by Range, towing, Trail Boss capability and why Autogroup International matters
Australia has never had this before. A full size right hand drive American electric EV pickup that can tow like a proper heavy duty ute, run long highway legs between charges, power a work site, and still fit into real off road and mining roles. Not as a left hand drive novelty, but as a fully engineered, mirror-image right hand drive vehicle that complies with Australian Design Rules, backed locally with service support and a five year, unlimited kilometre full vehicle warranty from Autogroup International.
That vehicle is the 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV.
Chevrolet’s position on the Silverado EV is very direct: it is built to work, not just to make an EV headline. The Silverado EV platform targets a GM estimated driving range in the area of 770 to 780 km per charge in the right Max Range battery specification. It is built on GM’s Ultium battery platform, delivers serious instant torque measured at around 1,051 Nm in performance mode, and is engineered for heavy towing and payload. Those are serious numbers for any pickup, electric or not.
Below is how the Silverado EV lineup breaks down for Australian buyers, followed by the detail on range, towing, charging, tech and safety. This is written from the standpoint of real-world Australian use, including fleets, mine operations, regional contractors, caravan holidays and heavy trailer work, and assumes right hand drive delivery by Autogroup International.
Trim by trim: which Silverado EV is right for you
Silverado EV Custom – Standard Range
The Silverado EV Custom in Standard Range spec is aimed at fleet, construction, utilities, civil and mining support work. You still get the dual motor 4WD system, serious towing capability, strong payload targets, onboard export power and a proper tray with multiple tie-downs in a bed of around 1.8 metres in length. The focus here is daily reliability, predictable duty cycles and controlled charging rather than luxury trim. The cabin still includes serious tech like a 17.7 inch diagonal infotainment touch-screen display and an 11 inch diagonal Driver Information Centre, because Chevrolet has normalised large-format digital instrumentation even at the work-oriented end of the range.
In Australia, Autogroup International converts this model to true mirror-image right hand drive. That means not just swapping the steering wheel, but fully re-engineering the dashboard, steering system, pedals, HVAC, electronics and driver safety systems so they comply with Australian Design Rules. The finished vehicle is registered, insurable and backed locally with a five year, unlimited kilometre full vehicle warranty.
Silverado EV LT – Max Range
Step to the Silverado EV LT with the Max Range battery and you are buying distance and daily usability. Chevrolet is targeting a GM estimated range in the area of 770 km or more on a full charge in the correct Max Range configuration, and in efficient testing overseas it has approached roughly 790 km on a full charge. That is real long-haul range for a full size pickup, not just a short commute figure. The LT also brings premium exterior lighting, 18 inch wheels, the available Multi-Flex Midgate and Multi-Flex Tailgate for serious load flexibility, and an available 14 inch diagonal Head-Up Display that projects key driving data into the driver’s line of sight. This is the spec for regional contractors, caravan touring, and anyone who needs long legs between charges, highway comfort and proper towing performance.
Silverado EV Trail Boss – Max Range
The Silverado EV Trail Boss is the headline act for off road, remote access and heavy towing. From factory it includes approximately a 50 mm lift (a 2 inch lift), unique suspension tuning, 18 inch wheels with 35 inch tyres, red recovery hooks, a dedicated Terrain mode, and a unique Black and Artemis interior with red stitching. It also comes standard with four wheel steer and Sidewinder, which lets you steer all four wheels in the same direction at low speed so the entire vehicle can move diagonally.
Trail Boss is rated at up to 725 horsepower, which is roughly 541 kW, and around 1,051 Nm of torque in Wide Open Watts mode. It is still built around the same Max Range battery capability that targets roughly 770 km of usable range in the right setup, and it is engineered for towing up to 4,500 kg, plus a payload target around 950 kg.
Chevrolet calls this the first Silverado EV Trail Boss, and it is effectively the only American electric pickup truck shipping with a factory lift, 18 inch wheels on 35 inch tyres, four wheel steer, diagonal Sidewinder control, and more than 700 horsepower. Autogroup International can deliver Trail Boss in mirror-image right hand drive with full ADR engineering and the same five year, unlimited kilometre full vehicle warranty.
Range and charging
The Silverado EV with the Max Range battery is targeting a GM estimated 770 to 780 km per charge in the correct configuration, and in efficient long-run testing it has approached roughly 790 km on one full charge. That is genuine long distance touring and regional work range for a full size pickup, not just a city-only figure.
Underneath, the Silverado EV uses GM’s Ultium electric truck battery platform. The battery pack is mounted low in the chassis, which lowers the centre of gravity, improves stability with weight on the hitch and helps the truck feel planted on rough roads. It is also what allows the Silverado EV to deliver serious instant torque with zero tailpipe emissions at this scale.
The charging story is built around real use. Chevrolet quotes high output DC fast charging capability of around 350 kW, and states you can add roughly 190 km of range in about 10 minutes on a suitable high-speed charger.
