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Notice 2024 EV Silverado has a mid-gate; is it the Next Avalanche?

Randy said:
Too me EV's are useless for towing, unless it's short trips close to home. If I tow my boat to a lake it has to be less than 300 or less miles with no hills or it's not going to get there. And last time I looked after I parked my truck in the parking lot there was no place to plug it in. So, when I get off the lake at the end of the day how I'm I going to get home??
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Well, the whole 'what to do with a trailer' while charging bit is an issue that needs addressing with all these electric trucks coming out.

However, the flow for a 300 mile trip for a vehicle with that capacity is to charge once on your way there and once on your way home. Basically stopping around 200 miles in, charge and eat lunch, do your thing and turn around, make the same stop on the way home, and then plug it in when you park it in your driveway at the end of the day. This is where these high speed chargers come in handy. Cars like the Bolt only have a 55kw charger. It takes ages by comparison. Even worse on cars that dont have DC charging.

Im not trying to sell it to you as I can think of plenty of scenarios where this isn't ideal. Especially when going off the grid for other sporting activities. I'd say that if your travels take you along the major highways, it's not a big deal. You more or less stop for lunch 200 miles into your 300 mile drive, charge her back up, and make that same stop on your way home.

Personally, even though I'm looking at an EV for my daily commute and to drive to customer locations, i'll have to keep a gas vehicle around for areas where It just really isnt ideal. There were two 350kw chargers on my 300 mile drive today (I was explaining it to my boss earlier about the ev6 while we were trudging though a snowstorm). One half way, and one near the destination just by chance. But if we were heading northwest, I would have just had the one. There are a surprising number of charge point chargers around, but you really dont want to be charging these long range vehicles on those.
 
GregSS said:
This is fantastic. Just last weekend I was thinking that I'd pull the trigger on an Av if it comes out again, but all electric makes it hard to justify. How much time does it take to fill up? Not road trip friendly.
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One article I read said that it is equipped with a rapid charge system to give you 100 miles of range in 10 minutes.

Randy said:
I like it, but $100,000!! Looks like I'll be driving my 2002 AV for a bit longer..
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That's for the top of the line RST. The work truck version will be under $50, and subsequent trim levels will be between those two prices.
 
My reality is I will most likely never have one.

Not because I wouldn't want one, but until a used one costs 20K or less, I could not afford to buy one for cash.

I only buy what I can afford to pay cash for, anymore.

And at that age, I doubt I would be able to replace the old, worn out battery.

So, I'll just keep driving my old paid for hoopties and when I see you guys driving around, I will admire your trucks from a distance.

Enjoy!
 
Do I count 8 lug axles? Nice!
Split midgate is cool. I'm not a fan of EVs personally but they are here to stay! I have a lot of money in Chargepoint stock though o_O
 
I wonder if all the people reserving this new vehicle have asked the dealership how much it will cost to replace the battery pack? Remember in another thread where a video talked about a Tesla owner that was going to be charged $22,000 to replace his battery pack.
So up to $105,000 to buy it then every couple of years spend $22,000 for a battery and since its mostly electronic and computer chips how will they keep up the supply of electronics and how soon will the new tech become obsolete?
I can think of other problems as well and just hate to think society is getting closer to one owner disposable vehicles. I also don't want to be anybody's test dummy for new technology so i try to avoid first year production of any vehicle. Just my .02 though.
 
So based on the EV Hummer 2021
Midgate
Unibody
The GMC fancy split Tailgate thingy would have been on the AVY if they thought of it then.

The above = Avalanche in my mind or whatever they want to call it.

Now offer some gas and diesel engine options for those of us wo live in the country/rural USA who use trucks for trucks and well it can be a long way to anything when going anywhere

NOw where are all those GM employees who bug us what the avy meant.....

Oh well the MIDGATE LIVES!!
 
Anyone know how wide is the bed.
 
MS03 2500 said:
Anyone know how wide is the bed.
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I don't know for sure but in one of the videos posted in the threads it talks about the new truck to have the same dimensions as a Silverado short bed pickup., considering too that the tailgate is like the fancy new tailgate (maybe borrowed from standard pickup?) it seems to have similar dimensions that we would be used to having.

