Chevrolet Silverado EV travels more than 1,700 km with a single load and breaks record of autonomy

Chevrolet just marked a new milestone in the world of electric cars. Silverado EV managed to travel 1,704.6 kilometers with a single load, exceeding the previous record, which belonged to Lucid Air with 1,205 km. The feat was achieved with a production version of the Silverado Ev Work Truck, managed, of course, by a team of engineers from General Motors.

This achievement began as a project promoted by the passion of 40 GM employees in Michigan, United States. For seven days, the group led the electric truck on public roads around Milford Proving Ground and Belle Isle, in Detroit.

The whole journey was made in an hour shifts, with speeds that did not exceed 40 km/h, to reduce the resistance to advance and optimize battery performance.

While the Silverado Ev Used it was a factory unit, minimal modifications were made to favor efficiency: the spare tire was removed, the wheels were aligned to minimize wear, a rigid cover was installed on the pickup and the air conditioning was kept off.

The key to this brand was not only the ultra efficient conduction, but also the huge 205 kWh battery that equips this version of the Silverado EV, with an autonomy estimated by the EPA of 793 km. In other words, Chevrolet achieved more than double that figure, reaching 214% of the official range.

Although conditions do not reflect everyday use, The record has symbolic value by showing the real potential of electric cars if large capacity batteries are combined with efficient handling habits.