It is clear what Tesla has done. They have put immense pressure on the overall automotive market. The result is products like this. Competition is good. At the end of the day, the customers are the winners. This is coming from a long term Tesla shareholder and CyberTruck AWD owner. Great review. Keep up the good work.
The issue is that the "competition" can't make this vehicle for under 200K. Even though they'll sell it to you for 100 or less. They can only keep this up so long ... the truth is, Tesla is an engineering and manufacturing master. Their vehicles will always be cheaper for similar quality. Or better quality for same price, so while the vehicle may seem appealing to you, it can only exist like this for so long, and when GM fails to get costs down. They'll can it, or raise prices to an insane level..... It's already happened. Most manufacturers have stopped producing all the models they promised, because they can't make them for a profit like Tesla can
Two things: GM NEEDS to make a Colorado/Canyon sized version of this, including the mid gate and the 400+ mile range. I will go complete and utter teenaged fangirl if I opened up the frunk on my Colorado EV and Kim popped out...
This is what the cybertruck was supposed to be in terms of range. I love the midgate. With it, I am sure someone will make a tent for it, and you will be able to use the truck's climate control to keep you cool or warm.
Great pickup, particularly if you need to tow. The great aspect of the Cybertruck is that it created a non-traditional pickup to broaden the market rather than joining the three traditional models.
Good to see the focus on a bigger battery for a pick-up, has less restrictions, closer to traditional gas trucks. Perhaps will drive Tesla’s and Ford to give an option for even better range under load and faster charge rates. Not too keen on all the crevices for dirt and salt to collect in the rear end. Those sail defectors should be removable when moving appliances or tall cargo. Thanks for sharing.
The problem is whenever a manufacturer describes their products as best in class the dealers immediately markup the prices. I'm sure GM will be losing money on these with a 200 KWh battery pack. I expect these to actually be listed by dealers for $115k or more for the fully loaded version.
@@AR-rn8oka $60k cybertruck won’t even have close to the capabilities as the better tier models or this truck. It’s like buying a Walmart version of the truck just to have the looks.
Chevrolet/GM has done a great job with this truck. I am waiting for the GMC versions (an upgraded Sierra EV Elevation) which I think I can "out the door" at about $60k.
@@brianbeasley7270 I doubt charging stalls will get wider, just like parking spots have not gotten wider, In fact they have gotten more narrow to squeeze more vehicles into the landscape.
@TheTradosaurus yes but the cybertruck@ 340 miles of range will only be 110 to 130 miles of towing range. Which means charging to 100% to get to the next charge with a 10 to 20 mile of cushion. That's what I don't like about towing with my model Y. It may only be 70 to 80 miles to the next charger, but to get there with 20 miles to spare, I end up having to charge to 95 or 100%.
For me it's the best EV truck😍😍. The drawback is the price, but it gets almost all the Hummer EV features for much less $. I'm glad you had reviewed it!😊
Tesla by announcing the cybertruck 5 years early, they gave a chance for these other companies to adapt and not fall too far behind. It’s a nice truck with an extended bed but can handle slightly lower weight. Now if they join NACS and the tesla supercharger network, they will be doing their customers and shareholders a big service.
@@dolbyatmos866 How big will the battery be on the extended range cybertruck? Close to 200kw as well, is the cybertruck also ridiculous? The Cybertruck charging curb is ridiculous as is. Imagine after adding the range extender.
GM would need to go directly to the consumer before I would consider buying one. Buying my Model Y Performace was painless, but on the flip side, I have never had a positive experience with Ford or GM dealers
Go read about the Tesla buying experience on Electrek now that Tesla has slashes sales staff. My last vehicle purchase took about an hour from test drive to taking it home.
government motors still owes the tax payers billions and are getting even more grants from the Biden admin and yes the stealership experience S U C K S these are the reasons I will still buy another TESLA . Oh and Tesla's are the most American made vehicles in the world.
I own gas a few Chevy Silverado and a big die hard fan ! No one understand truck better than Chevy Silverado for sure . I didn’t even know Chevy Silverado had EV that just come out but it is such a niceee beast looking truck ! I can see many truckers will buy them especially gas cost a lot these days ..
Not sure if this format is new from you guys, but i really like it! I knew the price going in, but i still watched it all the way through for the full review. Great job, very professional.
The viewpoints of the 2 of you was complimentary. It gives a complete overview of features and a good contrast VS competing vehicles from 2 people versed well in the EV space and everyday users.
