2026 Chevy Silverado EV

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We tested a 2024 Silverado EV RST, which closely matches up with today's LT Max Range. At our test track, the RST shot from 0 to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds. Even though that's quick, it's actually on the slower side of electric trucks we've tested. In the real world, however, the Silverado EV never felt pokey. The strong regenerative braking makes for easy one-pedal driving. The low center of gravity and four-wheel steering make it easy enough to hustle this truck around, even if doing so is not particularly enjoyable.

The Silverado EV's suspension keeps the body under control over large and moderate-size bumps, but you'll often feel small impacts from tar strips and expansion joints. It's also noisier than expected, with the "woo-woo-woo" of the low-speed pedestrian warning system a constant and intrusive companion. Visibility is problematic due to the Silverado EV's heavy-duty classification, which mandates a flat passenger-side mirror.

The available Super Cruise self-driving tech is a highlight. It doesn't work on every single road, but on premapped roads, it works exceptionally well. Combined with the big battery, Super Cruise makes the Silverado EV an excellent road tripper.

Properly equipped — and in the more wallet-friendly LT trim — the Silverado EV can tow up to 12,500 pounds. That's more than any other electric truck. The related GMC Hummer EV comes closest at 12,000 pounds, followed by the Rivian R1T and Tesla Cybertruck at 11,000 pounds each.

More impressive, however, is the Multi-Flex Midgate. Lower the rear seats and safely stow the rear glass in a thoughtfully designed compartment, and you can lower the panel that separates the cabin from the bed. And voilà, you can fit items nearly 11 feet in length.

The gigantic battery underpinning the Silverado EV delivers the goods. In the independent Edmunds EV Range Test, our RST test truck went 484 miles on a single charge. That handily beat the EPA range estimate of 440 miles as well as the range of other electric trucks. Today's LT Max Range, which has smaller wheels, is rated at 478 miles.

The RST was decently efficient in our testing. It averaged 49.2 kWh of electricity used for every 100 miles of driving. That's better than the Hummer EV (57.8 kWh/100 miles) but less efficient than the Ford F-150 Lightning (43.7 kWh/100 miles), dual-motor Rivian R1T (42.3 kWh/100 miles) and Cybertruck (42.0 kWh/100 miles). The Silverado EV is said to be capable of taking full advantage of current maximum fast-charger speeds, meaning it peaks at 350 kW of power to replenish 100 miles of range to the battery in about 10 minutes given optimal conditions. We intend to verify this claim once we've had a chance to put it through the Edmunds EV Charging Test.

The Silverado EV's comfortable front seats feature heating and cooling, both integrated with the automatic climate control. We like that you can heat the seatback separately, and the powerful heating on the maximum setting will be wonderful on frigid days. The climate control system moves plenty of cold or warm air and uses knobs and buttons for its main functions.

It's easy enough to get in and out of the Silverado EV considering its size, and the cabin is cavernous enough that five tall people can have plenty of room. The rear bench has LATCH points for three car seats, and the upper tethers are easily accessed by folding the rear seatbacks.

A lot of controls are accessed through the touchscreen, which is enormous, bright, snappy and responsive. The icons are easy to find, and overall it makes sense. But too much is housed here. Granted, there are knobs and buttons for the climate control and audio volume, but we wish the same were true of things like headlight controls. On top of that, the steering wheel rim blocks some functions, making it more difficult to use.

The Silverado EV has plenty of space for small items, especially in front. In addition to the gigantic center console bin with its adjustable shelves, there are multiple shelves, bins, cupholders and cubbies for just about everything.

Should you want to secure items out of sight, up front is a power-operated 10.7-cubic-foot frunk (front trunk). It's slow to open but is big enough for a weekly grocery run. You can also fold the rear seatbacks down for additional interior storage, or you can fit a few small items under the seat bottoms. They have to be flat, however, since there are tools and other items there.

GM uses Google for its navigation maps and voice recognition, which gives you quick-acting navigation and excellent natural speech recognition that you can use for a variety of controls. Since there's no Apple CarPlay, iPhone users will have to sign in to their various accounts separately, a stopgap measure that makes us miss the seamless integration of Apple CarPlay that much more. On the plus side, there are multiple USB ports for charging your phone, plus wireless charging. However you listen to it, the Bose audio system sounds great.

Our test truck was a fully loaded Silverado EV RST — which is essentially equivalent to today's LT Max Range — which comes with every bell and whistle Chevy can throw at its electric truck. The resulting price tag is on the high side for electric pickups, which is already a fairly expensive group. That gets you amazing real-world range, the fastest possible charging available, the useful midgate, and GM's excellent Super Cruise hands-free driving system.

Unfortunately, the truck is let down by its interior quality. Too many hard plastics make it feel low-rent at this price. Rubbing salt in the wound is the mechanically identical GMC Sierra EV Denali, which has a nicer interior at around the same price.