2024 Silverado EV - Revealed

Imagine the range anxiety while in the middle of nowhere off-roading in one of these... :oops:
 
Probably the same as running out of fuel after getting stuck in a similar situation.

Seriously. This stuff gets old. Make up another dumb scenario to get fake worked up over. Dumb.
I can hike and get me five to ten gallons of gas or Diesel in a couple of gas cans and get my vehicle out of there.

How are you going to do that with electricity?
 
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I think Ram has a solid idea… supposedly the EV is good for 80 miles and then there will be a little onboard genset that kicks in if needed. I know, the result of the genset is about 14 mpg after losses (maybe it will be better?), but for most folks, 80 miles of range is fine for daily use, and the genset provides a huge comfort factor and convenience for interstate travel. The owner gets to have both. Honestly, if I was in the market, that would be my jam.
 
I can hike and get me five to ten gallons of gas or Diesel in a couple of gas cans and get my vehicle out of there.

How are you going to do that with electricity?

I usually don't start by complaining about made up situations on the internet assuming everyone is dumb enough to run out of power/fuel in their regular life, not to mention very little electricity is used when not actively pressing the pedal which would be extremely beneficial for longevity in slow offroad crawling situations, unlike a ICE vehicle which would see lots of idling.

Seriously though, how many people do you know that are dumb enough to run out of gas short of a broken fuel gauge? Serious question.
 
I think Ram has a solid idea… supposedly the EV is good for 80 miles and then there will be a little onboard genset that kicks in if needed. I know, the result of the genset is about 14 mpg after losses (maybe it will be better?), but for most folks, 80 miles of range is fine for daily use, and the genset provides a huge comfort factor and convenience for interstate travel. The owner gets to have both. Honestly, if I was in the market, that would be my jam.
So a Chevy Volt basically ;)
 
I think Ram has a solid idea… supposedly the EV is good for 80 miles and then there will be a little onboard genset that kicks in if needed. I know, the result of the genset is about 14 mpg after losses (maybe it will be better?), but for most folks, 80 miles of range is fine for daily use, and the genset provides a huge comfort factor and convenience for interstate travel. The owner gets to have both. Honestly, if I was in the market, that would be my jam.

It sounds good in theory, but I feel like everyone forgets the shelf life of fuel.
 
So a Chevy Volt basically ;)
Yes, here is some info to back that up.

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From the article:
"A new body architecture, which efficiently leverages the available 24-module Ultium battery pack as a part of the fundamental structure, enables the vehicle’s impressive range. This structural design integrates the capability Silverado customers have come to expect from a full-size pickup in terms of strength, durability and performance, while also providing a more comfortable, confident ride both on- and off-road. "

Is this word salad plus the flying buttress behind the cab a way of saying but not saying its a unibody?

As far as pushing the drivers seat further forward, I really don't have any desire to sit another foot closer to any possible future collision.
 
I saw one on US23 yesterday and it was only 25 degrees and snowing here, I hope they didnt need to go very far.
 
I don't think I like it. That light bar design seems to make it look even bigger than it already is.

I really don't like these EV trucks, I don't think that's a shock to anyone. I think the Rivian might be the only one that may make sense due to it's size. It may have some type of practicality to it.
 
Sounds like press drives are finally happening right now. First reviews released Monday, June 26th.
 
Ugh, it's honestly so ugly. At least the Sierra EV will look more like a "real" truck: https://www.gmc.com/future-vehicles/sierra-ev-denali

In my opinion I think Rivian's R1S/R1T back ends looks ugly. The weird headlights don't bother me that much and I would say it looks good overall.

Don't get me started on Cybertruck LOL, not my cup of tea.

F150 Lightning looks great because it's basically a regular F150 which, well, looks great :D The Silverado EV just looks WRONG.
 
Ugh, it's honestly so ugly. At least the Sierra EV will look more like a "real" truck: https://www.gmc.com/future-vehicles/sierra-ev-denali

In my opinion I think Rivian's R1S/R1T back ends looks ugly. The weird headlights don't bother me that much and I would say it looks good overall.

Don't get me started on Cybertruck LOL, not my cup of tea.

F150 Lightning looks great because it's basically a regular F150 which, well, looks great :D The Silverado EV just looks WRONG.
I think that's why the Lightning performs so poorly, it resembles a normal truck with normal truck aerodynamics.
 
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