GM announces their Electric Silverado half ton.

lbrjet wrote:

Reisender wrote:

KD4UPL 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?

Look, I wasn't insulting the truck or the technology. All I'm saying is since this is something new that people aren't nearly as familiar with a much better metric of describing range would be VERY useful. I think most people have been around gas powered vehicle long enough they know what to expect. Not so with electric. For instance, today I drove 100 miles to a rural construction site, worked all day, hooked up to a 6,500 pound trailer, and drove 100 miles back home. I have absolutely no idea if an electric truck could have done this or not because they don't publish any kind of data like that.

Yah I get that. Unfortunately I think we will have to wait until there are real world trip reports out there.

Lot's of towing tests have been done already. The EV companies just don't the publish the results, for whatever reason, which leads me to believe it is not good news. On the flip side Ford and GM don't say anything about getting 8 mpg towing either.

Rivians and Hummers will be in the wild within 6 months. I suspect people will relate their towing experiences soon after. We are hoping to move from our 40 foot diesel pusher to a small tear drop type trailer towed by some kind of EV within the next year. We’ll be watching the reports closely.