Chevy’s Massive Electric Truck Just Drove Over 1,000 Miles Without Charging
The Silverado EV more than doubled its EPA range with zero hardware changes
I'm not a truck person, because I have no need. But I understand that some people may have regular use for a loadbed.
Another NT member expressed serious doubts about EV pick-ups ... so of course something pertinent immediately came over my RSS feed! 
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No hardware or software changes were required to set a new record
It’s been a record-breaking month for Chevrolet . Already, the company set a new record for American cars at the Nürburgring with the Corvette ZR1 and ZR1X. Its latest record won’t be as exciting for gearheads, as it involves the longest range on a full charge for an EV, but it’s another stellar technical achievement.
300 miles is generally accepted as the psychological mark of a useful EV range, but Lucid far surpassed this by hitting 749 miles in the Air sedan last month— a record at the time . Chevy has now crushed that figure, and even more impressively, it pulled off the feat with a heavy, full-size pickup, not an aerodynamic sedan.
Over 1,000 Miles On A Full Charge
The record-breaking achievement came behind the wheel of a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV Max Range Work Truck, which went 1,059.2 miles on a full charge, breaking Lucid’s 749-mile record. This truck is rated by the EPA for a 493 mile range, so how was it able to more than double that figure?
GM says the record attempt began with a casual conversation between GM engineers late last year. They started guessing what sort of range they could achieve if the pickup could be optimized for range and efficiency.
“Getting this kind of range on a full charge doesn’t happen by accident,” said Kurt Kelty, VP, battery, propulsion, and sustainability. “It takes deep integration across battery chemistry, drive unit efficiency, software and vehicle engineering—and that’s exactly what the team delivered. This achievement is a great example of how far our EV technology has come, and the kind of innovation we’re building on every day at GM.”
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An EV van, built out to a Class B RV , on the other hand...
The future is coming,
but a bit more slowly
than we figured.
Only in America, because of MAGA refusal.... but the rest of the world is moving ahead fast.
The right will never support it, it doesn't destroy the environment.
Have to say , when i first read about the record i was slightly impressed .
BUT , had a feeling something was off .
then this just crossed my feed .
i guess i will be saying to myself , "individual results may vary ".
kinda like when buying toys years ago and one had to look for the statement on the package , "batteries not included ."
If I did all that to my 2003 Dodge 3/4 ton Cummins diesel and drove at that speed, I imagine I could get that mileage too on a full tank, but at the end of the run I could recharge my truck within a few minutes and do it again.
From the article......
"The test took place in summer conditions with a single driver and no air conditioning, maintaining a steady speed of 20 to 25 mph."
That would get ya run over on I-80, where the limit is 80 mph! Plus, wind resistance increases dramatically as the square of the speed
And charging stations are likely to be in short supply
There are liars, damn liars and then we have environmentalists pushing their religion.
To be fair , both the seeded article AND the one i linked have the same test conditions listed in them , the one i linked simply has it mentioned sooner in the article than the seeded one .
Lol, that’s funny as hell, especially considering the “pro” comments above that never mentioned this completely unrealistic bit of previously unmentioned bit of info.
The progress is undeniable. And most scientific testing is done under controlled conditions.
“The progress is undeniable.”
I never said it wasn’t. However, it still has a very long way to go. And even when it get’s on par with ice powered vehicles there are still a couple very large problems, dependency on china for rare earth materials for battery construction and the massive, massive, amount of mining it takes to gather those materials.
“And most scientific testing is done under controlled conditions.”
and that has what to do with what i found humorous?
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Nothing even close to 1000 miles.