GMC’s third EV truck, if you count the Hummer and the Hummer SUV as two separate trucks, is the Sierra EV. The luxury pickup debuted as a $100K 2024 model 1 last year and got some modest upgrades for 2025. GMC flew us to the hills above Silicon Valley to check it out.
The GMC Sierra EV Denali shares the same platform as the Chevy Silverado and, to a lesser extent, the GMC Hummer. Chief among these is the industry-leading 205+kWh battery pack. That’s around 50% more than most of the competition, making these vehicles the only game in town when it comes to towing heavy stuff long distances without having to recharge often. Add to that the ability to use Super Cruise while trailering, Active Air suspension, 4-wheel steering and the Sierra EV is your trailering EV king.
New for 2025, the Sierra EV Denali has a whopping 460-mile range, up from 440 miles in the 2024 model. GMC is still using the same battery packs, but has more efficient motors and software this time around. GMC is also offering a 390-mile “Extended Range” variety for $92K. Sierra EV AT4 and Elevation are expected to be available the first half of 2025, pricing will be announced closer to launch.
Even with a huge trailer, that’s still over 200+ miles of range or around 3 hours of driving time. The Sierra EV Denali will also use all of those 350+kW charging stations and can add miles as fast as 100 miles in 10 minutes. We’ve seen charging speeds in excess of 360kW which if you divide the 200kWh pack in half seems reasonably fast 180kW for each 100kWh sub-pack. Charging from 10%-80% takes about 45 minutes so that’s adding 322 miles in a bathroom/food stop.
2025 GMC Sierra EV Denali experience
GMC had a really nice course for us to take out to Half Moon Bay from Menlo Park with a beautiful stop at a mountain winery and then a horse farm for some competitive trials.
The big takeaway is that range anxiety is non-existent when you start the day with 460 miles, even when driving most of the day over mountains. In fact, I’d say that 460 miles is conservative and even driving to LAX from San Francisco is possible according to the Google-powered navigation system. This 760 horsepower and 785 lb-ft of torque in Max Power mode vehicle goes 0-60 in 4.5 seconds as well. Even with a huge trailer, getting on the highway is easy. In fact, it is easy to forget you are even trailering, especially with the Supercruise.
While we were doing the Crab Walk time trials and seeing how much stuff we could stuff into the MultiPro MidGate expandable bed trucks, I couldn’t get my mind off of the Airstream camper display that was fully powered by the Sierra EV and could stay that way for days and even weeks. I’d recommend that every GMC dealer in the country get a camper to power since this is a great selling point of this vehicle and, I guess, the Hummer too.
Camping might be the biggest advantage of the 205kWh battery pack. Sure you can tow much further but you can also stay camping for much longer with that huge battery pack and 30A/240V output. I imagine people who don’t want to be tied to a powered camping site would love this option. Add some solar and you really could live off grid forever with this thing.
And speaking of power, GM showed off its GM Energy PowerBank which is the company’s answer to Tesla’s Powerwall system. It is available now and can be part of the Sierra purchase.
The one thing I had a problem with was the switchover time when the power went out, which was about 4-5 seconds. My Powerwall system, when it goes off Grid/Islanding, is almost instantaneous to the point where I don’t even notice it and clocks and computers don’t even reset. GM said it is working on reducing the time to switch over to off-grid when the power goes out but didn’t make any promises that an instantaneous switchover would be possible.
The great thing about this system is that the monster 205kWh battery pack inside the Sierra is integrated and can provide power for weeks. In fact, you could provide power forever if you took the truck to a fast charger every week or so and brought it back to power the house and recharge the batteries. Solar integration is also possible but wasn’t demonstrated.
Electrek’s take:
The spec sheet for the GMC Sierra EV Denali is pretty impressive:
760 horsepower and 785 lb-ft of torque in Max Power mode (4.5 sec 0-60)
800 Volt DC public fast charging-capable at up to 350kW, enabling up to 100 miles of range in approximately 10 minutes
Air Ride Adaptive Suspension, which provides the ability to raise or lower the truck by about 2 inches, while also offering a more comfortable ride
The MultiPro MidGate expandable bed, which offers room for hauling items nearly 11 feet in length, while still leaving room for a rear-seat passenger
Available 10,500 pounds max towing
Sure it is a luxury version of the Chevy Sierra but if you are already dropping $70+k on a 205kWh pickup truck you might as well get air suspension, 4-wheel steering/crabwalk and a gorgeous luxury interior for 20% more.
My only complaint about this thing would be that you could probably build 3-4 EVs or 10 PHEVs with this battery and that might be a little better for the planet. The lack of Carplay/Android Auto is almost entirely mitigated by the inclusion of most apps I use (Spotify, Google Maps, etc).