On another note the Trailboss pictured above is a senerio I would not want to have an electric vehicle used as my vehicle. Short trip to a cabin or campground maybe but just envision serious off- road use and then run out of power.....who is going to find a charging station in the wilderness?
 
No sidewall storage. I keep both of mine stuffed. :) I didn't realize the collapsible midgate was an option instead of standard. That's a bummer. REALLY hope they produce it in a combustion version.....
 
GeauxLSU said:
No sidewall storage. I keep both of mine stuffed. :) I didn't realize the collapsible midgate was an option instead of standard. That's a bummer. REALLY hope they produce it in a combustion version.....
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I was thinking that too but the frunk more than makes up for the loss of the saddle bags.
 
Yes we already have 3 or 4 threads about this truck.......I believe it will be considered a 2024 Silverado with base model due first part of 2023 and more advanced models due fall of 2023.....Other threads have videos and photos.
 
Vaeagleav said:
I wonder if all the people reserving this new vehicle have asked the dealership how much it will cost to replace the battery pack? Remember in another thread where a video talked about a Tesla owner that was going to be charged $22,000 to replace his battery pack.
So up to $105,000 to buy it then every couple of years spend $22,000 for a battery and since its mostly electronic and computer chips how will they keep up the supply of electronics and how soon will the new tech become obsolete?
I can think of other problems as well and just hate to think society is getting closer to one owner disposable vehicles. I also don't want to be anybody's test dummy for new technology so i try to avoid first year production of any vehicle. Just my .02 though.
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Atleast with the volt, gm had been pretty good about offering to replace portions of the battery pack, im not sure if that's still the case with the Ultim style batteries.

Personally, electric vehicles are something that most people are better off leasing. Especially with the first model year when no one really can know what the vehicle will be worth in three years. For other brands, you also let the OEM absorb the tax credit if you cant make proper use of it. We will have to see where pricing is before we really know however. I really wish GM hadnt given up on their longer warranties a few years back. Those were phenomenal for piece of mind when buying a volt new, or CPO. Battery life is something people are concerned about perhaps now more than any time in the past (which is saying something)

Tesla is well known for being an utter pain in the arse with repairs. Their repair prices are high because they do what they want, make the whole thing inefficient, and have attempted to keep an monopoly on the repairs. They disable supercharging abilities willy nilly when you make them angy and try to save a few bucks.


I completely agree with the concern about disposable vehicles. I hear people asking about the battery recycling, which is hopefully less of an issue. (the cells often find new life in batteries for solar arrays and such) But the fact that you're wasting all the resources for the chassis as well is something I find quite concerning.


Bluonyx said:
Now GM just has to add this as a standard to the truck... and replace the useless glass roof with a solar panel as well.
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Yeah... if there's one thing I dont get about modern ev's.. it's why on earth every model NEEDS to have a panoramic roof. Yeah, I know it's a selling point for people, and yeah, i know it's one more thing to make money on.. but my god, could I order that tech package without it please? I dont need more cabin inneficiency and I really dont need the built in tanning function. That said, Hyundai has a solar roof available and I think they guesstimated a few extra miles a day. Not worth the cost of admission imo.
 
I wonder how well it will handle rust.

At least there is a lot less plastic to fade and fuss over.
 
Oh, and did I see it has air shocks on all four corners, at least on some versions?

I can already see some folks fudging around or attempting to delete that stuff.

Any ideas what it might take to swap out the radio?

Lifts and different wheels and tires?

Some things will never change.
 
Raekal said:
Tesla is well known for being an utter pain in the arse with repairs. Their repair prices are high because they do what they want, make the whole thing inefficient, and have attempted to keep an monopoly on the repairs. They disable supercharging abilities willy nilly when you make them angy and try to save a few bucks.
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This falls into the category of the technoweenie stuff I don't want. I don't want the manufacturer updating things over the air and the ability to remove features on a whim.
 
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