This version of the Silverado will be “designed from the ground up” to be an electric vehicle. The automaker said it estimates the truck’s range to be more than 400 miles (644 km) on a full charge, and that a variety of options will be offered for retail and fleet customers.
General Motors said it plans to deliver more than 1 million electric vehicles worldwide by 2025, and using its “Ultium” EV platform and virtual development tools and technology, it has reduced vehicle development times by almost 50 per cent, to just 26 months.
A sign is unveiled at General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Friday, October 16, 2020 – introducing a new name: Factory ZERO, Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center. The facility will be known as Factory ZERO, which reflects the significance of this assembly center advancing GM’s zero-crashes, zero-emissions and zero-congestion future. GM is investing $2.2 billion to make Factory ZERO its first fully dedicated electric vehicle assembly facility. (Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors)