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- The 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV Work Truck set a new world record, travelling 1,059.2 miles on a single charge.
- The record surpasses the 493-mile EPA estimated range and previous 749-mile record held by Lucid Motors.
- This record was achieved on Michigan’s GM Milford Evidence Site and public roads near Bell Isle.
Range anxiety is one of the main reasons consumers quote to avoid electric vehicles, and is a big reason for purchasing for Silverado EV customers, It promotes a range of over 400 miles over various trims.
To address that concern and entertain its engineers, General Motors took an electric truck into testing last week, breaking distance records in the process.
Under meticulous parameters, including limiting air conditioning use in the July heat, the 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV work truck sets a new world record for the electric vehicle range, travelling 1,059.2 miles on a single charge, over twice the truck’s EPA estimates 493 miles.
Lucid Motors held previous records of the electric vehicle range, 749 miles earlier this summer.
GM and other automakers are limited to those that can advertise for the range of vehicles outside the EPA test cycle conducted at the National Vehicles and Fuel Emissions Laboratory in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Stephanie Brinley, associate director of Auto Intelligence at S&P Global Mobility, said the tests aim to create equal playing fields among automakers and compare how the range of vehicles works under the same conditions.
“While it’s rarely accurate about what you get in the real world, automakers can only promote the numbers coming out of their test cycle,” Brinley said. Silverado EV testing allowed GM to demonstrate that in one-time cases there are more possibilities than consumers would expect.
The Silverado EV reached the record after months of preparation and planning.
First, according to GM spokeswoman Katherine Scale, the vehicle has been optimized, but only in a way that customers can replicate at home.
According to the company, these optimizations include:
- Safely maintain an average speed of 20-25 mph and avoid hard braking or rapid acceleration.
- Most of the tests are conducted on the vehicle with only the driver.
- The windshield wiper blade was set to the “lowest tolerance” position to reduce drag.
- Silverado tires inflated to the most acceptable pressure for low rolling resistance, except for spares removed to reduce load.
- Wheel alignment has been “optimized.”
- An accessory tonneau cover has been added to streamline airflow around the truck bed.
- Climate control was off.
Another factor that helped the vehicle’s battery life was running tests in the summer. GM provided “optimized ambient temperature for battery efficiency.”
The test was conducted over a week on GM’s Milford-proven public roads near ground and Bell Isle. Forty GM engineers volunteered to drive the vehicle.
GM sold 5,439 Silverado EVs in the first six months of 2025, up 67% from last year, but has dropped dramatically to its petrol-powered predecessor. GM sold 289,251 in all Silverado types, including medium and lightweight versions.
Jackie Charniga covers General Motors for the Free Press. Contact her at jcharniga@freepress.com.
