From Transport Evolved.
Back in late 2022 we had a chance to drive GM’s first all-electric pickup truck to be built on the Ultium platform: the Hummer EV pickup truck.
We weren’t… all that impressed, and since then, we’ve been eagerly awaiting the chance to drive other GM EV pickups built on the same platform.
But for various… reasons… we haven’t had a chance to yet. Until we realized during a trip last week that we could hire one from the local Hertz rental location.
So we did. And here’s our impressions of the Silverado EV WT – the work-oriented version of the Chevrolet Silverado EV (and the one that GM isn’t too keen on journalists driving).
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00:00 – Introduction
01:55 – Editorial Notes…
04:25 – SIlverado EV – where it sits
05:33 – Missing features
08:14 – No mid-gate
09:02 – Positive first impressions
10:29 – Restricted sales problems
11:56 – Regen braking and cogging
13:24 – Onstar
13:57 – Charging
16:04 – Handling
19:42 – Interior space
21:00 – Steering capabilities
22:00 – On-board power
22:45 – Vibrating bottoms
23:32 – What we wish this had…
24:32 – In-Cab Climate
25:25 – Who is it for?
26:29 – The real challenge: Price
29:32 – Thanks, and Goodbye!
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See our review of the Hummer EV pickup: https://youtu.be/sK_vVt2oe1U
See our first-drive of the Rivian R1T: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCyNDQpeGQc
(And if you’d like to help support the $300+ rental fee that we found ourselves paying to be able to bring you this report, check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/transportevolved)
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Presenter, Script, Audio: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Camera, Editor, Colorist: M. Horton
Art and Animation: Erin Carlie
Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
© Transport Evolved LLC, 2024
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