Customers have a few different trim level options to choose from when it comes to the new all-electric Chevy Silverado EV, including the work-oriented WT and the well-equipped RST First Edition. As expected, these two trims offer up a variety of different features, but some readers may not realize that the trim level differences extend to the rear windshields, as well. Indeed, the Chevy Silverado EV WT and Chevy Silverado EV RST actually have completely different rear windshields.
The Silverado EV WT and Silverado EV RST First Edition incorporate different rear glass configurations due to the inclusion (or exclusion) of the Multi-Flex MidGate. The Multi-Flex MidGate is a feature that echoes the Chevy Avalanche, allowing users to fold down the back seats and even remove the rear windshield to effectively create a longer bed. This feature is included as standard with the RST First Edition trim, but is not offered on the WT trim.
Looking at photos of the rear glass on both trim levels, we can see that the WT model (pictured right) has a more conventional rear windshield, with glass that fills in most of the cab’s rear-facing panel. Meanwhile, the Multi-Flex-equipped RST First Edition trim level (pictured left) incorporates a border around the rear glass. That border serves as a mounting point to attach and detach the rear glass panel, providing additional cargo solutions via the mid-gate feature. Thanks to the rear camera mirror, the border effectively has no impact on rear visibility, as well.
As GM Authority covered previously, the MidGate allows users to extend the standard five-foot, 11-inch bed, offering upwards of nine feet of cargo length to accommodate any number of longer items. The Silverado EV MidGate offers three unique configurations, including 60 percent open / 40 percent closed; both partitions open; and fully open, with the fully open configuration dropping the entire mid-gate and cross-bar (as well as the rear glass) to create a huge space in the rear of vehicle. Check it out in action right here:
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But seriously, why doesn’t the work truck have the midgate as an option. I used the midgate in my avalanche for work all the time. Loved it. It’s a feature that in the Silverado ev is wasted in the higher trim levels that will rarely use it.
Well it is called a BACK GLASS. You might call it a “rear windshield” if you have a habit of driving in reverse at highway speeds.
I prefer the larger glass, of course. I also agree with Bill, the WT should have the option of the mid-gate. On the other hand, anyone who buys this toy as a work truck would probably have the mid-gate deployed all the time, accelerating the overall trashing of the vehicle.
My old avalanche had the midgate down most days, but I could flip it up when the family was with me. It made for a good balance of bed size when at work, cabin space when with family, and didn’t need a crewcab long box to have both.
I will point out I wasn’t hauling bags of cement or loading mulch into it. It was cleaner work material. 😉
I’m thinking of it like this: work trucks are usually fleet vehicles, driven by employees who do not give a crap about the truck they drive. They might even resent it if it is not “their” brand. So they treat it worse, just to test it… daily. They will also be neglected, maintenance-wise, unless the company has a good fleet manager. And we all know EV “trucks” still need maintenance.
If you see a vehicle going backwards down the street, it’s Jonathan!
Who cares. This thing is well over 18 months late to market. And at the the current prices, no one is asking for them.