- GMC now has two electrical vehicles in manufacturing
- The 2024 GMC Sierra EV might be a low-volume mannequin for at the very least a yr
- The limited-edition launch model of the Sierra EV prices $99,495
The 2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali Version 1 is now being delivered to prospects, Normal Motors introduced Wednesday. However it is going to be a while earlier than different variations of the electrical pickup attain dealerships.
The limited-edition launch model of the Sierra EV arrives with a beginning value of $99,495 with a $1,995 vacation spot charge—a charge thousand lower than the around-$107,000 that was prompt when the Sierra EV was first previewed by Inexperienced Automotive Experiences in 2022. The launch mannequin’s 440-mile EPA vary can also be about 10% greater than initially prompt.
Bearing GMC’s top-luxury Denali badge, the Version 1 options adaptive air suspension, rear-wheel steering, and the CrabWalk characteristic from the GMC Hummer EV. The latter distinguishes the GMC from the top-trim 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST. Like their internal-combustion counterparts, the Sierra EV and Silverado EV are basically twins, with the principle variations coming all the way down to styling and a few characteristic content material.
2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali Version 1
Version 1 fashions have a dual-motor powertrain producing as much as 754 hp and 785 lb-ft of torque, enabling 0-60 mph acceleration in 4.5 seconds and a most towing capability of 10,000 lbs that is barely greater than the 9,500 lbs initially prompt. A midgate pass-through—pioneered by GM within the 2000s—permits the truck to swallow gadgets as much as 11 toes lengthy. A entrance trunk is included as properly.
With a dual-layer battery pack anticipated to be the identical 205 kwh as prime trims of the Hummer EV, the Sierra EV can take full benefit of 350-kw, 800-volt charging connectors, in keeping with GMC, permitting as much as 100 miles of vary in 10 minutes. Bidirectional charging at as much as 10.2 kw permits the Sierra EV to function a cell energy supply.
The truck rides on huge 24-inch wheels and incorporates a generously-sized 16.8-inch infotainment touchscreen. The Tremendous Cruise freeway driving-assistance system, which can be utilized whereas towing a trailer, can also be accessible. GM expects 750,000 of appropriate U.S. and Canadian roads to be accessible by the top of 2025.
2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali Version 1
The Sierra EV was introduced in 2021 and at the moment was confirmed for a 2023 market arrival. GMC has prompt all alongside that it may not be “high-volume entry” electrical truck that GM CEO Mary Barra pressured in describing the Silverado EV, so work-truck variants like these supplied for the Chevy probably aren’t deliberate. GMC has stated that an AT4 off-road mannequin is on the best way, in addition to an entry-level Elevation mannequin priced round $50,000.
These different variations probably will not arrive instantly, although. Giant-scale manufacturing of the Sierra EV and Silverado EV at GM’s Orion Meeting plant in Michigan has been postponed till mid-2026—the newest in a number of delays of the manufacturing ramp-up of those vehicles and different GM Ultium EVs.
