# Chevrolet Silverado EV

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/chevrolet-silverado-ev/

8 people recommended Chevrolet Silverado EV in Hacker News comments, 3 had mixed feelings and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 12 months, in 9 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended as an electric pickup with strong range and truck usability; critics cite 800V mode faults and dealer repair problems.

Summary written by Claude from 16 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Good range, even when towing (3 comments in the sample): "I would argue the EV Silverado goes toe to toe with the F150 lightning and wins. Similar price, better range, better features." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47421644)) "gets ~450mi of range unloaded and testing seems to have it able to tow ~250mi of range at 70mph" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46091278)) "The Chevy Silverado EV will go 492 miles." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49871659))
- Strong for real truck usability (3 comments in the sample): "Even with towing, you could do a lot of pickupy things with that." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48635275)) "the best EV truck on the market for actual truck usability, IMO" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47738783)) "The Silverado EV is the best EV truck on the market" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46303511))
- Seen as better than F-150 Lightning (1 comment in the sample): "Its compelling, where the lightning is not." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46284007))

## Other electric pickup trucks people recommend

- [Slate EV truck](https://hackerapproved.com/p/slate-ev-truck/): 73 recommend, 34 mixed, 57 criticize
- [Ford F-150 Lightning](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ford-f-150-lightning/): 36 recommend, 17 mixed, 83 criticize
- [Tesla Cybertruck](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tesla-cybertruck/): 24 recommend, 49 mixed, 451 criticize
- [Rivian R1T](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rivian-r1t/): 7 recommend, 3 mixed, 9 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.chevrolet.com/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Chevrolet Silverado EV", https://hackerapproved.com/p/chevrolet-silverado-ev/ (8 recommend, 3 mixed, 5 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.