The electric truck war is heating up and Chevrolet has released additional details about the 2024 Silverado EV. This time they’re highlighting the Work Truck (WT) variant and Chevrolet’s Catherine Scales told us they’re “busy validating” the model, and have been focusing on the towing experience. The latter is important as 87% of reservation holders have indicated that they intend to tow with their pickup.
With that in mind, the company released a
new video of the Silverado EV WT towing a 3,493 kg Keystone Cougar
travel trailer. While that’s approaching
the truck’s maximum towing capacity of 3,629 kg, Silverado EV chief
engineer, Nichole Kraatz, was impressed by the overall performance and said
“It’s so important for full-size truck customers to be able to tow, haul, and
do everything that they can do in a traditional pickup truck.”
Besides the towing footage, Chevrolet
released a new picture of a pre-production model and announced additional
specifications for the WT and RST. While we’ll have to wait a little longer for
full details, the Silverado EV measures 5,920 mm long and has a 3,700 mm wheelbase. To put
those numbers into perspective, the EV is 30 mm longer than the
Silverado Crew Cab with the 5’ 8” bed, but has a 43 mm shorter
wheelbase. That being said, the extra
length isn’t too surprising as the Silverado EV features a 5’ 11” bed with an
available Multi-Flex Midgate.
Chevrolet also said the EV has 227 mm of ground clearance as well as approach and departure angles of 21.7
and 22.9 degrees. However, if you’re
planning to go off-roading, you’ll probably want to wait for the Trail Boss
variant which has rugged styling, red recovery hooks, and unique wheels wrapped
in meaty tires. Chevrolet hasn’t said
much else about the model, but we wouldn’t be surprised if the truck was
equipped with an adaptive air suspension.
Other noteworthy specs include a front
eTrunk that can hold up to 10.7 cubic feet (303 liters) of cargo. Buyers will also find a more accommodating
cabin as the EV sports an extra 8 mm of front seat legroom as well
as an extra 0.9 inches of legroom (23 mm) in back. However, headroom is mostly down except in the
RST which sports an extra 23 mm of room up front. The Silverado EV
WT is aimed at fleets and is slated to have 510 hp and 832 Nm of torque. The model is
also expected to have a range in excess of 644 km.
Shortly after the Work Truck’s launch, the
Silverado EV RST First Edition will arrive in the fall with 754 hp and 1,063 Nm of torque. This will enable the truck to
accelerate from 0-96 km/h in less than 4.5 seconds.