Live Photos Of The 2024 Chevrolet Silverado RST EV Straight From Motor City

Chevrolet is readying its electric vehicle onslaught, and likely the most important aspect of that transition is the 2024 Silverado EV. Revealed earlier this year, we now have live photos of the truck from the show floor at the 2022 Detroit auto show.

Seen surrounded by people, it’s easier to get a sense of the upcoming truck’s scale. The nose, for instance, is much higher than I ever figured, which may give safety advocates something to fret about. Equipped with an air suspension, though, drivers will be able to raise or lower the truck by up to 2-inches (50 mm).

That height makes sense, though, since this RST First Edition model has enough batteries hiding under its floor to get it 400 miles (644 km) down the road when it’s fully charged. There are also motors powering the front and rear axles, delivering up to 664 hp (495 kW/673 PS) and 780 lb-ft (1,056 Nm) or more of torque in the RST model pictured here.

Despite those motors, which are able to get this truck up to 60 mph (96 km/h) in just 4.5 seconds, these photos also help demonstrate how useful the bed will be in this truck, which, unlike the F-150 Lightning, differs significantly in design from its ICE counterpart.

That bed is 5’11” (1,803 mm) long, but it features a Multi-Flex Midgate that can fold down, allowing owners to fit longer items into the truck. With the rear seats folded, the bed is over nine feet (2,743 mm) long and, with the tailgate down, there are 10’10” of bed (3,302 mm) to use.

In addition to being quick off the line, the Silverado EV will also be a powerful work truck. In addition to hauling long items, it will be able to tow up to 8,000 lbs (3,629 kg) in its work truck guise. A version is planned that can tow up to 20,000 lbs (9,072 kg), however.

In the RST trim seen here, the Silverado EV will cost $105,000. Cheaper alternatives will be available, though, and the cheapest WT trim will start at just $39,900 to make it appeal to businesses that need a fleet of trucks. The first production examples are set to hit the road in the spring of 2023.

Check out our full coverage of the 2022 Detroit Auto Show here.