For Australia, that means you plan stops the way you do now with a diesel tow vehicle: tow, stop, plug in, coffee, back on the road. For fleets, contractors and mine operators, overnight charging at depot or base means the truck rolls out each morning with a full battery and no diesel refuelling logistics.
Towing, payload and real-world control
For towing, the Silverado EV is engineered for work, not city errands. Chevrolet is engineering the platform for towing capability up to around 4,500 kg in Australian terms, which is where serious caravans, enclosed car haulers, tri-axle boats and work trailers live. Payload targets in some trims sit around 950 kg, which means you still have a meaningful tray load even with all the EV hardware on board.
The Silverado EV is not just about the headline towing number. The dual motor 4WD system can send near-instant torque to all four wheels, which is what you want when you are pulling a multi tonne trailer up a wet boat ramp, edging a loaded trailer around a muddy work site or easing off a soft shoulder with a caravan behind you.
Chevrolet also builds in proper trailering support. Tow/Haul style drive modes, hitch view and surround view camera technology, trailer blind zone style alerts and a calibrated trailer stability system are baked into the Silverado EV’s towing experience. It also automatically increases the following distance to give you more braking margin with a heavy trailer. For fatigue management on long interstate legs with a caravan or enclosed car hauler, that is not a gimmick. That is real risk reduction.
Regenerative braking and one pedal driving are part of the control story. One Pedal Driving and Regen on Demand let the motors slow the truck when you lift off, instead of relying purely on the physical brakes. That helps you hold speed on long downhill runs with a heavy van and can even push some of that downhill energy back into the battery instead of turning it into brake heat.
Manoeuvrability, four wheel steer and Sidewinder
Full size American pickups have a reputation for being hard work in tight spaces. Silverado EV attacks that directly.
Four wheel steer is available, and on Trail Boss it is standard. All four wheels work together to reduce the turning circle at low speed and improve stability while towing. Chevrolet specifically calls out that four wheel steer gives a tighter turning radius for tight turns, parallel parks and narrow access. That matters when you are reversing a heavy caravan into a coastal holiday park or threading a work trailer into a tight job site.
Then there is Sidewinder. Sidewinder is a diagonal control mode that turns the front and rear wheels in the same direction at very low speed so the entire vehicle can effectively move diagonally. Chevrolet positions Sidewinder as standard on Trail Boss, alongside a dedicated Terrain mode that sharpens four wheel steer response and low speed torque control for uneven ground.
In Australia, picture getting a 3 tonne caravan back into a tight bush campsite, or walking a loaded trailer around a washout on a mining access track without having to do a six point shuffle. That is Sidewinder.
The Trail Boss hardware behind all this is straight from the factory. It includes an approximately 50 mm lift, 35 inch all terrain tyres on 18 inch wheels, red recovery hooks and an off road fascia with better approach angle.
This is not an aftermarket lift kit thrown on later. It is built in, documented and consistent, which matters for compliance, insurance and warranty in Australia.
Load space and practicality
The Silverado EV tray is about 1.8 metres long in standard form and includes multiple tie-down points. Chevrolet then adds two systems that matter in the real world: the Multi-Flex Midgate and the Multi-Flex Tailgate.
The Multi-Flex Midgate opens up the rear wall of the cab and lets you fold part or all of the rear seat. With the Midgate fully open, rear glass removed and the Multi-Flex Tailgate set correctly, Chevrolet says you can carry items up to 3.3 metres long (10 feet 10 inches) as a continuous load floor through the cab and into the tray.
That means you can haul long pipe, structural steel, ladders, conduit, fencing material, motorsport bodywork, surf boards or camping gear fully contained in the vehicle instead of running with the tailgate half-open and a strap.
The Multi-Flex Tailgate itself is a six function tailgate solution. It can act as a load stop for long materials, a second-tier support, a step that is rated for around 170 kg, an easier reach into the bed, or even a portable work surface for tools, laptops or blueprints. For Australian contractors and mine shutdown crews, that turns the back of the Silverado EV into a mobile bench and makes loading safer and faster.
Cabin tech and driver safety
Inside, the Silverado EV is not pretending to be an old work ute. Chevrolet fits a 17.7 inch diagonal infotainment touch-screen display in the centre stack and an 11 inch diagonal Driver Information centre in front of the driver as standard across trims. An available 14 inch diagonal Head-Up Display projects key data like speed, navigation, driver assistance status and towing information directly into the windscreen so you can keep eyes up. The operating system is Google built-in, so navigation, voice assistant and core apps are native to the truck, not just mirrored from your phone.
Safety is standardised as well. Chevrolet Safety Assist is included on Silverado EV and bundles Automatic Emergency Braking, Front Pedestrian Braking, Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning, Forward Collision Alert, Following Distance Indicator and IntelliBeam automatic high beams.
