With dealership orders kicking off just last month for the range-topping RST First Edition, the Silverado EV will slowly become more of a common sight on U.S. roads as production continues to ramp up. With that in mind, we’re taking a closer look at 2024 Chevy Silverado EV towing capacities in the following GM Authority breakdown.
Before diving right in, here’s an overview of the Silverado EV’s powertrain specifications. All variants of the 2024 model utilize GM Ultium batteries and GM Ultium Drive motors for motivation, and feature a dual-motor setup. 3WT trim levels develop 510 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque, while 4WT models produce 515 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque. Finally, the range-topping RST First Edition is rated at 754 horsepower and 785 pound-feet of torque.
With all that covered, here are 2024 Chevy Silverado EV towing capacities:
2024 Chevy Silverado EV Towing Capacities
Trim Level | Drivetrain | Dual Motor |
---|---|---|
Max Trailer Weight (lbs / kg) | ||
3WT with 1FL Fleet Package | e4WD | 12,500 / 5,670 |
3WT | e4WD | 12,500 / 5,670 |
4WT | e4WD | 10,000 / 4,536 |
RST First Edition | e4WD | 10,000 / 4,536 |
As evidenced above, the most a Silverado EV is rated to pull is 12,500 pounds (5,670 kilograms) in 3WT guise, equipped with the 20-module battery pack. Meanwhile, the more powerful 4WT and RST First Edition models, equipped with the 24-module battery pack, are rated at 10,000 pounds (4,536 kilograms).
Among other towing-related information details worth noting, the Silverado EV’s owner’s manual suggest that owners don’t charge the truck’s battery above 80 percent if they’re planning on driving down long, steep grades like mountain passes, as this allows for room in the battery for regenerative braking. If the battery does become full, regenerative braking will be limited or unavailable. This could lead the mechanical brakes to overheat, which could then increase the risk for an accident.
In addition, General Motors suggests that owners refrain from towing a trailer during the first 500 miles (800 km) of the truck’s life in order to prevent damage. If an owner does decide to pull a trailer, it’s recommended that they don’t drive over 50 mph (80 km/h) and avoid making starts at full throttle during the first 500 miles (800 km) of trailer towing.
Furthermore, while One-Pedal Driving may be a useful feature when towing a trailer, using the brake pedal may be required to slow down and hold the vehicle with large loads or on steep hills. Trailer brake lights will also be functional during substantial deceleration or when the vehicle is stopped.
Finally, there are a number of features and technologies General Motors recommends deactivating prior to pulling a trailer, including:
- Park Assist
- Reverse Automatic Braking
- Rear Cross Traffic Alert
- Rear Cross Traffic Braking
- Lane Change Alert
- Adaptive Cruise Control (unless the vehicle is equipped with trailering functionality)
- Super Cruise (unless the vehicle is equipped with trailering functionality)
Of course, Automatic Emergency Braking and Front Pedestrian Braking should be set to Alert unless equipped with Super Cruise. Meanwhile, Automatic Parking Assist should not be used while towing a trailer.
For additional information, drivers may check the trailering information label on the center pillar (B-pillar) that shows tow rating specifications for their specific Silverado EV.
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Comments
Would it be possible to get the milage range with a full charge when pulling different load capacities ?
Very good question , I almost expected someone
To ask . On flat ground and no wind . Sunny day at 70*. But remember it’s got horsepower to galore.
Don’t charge it to full and don’t let it drop below 20% , so you kinda get 60% range. Larger batteries much more weight isn’t what I want sitting in my garage or sitting on top of the batteries for travel.
Technology is great , I’ll wait until 2030 when I’ll have to buy one , or is it 2050 .
I do find them interesting, I drove a tractor trailer for 41 years. I can see someone pulling in to recharge and having to drop the trailer to charge there batteries when needed.
Stan
You can charge it to full and you can go below 20%. The reason 80% is normally the max charge is 1) If you’re fast charging it takes about as long to go from 80-100% as it takes to go from 20-80%. 2) If you charge to 100% regenerative breaking doesn’t work because the battery is fully charged 3) It’s better for the battery to not sit at 100% for long periods of time.
