That also bakbeesten that traditionally have large eight-cylinder under the hood can easily get an electric version, as General Motors has already proved by only launching the new GMC Hummer as an EV. The American concern has quite a bit of an electrical taste and is now also announcing the arrival of an electric version of the Silverado.
Ford comes with an electric variant of the F-150 and RAM also has a fully electric full-size pick-up in the development rooms. Then of course General Motors cannot be left behind. Chevrolet reports that GM’s Factory Zero plant in Detroit, where GMC will also build the new EVs reborn Hummers, is putting an electric Silverado into production.
Just like the aforementioned Hummers, the electric Silverado will be placed on the Ultium platform and must be able to reach ‘more than 644 kilometers’ on a full battery. It concerns a pick-up developed as an electric model and thus it seems that the electric Silverado will become a separate type, in addition to the regular version that is available with petrol and diesel engines.
It is not yet known when the electric Chevrolet Silverado will be on the market. That the petrol and diesel types will continue to exist for a while is in any case evident. The current model range came on the market in 2019. In addition, given the enormous numbers that Chevrolet puts away every year, it is too risky to replace the entire model line with an electric pick-up. Chevrolet sold no less than 594,094 Silverados last year,