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Cake day: July 9th, 2023

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  • Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about reframing your travel mindset.

    I’ve had my 2026 Silverado EV LT Extended since last summer and love it. 10 minutes on a 300kW charger will get me from 20% to 80%. Just took a weekend trip with the fam - I can get from New York to Boston on a single charge (starting at 85%). Like you said we stopped anyway to have a bite and use the rest rooms, etc. with the truck at about 50%. Of course the charge was completed before we were done. I’ve also driven 6 hours up to Lake Placid and only had to stop once at a fast charger while I grabbed a bite at a diner - a 30 minute stop that had the truck charged up in 20 minutes.

    That’s the reason I’m harping on the capacity, because it makes a difference when reframing your travel mindset. At 280 miles (which will real-world at 250 miles @ 100%, which will likely get taken down a bit more due to the recommended 80% cap under daily conditions), there’s no avoiding having to stop multiple times on those trips which, like you said, would be expected, more or less, when traveling long distance. But the fact that I simply don’t have to charge that often is a game changer for my life style. I run my own business and have to travel a lot. I never have to think about range anxiety at all, and barely ever have to use the myChevy route planning unless taking a long distance trip (which works wonderfully). Throughout this past winter, with single digit temperatures and tons of snow, I didn’t have to think about range reductions at all, just kept to my regular daily habits.

    My point is that - yes. Let’s get those charging times down, I love it. But I need 350+ miles of range for it to feel natural as a traveler. Because the SEV is such a beast, I’m able to think more about taking advantage of energy storage for my home with solar, battery storage offsets, VTH and other fun new energy strategies for my lifestyle.

    Just my two cents, love hearing about the advancements and looking forward to see where we’re at 5 years from now.