2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV Reveal

[E365]

2024 Motor Trend SUV of the Year

Also, RS RWD now EPA-Estimated range of 324 miles.

Still too expensive, although I’ve seen a few advertised under MSRP now.

https://www.motortrend.com/news/chevrolet-blazer-ev-2024-suv-of-the-year/

 

[UncleDave]

Beats every SUV regardless of power source - pretty high accolades.

 

[UncleDave]

If we didnt know before we do now - its basically identical to the lyric charging wise

From the blazer article

A max charge rate of 190 kW allows for effective replenishment at fast chargers. According to Chevrolet, 78 miles can be added in about 10 minutes under ideal conditions—an astounding improvement over Chevy's early EV offerings, the Bolt and Bolt EUV, which top out at 55 kW.

GM stopped quoting the 30 minute timeframe.


From GM on the lyric

GM claims "the Lyriq can charge at up to 190kW, which allows it to add 76 miles of range in just 10 minutes! In 30 minutes its range can reach up to 195 miles."Jul 13, 2023


the Lyric has not hit the 30 milestone GM claimed for it.

 

[UncleDave]

Is 0-60 in 4.0 good?

From the article.

The Blazer EV we tested was the sporty-looking RS trim. Its midsize lithium-ion heart sent electrons to a dual-motor AWD system producing 288 hp and 333 lb-ft of torque, good for a 6.0-second 0-60 time. We also recorded a 131-foot 60-0 stop and 27.4-second, 0.63-g lap around our figure eight. Compared to other mainstream EVs, these results aren't exceptional.

 

[UncleDave]

Still too expensive, although I’ve seen a few advertised under MSRP now.

Ouch.

 

[k1xv]

I won't buy an EV unless it has a pantograph to connect to overhead wires over major highways. That would allow the ability to recharge while driving.

 

[E365]

I was looking at CarGurus yesterday. They had about 650 Blazer EVs listed. About 40 were above MSRP, 15 under MSRP and the rest were at MSRP. (And I know that’s just the advertised price).

Looks like about 30-40 are being added daily. My guess is once nearly every dealer has a few, it’ll be pretty hard for them to get away with anything above MSRP. And I feel like people know $60k is already a silly price.

I’m still waiting for a $40k, AWD Equinox EV w/275 miles range, a reliable, flat charging curve and a NACS port.

 

[UncleDave]

I was looking at CarGurus yesterday. They had about 650 Blazer EVs listed. About 40 were above MSRP, 15 under MSRP and the rest were at MSRP. (And I know that’s just the advertised price).

Looks like about 30-40 are being added daily. My guess is once nearly every dealer has a few, it’ll be pretty hard for them to get away with anything above MSRP. And I feel like people know $60k is already a silly price.

I’m still waiting for a $40k, AWD Equinox EV w/275 miles range, a reliable, flat charging curve and a NACS port.

agreed.

I wont buy anything without a native NACS port.

 

[E365]

First road trip. 1,000 miles. Charging isn’t promising. Almost an hour video.

Summary:
- Car was still in “Transport Mode”, So many functions didn’t work. (Weird to do a review that way, but oh well).
- First charge was at EA. Jumped right to 150kw as advertised, then later dipped, just like the LYRIQ often does
- Another session stayed solid around 100kw all the way to 80% with no dips at all.
- Most other sessions were fighting broken chargers, so not much actual data.

 

[Torrid]

More specs recently out. The Blazer EV pricing is just ridiculous. Until lower-spec Blazer EV trims come out, you’d be much better off just buying a lower spec LYRIQ.

2024 LYRIQ Tech AWD is around $62,090. 500 HP, 102kWh and 190kw DCFC

2024 Blazer EV RS AWD is around $60,215. ???HP, 85kWh and 150kw DCFC

For only ~$1,900 more, you get a much faster LYRIQ, with a larger battery and more range. And a nicer interior.

85kWh AWD Blazer EV needs to get into the lower $50,000s to be competitive, IMO.

If those are absolute final numbers who doesn’t take the Cadillac over the Chevrolet?

 

[Torrid]

Just looked at BlazerEVforum.com. The first owner just popped up a day or so ago. They claimed it was purchased at MSRP. These need to be selling under MSRP to make any sense to me.

I think GM shouldn’t have bothered with the Blazer. A 3-row Traverse EV for maybe $70k makes way more sense to me than a $60k Blazer.

I did notice Ultium Cells Ohio made their 10,000,000th cell back in July. Sounds like GM’s volume issue has been an unnamed automation company that makes the machines that assembles the modules. They have had major issues delivering the machines. They’ve been slowly hand assembling modules to this point.

