Chevy Silverado EV Pushed Over 1,000 Miles On A Single Cost

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Final yr, I wrote an article a couple of Chevy Silverado EV pickup truck that achieved about 460 miles on a single cost. Lately, a 2026 mannequin of the identical truck was pushed over 1,000 miles on a single cost. There’s a massive distinction: the one which achieved about 460 miles was pushed at regular freeway speeds, the one which achieved over 1,000 miles was stored to speeds between 20 and 25 miles per hour. Occasionally, it hit 50 mph.

At first, after I noticed a Silverado EV had been pushed over 1,000 miles on a single cost, I assumed it may need been on a monitor. It wasn’t. The driving occurred on public roads. To attain such an enormous vary, it was pushed with the AC off, with the home windows cracked, and at sluggish speeds for days. It additionally had a tonneau cowl on the again to scale back air drag. (There was one other very spectacular current real-driving take a look at with a GM EV — the Cadillac Escalade IQ, which achieved over 600 miles on a single cost driving on japanese US public roads at regular freeway speeds.)

Now, in fact, there are all types of on-line trolls, haters, liars, and FUD spreaders who will attempt to dismiss the over 1,000 miles pushed on a single cost achievement by mentioning all of the driving was completed at 20–25 mph. The purpose of the problem was to point out that the Silverado EV has nice vary and due to this fact it’s simply foolish to complain about vary nervousness for this specific car. Within the video, Jordan factors out that some individuals don’t appear to know that when an EV is low on cost, you’ll be able to lengthen the vary by driving slowly for some time to get to a charging station safely.

Kyle figures out that the Silverado EV achieved about 4.7 miles kWh for the 1,000+ mile journey. Jon Doremus, a GM engineering supervisor, says the effectivity was truly about 4.9 miles per kWh. He additionally says there have been some drivers throughout the take a look at who obtained 6.5 miles per kWh for a 25-mile stint. This level is admittedly attention-grabbing as a result of the take a look at was carried out utilizing about 40 completely different drivers. If there had been a single hypermiler, such an individual may need achieved much more than 1,059 miles on a single cost: possibly 1,100 or extra?

Some individuals may attempt to declare there is no such thing as a software for driving a Silverado EV at 20–25 miles per hour. Kyle factors out safety personnel on patrols may use it for that goal. There may very well be some seniors who solely drive of their retirement communities at sluggish speeds. I feel there may be a use case for fleet autos on giant job websites that transfer at sluggish speeds too. One other use may very well be offering assist to cyclists or triathletes throughout distance competitions. I personally know some individuals who virtually completely drive in small cities at lower than 40 mph for his or her peak pace and a mean of about 20–30 mph. 

A video commenter, @Nomadjackalope, agreed when she or he wrote: “My driving averages about 30 mph, and I don’t drive far in per week (~60 mi). I might go the entire summer season on one cost… That’s loopy. Enjoyable take a look at!”