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

DETROIT – General Motors on Monday discovered its new electric Chevrolet Blazer that’s predicted to compete in opposition to the Ford Mustang Mach-E and Tesla Model Y crossover EVs.

The motor vehicle marks an important start for the Detroit automaker in attracting consideration and extra mainstream consumers to EVs.

The 2024 Blazer EV is anticipated to get there in supplier showrooms beginning up coming summer months, in accordance to GM. Setting up pricing will assortment from about $45,000 for an entry-amount Blazer to $66,000 for an “SS” general performance variant that will develop up to 557 horsepower and 648 pounds-foot of torque.

GM estimates the crossover will be capable of -60 mph in significantly less than 4 seconds, similar to the Model Y General performance and Mach-E at about 3.5 seconds.

Options and abilities of the Blazer EV will selection centered on the 4 auto types. GM expects the electrical array of the motor vehicle – an vital number for EV entrepreneurs – to be among 247 miles and 320 miles, based on the variant. The organization will also offer a variant for police use primarily based on the SS model, officers said.

The new Blazer EV will be generated at GM’s plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, exactly where the common Blazer is assembled.

Though the new EV shares the Blazer title and plant with a classic interior combustion motor model, the automobiles are totally unique in progress, general performance and looks. The EV is centered on GM’s new Ultium platform, which is predicted to underpin the automaker’s future-generation electric vehicles.

“It is Blazer by title … and the vibe of Blazer, but you can find absolutely nothing shared from these two cars,” reported Chevrolet Vice President Scott Bell all through a media celebration.

The Blazer EV will be able of entrance-, rear- or all-wheel-drive, dependent on the model. Like the exterior, the inside of the car or truck is diverse than its conventional sibling and contains a driver-concentrated cockpit with a 17.7-inch-diagonal heart touchscreen and an 11-inch-diagonal generate facts display screen.

The Blazer EV is envisioned to be Chevy’s fourth electric powered product when it comes in showrooms next 12 months. The brand name now sells the Bolt EV and Bolt EUV with GM’s more mature battery technological know-how. Limited gross sales of the electrical Silverado are scheduled to start up coming spring. The automaker is also anticipated to unveil an electrical Equinox that GM has claimed will start out all-around $30,000.

Commencing pricing for the regular 2022 Blazer with an inside combustion motor ranges from about $35,000 to $43,000.