TL;DRThe Silverado EV offers 410 miles of range and strong reviews but sold only 14,000 units last year as price and towing anxiety keep buyers away.
General Motors sold roughly 14,000 Chevrolet Silverado EVs in the United States and Canada last year, according to GM Authority sales data. The petrol-powered Silverado moves more than ten times that volume in a single quarter. That gap, between what reviewers call one of the best electric trucks on the market and what buyers are actually willing to purchase, captures the central problem facing the American EV truck segment.
The numbers have only gotten worse. Silverado EV sales fell 41 percent year over year in the first quarter of 2026, and GM’s broader EV demand continued to decline into the second quarter. The automaker indefinitely suspended development of its next-generation full-size electric truck and SUV programme earlier this year, and took roughly eight billion dollars in EV-related charges during 2025, including writedowns tied to scrapped production plans and cancelled battery contracts.
On paper, the Silverado EV should be a compelling product. The LT Extended Range trim delivers an estimated 410 miles on a full charge from a 205 kilowatt-hour battery pack, the largest in any production pickup. It comes with GM’s Super Cruise hands-free driving system, a Google-powered infotainment setup, and a list price of roughly $71,000, only about $5,000 above the average transaction price for a full-size pickup, according to CEIC data cited by TechCrunch.
