Chevy built an All-American EV truck. Why is nobody buying it?
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The Chevrolet Silverado EV is a capable, well-engineered electric pickup truck offering over 400 miles of range, spacious interior, rear-wheel steering, hands-free Super Cruise driving, and vehicle-to-home power capability. Despite being competitively priced against the average fossil fuel full-size truck purchase and meeting most practical needs of typical truck owners, sales have been significantly underwhelming compared to its gas-powered counterpart. The slow adoption is attributed primarily to consumer anxiety around EV range and charging rather than objective shortcomings. GM plans to introduce new, cheaper battery chemistry later in the decade that could bring the Silverado EV to price parity with its gas equivalent, potentially improving sales prospects.