[EVTrucking]

Is it just me or have things really quieted down since the Silverado's reveal? I haven't heard anything form my dealer and it seems like Chevy and GM thought they could ride the way from the reveal to when production or deliveries start.

If GM doesn't start being more transparent I think they could risk losing customers to other EVs. Has anyone heard anything as far as updates go?

It is strangely quiet this close to the start of production. There should be more videos of the Silverado EV doing things, testing progress, production dates, ect. More information in regards to various trim levels. How about a picture or two of different colored Silverado EVs.

Unusually quite periods like this at Rivian meant a delay was about to be announced.

GMs multiple announcements regarding other EVs in their upcoming line up could lead one to think they may have too many pokers in the fire.

 

[Fordskeptic]

The WT pricing that GM revealed in Nov. wasn't exactly good news...at least from my perspective. So maybe the old adage applies, if you have nothing good to say, then say nothing.

 

[Holeydonut]

I would like to see GM do more real-life PR type events where the truck prototypes are used to do simple stuff just to get some people talking about their utility in a way that is more real than the marketing puffery advertisements. As much as Doug DeMuro may have some credibility online, he's still just an influencer. He's not creating new content. Rather, he's simply spouting off whatever specs and camera angles that GM has allowed him to see.

Why can't we have a Silverado prototype show up at some Habitat job site to drop off roof decking, charge a few cell phones, and haul away some scrap? If this is a work truck, give us some tiny bits of work examples. Why do the curated advertisements show some actors hauling apples or going paddle boarding?

I don't see the value that GM is attempting to glean by pushing their current EV-themed TV commercials and mobile ads for the Silverado/Sierra. These ads just regurgitate the same tired videos, specs, and photos that we've already seen. They aren't affective at garnering new interest or keeping sentiment positive about what their trucks could accomplish. GM's old marketing playbook was barely affective for their ICE vehicles. Continuing the old marketing approach with their EVs lacks in creativity.

 

[HawaiiEV]

All I care about is trims and and pricing so I can figure out if I’m going to buy one. They gave for the blazer, so why not the Silverado? Something tells me everything is delayed and the news on trims and pricing will be unpleasant. Meanwhile Barra and the EV push are pretty unpopular with the GM long time customers and faithful, so it would be wise to make sure the ICE pipeline is attractive going forward. Heading into a recession which is looking to be large and long with overpriced EVs is going to be a hard sell as the gas prices come down. Maybe people discounted Tesla a little to aggressively since they seem to have the production capability and profits to undercut and oversell the OEMs.

 

[Holeydonut]

All I care about is trims and and pricing so I can figure out if I’m going to buy one. They gave for the blazer, so why not the Silverado? Something tells me everything is delayed and the news on trims and pricing will be unpleasant. Meanwhile Barra and the EV push are pretty unpopular with the GM long time customers and faithful, so it would be wise to make sure the ICE pipeline is attractive going forward. Heading into a recession which is looking to be large and long with overpriced EVs is going to be a hard sell as the gas prices come down. Maybe people discounted Tesla a little to aggressively since they seem to have the production capability and profits to undercut and oversell the OEMs.

Pricing is one of the toughest items to get right for any automaker regardless of EV or ICE. GM has very little incentive to tip pricing over a year in advance on the Silverado, but the Blazer is supposed to be a few months ahead. Also, the Silverado outsells the blazer like 6:1, so GM isn't going to take the same risks with the Silverado as what they may tease on the Blazer.

Especially if you believe the market is fluid with macroeconomic issues and a highly competitive space where pricing becomes the primary tool to swing customers to a purchase.

 

[HawaiiEV]

Those issues will be the biggest factor in the Silverado being successful along with other OEM EVs. The present situation with fossil fuels is increasing electric prices but gas prices will fall. Many on the rav4 prime forums have already said they aren’t bothering to charge because gas is cheaper.

 

[Holeydonut]

Those issues will be the biggest factor in the Silverado being successful along with other OEM EVs. The present situation with fossil fuels is increasing electric prices but gas prices will fall. Many on the rav4 prime forums have already said they aren’t bothering to charge because gas is cheaper.

Lol my wife refuses to pump gas any more... even if electricity goes up to $3.00 per kWh and gas is $3.00 a gallon, she's charging her BEV.

But thanks to residential rooftop solar, I know that scenario won't play out lol.

 

[HawaiiEV]

I kinda have the opposite problem, where my wife can pump gas no problem. But she often forgets to plug in because she’s “too busy” when she gets home and if she does plug in it’s with no regard for the present status of sunlight or battery charge, so I have to micro manage the charge remotely from work through the ChargePoint app. I think now that I’m going to have the model Y it makes sense for me to setup an openEVSE with the raspberry pi running the solar diversion program with the CTs measuring the solar. That way it will be a brainless plug in and forget it situation. Hard to believe that’s not a standard commercial option already because all the solar systems already measure production/consumption and could just pass that data on to the EVSE. I’m sure it will show up with the bidirectional stuff eventually. This whole EV thing very much in its infancy.

 

[Holeydonut]

I kinda have the opposite problem, where my wife can pump gas no problem. But she often forgets to plug in because she’s “too busy” when she gets home and if she does plug in it’s with no regard for the present status of sunlight or battery charge, so I have to micro manage the charge remotely from work through the ChargePoint app. I think now that I’m going to have the model Y it makes sense for me to setup an openEVSE with the raspberry pi running the solar diversion program with the CTs measuring the solar. That way it will be a brainless plug in and forget it situation. Hard to believe that’s not a standard commercial option already because all the solar systems already measure production/consumption and could just pass that data on to the EVSE. I’m sure it will show up with the bidirectional stuff eventually. This whole EV thing very much in its infancy.

You should check out ChargeHQ.

Charge HQ - charge your EV from solar at home

Charge HQ is an app which enables charging your EV from rooftop solar PV at home, along with a range of other advanced electric vehicle charging controls.

chargehq.net

It's still beta, but it connects to the Tesla API and can instruct the car to modulate its charge once a minute depending on the export load that would otherwise go to the Grid.

 

[EVTrucking]

The first deliveries are still 15-24 months away. Maybe it’s still too early to say much.

 

[HawaiiEV]

With that timeline I sure hope GM implements a real lane centering other than supercruise, or they will be the only manufacturer who hasn’t.

 

[JRT]

I'm getting bored waiting for updates. Also the fact is nice top of the line trucks are high 70s now in all manufacturers.

My Mach-e is well sorted now, 18k miles and almost 2 years. OTA software updates are finally working, my only issue is the winter range in mid 40s and below is terrible. With promise of new tax credits I was ready to move to a extended range Mach-e this year, until the IRS rules set the type as a car with max $55k. Guess I'll keep the Ford and wait and see.