We all knew this was coming. During its CES 2022 keynote deal with on Wednesday, GM CEO Mary Barra formally unveiled the brand new 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV, GM’s second absolutely electrical mannequin constructed on the Ultium battery platform.

The fully-electric full measurement pickup can be accessible in two variations when it arrives late subsequent yr; the RST First Edition and a WT mannequin designed for fleet utilization. Both will provide an estimated 400-mile vary, accommodate as much as 350 kW DC quick charging speeds (enabling 100 miles of vary to be added in about 10 minutes), and embody 10.2kW of offboard energy to run something from corded energy instruments to dwelling equipment within the occasion of an influence outage. The RST is predicted to have as much as 664 horsepower with greater than 780 lb-ft of torque, run a 0-60 in below 4.5 seconds (based on GM estimates). The RST will have the ability to tow as much as 10,000 kilos and carry 1,300 kilos of payload. The WT, however will provide 510 hp and 615 lb-ft of torque, 8,000 kilos of towing and 1,200 kilos of payload to start out, although a max tow bundle in a position to haul as much as 20,000 kilos trailering is within the works. 

“GM Fleet has lengthy supplied clients with nice services, an distinctive buyer expertise and progressive options to fulfill their distinctive enterprise wants,” stated Ed Peper, vice chairman of GM Fleet stated in a ready assertion. “We’re excited to launch the Silverado EV, providing customers with a true work-capable truck to help them begin the transition to an electric fleet and assist them in achieving their own sustainability goals.”

The two Silverado variants may even incorporate four-wheel steering atop 24-inch rims and a multiflex tailgate that may accomodate cargo as much as almost 11 toes in size. On the inside, drivers will get pleasure from a set glass roof and a 17-inch LCD infotainment system. Additional options can be put in through OTA updates. Pricing and EPA vary estimates haven’t but been disclosed. 

The Silverado joins the Hummer EV in GM’s burgeoning electrical automobile lineup and can be made on the similar Detroit-Hamtramck meeting plant, GM’s Factory ZERO, when manufacturing ramps up in 2023. They’ll quickly be joined by the Chevrolet Equinox EV SUV (with a beginning value round $30,000) and a Chevy Blazer EV, each of which change into accessible sooner or later in 2023.