Teaser of the electric GMC Sierra

[Mooseman]

Light 'Em Up: GMC teases all-electric Sierra with bold front-end lighting

The battery-powered truck will be fully unveiled in 2022, and initially come only in top-level Denali trim

driving.ca

And when they say teaser, they mean it. It's just a view of the front end. At least it continues to look like a truck.

One interesting point:

All of them will be built on GM’s “Ultium” platform , which includes a “modular” battery that can be upgraded with extra cells for more range or performance as needed for each vehicle.

and

While no information was revealed about the Sierra’s capability, Chevrolet has confirmed the all-electric Silverado will have available four-wheel steering, a fixed-glass roof, and an estimated 644 kilometres of range on a full charge.

If that 4 wheel steering helps with the abysmal turning radius of these trucks, I'm all for it.

Will be interesting to see what the towing capabilities will be.

 

[Blckshdw]

And after 6 months, GM will tell everyone that they'll then be required to pay a monthly service fee to use that 4 wheel steer feature

 

[littleblazer]

And after 6 months, GM will tell everyone that they'll then be required to pay a monthly service fee to use that 4 wheel steer feature

Pretty sure BMW or someone did that for theirs in europe.

Looks good enough I guess. Still can't really justify charging times yet but it's getting better. Wouldn't have been able to do my 600 mile trip yesterday without a couple stops for a while.

 

[Mooseman]

Yep, it all depends on how long it takes to charge it up and availability of charging stations. Makes sense whenever you stop to rest or eat to charge it up. Also good for safety. It will be a challenge in both of our big countries where there are sometimes long distances between towns or stops.

 

[littleblazer]

It would work fine for me going back and forth to work and the store. But at that point I'd just get a car vs a truck for that purpose... Most others wouldn't however.

 

[azswiss]

Going to make a prediction here: someone is going to make a bed-mounted gas generator for self-charging that will use the same form factor as today's bed-mounted tool boxes. In the same vein, modify existing gas powered welders to support plug-in recharge.

 

[Mooseman]

Kinda like what the Volt was.