You need a big battery to make a naturally inefficient class of vehicle, like a pickup, work as an EV. Ford, Rivian, and Tesla all have packs larger than 100 kilowatt-hours to give their respective trucks the range, payload, and towing capacity necessary to compete in the realm of their internal combustion counterparts. The new Chevrolet Silverado EV wants to beat them, and it’s doing so not with extreme efficiency—a considerable challenge considering the class of vehicle—but with a heck of a lot of battery under the floor.
