Both the Silverado EV and the Hummer EV Pickup have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, all wheel drive, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, around view monitors, rear cross-path warning and available driver alert monitors.
Compare the2026 Chevrolet Silverado EVVS 2026 GMC Hummer EV Pickup


Safety
Warranty
There are over 73 percent more Chevrolet dealers than there are GMC dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Silverado EV’s warranty.
Reliability
J.D. Power and Associates’ 2025 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Chevrolet vehicles are better in initial quality than GMC vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Chevrolet above average in initial quality. With 21 more problems per 100 vehicles, GMC is rated below average.
J.D. Power and Associates’ 2025 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the long-term dependability statistics that show that Chevrolet vehicles are more reliable than GMC vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Chevrolet above average in long-term dependability. With 33 more problems per 100 vehicles in the first three years of ownership, GMC is rated lower.
From surveys of all its subscribers, Consumer Reports’ March 2025 Auto Issue reports that Chevrolet vehicles are more reliable than GMC vehicles. Consumer Reports ranks Chevrolet 4 places higher in reliability than GMC.
Fuel Economy and Range
The Silverado EV can travel longer on a full charge than the Hummer EV Pickup on a full charge:
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Miles |
Silverado EV |
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2WD |
Trail Boss Max Range Electric Motor |
478 miles |
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AWD |
W/T Max Range Electric Motors |
493 miles |
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W/T Extended Range Electric Motors |
424 miles |
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LT Max Range Electric Motors |
478 miles |
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LT Extended Range Electric Motors |
410 miles |
Hummer EV Pickup |
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AWD |
w/24-modual battery Electric Motors |
363 miles |
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2X Electric Motors |
316 miles |
Brakes and Stopping
For better stopping power the Silverado EV’s front brake rotors are larger than those on the Hummer EV Pickup:
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Silverado EV |
Hummer EV Pickup |
Front Rotors |
14.5 inches |
14 inches |
The Silverado EV stops shorter than the Hummer EV Pickup:
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Silverado EV |
Hummer EV Pickup |
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70 to 0 MPH |
207 feet |
211 feet |
Car and Driver |
60 to 0 MPH |
132 feet |
137 feet |
Motor Trend |
Tires and Wheels
The Silverado EV’s optional tires provide better handling because they have a lower 50 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Hummer EV Pickup’s 55 series tires.
Suspension and Handling
For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Silverado EV’s wheelbase is 10.1 inches longer than on the Hummer EV Pickup (145.7 inches vs. 135.6 inches).
The Silverado EV handles at .73 G’s, while the Hummer EV Pickup 3X pulls only .72 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.
Chassis
The Chevrolet Silverado EV may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 500 to 1550 pounds less than the GMC Hummer EV Pickup.
Passenger Space
The Silverado EV has 1.5 inches more front hip room, 1 inch more front shoulder room, 1.1 inches more rear headroom, 5.5 inches more rear legroom and 1.1 inches more rear hip room than the Hummer EV Pickup.
Cargo Capacity
The Silverado EV has a much larger cargo box than the Hummer EV Regular Cab shortbed (57.3 vs. 36.7 cubic feet).
The Hummer EV Pickup’s spare tire is stored in the cargo area, where it diminishes the useable cargo capacity and interferes with loading and unloading. The Silverado EV’s spare is out of the way underneath.
A low lift-over bed design makes loading and unloading the Silverado EV easier. The Silverado EV’s bed lift-over height is 35 inches, while the Hummer EV Pickup’s liftover is 41.4 inches.
The Silverado EV’s cargo box is larger than the Hummer EV Pickup’s in almost every dimension:
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Silverado EV |
Hummer EV Pickup |
Length (short/long) |
70.6” |
60.1” |
Max Width |
65.4” |
61” |
Min Width |
49.4” |
50.1” |
Height |
22.2” |
21.7” |
The Chevrolet Silverado EV offers an optional midgate with a removable rear window that allows the front of the cargo box to be folded down in order to extend the length of the cargo box to allow it to safely carry longer cargo. The GMC Hummer EV Pickup doesn't offer a way to extend the cargo box into the rear seat.
Payload and Towing
Maximum trailer towing in the GMC Hummer EV Pickup is limited to 12100 pounds. The Silverado EV offers up to a 12500 lbs. towing capacity.
The Silverado EV has a much higher standard payload capacity than the Hummer EV Pickup (2350 vs. 1760 lbs.).
Servicing Ease
A maintenance reminder system is optional on the Silverado EV to save the owner time and money by calculating maintenance intervals for tire rotation, based on odometer mileage. This takes the guesswork out of keeping your vehicle in top condition and helps it last longer. GMC doesn’t offer a maintenance reminder on the Hummer EV Pickup.
Ergonomics
The Silverado EV LT/Trail Boss offers an optional heads-up display that projects speed, warning, navigation instruction and driver assistance information readouts in front of the driver’s line of sight, allowing drivers to view information without diverting their eyes from the road. The Hummer EV Pickup doesn’t offer a heads-up display.
The Silverado EV Trail Boss’ front power windows both open or close with one touch of the switches. The Hummer EV Pickup’s power window switches have to be held the entire time to close them fully.
Recommendations
The Chevrolet Silverado outsold the GMC Hummer EV by almost 40 to one during 2024.