Comment Re:Designed to fail? (Score 1) 116
Except that isn't even true. GM is trying really hard to make it look true, but it's not. The top of the line Silverado is High Country. Let's compare a couple of models...
2022 2WD Crew Cab Silverado 1500 Work Truck: $37,200
2022 2WD Crew Cab Silverado 1500 RST: $47,600
2022 2WD Crew Cab Silverado 1500 High Country: $56,800
It should be a bit more clear now that they are pitching their middle-of-the-road trim as their "fully loaded" EV trim. It costs $14,000 more than a Ford F150 Lightning Platinum. Note, that while Platinum is no longer the most expensive F150 trim, it's closer in Ford's line up than RST is in Chevrolet's line up.
The only way to explain this overly expensive Silverado 1500 EV is that they are not using the same tooling as their non-EV 1500's and as a result there are no economies of scale going on.
GM can get away with this for their Hummer EV as Hummer is a premium/luxury brand. On the other hand, Silverado is now the third from top selling pickup in the USA, and doesn't command the demand that is needed to charge $14k over the competition while delivering less trim perks in a first year model vehicle.
This vehicle is a hard pass by anyone who even halfway cares about their money... and I say this as a Chevy Silverado 1500 owner that would rather eat dirt than buy a Ford F150.