Prices for the 2025 Silverado start at $37,000 for the base Work truck with a regular cab, the 5.8 foot bed, the four cylinder engine and 2WD.
You can opt for the long bed as a $200 upgrade.
available with a turbocharged 2.7 liter four cylinder engine (it is the only half-ton truck that is available with a four cylinder engine) as well as either of two V8 engines (5.3 liters or 6.2 liters) and a turbodiesel (3.0 liters) engine. It is only one of two half-ton truck currently on the market that offers this many engine options ā and this variety of options.
Improved batteries certain;y have improved range. But what if the EV pick up is used to mostly tow heavy loads?
25 to 50 percent range reduction.
An EV pick up likely meets most residential consumers needs. For a commercial consumer it likely depends on how the EV will be utilized in the business.
Not in this case (Silverado EV). In this case, they simply put twice as big a battery in it as a typical EV vehicle has. I think itās something like 200kWh!!!
It does not matter. The manufacturing process of having different models on the few Ultium platforms will considerably reduce costs. The ability to repair the vehicles will be attractive, instead of being a one-piece construction that is totaled in an accident.
A large percentage of pickup truck drivers use their trucks for personal transportation, rather than for work:
1992: 73% of pickup trucks were primarily used for personal transportation.
Today: Many Americans own or drive a truck, and they use them for a variety of purposes, including:
Carpooling
Pleasure driving
Outdoor recreation
Camping
Transporting kids, pets, and gear
Socializing at tailgate parties and other events
Many Pickup Truck Owners Admit They Donāt Actually Need ā¦
Pickup trucks can also be useful for side hustles, such as moving or flipping furniture
If you want a work truck?
According to data from the Diesel Technology Forum, around 10.6% of all pickup trucks registered in the United States are diesel-powered, which is significantly higher than the percentage of all passenger vehicles that are diesel (around 2.8%).
So, Iāve had a problem with this false flag for some time. Take your average ICE engine truck. Load it down a heavy as they are doing to these EVāsā¦and tell me how many miles to the gallon that truck gets.
I have towed trailers through hilly and mountainous terrain. Iād be surprised if any current āheavy dutyā truck can do more than single digit milage. Also, they only have the range due to multiple fuel tanks, so people harping on āwhy do you need to add more battery to get the rangeā? are really wearing some blinders.
Edit to add - I leased a Dodge Ram 2500 for a short time (had to break my lease because the truck was so bad). Just driving EMPTY truck up the mile long hill to highway was in the 5-8mpg if I wanted to do the 50mph speed limitā¦
āTake your average ICE engine truck. Load it down a heavy as they are doing to these EVāsā¦and tell me how many miles to the gallon that truck gets.ā
that is exactly the case. Friend has a large pontoon he pulls, it is an expensive proposition. But heās not looking for mpg, he wants/needs the power to haul. Another friend has some earth moving equipment, same deal. Itās expensive to haul them, but power is what is needed, not mpg. They have 2nd vehicles to use when not towing anything.
True on the distance before needing to refuel. But the wait time while refueling is significantly less with gas.
I almost bought a diesel but couldnāt justify the 5k difference. I just donāt drive the truck enough. Itās a 2003. Bought it used in 2005 with 66k on the odometer. I just now rolled it over to 145k. Thatās 79k in 19 years of ownership. Just over 4k miles a year.
I was speaking of filling up on trips. Going to Colorado requires one fill up in western Kansas. And the stations off the interstate are always busy. Itās not unusual to wait a few moments to pull up to a pump.
Do I travel to a filling station? Sure. Rarely a special trip though. I stop to top off the tank whenever Iām passing by.
Would you say each top off takes 5 minutes? That you do 3 top offs per tank?
Seventy-five percent of Americans intend to take at least one road trip this summer, most driving somewhere within 100 miles of their home. Less than 21% will stick to a destination within 250 miles from home, and 5.8% will drive more than 1,000 miles from home.
According to recent data, the average American travels around 40 miles per day by car
That is 1200 local around town miles per month to the usual 100 miles or less out for a vacation and 100 miles back home. Years the local travel is 15000 miles versus 200 miles of longer distance travel.
That garage charging looks pretty good to me.
Donāt worry I did a search of METaR and there are 2 million words that support 65 different points saying EVs are from hell. Iād hate to see it differently.