A pickup truck drove more than 1,000 miles without a single charge stop, and the owner-approved efficiency adjustments a team of Michigan engineers used over seven days to shatter every number the industry thought was possible

With its EPA-estimated range of 493 miles, the Silverado EV Max Range Work Truck already led the pack among electric trucks. A group of around 40 employees drove a production Silverado EV WT, the base work-truck trim, on those same public roads over seven days to set the record. This feat breaks the world record of 749 miles set by the Lucid Air Grand Touring earlier that summer. Why a record set at 25 mph still matters enormously for every EV buyer shopping todayThe record conditions are not real-world driving. According to GM’s customer research, range is the number one purchase driver for potential Silverado EV buyers.