GM reveals Chevrolet Blazer EV with pricing up from $45,000

DETROIT – Basic Motors on Monday revealed its new electrical Chevrolet Blazer that is anticipated to compete in opposition to the Ford Mustang Mach-E and Tesla Mannequin Y crossover EVs.

The car marks an essential launch for the Detroit automaker in attracting consideration and extra mainstream shoppers to EVs.

The 2024 Blazer EV is anticipated to reach in seller showrooms starting subsequent summer season, in accordance with GM. Beginning pricing will vary from about $45,000 for an entry-level Blazer to $66,000 for a “SS” efficiency variant that may produce as much as 557 horsepower and 648 pounds-foot of torque.

GM estimates the crossover will likely be able to 0-60 mph in lower than 4 seconds, corresponding to the Mannequin Y Efficiency and Mach-E at about 3.5 seconds.

Options and capabilities of the Blazer EV will vary primarily based on the 4 car fashions. GM expects the electrical vary of the car – an essential quantity for EV homeowners – to be between 247 miles and 320 miles, primarily based on the variant. The corporate will even provide a variant for police use primarily based on the SS mannequin, officers mentioned.

The brand new Blazer EV will likely be produced at GM’s plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, the place the standard Blazer is assembled.

Whereas the brand new EV shares the Blazer identify and plant with a standard inside combustion engine mannequin, the autos are utterly completely different in growth, efficiency and appears. The EV is predicated on GM’s new Ultium platform, which is anticipated to underpin the automaker’s next-generation electrical autos.

“It’s Blazer by identify … and the vibe of Blazer, however there’s nothing shared from these two autos,” mentioned Chevrolet Vice President Scott Bell throughout a media occasion.

The Blazer EV will likely be able to front-, rear- or all-wheel-drive, relying on the mannequin. Like the outside, the inside of the car is completely different than its conventional sibling and features a driver-focused cockpit with a 17.7-inch-diagonal middle touchscreen and an 11-inch-diagonal drive info display screen.

The Blazer EV is anticipated to be Chevy’s fourth electrical mannequin when it arrives in showrooms subsequent yr. The model at the moment sells the Bolt EV and Bolt EUV with GM’s older battery know-how. Restricted gross sales of the electrical Silverado are scheduled to start out subsequent spring. The automaker can also be anticipated to unveil an electrical Equinox that GM has mentioned will begin round $30,000.

Beginning pricing for the standard 2022 Blazer with an inside combustion engine ranges from about $35,000 to $43,000.