Chevrolet has announced it will offer its popular off-road Trail Boss trim as part of the 2026 Silverado EV lineup starting this summer.
Previously available on Silverado and Colorado, the newly available lifted off-road trim offers customers the added capability they expect from a Trail Boss with the benefits of an electric truck.
“Trail Boss has been one of the highest turning trims in our portfolio since we first launched it on the 2019 Silverado,” says Scott Bell, vice president of Chevrolet. “Adding Trail Boss to Silverado EV gives customers an option that builds on our strong truck pedigree, high electric range and off-road capability.”
With a 2-inch lift, the Trail Boss has 24 percent higher ground clearance than the base Silverado EV. The coil suspension is uniquely tuned with a hydraulic rebound control system.
Trim-exclusive Terrain mode is available at low speeds and offers additional control when maneuvering areas with uneven terrain. Compared to Normal mode, Terrain mode unlocks sharper 4-Wheel Steer, giving drivers better ability to control torque and traction at low speeds.
Paired with other drive modes, including off-road mode and Sidewinder mode, the Silverado EV Trail Boss is ready for adventure.
“The Silverado EV Trail Boss delivers similar capability expected with other Chevy Trail Bosses,” says Joe Roy, chief engineer for Silverado EV. “It’s an impressive truck that will meet the needs of our customers looking to get off trail and still have all the features customers have come to love about Silverado EV, including range and off-road power.”
Sidewinder, first introduced on RST trim vehicles, allows all four wheels to turn in the same direction and move the truck diagonally at low speeds. Selectable from the infotainment screen, the feature gives drivers a new way to conquer everything from rugged terrain to tight parking spaces.
The Trail Boss version with the extended range battery pack offers a max towing of 12,500lb and 2,100 lbs. of payload. Up to 725 horsepower and 775 lbs.-ft of torque is available with the Max Range battery pack.
Beyond capability, the Silverado EV Trail Boss includes the following trim-exclusive design features:
- High-angle approach front fascia
- Rugged 35-inch all-terrain tires with unique 18-inch wheels
- Exterior badging
- Unique interior
- Red front tow hooks
For those looking to customize their rig, auxiliary switches are easily accessible for accessory lights and more.
Silverado EV is available in nine exterior colors, including three new options: White Sands; Polar White Tricoat; and Magnus Gray Matte Metallic.
Silverado EV also offers Super Cruise enhancements, including integration with Google Maps that navigates to the correct lane for your chosen route with ease when on Super Cruise-capable roads.
What’s more, newly added hands-on functionality keeps you centered in your lane and adapts to the speed of the driver ahead, all while your hands remain on the steering wheel. Then, when you reach a Super Cruise-enabled road, the steering wheel lightbar turns green and hands-free driving will automatically engage for added comfort.
Adaptive Cruise control has also been upgraded so the driver can choose to automatically adjust speed to match posted speed limits. Super Cruise with towing is available on LT and Trail Boss.
With three trims — Work Truck, LT and Trail Boss — Chevrolet offers a Silverado EV for every price point, capability need and lifestyle. The Silverado EV lineup has expanded to provide customers with more choice, and now the brand will sunset the launch trim RST. The 2026 Silverado EV has a starting MSRP of $54,895 and continues to offer:
- Up to 10.2kW of off-board power available on all trims
- Multi-Flex Midgate available on LT and Trail Boss
- WOW mode to unlock max horsepower and torque available on LT and Trail Boss
- 22-inch wheels available on WT and LT
- 17.7-inch-diagonal center infotainment screen paired with 11-inch-diagonal driver informational center standard on all trims, including Work Truck for the first time.
Here’s a look at the full lineup:
| Trim | Battery Pack | Range with standard content | Starting MSRP (includes $2,095 DFC) |
| Work Truck | Standard | 286 miles (EPA-estimated) | $54,895 |
| Extended | 424 miles (EPA-estimated) | $68,295 | |
| Max | 493 miles (EPA-estimated) | $76,295 | |
| LT | Standard | 283 miles (EPA-estimated) | $62,995 |
| Extended | 410 miles (EPA-estimated) | $71,195 | |
| Max | 478 miles (GM-estimated) | $91,295 | |
| Trail Boss | Extended | 410 miles (EPA-estimated) | $72,095 |
| Max | 478 miles (GM-estimated) | $88,695 |
The Silverado EV is assembled with domestically and globally-sourced parts at Factory ZERO Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center in Michigan — the launching pad for GM’s multi-brand all-EV strategy.
For more information, visit gm.com/.
In Related News, GM has announced the appointment of Sterling Anderson, co-founder and chief product officer of autonomous trucking company Aurora, as executive vice president, global product, and chief product officer.
Reporting to GM President Mark Reuss, Anderson will oversee the end-to-end product lifecycle for both gas- and electric-powered vehicles, including hardware, software, services, and user experience. Anderson, who joins GM on June 2, will be based in GM’s Mountain View Tech Center in California.
Aurora recently launched America’s first commercial, fully driverless trucking service in Texas, running regularly between Houston and Dallas. Before co-founding Aurora in 2017, Anderson worked at Tesla, where he led both the Model X program and the team that delivered Tesla Autopilot.
Anderson holds a master’s and Ph.D. degree in robotics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He developed MIT’s Intelligent Co-Pilot, a semi-autonomous vehicle safety system, which helped lay the foundation for major progress in how humans and machines can work together more effectively.
In Other News, GM is redesigning its GM Rewards loyalty program and announcing the launch of the GM Rewards Mastercard from Barclays US Consumer Bank. The revamped loyalty program is said to be simpler, and the new card provides customers more ways to earn and redeem GM Rewards points across GM brands for new vehicles, services, parts and accessories.
GM Rewards members also can earn and redeem GM Rewards points toward digital services like most OnStar plans and Super Cruise, the hands-free driver assistance technology which can be used on about 750,000 miles of compatible roads across the U.S. and Canada.
In addition, customers of GM Financial will be able to redeem GM Rewards points toward an account balance. And now, GM Rewards points can be combined with GM’s Family First employee, dealer, and supplier discount programs, for eligible customers.
Issued by Barclays, the new GM Rewards Mastercard further expands the Wilmington, Delaware-based bank’s portfolio of co-branded credit cards, which includes some of America’s best-known brands.
