r/SilveradoEV

Just saw it being loaded down the street from me.

According to the tow truck driver: Rear-ended, frame rail bent, totaled

My wife and I got back from a roadtrip from Orange County, CA to Bryce and Zion national parks, in utah. Thats a 1000+ mile roadtrip, towing a 30 ft travel trailer, and dealing with 100 degree heat. Not to mention the significant elevation gain. 

We drove on day 1 from OC to the valley of fire state park in Nevada. We banked on a few charging stops on the way, planned with buffer and for pull thru chargers. Two main factors were the heat and the altitude climb. Barstow, CA was the first stop. Tesla has a pull thru here so this was easy. 

Next stop was Jean, NV. A very big Tesla charger, with  100 chargers and 2 pull thrus! Thanks Tesla. 

Those got us to the valley of fire state park, and by the time we reached there it was hot. 117deg hot. Im not gonna lie that I thought the truck might get a service warning, but thankfully the latest update had been applied to prevent over heating and we got there fine. The in cabin AC had definitely dialed back though to do its best to focus on the battery. It was definitely tough on the truck, but even with a diesel, that kind of heat is pretty grueling. We saw several trucks/trailers on the side of the road, and one on fire.

The truck probably spent the next hour at the campsite with the fan on high to try cool down. Putting it in the shade of the trailer helped. Once it was cooler, we put it on the 50A campsite to charge.

The next day we made the next leg to Bryce, UT. More climbing. More heat. That heat pump in the truck was certainly getting a workout. As a result of both the climb and the heat the range really sucked....0.7mi/kwh. No trip calculator can seem to accurately account for that.

We stopped in Mesquite, UT and used an Electrify America charger, parking on the back side of the charger so as not to block any stalls. One more charge stop after that and we made it to Bryce safely. Thats quite the climb....8000ft, in the heat.

What we discovered at Bryce, started to be a consistent pattern. If you ask whether you can charge from your campsite, quite often you're met with acceptance. Rubys RV park and campground is EV friendly so we charged off the 50A there. The trip down from Bryce to Zion was pretty uneventful, and we got there on one charge without issue.

It's interesting the difference in EV attitudes though. Next campsite was Zion river resort just out of Springdale. Not only does the campsite explicitly ban it (even when I asked to pay) but there is nothing in that entire town for EV charging.. So that means you're driving 25mi to the nearest Tesla charger on the I-15. Not great. 

On the way home we stopped one night through Vegas. Another great EV friendly campsite there called Oasis RV park...charged again off the campsite with their approval. Highly recommend it.

Overall, the truck did really great. Its really so effortless towing with this truck, its super stable, the super cruise with a trailer really takes the pressure off driving, and so long as you plan ahead, EV stops are very manageable. Loved it.

But make sure you are planning ahead. Heat and altitude definitely impact range, and there was a lot of climbing in this trip which brought the average to around 0.8 mi/kwh.

This post is for the person who commented on a previous post asking that I provide an update when I got it working. I have a ‘25 LT Extended Range Premium.

I’ve been trying to get Surround Vision Recording downloaded for about a year now and I finally took it to the dealer because my Chevy tech tonneau cover is falling apart (the truck is under warranty so I’ll get a new one to tide me over until there are more/better options) and asked them to do a full updates check targeting surround vision recording. They located it, downloaded it, and established that the flash drive has to be specially formatted. I went home, formatted the flash drive (you can google how to do it), and plugged it in. It works!

For any of you living in Connecticut, Blasius Chevy in Waterbury has a pretty good service department. Rates are around $209/hr but I haven’t had to pay for anything yet at 25kmi

Photo is just for visibility.

For awhile, I've been experiencing an odd issue that I couldn't pin down. When towing my travel trailer, I'd get these intermittent issues where the dash would pop a warning message that the trailer brakes had disconnected and to check wiring. Most concerning, was that this would happen particularly when going down hills; the very moment you want brakes to work lol. Pull to a stop, and hey presto, the trailer brakes reconnect.

I'd looked into everything on the trailer, checking the grounding, and even switching out the 7-way plug for a better quality plug, utilizing the same blade type brand that GM uses.

Using the joy of Claude, AI helped me find out what I believe is the actual cause - it's the trailer brake controller in the truck itself. Apparently, when you have a trailer that has solar and a lithium battery, because the battery runs at a higher voltage than the truck expects, it misinterprets this signal and causes a disconnect. Claude referenced this article: https://www.gm-trucks.com/service-trailer-brake-system-why-your-2023-or-2024-chevy-gmc-may-display-this-message/

Thanks GM. Even the dealer didn't know this one. It's going in for a trailer brake module replacement on Wednesday.

>A gas spring cylinder rupture or a liftgate falling unexpectedly can increase the risk of injury.

>NHTSA ID Number: 26V252000

>Manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

>Components STRUCTURE

>Potential Number of Units Affected: 108046

>Summary

>Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Outlander PHEV and 2014-2020 Outlander vehicles. The liftgate gas spring cylinders may corrode and lose pressure, which can result in a gas spring cylinder rupture or the liftgate falling unexpectedly.

>Remedy

>MMNA will replace the left and right liftgate gas springs, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 17, 2026. Owners may contact MMNA customer service at 1-888-648-7820. MMNA's number for this recall is SR-26-001. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov June 3, 2026. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 25V507.

Credit: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

I am currently debating on whether to take our EV9 or SEV on a road trip to Tennessee, which is an 800 mile trip. I would pick the EV9 for overall comfort and maneuverability even though the SEV has rear wheel steering. I am leaning toward the SEV mainly because if the max battery pack 450 miles on the highway. But I enjoy the Apple CarPlay in the EV9 also we have an Otto cast where we can stream whatever we want on the screen for the trip. Overall I’ll leave the house with 100% charge in either one and I get free charging at home as well as the destination Airbnb has charging included as well. So cost I figured to be about the same considering that even though the EV9 gets better miles per KW. What’s your guys thoughts?

Anybody get the new 662.40 update? Notice any difference?

Installed the 662.30 update on my 5WT which upgraded me to Android 14, but there is no app for the surround vision recorder and Gemini no longer opens the off-road app. Just wanted to put this out there to see if anyone else with a ‘25 or older WT had better luck.

I have a 2024 3WT, from the looks of it I have the GM Update 662.30. Is that the most current update? It was installed about a year ago, that seems like a long time ago and I hear people talking about getting updates recently. I also have android 14 and the Gemini button, I thought I read here about also have a YouTube app, but I don't have that.