The 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV Is The Coolest Truck In A Long Time, If You Have The Cash…
The new Chevy Silverado RST EV is certainly spendy with a starting MSRP around $95,000, but for the select few that can afford it, it’s also the most interesting, at least to me. Why? Two reasons: The range is fantastic, and the midgate is game changing.
This isn’t Chevy’s first midgate, the Avalanche had one as well, but the Silverado’s portal splits like a 60/40 seat back in addition to going fully open. This makes the Silverado significantly more cargo practical then a Lightning, Cybertruck or R1T. You know, as long as you don’t mind that gaping hole being open to the back. Thanks to the Multi-Flex tailgate (which I prefer to call the origami hatch), it’s pretty easy to stuff things that are nearly 11 feet long into the bed without worrying [too much] about them sliding out the back. Kayak? No problem. 4×8 plywood? Easy peasy. 1,000 lbs of 12-foot lumber? It’d hang out past the tailgate by only around 14 inches.
Also solid: the interior space. You’ll find more legroom and headroom than the Tesla or Rivian, and even a bit more legroom than Lightning. The cabin is about the same width as the Silverado 1500 as well. What you won’t find is CarPlay. If you want that, you need a gas Silverado because GM’s new EVs will be missing this feature. (Gas GM vehicles will still get CarPlay for the foreseeable future.)
Range and charging are also wins for the Silverado, depending on where and how you’re charging. AC charging happens at 19 kW, which is nice since Ford seems to have deleted the 19 kW charger from the Lightning for 2024. DC charging happens at over 360 kW, assuming you have a fast charger capable of that. It’s worth noting that on a Tesla Supercharger the peak will be around 185 kW, so when Chevy joins the NACS party you may still want to hunt for a CCS plug.
The key thing about Chevy’s charge speeds is that a 70% charge in this truck would net you 300+ miles of range, while a 70% charge in a Cybertruck or Lightning might get you 210 ish miles. That makes it easier to road trip or tow in the Silverado… But remember: not many charging stalls are designed to accommodate a trailer yet.
What do you think? Assuming you had $100K to drop on your next truck, would you get this? Or a fully-loaded R1T with a blistering 0-60 and 4 motors? Or a Hummer? Or a Lightning and a gasoline car? (Because you could get a Lightning *AND* an Escape hybrid for less than this Silverado…
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