GM, ( now gm ) pays for these pressers - travel, meals and more. Some RU-vidrs who were at the same event did stick their necks out and commented on the squeaks, rattles and level of plastic which is in character for gm products. All in a $100,000 truck out the door that also weighs 9,000lbs!!! "WOW" or "WTF" mode or whatever cute acronym gm places on it's performance mode - thats a dump truck or garbage truck we're trying to be sporty with! Efficiency? Nope. There's also the question of #s in production. Tesla tried to find a niche that could carve out a group of buyers ( traditional non pickup truck folks ) that was significant enough to get Ford, gm and Ram's attention. Mission accomplished. History proves out that gm categorizes Volt, Bolt EV and these new EVs as halo products, thus building 25,000 - 50,000 units/year at a loss. They make up their capital losses in low emissions credits ( that they don't have to pay Tesla, Rivian or Lucid ). This is why they are willing to lose $80,000 per EV after sale. Plus, it builds up their knowledge base in case THEY ARE FORCED to build EVs by a future Democratic White House. Tesla really put legacy auto's trousers in a bunch with moves like Cybertruck. Ford is building Blue Oval City in Tennessee and developing the T-3 EV pickup and losing gobs and gobs of money while appeasing the UAW and backing off on current EV products. Its fun and confusing to watch all at the same time. General Motors puts tons of engineering muscle and equity ( remember Volt? ) into products they have no interest in mass producing - its crazy! They sell 1 million + Chevy and GMC ICE trucks each year. Your lack of negative observations ( clunky tonneau, big weight, low comparative efficiency, complicated midgate, etc. ) is excusable because your channel is a business. Chevrolet and gm will have more products to review and you won't be invited to these events if you critique. But also, as a big fan of your brand and channel, I ask you to please interject more objectivity. The glowing reports on your neighbor's Fisker Ocean, for example...Us EV-heads knew the Ocean was a train wreck and smirked as you tried to point out it's positive aspects. Same with Vinfast. I'm just speaking out for a big part of your viewership who look to you guys for guidance in the EV shopping experience as newbies. The Fisker never was a decent option for Model Y by any stretch. I do appreciate positivity though. We do know, however, that these traditional OEMs do not want to build these EVs en masse, its not their bread-and-butter and its only Tesla's success that will push them to do so in earnest.
Thanks for your perspective and being a loyal viewer. Really appreciate your insights. To be clear, these events are not paid for but the companies but do cover travel expenses. In fact, in every single one of these video where PJ and I attend car events, we pay between $2-$3,000 out of pocket to a child sitter who watches our 3 kiddos for the extended days we travel cross country for videos. Rarely there are female auto journalists at any of these events, and even more rarely are they there with a partner. Additionally, critiquing the brand or being negative about car maker almost never results in not being invited to these events, just not how it works and there are plenty of auto reviewers out there who prove this. With that said, we definitely felt like we had some fair criticism on features we noticed in the limited time we had with the trucks. From Ui lag to cabin noise, but other things you mentioned other reviewers noticing were not observations we made. No squeaks, not complicated to operate the mid gate. Also important to note that it is pretty difficult to gain a deep impression on any product after just driving it for the first time a couple of hours earlier. In the case of the Fisker…very similar, shared impressions of what I experienced in my few minutes with the car, not intending to bash a neighbors, especially based on software updates which according to owners I spoke with have dramatically resolved a lot of their concerns. I try not to form any pre-conceived perception based on previous reviews of that vehicle, and frankly I don’t look at other people’s reviews very often for that reason. Your insights are important and I will definitely think about how I can be more objective, but from what I saw in this truck, it was better in more ways than not vs the competition. Thanks for watching and the support!
@@ItsKimJavaI have no issues with your review. I consider a 9000 pound truck ridiculous. The whole net zero mantra is an outrageous lie. Did you know that six 10 minute fast chargers is equivalent to powering 300k homes? Or to achieve net zero would require more copper than ever produced? If you want to buy electric vehicles go for it. But asking other taxpayers to pay for it,No. The regulation forcing adoption,no.
@@nordlandak6853 Check your maths please. Six 10 minute charges at 300 kW is 300 kWh of energy. If the average US home draws 1.25 kW (2020 figures) then 300 kWh could only power 300/1.25 = 240 homes for one hour. Three orders of magnitude less than the 300k homes you stated.
DANG!!! Well said 💯‼️🎯🎯🎯 Taxpayers on the hook as usual. These electric vehicle ventures are a TOTAL FAILURE. Expensive vehicles for people with more money than sense. How’s the battery degradation?? Before an answer… BS !
The nice thing about Supercruise from me is it works when I am towing my RV, and GM has much much more mapped roads in Canada than Ford and no other truck offers you assisted driving while towing.
Loved the safety seat in my former Cadillac…vibrating the seat to alert/indicate to the driver is the best solution for this, IMO. Way better than beeps and other noises.
