Forget the Cybertruck! The Silverado EV is the ultimate electric road-trip machine

Northern Michigan’s upper peninsula isn’t particularly ripe with EV chargers.

We’d need an off-road capable EV with at least 300 miles of range ( EPA ) and Tesla Supercharger support.

The Hummer EV is too bulky, and the Cybertruck isn't available from the press fleet.

The Chevy Chevy Silverado EV ( RST trim) has a 205kWh Max Range battery that delivers 460 miles of range and charges at up to 350kW (DC) and 19.2KW ( AC ) The vehicle has Level 2+ ADAS ( Super Cruise ), an Android Automotive -based infotainment system (with built-in EV route planning), a 240V 30A socket in the bed, and six 120V 20A outlets in the frunk ( 1 ), cab, and bed ( 4 ) Despite its weight, this electric pick-up truck sprints to 60mph in just 4.5 seconds .

It took 1h and 3 m for the Silverado EV to gain 112kW , and I spent $ 30.45 at $ 0.27 /kWh with my Tesla subscription.

On Friday morning we drove without charging from Royal Oak to Mackinaw City ( 278 miles ) in about 4 hours , doing the speed limit ( 65-75mph ) and arrived with 26% charge remaining.

After lunch, we drove onwards to Rapid River (132mi) then NE on unpaved forest roads to our camp ( about 25mi ) and spent two days relaxing in nature.