The latest report from Reuters reveals that General Motors (GM) has stated that the all-new Chevrolet Silverado EV pickup will not be equipped with Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector until the 2025 model year. As the first units of the 2024 Silverado electric pickup begin production at GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck plant, fleet deliveries are anticipated to commence in the coming weeks.
Following the announcement of a collaboration between GM and Tesla in early June, some customers may have expected to find the NACS inlet already integrated into the Silverado. However, that is not the case.
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The partnership between General Motors and Tesla allows owners of GM-made electric vehicles (EVs) to utilize the vast Supercharger network, comprising over 12,000 charging stations across the United States and Canada. It has been specified that compatible GM vehicles will gain access to Tesla’s network as early as 2024 with the aid of an adapter. By 2025, GM intends to equip its vehicles from the factory with the NACS inlet.
This inclusion of the NACS connector will also apply to the Silverado, as confirmed by Derek Sequeira, GM’s Energy executive, during the model’s launch. Sequeira stated that charging adapters for the new pickup will only be made available in early 2024.
To put it simply, customers of the 2024 Chevy Silverado will require an adapter, similar to Ford F-150 Lightning owners and Rivian R1T drivers, in order to access Tesla’s Supercharger network until 2025. Both Ford and Rivian have also entered agreements with Tesla, granting them access to the highly regarded DC fast charging network, which consistently boasts exceptional uptime and reliability.
The exact release date of the 2025 model year for the Chevrolet Silverado has not been disclosed, but it is speculated that it will likely occur in the second half of next year.
In a related development, it has been confirmed that the entry-level $40,000 Chevy Silverado EV has been discontinued, as revealed during a recent media briefing. Consequently, the most affordable electric Silverado now begins at $74,800 for the 3WT trim, which will soon enter production as a fleet model.
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Presently, the Silverado EV 4WT fleet version, already in production, starts at $79,800, while the top-tier Silverado EV RST will be available to retail customers in the Fall, priced at an MSRP of $106,895.
Chevrolet officials have promised the introduction of lower-trim, competitively priced variants of the electric truck next year, although specific details and pricing have yet to be disclosed.
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