My big takeaway from this trip was that the pinnacle of pickup truck luxury is this Sierra EV Denali. Inside and out, it has top-rated specs and performance. Nothing comes close to that 205kWh battery pack, which, for range and powering electric, means the only competition are GMC’s sister vehicles, the Silverado and Hummer EV.
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Anker officially launches new SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 power station and bundles with up to 50% savings from $749
Anker has officially launched its new SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 Portable Power Station with up to $1,100 savings, unless you subscribed ahead of time to receive the code that allows for additional savings from the brand’s direct website. For folks who missed out on the early-bird deals, you can pick up the power station on its own for $799 shipped, which is also matching in price over at Amazon. It will normally fetch $1,499 at full price once these launch deals end, with the folks who subscribed and scored the code ahead of time getting an additional $50 off the price for $749 shipped. These are the very first savings of $700 and $750 off the going rate, setting the bar for future deals. Head below to learn more about this station’s capabilities, as well as get the full lineup of bundle deals we’re seeing both from the brand’s website and Amazon.
Coming as a remodeling of the legacy F2000 model, Anker’s new SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 power station brings more power and faster charging within a smaller and lighter form factor. It’s base LiFePO4 battery capacity starts at 2,048Wh and can be expanded up to 4,096Wh with the expansion battery bundle below. Through its 11 output ports (five ACs, one TT-30R RV port, three USB-Cs, one USB-A, and a car port) it delivers up to 2,400W of power that can surge up to 4,000W, which beats out its predecessor by 400W.
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Anker’s SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 comes with six primary recharging methods, including an AC outlet (88 minutes for 100%), a gas generator (88 minutes for 100%), up to 800W of solar input (three hours for 100%), using both AC and solar simultaneously (58 minutes for 100%), your car’s auxiliary port (23 hours for 100%), or with the brand’s new 800W alternator charger.
***Note: The prices below do not factor in the early-bird savings code you should have received by subscribing ahead of this launch, so be sure to use it at checkout for even lower rates!
Get up to $1,116 early Black Friday savings on Tenways e-bike bundles starting from $1,499
Tenways has launched its Early Black Friday Sale, with up to $600 in savings on e-bikes alongside 50% off accessories, including the ongoing $1,116 savings on the AGO X All-Terrain Mid-Drive e-bike that gets a FREE Power Bank (range extender). Among the other deals we’re seeing, you can find Tenways’ CGO600 Pro Lightweight Commuter e-bike (both the chain and belt drives) with $118 in FREE add-on gear at $1,499 shipped – plus, you can add on a Power Bank (range extender) at 50% off on the page. Normally going for $1,899 in full, we’ve mostly been seeing the price taken down to $1,599 since March due to tariff hikes, with occasional falls lower to $1,499 for short timeframes. While we have seen it go lower in the past pre-tariff market, the deal here is a solid $400 price cut lending to a total $518 in savings ($672 if you add the Power Bank) that is the best price we’ve seen in our post-tariff market. You can also score an additional $150 off when buying two e-bikes together, with the usual medical provider, first responder, teacher, or military member discounts available too.
Bluetti offers up to 47% exclusive Halloween savings on its Apex 300 series starting from new $1,349 low
As part of its newly launched Halloween Sale, and running parallel to the ongoing exclusive Pioneer Na(Sodium) power station launch savings, we are seeing lower-than-ever pricing on the brand’s Apex 300 Versatile Power Station and its bundles. Prices start from $1,349.10 shipped for the power station alone, after using the exclusive code 9TO5TOYS10F at checkout(and which only works for this series). It’s been carrying a $2,399 MSRP since releasing in May, though we’ve regularly had exclusive deals for our readers that take significantly more off the tag. We spotted this station previously dropping down the lowest three weeks ago during Prime Day, when it hit $1,394, but that rate is beaten out here by $45, giving you a total $1,050 savings at the best price we have tracked.
Worx’s 20V 10-inch cordless chainsaw gains extended reach with the pole attachment for $130
Amazon is offering the versatile Worx 20V 10-inch Cordless PowerShare Pole/Chainsaw Kit at $129.99 shipped. While it carries a $190 MSRP directly from the brand, it’s been keeping to $158 at full price here, with discounts mostly dropping costs between $140 and $130, though we did spy a one-time drop to $102 back in February. Aside from the early-year deal, you’re getting the next-best price that we have tracked over 2025, with $28 cut from Amazon’s going rate (and $60 off the MSRP).
The savings this week are also continuing to a collection of other markdowns. To the same tune as the offers above, these all help you take a more energy-conscious approach to your routine. Winter means you can lock in even better off-season price cuts on electric tools for the lawn while saving on EVs and tons of other gear.