I’d bet once the machines get delivered production can ramp up massively.

Selling under MSRP no matter what the vehicle is isn’t something that happens right now. If the price is too high they’ll learn the hard way. Anything that currently has a CCS port on it is bust anyway. GM has a hard road ahead. They’re so much more expensive than anything with a Tesla badge on it in the same class. That’s rough.

 

[Torrid]

That’s enough for adults …

And I’m a child that wants supercar acceleration. I’ll never grow up.

 

[Torrid]

I won't buy an EV unless it has a pantograph to connect to overhead wires over major highways. That would allow the ability to recharge while driving.

I’m guessing you won’t have an EV and 50 years from now you’ll be keeping your current vehicle going like it’s Havana.

Catenaries won’t ever happen in sue happy good old USA.

 

[UncleDave]

First road trip. 1,000 miles. Charging isn’t promising. Almost an hour video.

Summary:
- Car was still in “Transport Mode”, So many functions didn’t work. (Weird to do a review that way, but oh well).
- First charge was at EA. Jumped right to 150kw as advertised, then later dipped, just like the LYRIQ often does
- Another session stayed solid around 100kw all the way to 80% with no dips at all.
- Most other sessions were fighting broken chargers, so not much actual data.

More disappointing than Waterworld.

190KW peak just became 150?

When did peak charge rate take a haircut (?) this is from the brochure in the opening post.

 

[E365]

More disappointing than Waterworld.

190KW peak just became 150?

When did peak charge rate take a haircut (?) this is from the brochure in the opening post.



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From what I’ve seen it’s supposed to be 150kW on this 85kWh RS AWD. The RS RWD will have the 102kWh battery from the LYRIQ and match the LYRIQ’s 190kW peak.

EDIT: Yeah, found the ordering guide.
RS AWD 150kW
RS RWD 190kW

I can’t upload the full resolution pdf or JPEG. Hopefully it’s legible.

EDIT2: Here’s the link to download full resolution.
https://www.chevrolet.com/content/d...k/pdfs/24_Chevrolet_Blazer_OrderingPDF_F2.pdf

 

[Cujet]

Let's be honest here, a Honda Pilot is a far better choice, has more room and cargo capacity, and is about 2/3rd the price.

 

[UncleDave]

From what I’ve seen it’s supposed to be 150kW on this 85kWh RS AWD. The RS RWD will have the 102kWh battery from the LYRIQ and match the LYRIQ’s 190kW peak.

EDIT: Yeah, found the ordering guide.
RS AWD 150kW
RS RWD 190kW

I can’t upload the full resolution pdf or JPEG. Hopefully it’s legible.

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This is a backslide then.

According to first press even the 1LT was supposed to do 190.

No reason its shouldn't. The competition manages 250-350K with about 80 KWH batts.

I dont think it's fair to judge the curve on that video, but it isnt looking promising.

 

[E365]

Chevrolet just added the configurator, plus two new trims. LT AWD and RS RWD (324 miles EPA).

Price now starts at $56,715 which includes $3,520 in required packages. Still too expensive, but they’re at least verging closer to $50k without these packages on a future LT FWD model.

Seems just like the Equinox EV planning. Ended up around $5,000 more expensive than originally planned, BUT they are ditching the small, base battery that would have achieved that lower price.

 

[Bill7]

Prices range from about $45,000 to $65,000
247 - 320 miles EPA range.
FWD, RWD and AWD versions
1LT, 2LT, RS and SS trims. Plus a PPV version.

SS is 557HP, 648 lb-Ft AWD. 0-60MPH
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https://media.chevrolet.com/media/u.../Pages/news/us/en/2022/jul/0718-blazerev.html

Nice looking vehicle. I really like the external appearance and color, and the interior is very exciting looking (enough to put a smile of enjoyment on anyones face). But the real question is, "is it lipstick on a pig", hiding GM's typical unreliableness under the hood.

 

[pezzy84]

Still far too expensive and the delays bringing it to market put GM on the wrong end of the demand curve with this one. They really dilly dallied with the Lyriq and Hummer far too long. I was honestly rooting for GM but it is clear at this point they just can't get it done and the Ultium rollout is a total boondoggle. By the time (if ever) they hit volume production they are probably going to be going against other legacy 2nd generation efforts with their 2020 technology.

Oh wait.....they already did this in the 90's with their 2 valve pushrod V6's and I4's that were largely uncompetitive with their OHC multivalve peers.