2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV

Not only will Sidewinder mode be standard on the 2025 Silverado EV RST, but Chevrolet will be pushing it to existing model-year 2024 trucks through an over-the-air update.

Bidirectional charging aims to put an EV’s battery to work, whether it’s to power a home during an outage or send power back to the grid en masse.

The 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV delivers impressive power along with top-of-the-class driving range and DC fast-charging speed, but trim choices are limited for now, and some of the pricey First Edition RST’s features are of dubious value.

When the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV First Edition RST begins to arrive in customer driveways mid-2024, it will boast plenty of features to challenge the Cybertruck.

As usual with new EVs, some have rolled out for 2024 with limited initial availability or as fully loaded “first editions” with more affordable versions to come.

We got to sample three all-electric pickups to see how usable and accessible each truck’s bed is, and what helpful — or unhelpful — features it has to offer.

There are many EVs on the market now that can handle light- or medium-weight trailers, and a handful of new electric light-duty pickup trucks can even go “tow-to-tow” with their gasoline counterparts.

Read here to find out which model-year 2023-24 EVs on sale in the U.S. feature all-wheel drive.

The 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV Work Truck won’t be sold to consumers until the 2025 model year, but our first chance to drive any Silverado EV shows the all-new full-size truck has a lot of promise for both work and play.

After a quick walkaround, it’s difficult to say if the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST First Edition can deliver just yet.