Chevrolet’s All-Electric Silverado Pickup With a Fixed-Glass Roof to Debut at CES in January

Chevrolet has introduced that it’ll unveil its all-electric Silverado on the Shopper Electronics Present in Las Vegas on January 5. The launch of the pickup truck is about to warmth up the electrical car market as choices from Tesla, Ford, and others are set to hit the street within the close to future. The car division of the American producer Normal Motors (GM) additionally launched a shadowy video teaser of the EV that confirmed a top-down view of the fixed-glass roof on the car. The corporate mentioned it’s the first fixed-glass roof on a GM pickup within the full-size truck section.

Chevrolet additionally mentioned in a press release that the Silverado could have a commercial-grade fleet model that won’t have some luxurious options. Nevertheless, these options, together with the fixed-glass roof, can be an possibility on the non-commercial model. The Silverado can be based mostly on the Ultium battery platform, which may even be utilized in upcoming electrical GM merchandise such because the GMC Hummer EV and Cadillac Lyriq.

The Silverado is more likely to have a variety of as much as 400 miles on a single cost, making long-haul journeys a risk with it. Chevrolet has beforehand mentioned that the Silverado could have rear-axle steering to tighten the turning radius considerably.

The common gas-powered model of the pickup truck is more likely to stay in manufacturing alongside the electrical truck within the close to future. Normal Motors is aiming to transition itself into a totally electrical car maker by 2035. It plans to launch a number of different electrical fashions inside the subsequent few years.

Based in 1911 in Detroit, US, Chevrolet has traversed a protracted journey to develop into one of many world’s largest automobile manufacturers. It says it now sells its merchandise in 79 international locations. The automaker is hoping to hurry up its EV launches to match the rising demand and in addition place itself available in the market because it races Tesla and Ford to dominate it.