2024 Chevy Silverado EV All-Electric Pickup Truck Has 400 Miles of Range

• GM CEO Mary Barra unveiled the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV pickup truck in a virtual event after GM pulled out of CES.

• The all-new, all-electric truck comes with up to 400 miles range, 10,000 pounds trailering capacity, and 780 lb-ft of torque.

• Look for the first models in spring of 2023 starting at $39,900.

GM may have pulled out of CES, but it nonetheless went online and pulled the wraps off the production version of the all-new Chevrolet Silverado EV, and it’ll be tough to find anything missing on the shapely zero-tailpipe-emissions full-size pickup.

Consider these now-official stats for the top-of-the-line RST First Edition:

• 10,000 pounds trailering capacity

• Up to 1300 pounds of payload capacity

• 400 miles range

• 664 hp

• 780 lb-ft of torque

• 0-60 mph in less than 4.5 seconds

• Standard fast-charging of up to 350 kW

• The ability to power up to 10.2 kW of electric tools or whatever else electric you want to fire up (amps? sound stage? rock 'n' roll concert?) via 10 outlets that can recharge another EV or power your home in the case of a blackout

• Prices ranging from $39,900 for the entry-level Work Truck to $105,000 for the RST First Edition

The Chevy Silverado EV will be one of 19 different uses within GM of its new Ultium modular platform and battery system. Large-format pouch cells developed by GM and LG Chem can be stacked vertically or horizontally inside the battery pack to tailor each pack to a specific vehicle, GM has said. The Silverado will use the maximum number of cells on the Ultium menu, a full 200 kWh worth, from which it will get its 400-mile range and 0-60 mph time of under 4.5 seconds. The truck will have an 800-Volt pack that can be recharged at up to 350 kW, good for up to 100 miles of range in 10 minutes, GM says.

While a number of configurations will ultimately be possible, the first Silverado EVs will come in two models: RST (Rally Sport Truck) and WT (Work Truck). The RST gets four-wheel steering, automatic adaptive air suspension, and a Multi-Flex Midgate that can open up to expand the carrying capacity of the 5-foot 11-inch bed to up to 10-feet 10-inches with the tailgate down and the stopper board in the Multi-Flex Tailgate flipped up. Inside, the RST gets a 17-inch infotainment screen, 11-inch instrument panel, and a head-up display that floats in front of the driver offering 14 inches of programmable info. GM’s Super Cruise cruise control is also available, and it now works on up to 200,000 miles of roads across the country. The RST First Edition will sticker at $105,000.

If that last item caused you to rock back on your heels, the Work Truck trim level of the Silverado EV will sacrifice some performance for a much lower sticker, starting at $39,900, GM says. It’ll make do with “only” 510 hp, 615 lb-ft, 8000 pounds of towing capacity and 1200 pounds of payload. That still sounds pretty good. A 20,000-pound towing capacity is promised for later.

A bit more on that truck bed: At first glance it looks like a regular, six-foot bed stowed behind a regular four-door crew cab. But that Multi-Flex Midgate looks pretty cool. A panel behind the second-row seats folds forward in a 60/40 configuration to allow things like kayaks to slide inside the cab. Fold the tailgate down, flip up the stopper wall and you have those 10-feet 10-inches of load-floor capacity, with nothing sliding out the back. There are four configurations for the midgate and six for the tailgate. It’s pretty clever. Add the optional tonneau cover to the flipped-up tailgate and you have nine feet of lockable storage. Up front is a lockable storage space Chevy calls an eTrunk instead of a frunk.

The Silverado EV rides on independent suspension front and rear as part of a new body architecture made to incorporate the truck’s 24-module battery pack as part of the fundamental structure, GM said. The RST will ride on an Automatic Adaptive Air Suspension that raises or lowers the truck, but only by two inches up or two inches down from its normal ride height position. The RST comes with motors driving the front and rear wheels on what Chevy calls e4WD. Four-wheel steering offers a smaller turning radius at parking lot speeds and greater stability at highway speeds, though Chevy doesn’t say if the Silverado EV will do parlor tricks like the GM Hummer EV’s crab walk or the Rivian’s donuts.

While traditional pickups come in myriad configurations, the Silverado EV comes in only Crew Cab, which is probably fine with almost all buyers. Chevy claims passengers "well-over" 6 feet tall can sit in comfort at any of the five seating locations.

In something of a flip of usual model launches, Chevy says the first model available will be the WT in spring of 2023 with the full 400 miles of range, though it did not list a price for that model. The RST First Edition arrives in fall 2023, also with a 400-mile range, for $105,000, followed by the $39,900 Work Truck. After that look for DFC, RST, Trail Boss, and more, with MSRPs ranging from $50,000 to $80,000 “and more,” Chevy says.

Want one? Go to Chevrolet.com. Or wait until they come into the Enterprise rental fleet sometime next year. Good luck and keep on truckin’.

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