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Chevrolet Silverado EV Review: The Longest-Range Electric Truck You Can Buy

The Chevrolet Silverado EV sits at number three on our Best Electric Trucks list with an 8.3, and the reason is simple: nothing else with a bed goes farther on a charge or tows more while doing it. Buy it if range and towing capacity are non-negotiable. Skip it if you spend real time in the cabin and expect materials that match a $57,000-plus price tag — because right now, they don't.

What it is

GM built the Silverado EV on the dedicated Ultium platform rather than grafting a battery into the existing gas truck's bones, and the difference shows in the numbers. This is a truck designed from the ground up to answer the two questions that scare EV-curious truck buyers away: how far can it go, and how much can it actually pull. GM's answer is aggressive on both counts — a battery pack north of 200 kWh, up to 760 horsepower, and a towing rating that undercuts nothing in the segment, gas or electric.

It also borrows a trick from GMC's Hummer EV playbook and adds one of its own. Four-wheel steering tightens the turning circle enough that a full-size truck can be placed on a tight job site or parked downtown without the usual three-point-turn theater. More useful day to day is the Multi-Flex Midgate: fold the rear seats, stow the rear glass in its own compartment, and drop the panel between cab and bed, and the Silverado EV can carry items nearly 11 feet long — something no gas half-ton on the market can match without a trailer.

In use and performance

The headline number is real-world range, and it's the best in the segment by a clear margin. Edmunds put an RST test truck through its independent EV Range Test and it covered 484 miles on a single charge — not a lab estimate, a measured result that beat both the truck's own 440-mile EPA rating and every other electric truck Edmunds has tested. "In the independent Edmunds EV Range Test, our RST test truck went 484 miles on a single charge," the outlet reported. "That handily beats the EPA range estimate of 440 miles as well as the range of other electric trucks." Fast charging backs that up: up to 350 kW peak, adding roughly 100 miles in about 10 minutes when you do need to stop.

Towing is the other half of the pitch, and it's arguably the more surprising result, because GM put the class-leading number on the LT — the cheaper trim, not a range-topper. "Properly equipped — and in the more wallet-friendly LT trim — the Silverado EV can tow up to 12,500 pounds," Edmunds noted. "That's more than any other electric truck." Output scales up to 760 horsepower on the RST, good for a 4.4-second run to 60 mph, so the capability numbers aren't just towing-spec theater; the truck is genuinely quick when it needs to be.

Recent Edmunds testing pegs the Silverado EV's overall expert score at 7.2 out of 10, with reviewers specifically calling out "plenty of power and range," an "innovative and usable bed and tailgate design," and a truck "loaded with tech and driver assist features," including available Super Cruise hands-free driving on the highway. Those pros track directly with what the Multi-Flex Midgate is designed to do — this is a truck built around genuinely creative bed utility, not just a bigger battery bolted to a familiar shape.

Strengths

• Best-in-class real-world range. 484 miles tested is not a marketing number — it's Edmunds' own measured result, and it's the longest of any electric truck the outlet has run through its range test.
• Segment-leading towing on the affordable trim. 12,500 pounds on the LT, not reserved for a flagship trim, is a genuinely different value proposition than most trucks that gate their best towing numbers behind the most expensive configuration.
• The Multi-Flex Midgate is a real functional advantage. Nearly 11 feet of interior cargo length by folding seats and dropping the midgate panel is a capability gas half-tons simply don't offer.

The trade-offs — who should skip it

The Silverado EV wins on the spec sheet, but Edmunds' own testing is candid about where GM cut corners to get there.

• The interior doesn't match the price. "Unfortunately, the truck is let down by its interior quality," Edmunds wrote. "Too many hard plastics make it feel low-rent at this price." Edmunds' broader review echoes the same conclusion, flagging "lackluster interior quality considering the price" as a headline con alongside a truck that "feels big and heavy when going around turns."
• No Apple CarPlay or Android Auto. In a segment where nearly every rival offers wireless smartphone integration standard, its absence here is a real ding against the tech-forward image GM is otherwise selling.
• More road noise than expected. Reviewers note the cabin doesn't isolate highway noise as well as the segment's better-finished trucks, which compounds the interior-quality complaint rather than offsetting it.

If interior polish, a quieter cabin, or CarPlay/Android Auto matter as much to you as raw range and towing, this isn't the truck — look at the class-leading interiors on the Rivian R1T or Ford F-150 Lightning instead.

How it compares

The Silverado EV sits directly behind two strong rivals on Gavler's Best Electric Trucks list. The Rivian R1T at rank one and the Ford F-150 Lightning at rank two both outscore it, and both are the trucks to cross-shop specifically for cabin quality and daily-driver polish — where the Silverado EV concedes ground. One rank below, the Tesla Cybertruck makes a different trade: similar towing capability and an even more distinctive design, but with steer-by-wire handling and a stainless-steel body that divides opinion in ways the Silverado EV's conventional truck shape never will. If your decision comes down purely to "which one goes farthest and pulls the most," the Silverado EV wins that argument outright; if cabin quality is part of the scorecard, it drops to third for a reason.

The Gavler verdict

An 8.3 for a truck that delivers exactly what it promises on the numbers that matter most to a truck buyer — range and towing — while falling short on the interior polish that separates a good electric truck from a genuinely great one. Buy the Silverado EV if you tow regularly, drive long distances, and can live with a workmanlike cabin. Cross-shop the Rivian R1T or F-150 Lightning if the interior needs to feel as premium as the price tag suggests it should.

Common Questions

Is the Chevrolet Silverado EV worth it in 2026?

Yes, if range and towing top your priority list. It ranks third on Gavler's Best Electric Trucks list with an 8.3, and Edmunds' own test truck went 484 miles on a single charge — the longest of any electric pickup tested. The trade-off is a cabin full of hard plastics that feels cheap at this price, so buyers who want the best interior in the class should look at the Rivian R1T or Ford F-150 Lightning instead.

How far does the Chevrolet Silverado EV actually go on a charge?

The RST trim is EPA-rated at 440 miles, but Edmunds' independent range test measured 484 miles on a single charge in real-world driving — beating both its own EPA number and every other electric truck the outlet has tested. Fast charging adds roughly 100 miles in about 10 minutes at up to 350 kW.

How much can the Silverado EV tow?

Up to 12,500 pounds on the more affordable LT trim, which Edmunds notes is more than any other electric truck on sale. That number, combined with the class-leading range, is the Silverado EV's clearest case against rivals like the F-150 Lightning and Cybertruck.

What's the biggest problem with the Chevrolet Silverado EV?

Interior quality. Edmunds specifically dings the cabin for too many hard, low-rent-feeling plastics given the truck's price, on top of more road noise than expected and the absence of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto — a real omission at this price point in 2026.