General Motors confirmed Wednesday that an all-electric version of the Equinox small SUV will arrive in the fall of 2023, with prices starting around $30,000.
The automaker has released the first images of the Equinox EV, which looks pretty curvaceous compared to the company’s current-market gasoline crossovers. It can be compared with Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Volkswagen ID.4, and perhaps the Tesla Model Y, at a much lower price point than all of them.
Introduction of Chevrolet Equinox EV 2024
GM also confirmed that an electric Blazer — no, it’s not Classic e-Blazer it showed about a year ago, but a modern mid-size SUV – still on the rise. And the Blazer EV will make its first debut in the spring of 2023. Both models will boost the company’s operations. Ultium Platform, incorporating propulsion system, software, etc.
The Ultium series includes battery packs from 50 kwh to approximately 200 kwh, with combined movement ranging from 235 hp to 1,000 hp. GM has said that apps like this will offer front- or all-wheel drive.
Note inside the Equinox is a new touchscreen configuration different from what is used in Cadillac Lyriq. Instead of expanding the driving floor space, GM opted for a tall center console configuration.
Introduction of Chevrolet Equinox EV 2024
The Equinox probably won’t be GM’s lowest-priced new EV. More affordable models below that and based on the Ultium platform will launch sometime in the middle of the decade, executives have suggested, including a successor to the Bolt EV, which is currently on hold. production halted as GM struggled to buy enough batteries to repair callback Bolt EVs.
That said, with interest coming from both the GMC Hummer EV and Chevrolet Silverado EV, both introduced in several versions priced above $100,000, affordable electric vehicles are unlikely to arrive anytime soon.
