2024 Chevy Silverado EV

The Chevy Silverado EV, as its name suggests, is an all-electric full-size pickup truck that's on sale alongside the gas-powered Silverado 1500. While the two both use the Silverado name, the EV is considerably different from its internal combustion engine sibling. This truck instead shares its underpinnings with the GMC Hummer EV and soon-to-be GMC Sierra EV. Every Silverado EV is a four-door crew cab with a 5-foot-11-inch bed and a front trunk. It's also pretty advanced underneath with an air-sprung independent suspension and rear-wheel steering. There's even a utilitarian pass-through between the bed and cab that allows for hauling cargo up to 10 feet, 10 inches long with the configurable tailgate folded down.

There are currently only a few players in the EV truck market so it's worth considering all of them. Ford's F-150 Lightning is the Silverado EV's most direct competitor. It lacks the Silverado's range but its starting price is considerably lower. The Rivian R1T is slightly smaller but well suited for more outdoor-oriented buyers. And then there's Tesla's Cybertruck … either you'll love it or you won't.

Chevy knows that EV shoppers want quick charge times and plenty of range. That's why it has made the Silverado EV as capable — or more capable — than any current rival in these areas. With its massive battery pack, the RST can travel 440 miles on a full charge according to Chevrolet. This makes it the farthest-driving electric pickup in the game, outrunning the F-150 Lightning and the Rivian R1T. We look forward to putting the truck through our Edmunds EV Range Test and seeing how the Silverado EV performs in the real world. Chevy also says the truck can utilize the most powerful DC fast-charging stations and potentially add 100 miles of range in just 10 minutes. That should be a lot quicker than what the F-150 Lightning will do, but we'll know more once we perform our own independent Edmunds Charging Test.