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This weekend has dropped something special in the desert outside Las Vegas: two EVs took the mint 400 for the first time.
Since the launch of Minta 3 in 699, the patients of this iconic desert have been driven by dead dinosaurs. Visitors and race participants are accustomed to the smell of races in the air together, starting from the V8-Motivated Trophy truck to the polite class 11, the stock Volkswagen beetles flies over the bed, clampbar and dry lake on the bed.
It all changed when a group of friends entered a Revion R1 1 in 2024 and Mint organizer Matt Martley created an EV production class. This year, the Chevrolet came to the Game and entered the EV ZR2 off-road racing truck concept, this is a changing version of his truck. This summer is preparing to launch 2026 Silverado Ev Trail boss, this summer its first off-road Oriented EV variant,
Although Rivian upgraded a stock truck for 35 -inch BFGudrich tire, Silverado EV has got a lot of special parts.
Longer control weapons were taken from Hammer EV to allow 13 inches to travel. The Air Suspension was nibs in favor of the front dual coil Springs — with a spring rate of 1,600 pounds-with a single coil springs on the back. They do not have to support so much weight and do not have to sit on “only” 978 pounds/inch. Hey, it happens when a truck weighs about 10,000 pounds.
Long springs and 37 -inch beefgudrich tires mean Silveredo EV Race Truck sits 15 inches away from the ground. However, the truck itself is so big that I basically guess it is only 11 or 12 inches high. The power of such proportions.
There are also tri-motor systems taken from Hammer, two motors on the back and one in front. Chevrolet says they produce 1,100 horsepower and 11,500 pounds of torque together.
Although don’t do too much about that torque number. Chevrolet Wheel is talking about torque, which the industry usually does not use to talk about torque. The company did not give up all the numbers to do the math, but the motors are safe to say to produce 1000 pounds feet stuff. There is nothing to sneeze yet.
The key has not changed the 205 kW battery. The street truck, which is good enough for 440 miles, theoretically, is enough to walk in four lanes at the Mint 400, however, height, tire size, trends and dirt and dirt all take their tolls.
Group Manager Team Demetri also told me for road performance in Chevrolet that the truck on a limited amount of examination on average .5 miles/kilowatt wound. But he really didn’t know how batteries and drive units would respond to the racing of the hard desert.
Not quite square off
The opportunity to visit the Mint Rivian and changed Chevy Sylvirado EV Square was disrupted by any technology. Although both vehicles raced, they were in different classes.
Rivian EV Production participated in the class; Chevrolet, as a vehicle that is not currently given to the public, was in EV Open class. And every truck was in a class.
The worst, the Rivian and 1 were able to create two on the 735 mile course, the chevrolet was just in one lap. It is common to get less laps for manufacturing vehicles than large trophy trucks, but I was hoping that both trucks would dip two coals to test both skills and charging.
When I asked Martelie about this significance, he said, “Rivian has already run and done in a lap last year. When we put it in a new class we try to make them easier in them. We do not want that they will fail. This is not good for anyone. So we try to handle it with some more gifts every time. “
Call it mint 73
As soon as the trucks got out of the starting line, I rushed to the Stock Silveredo and Chevrolet to borrow me to drive on the weekend.
The first pit is on the race Mile 21 and the primary part of the course is very fast. The teams can flat on a lake bed through a few sections of the Huf and deal with some sand wash. After I first reached the hole, I missed the truck.
The second peat zone is a quick drive for Chase Vehicles, but Chavi will only have to exceed the 16 mile race course. We found a place to park at the right time to see Silvirado Av silently zoom around the corner from the peat zone of the dust cloud.
The truck crosses the finish line with 40% charge. This means that on average .6 miles/KWH – the team is a bit better than the expectation. The team took 2 hours to finish the course, so their average speed was about 34 miles per hour. The big ol ‘is not too garbage for the truck.
Driver Chad Hall and co-director Mark Steelo were both in good spirit after the competition.
Steelo said, “We simply made the cruise,” no problem. “
For the Rivians, it is mint 146
After leaving the key, I hited it to the Electrified America Chargers to test the revion.
Yes, Rivian has to charge a 149 kW battery to make two laps and fortunately has a 350 kW charger only one quarter of the race course. The team must only enter the course and exit the course at the same time.
I reached a scene of controlled chaos.
And 1 Race Mile has blown an air spring at 50 or more. The team was busy to repair it when the truck was charged.
The driver Nick Paris told me that they had the same as heavie Silveredo .6 miles/kilowatt WHAH1 skill with a 20% state charge arrived at the charging station.
He acknowledged to have some lead foot by hitting 110 miles per hour in the dry Lakerbed. “We have seen Chevi in ​​front of us,” said Brett Rizar, the co-director. “And we said ‘let’s go’ and the zoo!” The Rivian Pass was created and the race started.
Charging at 90%, Rivian has gone to its second coat. The vehicle blew up the front of the front, but was only below 15 minutes.
The Rivian team reached the finish line with a 10% charge and even after the truck pushed the truck 128 miles per hour on the lakebed, they left 2 efficiency .6 miles/kWH.
The average speed with their charging timeout is hard to get, but I will put it slower than the chevrolet. Chad is, above all, a professional race truck driver. The Rivian team is just a bunch of pleasing Nardi privateers.
Regardless, since both trucks are finished, both are considered as class winners and will take the first place trophy at home.
Ford, Jeep, where is Tesla?
Although battery density and charging infrastructure means these electron -powered rigs will not be competitive with ice races cars and trucks, of course they have the opportunity to enter the charging speed, range and durability.
Ford Performance – When are you entering the thunder? Hey Jeep, how about the entrance to the wagoner next year? Hek, I was even in favor of Uncle Elon’s entrance to Cybertrock. GMC can drop the hammer, perhaps a Taikan cross in Porsche can field Turismo field. I helped to get ID4 on the ID4 of the Mexican 1000 player a few years ago, so let’s bring that little guy too. Imagine the spectacle of all these vehicles fighting for electrical dirt domination.
