Compare the2025 Chevrolet Silverado EVVS 2025 Tesla Cybertruck

In the past twenty years hundreds of infants and young children have died after being left in vehicles, usually by accident. When turning the vehicle off, drivers of the Silverado EV are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out. The Cybertruck doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.

The Chevrolet Silverado EV has Daytime Running Lights to help keep it more visible under all conditions. Canadian government studies show that driving with lights during the day reduces accidents by 11% by making vehicles more conspicuous. The Cybertruck doesn’t offer Daytime Running Lights.

To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the Silverado EV’s standard Rear Cross Traffic Alert uses sensors in the rear to alert the driver to vehicles approaching from the side and Rear Cross Traffic Braking automatically engages the brakes to help avoid a collision. The Cybertruck doesn’t offer a rear cross-path warning system.

The Silverado EV has standard OnStar®, which uses a global positioning satellite (GPS) receiver and a cellular system to get turn-by-turn driving directions, remotely unlock your doors if you lock your keys in, help track down your vehicle if it’s stolen or send emergency personnel to the scene if any airbags deploy. The Cybertruck doesn’t offer a GPS response system, only a navigation computer with no live response for emergencies, so if you’re involved in an accident and you’re incapacitated help may not come as quickly.

Both the Silverado EV and the Cybertruck 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, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, around view monitors and available driver alert monitors.

The Chevrolet Silverado EV weighs 1902 to 2166 pounds more than the Tesla Cybertruck. The NHTSA advises that heavier vehicles are much safer in collisions than their significantly lighter counterparts.

There are over 15 times as many Chevrolet dealers as there are Tesla dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Silverado EV’s warranty.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Chevrolet vehicles are better in initial quality than Tesla vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Chevrolet second in initial quality, above the industry average. With 106 more problems per 100 vehicles, Tesla is ranked 32nd, below the industry average.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the statistics that show that Chevrolet vehicles are more reliable than Tesla vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Chevrolet fourth in reliability, above the industry average. With 78 more problems per 100 vehicles, Tesla is ranked 26th.

The Silverado EV has more powerful engines than the Cybertruck:

The Silverado EV can travel longer on a full charge than the Cybertruck on a full charge:

For better stopping power the Silverado EV’s front brake rotors are larger than those on the Cybertruck:

In an emergency stopping situation, many drivers don’t press the brakes with enough force to stop the vehicle in the shortest distance. The Silverado EV has standard Brake Assist to detect emergency braking situations (by how hard and how quickly the brake pedal is pressed) and then automatically apply maximum braking immediately in order to help prevent a collision. The Cybertruck doesn’t offer a brake assist feature.

The Silverado EV RST’s tires provide better handling because they have a lower 50 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Cybertruck’s 65 series tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Silverado EV RST has standard 24-inch wheels. The Cybertruck’s largest wheels are only 20-inches.

The Chevrolet Silverado EV’s wheels have 8 lugs for longer wheel bearing life, less chance of rotor warping and greater strength. The Tesla Cybertruck only has 6 wheel lugs per wheel.

The Silverado EV has a standard easy tire fill system. When inflating the tires, the vehicle’s integrated tire pressure sensors keep track of the pressure as the tires fill and tell the driver when the tires are inflated to the proper pressure. The Cybertruck doesn’t offer vehicle monitored tire inflation.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Silverado EV’s wheelbase is 2.6 inches longer than on the Cybertruck (145.7 inches vs. 143.1 inches).

For better maneuverability, the Silverado EV RST w/rear wheel steering’s turning circle is 1.5 feet tighter than the Cybertruck’s (42 feet vs. 43.5 feet).

The front grille of the Silverado EV uses electronically controlled shutters to close off airflow and reduce drag when less engine cooling is needed. This helps improve highway fuel economy. The Cybertruck doesn’t offer active grille shutters.

The Silverado EV has .2 inches more front headroom, 3.7 inches more front legroom, 4.8 inches more front hip room, 1.6 inches more front shoulder room, .6 inches more rear headroom, 3.4 inches more rear legroom, 4.3 inches more rear hip room and 1.7 inches more rear shoulder room than the Cybertruck.

The Silverado EV has a much larger cargo box than the Cybertruck shortbed (57.7 vs. 56.2 cubic feet).

The Cybertruck’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.

The Silverado EV’s cargo box is larger than the Cybertruck’s in almost every dimension:

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 Tesla Cybertruck doesn't offer a way to extend the cargo box into the rear seat.

The Chevrolet Silverado EV has a standard EZ Lift-and-Lower Tailgate, which prevents the heavy tailgate from falling with a crash and causing injury. It allows adults and children to easily open and close the tailgate with one hand to better facilitate loading and unloading. The Tesla Cybertruck doesn’t offer a tailgate assist.

Maximum trailer towing in the Tesla Cybertruck is limited to 11000 pounds. The Silverado EV offers up to a 12500 lbs. towing capacity.

The Silverado EV (except Work Truck) offers an available 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 Cybertruck doesn’t offer a heads-up display.

The Silverado EV’s standard side window demisters help clear frost or condensation from the side windows in the winter. The Cybertruck doesn’t even offer side window demisters, so the driver may have to wipe the windows from the outside to gain side vision.

The Silverado EV (except Work Truck)’s optional Enhanced Automatic Parking Assist can parallel park or back into a parking spot by itself, starting, stopping and changing direction automatically. The Cybertruck doesn’t offer an automated parking system.