Here at Jim Butler Chevy of St Louis
during this exciting and sizzling time of year, we are happy to help customers
who have their sights set on the next year's coming models, and go over all of
the features and additions that are coming soon. In the very near future, one
of the biggest changes ever is now officially slated to take place: GM has now
confirmed that one of the 20 electric cars it does plan to release by 2023 will
be a full-size Chevy pickup, and it was announced in the 179-page 2019
sustainability report published this month.
It was announced that this still-unnamed pickup
will boast over 400 miles of driving range on a charge, but there was not much additional
details given. It could be engineered to be a greener choice to the Silverado,
or it could be on its own as a completely new vein of Eco-friendly offerings.
Chevy had made the proud commitment to roll out a large number of EV's by the
mid 2020s a few years back, setting sights on full electrification by 2030.
Earlier this year, the official announcement was
made that there will now be a $2.2 billion investment geared towards
transforming the Detroit-Hamtramck facility into the first assembly plant that
is completely devoted to electrification. In a section of a recent report that
was highlighting the company's EV plans, it was noted that the “success of the
2020 Chevy Bolt EV” was part of the inspiration for the BET truck, and 400
miles of range means the daily commute Is all well and taken care of.
The average worker sees about 20 miles a day round
trip to punch the clock, and then return to the comforts of home. We do know
that that competition in the form of Ford and Tesla are working hard on
developing trucks, and with so many fine details kept under wraps, no one quite
knows yet about how they will differ and specific features and function.
To make sure that the maximum range is achieved on
such a heavy and large truck such as this, the new electric-vehicle platform
allows the engineers to stack battery modules two high. Once 24 modules are
fitted between the frame and under the body the result is a battery pack that
can store as much as 200.0 kWh of electricity right there onboard the vehicle.
Tesla vehicles are currently topping out at around
100.kWh, which is one key reason that this new Chevy should boast such a long
electrically-charged driving range. This lofty and Earth-conscious plan to
electrify the fleet is going to take some diehard motorists a while to get used
to, but the end result will be a more sustainable home for us to work, play,
and cruise through tight hairpin turns!