Chevrolet Silverado EV
Hacker ApprovedRanked 4 of 5 electric pickup trucks by recommenders
Recommended as an electric pickup with strong range and truck usability; critics cite 800V mode faults and dealer repair problems.
Recommended as an electric pickup with strong range and truck usability; critics cite 800V mode faults and dealer repair problems.
16 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 69%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Good range, even when towing
“I would argue the EV Silverado goes toe to toe with the F150 lightning and wins. Similar price, better range, better features.”
Comment from 18 Mar 2026 in “Honda is killing its EVs – and any chance of competing in the future” “gets ~450mi of range unloaded and testing seems to have it able to tow ~250mi of range at 70mph”
Comment from 29 Nov 2025 in “Electric vehicle sales are booming in South America – without Tesla” “The Chevy Silverado EV will go 492 miles.”
Comment from 27 Sep 2026 in “EV Sales Are Booming in Europe with Gasoline at $10 a Gallon” Strong for real truck usability
“Even with towing, you could do a lot of pickupy things with that.”
Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “Mexico Just Showed Off a New Cheap, Government-Backed EV” “the best EV truck on the market for actual truck usability, IMO”
Comment from 12 Apr 2026 in “Robots Eat Cars” “The Silverado EV is the best EV truck on the market”
Comment from 17 Dec 2025 in “Ford Has Steered Its Former EV Truck and Plant Plans in to a Ditch” Seen as better than F-150 Lightning
“I would argue the EV Silverado goes toe to toe with the F150 lightning and wins. Similar price, better range, better features.”
Comment from 18 Mar 2026 in “Honda is killing its EVs – and any chance of competing in the future” “Its compelling, where the lightning is not.”
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “Ford kills the All-Electric F-150”
Other electric pickup trucks people recommend
The four most recommended other electric pickup trucks, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slate EV truck | 109 | 59 | 65% | 12 | — | — |
| Tesla Cybertruck | 85 | 478 | 15% | 12 | 2 yrs3 owners | — |
| Ford F-150 Lightning | 59 | 96 | 38% | 11 | — | — |
| Chevrolet Silverado EVThis page | 11 | 5 | 69% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Rivian R1T | 10 | 9 | 53% | 7 | — | — |
What people said
16 of the 17 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the Silverado EV still strikes me as classic GM WTFery”
“The Chevy Silverado EV will go 492 miles.”
“they fail to ever go into 800V mode reliably and cause months of dealership woes with zero fixes”
“even after needing to compete with the F150 lightning, Hummer EV, silverado EV, and Rivian R1T”
“Even with towing, you could do a lot of pickupy things with that.”
“So is the Chev Silverado EV.”
“the best EV truck on the market for actual truck usability, IMO”
“I would argue the EV Silverado goes toe to toe with the F150 lightning and wins. Similar price, better range, better features.”
“only with the big battery, which pushes the price north of $90k”
“The workers love them and the opex is better.”
“My Silverado EV does this”
“The Silverado EV is the best EV truck on the market”
“Silverado EV is also not selling well from what I have seen”
“So it's still far from compelling for anyone towing or doing truck stuff.”
“Its compelling, where the lightning is not.”
“gets ~450mi of range unloaded and testing seems to have it able to tow ~250mi of range at 70mph”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.