Electric Silverado to have 4 Wheel Steering
There is a lot of hype surrounding all of the new electric vehicles that will be hitting the market in the next few years. Every manufacturer is scrambling to come up with all of these electric vehicles to replace the traditional gas powered vehicles. These electric vehicles are going to have an amazing amount of tech in them. The electric Chevrolet Silverado that is supposed to be revealed sometime in the near future is said to have a very interesting feature that the Ford F150 Lightning does not have. The electric Chevrolet Silverado is going to have 4- wheel steering. Now you might be wondering why a truck needs to have 4 wheel steering? Well trucks are bigger that a regular vehicle which makes them harder to maneuver in smaller spaces. With the 4 wheel steering, you will be able to maneuver the truck better in tighter areas. It also reduces the turning radius of the truck dramatically. But it important to remember, you should only be using this feature at slower speeds. It could potentially be dangerous if you use this at a higher rate of speed.
The way it works:
When you are turning and need a little extra help, you engage the 4 wheel steering and the back wheels with turn the opposite way the front wheels are turning. Thus increasing the amount you are able to turn. In the teaser video that was released, there was a small crab that was by one of the wheels. The crab has some meaning behind it though. The crab represents the truck being able to "crab walk." What is crab walk you ask? Well it just means that the truck will be able to move in a diagonal direction. If both the front and back wheels are turned a certain angle, the truck can be facing completely straight and move in a diagonal motion. That is the crab walk. If you keep up with the electric trucks that are being introduced, you will have seen that the GMC Hummer truck will also have this feature so it wasn't really that big of a surprise when General Motors announced it was going to have this feature. Elon Musk, the CEO if Tesla, recently said that the Tesla Cybertruck, which is delayed currently, will have a similar feature. We are not yet sure if this will be an option that you have to specifically order or if it will be a standard feature. When we get more information on the all new Electric Silverado, we will be sure to pass it along.
The way it works:
When you are turning and need a little extra help, you engage the 4 wheel steering and the back wheels with turn the opposite way the front wheels are turning. Thus increasing the amount you are able to turn. In the teaser video that was released, there was a small crab that was by one of the wheels. The crab has some meaning behind it though. The crab represents the truck being able to "crab walk." What is crab walk you ask? Well it just means that the truck will be able to move in a diagonal direction. If both the front and back wheels are turned a certain angle, the truck can be facing completely straight and move in a diagonal motion. That is the crab walk. If you keep up with the electric trucks that are being introduced, you will have seen that the GMC Hummer truck will also have this feature so it wasn't really that big of a surprise when General Motors announced it was going to have this feature. Elon Musk, the CEO if Tesla, recently said that the Tesla Cybertruck, which is delayed currently, will have a similar feature. We are not yet sure if this will be an option that you have to specifically order or if it will be a standard feature. When we get more information on the all new Electric Silverado, we will be sure to pass it along.