Chevrolet is celebrating an electrical milestone as the corporate has constructed its first Silverado EV prototype and is placing the truck by means of its paces on the Milford Proving Floor.
GM CEO Mary Barra tweeted the information earlier as we speak and mentioned she’s “trying ahead to seeing your photographs of those vehicles within the wild after they begin testing on Detroit streets subsequent month!”
Whereas real-world testing is simply getting underway, this specific prototype seems to be a Silverado EV WT. If that’s the case, it wouldn’t be too shocking because the fleet-focused variant is slated to reach within the spring of 2023, which is a number of months earlier than the Silverado EV RST First Version.
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The WT variant is slated to supply as much as 510 hp (375 kW / 517 PS) and 615 lb-ft (834 Nm) of torque in addition to a GM-estimated vary in extra of 400 miles (644 km). The truck will initially have a towing capability of 8,000 lbs (3,629 kg), however Chevrolet will finally supply a max tow package deal which will increase that determine as much as 20,000 lbs (9,072 kg).
The RST First Version will observe within the fall of 2023 with a dual-motor all-wheel drive system producing 664 hp (495 kW / 673 PS) and 780+ lb-ft (1,056+ Nm) of torque. The six-figure pickup can even have 400 miles (644 km) of vary in addition to a Large Open Watts mode, which allows the truck to rocket from 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) in lower than 4.5 seconds.
Apart from revealing the prototype, GM launched some preliminary particulars about Silverado EV reservation holders. 95% of survey respondents plan to make use of the truck as their every day driver, whereas the “prime motive they determined to order a Silverado EV is as a result of they wished an all-electric automobile that additionally meets their truck wants equivalent to towing/trailering (87%) and off-roading (72%).”