Chevrolet S-10 EV
Chevrolet S-10 EV was built from 1997 to 1998, as a 2-door regular cab. Electric motor: 85 kW AC induction motor. Battery: 16.2 kWh lead acid; 29 kWh nickel-metal hydride. Layout: Front-motor, front-wheel drive. Weight: 4230 lb (1997); 4199 lb (1998).
Composed from the specifications below, so it states nothing the specs do not. Photograph: Mike Weston from La Honda, CA, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons), from this generation's own encyclopedia entry.
Overview
The Chevrolet S-10 Electric was an American electric compact pickup truck built by Chevrolet. It was introduced in 1997, becoming the world's first electric pickup truck from the original manufacturer, updated in 1998, and then discontinued. It was an OEM BEV variant of Chevrolet's S-10 pickup truck. The S-10 Electric was solely powered by electricity (batteries) and was marketed primarily to utility fleet customers.
Design
General Motors started with a regular-cab, short-box (6 ft bed) S-10 pickup, with a base-level trim package plus a half-tonneau cover. In place of a typical inline four cylinder or V-6 internal combustion engine, the electric S-10 EV was equipped with an 85 kW three-phase, liquid-cooled AC induction motor, based on GM's EV1 electric coupe. The EV1 had a 100kW motor; GM reduced the S-10 EV's motor output because of the additional weight and drag of the truck so as not to overstress the batteries.
Source: the English Wikipedia article on this model, CC BY-SA 4.0. Text may be shortened; read the full article for the complete text.
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Who it suits
- Drivers with home or workplace charging and mostly predictable daily distances.
Check before you buy
- Ask for a battery state-of-health report: the traction battery is the main value driver in a used hybrid or electric car. Battery SOH tool
- Confirm the charging inlet and the speeds your market supports; plug types differ between regions.
- Inspect for corrosion at sills, floor, subframes and suspension mounts, and replace perishable rubber (hoses, bushes, boots) at import.
- Read the auction sheet grade and notes, and verify the odometer against service and inspection records. How to read an auction sheet
- Run a history check (accidents, flood, mileage) before you bid. History check guide
- Import age rules: this generation already qualifies in United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia. Confirm the rule for your exact vehicle with customs before buying. Landed-cost calculator
General guidance for this type of vehicle, worked out from its body, powertrain and age. It is not a finding about this particular model; use an inspection and the auction sheet for the car you are actually buying.
Worked out from this generation's production years and each country's age rule. Rules also depend on vehicle type and the month of manufacture, so confirm with customs before you buy.
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By production year alone, Chevrolet S-10 EV is inside the age window for United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia. Rules depend on vehicle type and the month of manufacture, so confirm with customs before you buy.
What powers the Chevrolet S-10 EV?
Per its encyclopedia infobox, electric motor: 85 kW AC induction motor; battery: 16.2 kWh lead acid; 29 kWh nickel-metal hydride.
Answered from this page's own data, not from outside claims. See the sources below.
- en.wikipedia.org (retrieved 2026-10-19)
Confidence: single-source (Wikipedia infobox). Specifications differ by market, trim and model year; the auction sheet or the vehicle's registration document is the final word on a particular car.
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