General Motors is preparing to market an electric version of its best-selling model, the Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck. In terms of technology, the electric truck will not have anything in common with the petrol and diesel Silverado. Production will begin in late 2022 at Factory Zero in Detroit.
GM continues its offensive on the electric front and, following the premiere of the GMC Hummer EV electric SUV, has announced its flagship plug-in model for the next decade, the Chevrolet Silverado EV pickup truck. The official statement is rather meager, it says that the Silverado EV will be based on the modular Ultium platform and that it will be able to travel more than 400 miles (644 km) on a single charge.
The Silverado EV will be produced at Factory Zero in Detroit, aka Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center. Last year, the plant completed production of the Cadillac CT6 and Chevrolet Impala sedans, after which it began its reconstruction for the production of electric vehicles, for which General Motors pledged $ 2.2 billion.
The planned capacity of Factory Zero is 270 thousand “electric trains” per year, at the end of this year the plant will start production of GMC Hummer EV pickups. The unmanned shuttle Cruise Origin will also be registered here, but GM does not name the exact date for the start of its release, since it is not yet clear to whom and how to sell this shuttle, because American legislation is not ready to regulate the operation of cars without a steering wheel and pedals, that is, as a commercial product of Cruise Origin so far not viable. First Reviews Of New Chevrolet Silverado HD 2017
GM does not name the date for the start of production of the Chevrolet Silverado EV, but Reuters, citing its own informed source, reports that the electric pickup will enter the Factory Zero conveyor in late 2022 and go on sale in early 2023, that is, around the same time. as the GMC Hummer EV SUV.
In addition to the aforementioned models, General Motors announced on the Ultium platform the premium Cadillac Lyriq crossover and the BrightDrop EV600 commercial van, and in total by 2025 the American corporation plans to bring 30 new electric vehicle models to the global market. By 2035, GM intends to completely abandon ICE models.
The announcement of the release of the Chevrolet Silverado EV led to a rise in the price of GM shares on the New York Stock Exchange to an all-time high of $ 63.39. A year ago, traders gave less than $ 25 per GM share, so in general, investors like the state of affairs at GM, despite some troubles, such as an incomplete release of gasoline Chevrolet Silverado due to a global shortage of microchips and a run over the corporation by the Black Lives Matter movement.