- GM Authority reports that the company sold 14,000 Chevrolet Silverado EV in the US and Canada during the first year, which is less than 10 times the number of sales of the regular Silverado.
- According to the material, the company sold Silverado EV with the 2026 model year in 41% of cases with the more expensive EV option GM’s EV-pickup trucks.
- As a reason for the low sales, the authors cite the battery’s range limitations, but also note that GM’s LMR battery plan for 2028 involves a change in the supply chain.
For more details, TechCrunch and The Next Web write about it.
General Motors sold 14,000 Chevrolet Silverado EV in the US and Canada in the first year, while the regular Silverado sold more than 10 times as many units. GM Authority says that sales are being held back by dealer demand.
The material also notes that Silverado EV’s most popular configuration is: the 2026 model year with 41% of purchases of the total. The authors of the article believe that the reason for the low sales is the battery’s capacity and the fact that GM’s plans for the next generation of batteries are not clear, and also that the company’s plans for 2026 involve a change in the supply chain of the electric pickups’ battery.
As for the specific reasons, Silverado EV is offered with a 205 kilowatt-hour battery, and the range is 2.1 miles per kilowatt-hour. The authors of thenextweb also say that the biggest problem is the battery’s energy density, which is why the range is lower than expected.
GM Authority also writes that the battery’s performance is affected by the LMR battery, which is why the range is shorter than expected.
TechCrunch also notes that Silverado EV’s 205 kilowatt-hour battery has a range of just 2.1 miles per kilowatt-hour. The authors of thenextweb add that the problem is the fact that the battery’s energy density is low, which makes the range shorter than expected.