GM announces their Electric Silverado half ton.

[Reisender]

As per the link.

https://electrek.co/2021/04/06/gm-chevrolet-silverado-electric-pickup-range-factory-zero/

[Mmwtdh]

Reisender wrote:

TurnThePage wrote:

Reisender wrote:

KD4UPL wrote:
I wish they would give a realistic range when being used as a truck. I'm guessing 400 miles is empty, no trailer, no tool boxes or ladder racks to mess up the aerodynamics, not in four wheel drive off road, and no heat, AC, lights, wipers, defroster, etc. being used.
What's the range when loaded with 1,500 pounds of tools and supplies while towing a skid loader on a trailer at night in a snow storm. That's how I seem to end up using my trucks.

Do they do that with gas half tons?

Do they need to? Isn't there a gas station virtually everywhere?

Sure. But that’s just infrastructure. And that’s just a matter of time. Getting pretty good in the places where we travel. And I’m willing to bet there will be a lot less gas stations in 10 years than there is right now.

Jmho.

Now it takes me about 5 minutes to add another 400 miles of range. I'm not sure electric will be there in my lifetime....

[Reisender]

Chevys press release.

https://media.chevrolet.com/media/us/en/chevrolet/home.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2021/apr...

[Reisender]

TurnThePage wrote:

Reisender wrote:

KD4UPL wrote:
I wish they would give a realistic range when being used as a truck. I'm guessing 400 miles is empty, no trailer, no tool boxes or ladder racks to mess up the aerodynamics, not in four wheel drive off road, and no heat, AC, lights, wipers, defroster, etc. being used.
What's the range when loaded with 1,500 pounds of tools and supplies while towing a skid loader on a trailer at night in a snow storm. That's how I seem to end up using my trucks.

Do they do that with gas half tons?

Do they need to? Isn't there a gas station virtually everywhere?

Sure. But that’s just infrastructure. And that’s just a matter of time. Getting pretty good in the places where we travel. And I’m willing to bet there will be a lot less gas stations in 10 years than there is right now.

Jmho.

[TurnThePage]

Reisender wrote:

KD4UPL wrote:
I wish they would give a realistic range when being used as a truck. I'm guessing 400 miles is empty, no trailer, no tool boxes or ladder racks to mess up the aerodynamics, not in four wheel drive off road, and no heat, AC, lights, wipers, defroster, etc. being used.
What's the range when loaded with 1,500 pounds of tools and supplies while towing a skid loader on a trailer at night in a snow storm. That's how I seem to end up using my trucks.

Do they do that with gas half tons?

Do they need to? Isn't there a gas station virtually everywhere?

[Reisender]

KD4UPL wrote:
I wish they would give a realistic range when being used as a truck. I'm guessing 400 miles is empty, no trailer, no tool boxes or ladder racks to mess up the aerodynamics, not in four wheel drive off road, and no heat, AC, lights, wipers, defroster, etc. being used.
What's the range when loaded with 1,500 pounds of tools and supplies while towing a skid loader on a trailer at night in a snow storm. That's how I seem to end up using my trucks.

Do they do that with gas half tons?

[KD4UPL]

I wish they would give a realistic range when being used as a truck. I'm guessing 400 miles is empty, no trailer, no tool boxes or ladder racks to mess up the aerodynamics, not in four wheel drive off road, and no heat, AC, lights, wipers, defroster, etc. being used.
What's the range when loaded with 1,500 pounds of tools and supplies while towing a skid loader on a trailer at night in a snow storm. That's how I seem to end up using my trucks.

[Fisherman]

Unless someone invents trees that produce electricity when you're far away from charging stations, it will never be for me.