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

August 17, 2025

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Final 12 months, I wrote an article a few 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. Every so often, it hit 50 mph.

At first, once 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 check with a GM EV — the Cadillac Escalade IQ, which achieved over 600 miles on a single cost driving on jap US public roads at regular freeway speeds.)

Now, after all, there are all kinds 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 finished at 20–25 mph. The purpose of the problem was to indicate that the Silverado EV has nice vary and subsequently it’s simply foolish to complain about vary anxiousness for this specific automobile. Within the video, Jordan factors out that some folks 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 in the course of the check who acquired 6.5 miles per kWh for a 25-mile stint. This level is actually attention-grabbing as a result of the check was carried out utilizing about 40 totally 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 folks would possibly 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 would possibly use it for that function. There could possibly be some seniors who solely drive of their retirement communities at sluggish speeds. I believe there could be a use case for fleet autos on giant job websites that transfer at sluggish speeds too. One other use could possibly be offering assist to cyclists or triathletes throughout distance competitions. I personally know some individuals who virtually solely 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 may go the entire summer season on one cost… That’s loopy. Enjoyable check!”

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