Retail-Ready Silverado EV RST Adds Range and Power, Gets Lower Price
The Silverado EV has got big shoes to fill. Luckily for the Bow Tie brand, things are looking promising for the radically redesigned, four-wheel-independent-suspension Silverado, and production is finally ramping up. We were impressed with the performance and packaging of the 4WT model we first drove in October. Chevrolet launched those four-wheel-drive work truck variants last year, giving fleet buyers the first taste of the electric workhorse. Now, Chevy is readying its mass-market retail version for debut with some good news for prospective buyers: the 400-mile estimated range for the EV RST has improved by 10 percent, to 440 miles, and the price for the decked-out RST First Edition has dropped by 10 percent, from an estimated $105,000 to a still-pricey $94,500.
As a further bonus, those RST First Edition models will bring 754 horsepower, up from the 664 hp initially stated for the RST when it was announced in 2022. The First Edition models will come with four-wheel steering, automatic adaptive air suspension, and trailering-capable Super Cruise, so they should represent the higher end of the Silverado EV market, while other trims will soon likely fill in both above and below the RST and mimic the ICE-powered Silverado lineup. The GMC Sierra Denali Edition 1 will help GM with the upper end of the market first, however. It’s set to arrive this summer, coinciding with the RST First Edition coming in “the first half of 2024,” according to Chevy.
GM’s EVs have been slow to roll out, but the Cadillac Lyriq had a great first quarter of 2024, with a majority of its buyers coming to GM for the first time. We’d expect Silverado EV buyers to be current Silverado crew cab owners, but we’re interested to see how the numbers shake out. We’re also looking forward to experiencing a 754hp all-wheel-drive launch in the RST. The wait is almost over.
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I actually use my truck. Not just to take my kids to school, to drive to church, but also to haul a deck-over equipment trailer, bales for cattle, and cars.
440 mile empty range is completely pathetic and unacceptable. The battery takes a couple hours to charge, not minutes like a fuel tank.
Towing over 8,000 lbs of equipment I can easily travel 440 miles on a tank of diesel – in Western US mountains!
At $105k, the absurdity is compounded.
The range is just fine. The trouble is the charge time. It is rare I go 440 miles or more. But when I do that last 100 miles and a return home charge will take time.
For daily use it is fine.
Wouldn’t you agree it is overkill for “daily” use, and if it isn’t suitable for longer trips, it has a very limited appeal?
Best part about a 5.3 Silverado is it can do all of these, well.
If we are taking a “daily” truck, a new Maverick or Tacoma is more reasonable.
I once made the case to the Mrs that a bench seat reg cab Silverado with a single turbo was perfectly fine as a new dad mobile. Then I put the rear facing car seat in there (air bag off) and the diaper bag and realized the truck was wildly impractical for most duties.
For contractors? It must be cheaper.
To use as a truck? It must have more range.
Not going to be a good towing machine. $105k? That doesn’t work so how’s $95k? Any better? The pricing is bad regardless. Good luck selling this thing with today’s rates.