TechCrunch commented that the performance of Silverado EV was not poor, but that market feedback was far below expectations. According to the article, the electric pickup truck was competitive in space, re-carrying and driving experience, and was not kept up.
Sales are still weak.
GM sold about 14,000 Silverado EVs in the United States and Canada last year. In contrast, the fuel version Silverado is about 10 times the quarterly sales volume. On this basis, the author argues that the question is not whether the product is open, but whether the buyer is willing to accept the electric pickup card.
Price and use concerns
The article mentions that some market observers attribute this to high prices, but the authors do not fully agree. The average offer for full-sized pickup cards quoted in the text is approximately $66,000, which is close to the start-up price of Silverado EV. The real slow transformation is more of a concern in the context of re-carrying, charging and dragging.
GM is still trying to drop it.
According to the article, GM has suggested that Silverado EV might switch to a new lithium-manganese-rich cell chemistry system in the future, with the goal of reducing costs by approximately $600,000 while keeping the voyage as sustainable as possible. If this adjustment were to land, it was expected that the price gap between the electric and fuel versions would be reduced.