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NamMedevac 70 wrote:I think I just read in business news that GM just discontinued making the silverado EV truck. Correct me if I am wrong.
You might be thinking of the Chevy bolt which is being replaced by a different model.
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I asked my boss if my next company vehicle can be one of these... would do everything but tow my trailer - need more payload. But, he laughed and said the owner would never buy anything that isn't a V8...
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Grit dog wrote:
(can’t watch those 2 dill holes talk about trucks for longer than like 15 seconds…)
That's an understatement LOL.
Then there is also this...............
59% of Americans oppose phasing out gas cars by 2035.
Thermoguy wrote:I asked my boss if my next company vehicle can be one of these... would do everything but tow my trailer - need more payload. But, he laughed and said the owner would never buy anything that isn't a V8...
Which he could get new with the 5.3 for about $30K-$35K less than this EV toy.
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NamMedevac 70
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Well I was right about GM cancelling the Silverado Entry leval EV truck. Here is the magazine article and I also read this in other business news sources. See you at the rodeo cowhands.
https://www.topspeed.com/entry-level-chevy-silverado-ev-retired-before-arrival/#:~:text=GM%20has%20to%20earn%20back,EV%20WT%20is%20also%20unsurprising.&text=Front%20shot%20of%202022%20Ford%20F%2D150%20Lightning%20XLT%20camping.
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I need to find a proper seat cover for my chewy .
Any ideas where to look for that?
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Cristian123
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liamricci wrote:I need to find a proper seat cover for my chewy .
Any ideas where to look for that?
I suggest checking Chevy seat covers at WetOkole. I've been buying seat covers for all our cars there for several years. This shop offers a wide choice at affordable prices. First, I can always find the covers exactly for my car models. Second, they are neoprene and can be washed. I forgot those times when I had to look for cleaning products to clean the seats.
And of course, such seat covers are great for traveling.
![[image]](https://www.wetokole.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/14926-2492-12-20.jpg)
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Reisender wrote:thomas201 wrote:And while towing a 10k travel trailer, would the range be cut about in half. Any real world road tests, I will make a search in a few days.
I am so out of touch with todays trucks. I had NO idea people were towing 10,000 pound trailers with half tons nowadays. That was firmly in the 3/4 ton if not 1 ton range when I was towing a fifth wheel. I learn something new everyday. Yes, you are a little out of touch. To start off with he said "travel trailer" (which is not fifth wheel). But over and above that, my 1/2 ton has a 2500lbs payload rating (2496 actually per door sticker), 11,000lbs max loaded trailer rating, and 375 hp. So yes, it will tow a 10,000lbs travel trailer and if I leave the wife home, maybe a fifth wheel also.
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TFL Trucks, Silverado EV vs F150 gas
Pretty impressive stats posted by the Chevy. Back in the '70s and '8s a lot of gas vehicles didn't get that far pulling a trailer like that but we made it work.
The do need to build more EV charging stations though.
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nickthehunter wrote:Reisender wrote:thomas201 wrote:And while towing a 10k travel trailer, would the range be cut about in half. Any real world road tests, I will make a search in a few days.
I am so out of touch with todays trucks. I had NO idea people were towing 10,000 pound trailers with half tons nowadays. That was firmly in the 3/4 ton if not 1 ton range when I was towing a fifth wheel. I learn something new everyday. Yes, you are a little out of touch. To start off with he said "travel trailer" (which is not fifth wheel). But over and above that, my 1/2 ton has a 2500lbs payload rating (2496 actually per door sticker), 11,000lbs max loaded trailer rating, and 375 hp. So yes, it will tow a 10,000lbs travel trailer and if I leave the wife home, maybe a fifth wheel also.
Wow. Yah, our last new truck was in around 1999 so I am definitely disconnected from today’s truck numbers.
Thanks for the numbers.
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Groover wrote:TFL Trucks, Silverado EV vs F150 gas
Pretty impressive stats posted by the Chevy. Back in the '70s and '8s a lot of gas vehicles didn't get that far pulling a trailer like that but we made it work.
The do need to build more EV charging stations though.
Yep on that last point. But GM has signed on with Tesla so they’ll have access to the many of the existing V3 stations and I suspect all of the future V4 stations, so that should help a lot.
Good link.
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