I am so glad you said that about the buttons, people make too much of it. When you get use to it, that’s all it takes, it shouldn’t be the reason to buy/not buy a vehicle
I really prefer the familiar look and feel of the Silverado. I haul sheetrock. I haul tile. I haul plywood. I tow trailers. No question, the Chevy is the EV truck I would get over the others. Just wish I could have my dream EV, which would be the Silverado with 48 volts, drive-by-wire, and FSD. Better yet, an EV Suburban with all the best Tesla features. I can haul my 4x8 sheets in the Suburban, and they don't get rained on.
SuperCruise works better than FSD. You can actually go hands free. Also, you can ose the tonneau cover and carry 4x8 sheets out of the rain with midgate open.
In my opinion, this is the best electric truck on the market. The range is number 1 and midgate is number 2. And thank god they put the charge port on the correct side for supercharging. Especially on big trucks you most always back into parking spots so it’s perfect.
I love the Range its perfect! This range, With Chevys Supercruise, With Lucids Massage Seats, Insideb of a Rivian R1S Body, With Kias Fast Charging & Teslas Super Charging network would be the perfect EV (FOR ME).
Buttons?? That’s sooo 20th century! I loooove it. Simple! You don’t need a physics degree to figure out how to use the radio! It’s old fashioned but old fashioned is GOOD 👍👍
Not when you are on the path to bankruptcy. "The best part is no part". Just goes to show that nothing has really changed when it comes to the chain of command and how things are done within the legacy auto manufacturing processes.
WOW! I’m a Tesla Model 3 owner, but if I needed a truck, this would definitely be the one! The 240 volt is only 30 amps while Tesla’s is a full NEMA14-50 50 amp outlet. The Chevrolet must be a different outlet.
I love them all. All the American EV trucks are so wonderful in their own ways. To chose which one is the best is as difficult to chose as choosing which one of your children is your favorite child.
The Cybertruck looks sci-fi cool but it seems everything else is superior on the Silverado. Better range, functionality, quality, charging speeds, dealer support, etc..
Something you guys forget to mention …what you guys can run with it?? tools and equipment for work(compressor,drills,skill saw,shop vac,electric pressure washer) and for how long and how much this will drain the battery, this it’ll be the more important thing to me if I’m going to invest on something like this for work for what I do.
Were the measurements that Chevy displayed in that demo with all the boards, were they accurate? Or were they guessing. ? I don’t think consumers will switch to Chevy Silverado because of what dealerships do once they obtain the truck. The price gouging and mark ups will scare the consumer away as apposed to tesla and rivian who provide a price and stick to it (relative statement since we have seen Tesla and Rivian change their price)
Whilst I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Teslateer, right from the outset at the reveal, CYBRTRK has never struck me as a practical truck, and it's more of a lifestyle Chelsea Tractor than anything else; this is my primary criticism of CYBRTRK as I feel its design does very little to drive the overall transition away from ICE to EV, although I wish Tesla every commercial success with it. The Silverado and Ford's F150 Lightening, on the other hand, are the complete opposite. Entirety relatable, practical, and unlikely to alienate potential buyers, both EV experienced and non experienced alike. Since there are literally 10's of 1,000's of fleet vehicles that are trucks, or Utes as we call them Down Under, I don't see many fleet buyers opting for either CYBRTRK or the Rivian R1T, but the other two aforementioned vehicles are excellent candidates and are more likely to expose more people to the benefits of switching to EV from ICE, both in the truck & car sectors, driving electrification of transportation further and faster; something that's desperately needed. Kim and PJ's comments about differences in practicality are quite interesting given how the Java household is such a Tesla fan base.
We have an a Ford F-150 Lightening. I can see several improvements and a couple of negatives. The range is the biggest benefit. 215 kWh is HUGE. 350 kW charging is also HUGE. I also own a 2024 Corvette and that new Android-based infotainment system is LAGGY like this Silverado. The bed flexibility is nice. We really need to see towing range tests. Price is high, but, that’s the trim.
This has a larger battery and great range. I'll go for one of these. The only thing is what's the warranty when the ac compressor goes out in 5 to 12 years from the pick up. How expensive will the bill be for serviceing the pick up. Things to just consider. It's a nice ev pick up near tech. Just something to think about. Never know especially in hot cliamer the ac compressor will work harder to stay cool and that can lead to less life of the ac compressor of the pick up truck.
The use case for this is towing. If you don't need towing then, Cybertruck gets it(not sure I could give up that outstanding turning radius or steer by wire). If you want everything else a truck can do then Tesla is the one. I'm curious what its going to be like when that range extender comes out. Time will tell. As Mr. Thomas says competition is good and I'm thrilled that chevy is making all their big names electric!