Going below 20% is up to you. When do you like filling up your ICE vehicle? 1/4, 1/8, 1/16th of a tank? No different with an EV. 20% on an EV with 440 miles leaves you with ~88 miles to find a charging station. You can take that to 10% or 5%, it depends on your comfort level and charge availability.
That makes good sense ! I fill when I’m at 25 to 50% , if I travel I go below 25% only because I can get gas at the next exit most of the time. lol
The regenerative braking is awesome but I’d be in trouble there. Depending on when the system starts to recharge with the brakes applied. I’m in a rural area and really don’t use much brake. GM has for the most part stepped out of the box with there technology ! Good job ! Please tell me the brakes are carbon like on my Z06 .
Thanks for your explanations.
I saw something about this before for a 7500lb trailer that would only have enough charge to go 220 miles. I don’t like all the features you have to deactivate. Don’t use this , don’t use that. Terrible, it should be automatically deactivated once you put it in trailering mode.
Pulling a trailer with any vehicle basically cuts it’s range in half.
Yeah, but, only takes a few minutes to fill the tanks back up. How long does it take to recharge the batteries to full again when they are empty? Oh, and that assumes you can find a charger conveniently located when you run out of juice, oh, and someone else isn’t using it, oh and its one of the uber fast chargers that will get you back to 80% in say 30 minutes, oh, and its not too cold outside. So, yeah, I’ll take the ICE truck if I want to tow something, anything.
Ya mean the same time it takes to stretch, take a pee, get some coffee if not out right eat something? Only a problem IF one travels a LOT me thinks. I can live with 30 minutes for my couple times of out of range traveling becaus the other 99% of the time the flexibility at home charging AND SAVINGS overrides that temporary downfall until batteries improve even more.
I really don’t think it practical to buy a EV tow vehicle right now. Having an EV to hook a trailer and go to a garden center or your local home improvement box store , lumber yard. To take a travel trailer on a trip you would have to be retired like me and have all kinds of time.
I you have me interested in more information, still not ready to buy one. I don’t have that much money either. Friends put in some solar panels . Switched heating unit over to electric, dropped there power bill to $100 a month. I’m going to ask them when are they going to buy a EV.
My 2020 Silverado 1500 gets 17.5 mpg all around driving . when towing an open car trailer with a 3500 pound mid year corvette it gets 11 mpg. I will wait until I am forced out of my ICE vehicles or a fuel stop is no mor than 20 mins. Including the bathroom
The towing capacities of these things is relatively unimportant. The REAL question is how ridiculously short is the RANGE when towing anything weighing that much in a Real World Highway situation…..you know…..wind resistance of the towed item, actual Hills and Grades encountered…..and the difficulty of actually pulling up to a charging station with a trailer attached and getting close enough to the extension cord to be able to plug-in WITHOUT first having to disconnect the trailer and park it somewhere while you wait for your Energy Hog to re-charge.,….. You know, little Real World things like THAT and not the B.S. propaganda.
Saw a test of the Ford Lightning with the big battery. Pulling a 6,500 lb trailer on the highway, it went 108 miles from 100% charge to zero. YMMV.
Trailer gets stolen while charging.
If you do most of your towing within the round trip range it might work great for you. My experince with our EV Blazer if the range fits your use its great. (Charging at home is really great) WIth that said I personally will keep my diesel for a towing vehical that gets 600 miles on a tank of fuel.
Drop the prices of these around $25 to $30K. I really like the look of the RST but $100K is out right stupidity…..
Have more surplus of charging stations, and on day of purchase a free charging station should be thrown into the deal, and all the customer has to do is pay for installation.
Another couple questions are: how long will these batteries last?? Heck my wife’s iphone battery is basically shot after a year or so!!
How much money, time, and labor will it be to replace these batteries?? We all know how an ICE engine comes in and out of a vehicle, but how about these batteries??
All said features should automatically be turned off. It’s software. Also, when Super Cruise H/W is onboard it should be able to bridge some of the features like lane change assist but it knows when is towing something so it can disable reverse cross-traffic braking. This is a silly article and it’s hard to believe it’s put out by GM Authority. Should be GM lack of authority.