In practice, that means the truck can warn you if you are closing too quickly on the vehicle ahead, assist with braking if you do not react in time, help hold lane position, watch for pedestrians directly in front of the vehicle at urban speeds and automatically manage high beam dip. For a full size pickup that will spend its life towing, touring and working around plant, this should not be optional. In Silverado EV, it is built in.
Offboard power
The Silverado EV can act as a mobile power source. Chevrolet quotes up to 11 onboard outlets and up to 10.2 kW of offboard power through what it calls its PowerBase or offboard power system. That can run tools on a shutdown job, feed pumps or lighting towers in the field, power a campsite or even act as temporary backup for a building when paired with the correct hardware. The Silverado EV can also be set with a range reserve so you do not accidentally drain the pack below what you need to drive back to base. For Australian mining and remote infrastructure work, that is huge. You are effectively carrying a silent generator that moves with the vehicle.
Colour choice
This is not just white, black and silver. For 2026, Chevrolet lists a broad exterior colour palette that includes Summit White, Black, Slate Gray Metallic, Blue Smoke Metallic, Riptide Blue Metallic, Habanero Orange, Polar White Tricoat, Magnus Gray Matte Metallic and White Sands. Some of these are new hero finishes, like White Sands, Polar White Tricoat and Magnus Gray Matte Metallic, which are called out on high capability trims such as Trail Boss.
For Australian fleets this matters for visibility and branding. For private owners it means you are not stuck with just one or two conservative choices.
Why right hand drive from Autogroup International matters in Australia
The Silverado EV is built by Chevrolet in left hand drive. Autogroup International is the only company globally that can deliver this platform in true mirror-image right hand drive for Australia. That means the steering, dash, pedal box, HVAC, wiring looms, safety systems, driver assistance hardware, trailer technology and displays are remanufactured and re-engineered to Australian Design Rules.
This is not a backyard conversion. It is an audited, ISO-level engineering program with Conformity of Production documentation that produces a finished, ADR compliant right hand drive vehicle.
Just as important, Autogroup International supports Silverado EV (and Ford F-150 Lightning and Hummer EV) in Australia with local service capability and a five year, unlimited kilometre full vehicle warranty. That warranty support matters if you are a mining operator in WA, a civil contractor in regional NSW, or a private buyer towing a 3 tonne caravan to the Territory. You are not buying an orphaned left hand drive import. You are buying a supported right hand drive truck.
The bottom line
The 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV is the moment electric pickups stop being a science project and start being a genuine alternative to a big petrol or diesel American ute in Australia.
You are talking about a vehicle with:
- A Max Range battery that targets roughly 770 to 780 km of usable driving range per charge in the right configuration, and has approached roughly 790 km in efficient testing.
- High output DC fast charging around 350 kW that can add about 190 km of range in roughly 10 minutes.
- Dual motor 4WD with near-instant torque to all four wheels, built on GM’s Ultium truck battery platform for low centre of gravity, stability and zero tailpipe emissions.
- Towing capability engineered for up to around 4,500 kg and payload around 950 kg, which covers serious caravans, enclosed car haulers, boats and work trailers in Australia.
- Four wheel steer, Sidewinder diagonal control and an approximately 50 mm factory lift with 35 inch all terrain tyres on 18 inch wheels in Trail Boss, for real manoeuvrability in tight caravan parks, depots, job sites and off road tracks.
- Up to 725 horsepower (about 541 kW) and around 1,051 Nm of torque in Wide Open Watts mode, depending on trim.
- A Multi-Flex Midgate and Multi-Flex Tailgate that can deliver up to about 3.3 metres of continuous load floor for long items, plus a six function tailgate with a step rated around 170 kg and a built-in work surface.
- A tech suite that includes a 17.7 inch infotainment touch-screen, 11 inch Driver Information Centre, available 14 inch Head-Up Display and Google built-in.
- Standard Chevrolet Safety Assist with Automatic Emergency Braking, Front Pedestrian Braking, Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning, Forward Collision Alert, Following Distance Indicator and IntelliBeam automatic high beams.
- Up to 10.2 kW of offboard power and up to 11 onboard outlets, so the truck can run tools, lighting, pumps, campsite loads or act as temporary backup power when paired with the correct hardware.
- A choice of bold exterior colours, including Summit White, Black, Slate Gray Metallic, Blue Smoke Metallic, Riptide Blue Metallic, Habanero Orange, Polar White Tricoat, Magnus Gray Matte Metallic and White Sands.
And you can have all of that in proper right hand drive, engineered to ADR standards and supported here, with a five year, unlimited kilometre full vehicle warranty from Autogroup International.
For Australian fleets, mining operators, regional contractors and private tow-and-tour buyers, this is the first electric pickup that feels like a direct replacement for a big American petrol or diesel truck. It is not compromise. It is capability, in right hand drive.
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