They also need to call it what it actually is, an AVALANCH-E and do the Midgate/Sail bed legacy Justice... This is not a Silverado, but there is a lot of love for the Avalanche and is the best truck they ever built with the best motor they ever had. They need to make a proper Silverado for people like yourself.
So far this is the only EV truck I want Rivian is nice but it’s to minimalist for me. I want some physical buttons, lots of space, lux interior, and long range. This truck ticks all the boxes for me where I need a truck occasionally.
LOVE my model S, but FINALLY AN ACTUAL EV TRUCK. Tesla dropped the ball on their low range cyber truck with half-baked features and a battery pack you have to glue on later to get the actual gd range people need. Love how the Cybertruck looks, but it is an embarrassment that Tesla is letting Chevy run away with this. An actual frunk, an actual drop gate (not just renderings that never shipped), and great features like the digital mirror and not the useless rushed junk Tesla schatt out. I would seriously consider driving both, but THIS is a truck.
Kim Java, both you and PJ do great work! I’ve been a Tesla person since 2019 and 4 Tesla’s, think it’s time to try something else, though I’ll miss FSD for long distances. Though the only car I’ll ever drive from NY to Florida is my Plaid, Model 3P took over 12 stops , Cyber truck likely the same amount of stops-No Good. Elon cheated us with the CyberTruck - Both you and PJ , keep up the great work!
This is such a good product, I'd certainly buy one, even though it's not a Tesla, the range certainly wins me over, for sure, and it looks good as well.
_As a Tesla owner and investor who will decline delivery of my cybertruck,_ if I were to buy an EV truck today, based upon this video, Silverado is the one I'd buy. I want this RANGE, UTILITY and I want to RIDE HIGH for the best visibility. *But....can gm scale it at a profit and will the dealerships jack up the price?*
Yep. Love this truck. Great review and discussion of truck. Never thought GM would catch my eye. Only problem is paying 100K for a pick up truck. Everyone is pricing their trucks out of range of reasonable. Too bad or I may have looked at this one.
The Lightning is still more budget friendly being $20k cheaper. But there is also the Canoo that's even cheaper, which will be the only US built Kei truck style truck on the US market. Also the van version of Canoo has the same feature and capability set as the London LEVC TX
Makes me miss my 2013 . It was the best of both worlds for me. avalanche! Please calm it what it is avalanche! Also Gm build one on the canyon/Colorado size.
I love the review! Honestly I plan to get some species of this truck after residency. That said, one problem... the placing of the charge port is a serious problem! And frankly, I'm getting frustrated that no content creators who get to talk to people on the engineering team have not asked why they placed the charge port so poorly. Seriously, why is it there? What is their reasoning? I hope by the time I'm in the market for one they will offer it in the front where it belongs.
Actually, methinks there's a method to the madness with the charging port. If you back into a v3 Supercharger (like a Tesla does), the short cord will reach the outlet just fine. GM was likely thinking about the upcoming J3400 transition when they decided on this location. As for towing a trailer… yeah that would be a problem unless the charging site has pull-through units (again, like with a Tesla).
@@Yanquetino Realistically charging with the trailer requires a pull through. What every EV pickup needs is software that aligns the truck with the trailer ball.
Great review @itskimjava Truck has a masculine feel but men are the majority of Silverado owners. Also, charging network sucks. Even when they can get on a supercharger, they can’t get the full 350. If you’re sharing a charger with a car charging next to you, you will take FOREVER to charge this. A 1500 pound payload & 10,000 pound towing capacity still falls way short of an ICE truck of similar price. My Ram 2500 Cummins has over 17000 pounds of towing (on the books) & 4000 pound payload. The possibilities for the future are exciting to see!
$0 compensation, sad you feel that way as this video (along with every other video where we travel away from our kids) cost about $3k in childcare and expenses to produce. 🥹
@@dolbyatmos866I have a my and blazer I see no difference charging home or outside. Chevy EV trucks will eat cyber truck. Chevy EV finishing and build is light years ahead of Tesla, battery will out last Tesla
No steer by wire? No 4 wheel steering? No Tesla supercharging ? No 48 volt wiring? No secure bed ? I like the frunk, inside space, rearview mirror camera, …… but it is made and engineered by GM. I wish them well. Sounds like a good start into the truck EV market.
I wonder how this truck would do hauling a 40ft 5th wheel toy hauler with quads, sand car inside when it comes to miles since Glamis California is the place to visit during November 🧐🤔🤷
For me the cyber truck is a good work truck,the thing that disappoints me is the range and price. I’m a contractor and a reliable charging option , bigger separate bed ( 5’10” verses 6’10” for the cyber truck. ) is important to me. The RST looks like a great truck though and that’s great as well as the other comment about competition.
