The Silverado EV Trail Boss Has Enough Range for Real Off-Roading

Electric off-roaders are a tough sell. Most of them simply don’t have the range or capability to get you where you really need to go. Chevrolet aims to ease those worries with the new Silverado EV Trail Boss.

Let’s start with the most important detail: The range. The Silverado EV Trail Boss has an EPA-estimated 410 miles of range with the Extended battery pack (which comes standard on this trim), or a whopping 478 miles of range by GM’s estimate with the Max battery pack. The Extended battery pack charges at 300 kilowatts on a DC fast charger, while the Max does 350 kilowatts.

Granted, most casual off-roaders or overlanders won’t get anywhere near those numbers on a typical day on the trail. But now, the Silverado EV Trail Boss should, in theory, be able to tackle some of America’s best long-distance off-road trails—like the 414-mile Dalton Highway in Alaska, for example—on a single charge.

There’s also plenty of power on tap, with 725 horsepower and 775 pound-feet of torque from the Silverado’s dual electric motors. With the Max pack, the Silverado EV Trail Boss can tow 12,500 pounds and haul up to 2,100 pounds of payload in its bed.

But that impressive range will only take you so far. Thankfully, the Trail Boss has the right equipment for when the going really gets tough. Chevrolet fitted the Silverado EV Trail Boss with a 2.0-inch lift over the standard EV, which yields a 24-percent increase in ground clearance all around.

The Silverado’s coil suspension is tuned with a special rebound control system specifically for off-road use, similar to what the company currently offers on its ZR2 range of trucks. The slimmed front fascia and bumper were designed with approach angles in mind, and the standard 35-inch all-terrain tires should have no problem clawing through mud and dirt.

With that, the Silverado EV Trail Boss has a pretty impressive approach angle of 31.6 degrees, a breakover angle of 19.2 degrees, and a departure angle of 25.1 degrees. Still, the Rivian R1T is better in every measure—35.5, 25.4, and 30.0 degrees.

Photo by: Chevrolet

Photo by: Chevrolet

An exclusive Terrain mode sharpens up the Silverado’s four-wheel steering system and low-speed torque management, while the Sidewinder mode—which extends to all versions of the Silverado EV—should help in especially tricky situations. Sidewinder mode allows all four wheels to turn in the same direction at once, moving the truck diagonally.

The Trail Boss also comes with custom visual touches that help it stand out from the rest of the range, like special badging and red tow hooks in the front bumper.

The base 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV Work Truck starts at $54,895 with the $2,095 destination fee included. The Silverado EV Trail Boss Extended costs $72,095 out of the box, while the Max battery pack option costs $88,695.