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 back in 1969, vehicles in this iconic desert endurance race have been powered by dead dinosaurs. Spectators and race participants alike are used to the smell of race fuel in the air as everything from V8-motivated Trophy Trucks to humble Class 11 stock Volkswagen Beetles fly over jumps, clamber over rocks, and go flat out on the dry lake bed. That all changed in 2024 when a group of pals entered a Rivian R1T and Mint organizer Matt Martelli created an EV Production class. This year, Chevrolet got into the game and entered the Silverado EV ZR2 off-road race truck concept, a modified version of its truck EV. The concept’s reveal comes as Chevy prepares to launch the 2026 Silverado EV Trail Boss, its first off-road oriented EV variant, this summer. While the Rivian is very much a stock truck save for the upgraded 35-inch BFGoodrich ti ... Read full article.