Chevy Silverado EV promises epic 400 miles of range — what you need to know

Chevy Silverado EV promises ballsy 400 miles of range — what you demand to know

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A big Chevy truck isn't something you'd expect to get the electric-vehicle handling, but Full general Motors has announced information technology's making an all-electric Chevy Silverado pickup truck with a range of some 400 miles on a single charge.

Chevrolet tweeted a teaser video of the Silverado branding with an electrical shimmer going across it, which doesn't really tell the states much about the truck'south pattern or specs. Simply the company did say information technology would be "the beginning-always electric Silverado full-size truck."

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Given that the Chevy Silverado is GM's best-selling vehicle, we doubt a lot will alter with its exterior design.

The muscular bulky front would likely exist used to business firm an electric motor rather than an internal combustion engine, with lithium-ion battery packs and then spread out across the truck'due south chassis floor to help with weight distribution; this is all speculation on our part, withal.

Announcing the first-ever electric #Silverado full-size truck, with a GM-estimated range of more than than 400 miles on a full charge, will be built at Factory Nada, Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center.https://t.co/7i5bqRNUt7 pic.twitter.com/1ONRFOfuARApril 6, 2021

There'due south no word on a release date or a potential price for the electrical Silverado. But with increasing pressure on carmakers to first electrifying their vehicles, or at least prefer hybrid systems, nosotros'd expect an electrical Silverado sooner than later.

Ford is already working on an electric version of its iconic F-150 pickup truck, due to be released adjacent year. So Chevy volition have an electric rival ready to figuratively lock fenders with.

Tesla'south Cybertruck is as well due later this twelvemonth or early in 2022, calculation another electrical truck into the mix. An electrical Hummer is as well in the works at GM, and then America'south roads could soon exist awash with electrical trucks.

Pickup-truck enthusiasts might scoff at the idea of an electric Silverado. Only thanks to the firsthand delivery of torque provided past an electrical motor, it could win the approval of people who want a truck that even so feels similar it's got plenty of power to hop off the line when loaded with anything from a load of logs or hunting gear to a clutch of children.

We'd expect to encounter more details effectually the electric Silverado as the year progresses. And while information technology might lack the mystery of the Apple tree Car, information technology could be one of the about compelling mass-market place EVs to hitting U.S. highways.

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Roland Moore-Colyer is U.K. Editor at Tom's Guide with a focus on news, features and opinion articles. He oft writes well-nigh gaming, phones, laptops and other bits of hardware; he's as well got an interest in cars. When not at his desk-bound Roland tin can be establish wandering around London, often with a expect of curiosity on his face.