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Tesla’s chairwoman said that the automaker might redesign the Cybercab, specifically add a steering wheel and pedals.
Last year, Tesla unveiled the Cybercab, a two-seater electric car without a steering wheel or pedals.
Musk was quoted during the design of the Cybercab:
No mirrors, no pedals, no steering wheel. Let me be clear. This vehicle must be designed as a clean robotaxi. We’re going to take that risk…But we are not going to design some sort of amphibian frog that’s a halfway car. We are all in on autonomy.
Here’s the interior of the Tesla Cybercab:
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The vehicle was one of several new, cheaper electric vehicles that Tesla was developing for its new ‘unboxed’ platform, but CEO Elon Musk canceled the others, believing they wouldn’t be needed with the advent of autonomous driving.
However, Tesla has yet to solve unsupervised autonomous driving, and Musk has been consistently wrong about predicting when it will happen.
Tesla plans to bring the Cybercab to production in 2026, and during Tesla’s earnings call last week, Musk said the Cybercab will account for the bulk of Tesla’s upcoming production growth.
That’s not going to happen if Tesla hasn’t solved unsupervised self-driving.
Furthermore, while federal regulations for self-driving vehicles have been relaxed recently, there’s only an exemption available for 2,500 passenger vehicles without a steering wheel or pedals per manufacturer per year.
Now, Tesla chairwoman Robin Denholm said in an interview with Bloomberg today that Tesla plans to add a steering wheel and pedals to the Cybercab if needed:
“If we have to have a steering wheel, it can have a steering wheel and pedals.”
Tesla is currently setting up Cybercab production at Gigafactory Texas near Austin.
The automaker has framed the vehicle as a cheaper alternative to Model Y for its Robotaxi service.
Electrek’s Take
Just yesterday, I was talking to my friend Bastien, and he called it. He told me he bets Tesla does launch the Cybercab next year, but with a steering wheel and pedals.
Now, let’s be clear. As of today, Tesla’s need for a steering wheel and pedals in the Cybercab is not driven by regulators, as Denholm suggests.
Tesla hasn’t solved unsupervised self-driving as evidenced by the current version of ‘Full Self-Driving (Supervised)’ in consumer vehicles, and its Robotaxi service still has safety monitors.
If Tesla wants to produce and deliver the Cybercab in any significant volume, it would need a steering wheel.
The regulations are just an excuse as of now.
It could change in the future, but for now, Tesla’s technology is without a doubt the limiting factor.
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After securing a new partnership, Lucid Motors (LCID) said it plans to offer the industry’s first “mind-off” Level 4 autonomous EVs powered by NVIDIA.
Lucid plans to offer mind-off L4 autonomous EVs
Lucid launched its first internally developed advanced driver assistance system, DreamDrive Pro, in the Lucid Air in 2021.
Over the past few years, the ADAS system has evolved, gaining new features and capabilities. Most recently, it introduced hands-free driving and lane-change capabilities via a software update released in June.
Lucid said the new capabilities offer a glimpse of what’s to come. The company said today’s landmark initiative puts it on track to offer Level 4 autonomous EVs.
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Through its new collaboration, Lucid plans to deliver the “first Level 4 autonomous EVs for Consumers with NVIDIA. Lucid will integrate NVIDIA’s DRIVE AV into its upcoming midsize EV models to unlock the new capabilities.
Lucid’s midsize crossover SUV (left) and Gravity SUV (right) Source: Lucid
Lucid will use two NVIDIA DRIVE AGX THOR computers with NVIDIA DriveOS for the midsize lineup. The setup will unify all automated driving functions under one centralized architecture, enabling “seamless evolution.”
The company will begin with eyes-on, point-to-point driving (L2++) for the Gravity SUV. Lucid said it aims to offer “the first true eyes-off, hands-off, and mind-off (L4) consumer-owned autonomous vehicle” in its midsize lineup, which is due to enter production later next year.
The interior of the Lucid Gravity (Source: Lucid)
Lucid will also use NVIDIA’s Industrial platform and Omniverse to cut costs, improve manufacturing efficiency, and ultimately, speed up deliveries.
Its new partnership with NVIDIA marks “a pivotal step,” Lucid said on Tuesday, as it embraces a new era of software-driven manufacturing.
Lucid midsize electric SUV teaser image (Source: Lucid)
Lucid told Electrek last year that it plans to launch three midsize EVs on the platform, starting at around $50,000. The first will be a crossover SUV, followed by a more rugged version, while the third is rumoured to be a midsize sedan to go head-to-head with the Tesla Model 3.
We got our first glimpse of the crossover last September after Lucid teased the front end in a blurry photo. The latest gives us a closer look at what appears to be a Tesla Model 3-like silhoutte.
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