid which he has driven in over two feet of water (he has a video showing the water splashing over the hood). Nothing happened, and he still drives it.

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  8. The Supremes just ruled that Brandon can’t force truckers and plumbers to pay off student loans for doctors and lawyers, so why are we being forced to help pay for other people’s EV’s?

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  9. Think of this Henry Ford mass produced ICE ⛽️ engines and all the horse people whined about that it scared the horses. Well a hundred years later and theirs a new boss in town EV 🔋and life goes on 😀

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    1. Say that when the power goes out.

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  10. why would any company buy this Hunk of Crap??

    That “Silverado” EV has the Same reliability As a Tesla!

    Not to mention GM EVs could Catch fire!

    Good god GM trying to get another Bankruptcy! Due to being similar to Tesla in terms of everything no person with an IQ of -2 Would pay for A unreliable Tesla Avalanche with Horrible Reliability!

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  11. why would any company buy this Hunk of Crap??

    That “Silverado” EV has the Same reliability As a Tesla!

    Not to mention GM EVs could Catch fire!

    Good god GM trying to get another Bankruptcy! Due to being similar to Tesla in terms of everything no person with an IQ of -2 Would pay 80k for A unreliable Tesla Avalanche that can catch on fire!

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