2024 GMC Sierra EV Pickup Truck Is a Much less Excessive Hummer EV

• The 2024 GMC Sierra EV arrives as a conventional various to the extra excessive GMC Hummer EV.
• The electrical Sierra debuts because the absolutely loaded Denali Version 1, with 754 horsepower and a claimed 400-mile vary.
• The Sierra EV Denali Version 1 prices $108,695 and can go on sale in early 2024; inexpensive fashions will be a part of the lineup the next yr.

Let’s be sincere. The GMC Hummer EV pickup truck is a beast. It is humungous, it has 1000 horsepower, and its very title conjures up photos of battle machines and ’90s Arnold Schwarzenegger. That is the place the 2024 GMC Sierra EV is available in. Certain, it is nonetheless a giant, daring, and highly effective full-size truck, but it surely’s much less excessive than its Hummer sibling, and the Sierra is tailor-made extra for folk who desire a conventional truck with an untraditional powertrain.

GMC’s First Electrical Sierra and Denali

The primary electrical Sierra makes its debut because the Denali Version 1, which is a completely loaded mannequin in the identical vein because the Hummer EV Version 1 that was provided at that truck’s launch. The Sierra Version 1 represents the primary electrical Denali, and it carries a large $108,695 price ticket. It is solely obtainable as a crew cab with all-wheel drive, which is derived from twin electrical motors that mix for 754 horsepower and 785 pound-feet of torque. The one method to unlock that full energy is the appropriately named Max Energy mode that GMC claims will shoot the Sierra EV to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds.

For individuals who do not already know or who cannot join the dots, the electrical Sierra is basically a reskinned model of the Hummer EV (and Chevy Silverado EV). All three pickups use GM’s Ultium batteries and share different parts and content material. GMC hasn’t mentioned how massive the Sierra’s battery is, however we might wager the home it is the identical 200.0-kWh pack discovered below the flooring of the Silverado and Hummer. Plus, its 400-mile estimated vary is an identical to Chevy’s determine. Due to its 800-volt electrical structure, the Sierra is able to charging at speeds of as much as 350 kW; GMC says this could add 100 miles of vary in 10 minutes. The truck can be rated to tow as much as 9500 kilos and might deal with a 1300-pound payload.

A Reworking Electrical Truck

As with the common gas-fed Sierra, GMC has lastly put in an effort to visually distinguish it inside and outside from its company counterpart. The Sierra EV appears to be like extra good-looking than the Silverado EV to our eyes. Its closed-face grille is distinctive and the entrance lighting components are futuristic with out being excessive. The three little mild bars double as indicators of the battery’s degree throughout charging. The precise headlights are positioned low on the bumper. The hood additionally opens to disclose a big entrance trunk with a 120-volt outlet and two drains.

The Sierra EV debuts with a 5-foot-11-inch cargo mattress. Nonetheless, not solely does it even have GMC’s multifunction tailgate, but it surely additionally advantages from a foldaway wall on the again of the cab (referred to as the MultiPro Midgate) that dates again to the unique Chevy Avalanche. Open the Sierra’s Midgate to unlock 9 ft of area for extra-long objects (that size will increase to 11 ft with the tailgate down). There are additionally smaller sections of the Midgate that permit a part of the 60/40-split-folding rear seat to stay in place. The cargo mattress’s different neat possibility is the built-in charging station that may ship 10.2 kW to up 10 shops. With the right tools, GMC claims the Sierra EV can energy a house for as much as 21 days.

Inside, the Sierra EV Denali Version 1 is completed with enticing supplies. The wooden and steel trim are actual, the dashboard design is straightforward but subtle, and the large middle touchscreen appears to be like slick. It has a 16.8-inch show that may be reconfigured, and there is a bodily quantity knob in addition to toggle switches for various features on the decrease edge. The motive force faces an 11.0-inch digital gauge cluster and a head-up show, and above all of the passengers is a set panoramic sunroof.

GMC plans to launch an everyday Sierra EV Denali shortly after the Version 1 turns into obtainable in early 2024, however we do not but know the way a lot it will value. We do know that the corporate will add an off-road-oriented AT4 mannequin in addition to a extra inexpensive Elevation trim that’ll begin round $52k. Nonetheless, these will not be a part of the lineup till the 2025 mannequin yr.

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