GM originally announced a range of 250 miles on a single charge for both its BrightDrop Zevo 400 and BrightDrop Zevo 600 all-electric commercial vans. However, these numbers have recently been revised, with the standard 14-module battery pack providing shorter ranges and the optional 20-module battery pack offering notably longer ranges.
The latest BrightDrop range metrics for the two variants of the Zevo are now available and are shown here, along with efficiency details:
| Model | Zevo 400 AWD | Zevo 600 AWD |
|---|---|---|
| Powertrain | 2-motor | 2-motor |
| Output (hp/kW) | 300/225 | 300/225 |
| Torque (pound-feet/Nm) | 390/530 | 390/530 |
| Standard Battery Pack | 14-module | 14-module |
| Standard City/Highway/Combined Range (miles) | 178/135/159 | 182/139/164 |
| Standard City/Highway/Combined Range (km) | 286/217/256 | 293/224/264 |
| Optional Battery Pack | 20-module | 20-module |
| Optional City/Highway/Combined Range (miles) | 303/234/272 | 303/234/272 |
| Optional City/Highway/Combined Range (km) | 488/377/438 | 488/377/438 |
| Standard Charging Module | 11.5 kW | 11.5 kW |
| Optional Charging Module | 19.2 kW | 19.2 kW |
| DC Fast Charging Max Speed | 120 kW | 120 kW |
| Standard GVWR (lbs.) | 9,900 | 9,900 |
| Optional GVWR (lbs.) | 11,000 | 11,000 |
The BrightDrop Zevo 600 is slightly more efficient than the Zevo 400 with the standard 14-module battery and AWD, offering 182 miles of highway, 139 miles of city, and 164 miles of combined range. These ranges are either 4 or 5 miles greater than the ranges offered by the same configuration on the Zevo 400.
Meanwhile, ranges are identical for Zevo 600 and Zevo 400 units equipped with the optional 20-unit battery. In both cases, the EV gets 303 miles on the highway, 234 miles in the city, and 272 miles combined.
These metrics apply to the 2024 BrightDrop Zevo 600 and 2024 Zevo 400 only, with all-wheel drive (AWD) as the only available drivetrain configuration. Front-wheel drive (FWD) configurations will also be available for the 2025 model year, though revised range figures are not yet available for FWD variants and the previous, now-outdated information provided shows identical range for both FWD and AWD.
As a reminder, BrightDrop Zevo production resumed at the GM CAMI Assembly plant in Ontario, Canada in the first days of April after a six-month pause. About fifteen hundred employees returned to their jobs at the plant as a result. The pause was triggered by a shortage of battery modules, a problem that should be eased in the future by on-site battery module production that is now also under way.
Walmart, Hertz, FedEx, Verizon, and other companies have placed orders for the BrightDrop vans. The two models are chiefly differentiated by cargo volume, with the Zevo 600 providing a maximum of 614.7 cubic feet of space and the Zevo 400, topping out at 412 cubic feet of cargo. Both Zevo models are powered by GM Ultium batteries and GM Ultium Drive motors.
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Wish they would offer these bodies with diesels, they would make great RV conversions.
Would make good RV conversions as all-electric. Why you want a stinky noisy diesel while camping. Ewww.
To reach a destination 235 miles away without a lengthy charge? Plus the diesel (or gasser) is not running while at camp, and unlike an electric vehicle uses exactly zero coal in its energy source.
First mention I’ve seen of a 14-module Ultium pack. I wonder if that becomes the base Silverado EV pack? Should be around 120kWh(?). Guessing we’ll see a 16 or 18 module pack soon for Silverado EV and Sierra EV too.
Man, the 400, with a 24 module pack for over 300 miles range and 800v charging would be make a good base for a camper van.
A camper van would need an aerodynamic blossoming sun tracking solar array to be rEVolutionary… that’s functional driving, while acting as a turbulence generator….
… to a sunny destination