“The market wants electrical pickup vehicles!” That was the EVangelist’s chorus a few years in the past. Now the mantra of the day is, “The market wants low-priced EVs!” Actually, the market wants each, and one other electrical pickup (however under no circumstances a low-priced one) is on the way in which.
The GMC Sierra EV will make its debut in a “premium, limited-edition model” referred to as the Denali Version 1, with a price ticket slightly below 100 grand. Reservations are bought out, and deliveries are anticipated to start in “late 2024.” (The launch version was initially to be a 2024 mannequin, however someplace alongside the way in which that grew to become 2025.)
Different trim ranges are scheduled to look in 2025.
The GMC Sierra EV Denali Version 1 is predicated on GM’s Ultium platform, and boasts a GM-estimated 440-mile vary and 800-volt 350 kW DC quick charging. (We suspect that it runs on a kind of cut up 400/800 volt structure, just like the Hummer EV.)
That is one highly effective pickup—it musters 754 hp and 785 lb-ft of torque (in Max Energy mode), and rocks 10,000 kilos of towing capability and 1,450 kilos of payload.
The prolonged checklist of options contains: 4-Wheel Steer, which permits a smaller turning circle; CrabWalk, which permits the car to maneuver in tight areas; Air Experience Adaptive Suspension, which lets you increase or decrease the truck by 2 inches; and Tremendous Cruise, GM’s driver help expertise. The latter makes use of mapping to enhance its efficiency, and “is anticipated to be accessible on about 750,000 miles of appropriate roads within the US and Canada by the top of 2025.”
“Denali has been an business icon for 25 years and the Sierra EV Denali Version 1 gives prospects an unique alternative to be part of the following chapter,” stated Duncan Aldred, World VP, Buick and GMC. “As a limited-run unique trim for launch, the Version 1 is actually the Denali of EVs and represents the top of GMC.”
Supply: GMC