GM teases Chevy Silverado EV electrical pickup testing, suggests 95% will likely be every day drivers

General Motors on Thursday launched new photographs of the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV, in addition to some extra details about the purchasers which have reserved the electrical pickup truck.

Included in a tweet from GM CEO Mary Barra, the photographs present a Silverado EV prototype present process testing at GM’s Milford Proving Ground in Michigan. This could be a touch that, just like the Cadillac Lyriq and GMC Hummer EV—and GM’s accelerated car growth—the mannequin will arrive forward of schedule. And in any case, photographs like these have been as soon as obtainable solely by enterprising spy photographers, however they’re now usually launched by automakers to keep up hype for brand spanking new fashions.

While GM unveiled an early model of the Silverado EV on the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) earlier this 12 months—after which confirmed it on the New York auto present—deliveries aren’t scheduled to start out till spring 2023. GM plans to totally ramp up manufacturing in 2024 at its Orion Assembly plant, which at present builds the Chevy Bolt EV and Bolt EUV, however is being retooled to construct each the Silverado and a GMC Sierra sibling.

GM additionally mentioned that 95% of present reservation holders count on to make use of a Silverado EV as their every day driver. Most reservation holders additionally plan to make use of these autos for truck-specific duties, with 87% saying they wished an EV for towing and 72% saying they wished an off-road succesful EV, based on GM.

The Silverado EV will want these capabilities to rival the Ford F-150 Lightning, increasing the longstanding Ford vs. Chevy truck rivalry into the EV realm. Like the Lightning, the Silverado EV will likely be a high-volume entry geared toward each retail and fleet patrons, with an eventual $39,900 base worth for the work-truck model.

In addition to established automakers like GM and Ford, a number of startups are creating electrical vans. The Lordstown Endurance may even have a fleet emphasis, and will likely be constructed at a former GM plant in Ohio beginning later this 12 months.