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I was thinking about the (very low) payload rating that has been thrown around for the EV Silverado, and I have come to the conclusion that the true meaning of it is that the truck's curb weight is ~8,700 pounds, and to stay within class 2 for light duty trucks, GM had to artificially set the payload rating to 1,300 keeping the overall GVWR at 10K. Pretty sure the vehicle itself is more than capable of carrying more, hence the 20,000 pound max towing. Otherwise, there would be no reason to set the payload rating of a full size truck to be less than that of a Ford Maverick, Honda Ridgeline, or other small truck. Hell, the payload rating of my Kia Stinger is better than this.