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Chevy Silverado EV vs Rivian R1T: How two EVs handled the iconic Mint 400 off-road race


Something special went down in the desert outside of Las Vegas this weekend: two EVs took on the Mint 400 for the first time. Since the Mint 400 launched

Image Credits: Matt Kalish/The Mint 400The tall springs and 37-inch BFGoodrich tires mean the Silverado EV race truck sits 15 inches off the ground. Image Credits: Emme HallAs soon as the trucks came off the starting line, I immediately ran to the stock Silverado EV Chevrolet lent me to drive for the weekend. The Rivian team arrived at the finish line with a 10% state of charge and despite pushing the truck to 128 miles per hour on the lakebed, their lap 2 efficiency remained .6 miles/kWh.

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