2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV Reveal

Ws6 said:
2) I know realistically GM may have some issues, but overall they are a good product typically.
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I too have a soft spot for them. I have had more engine and exhaust system issues with Honda, Subaru and Nissan vehicles over the decades then I ever did with GM products (and also a not too long ago 08 Dodge Durango was VERY reliable)
Sure a bolt or two might come loose on a GM, maybe a frustrating rattle but darn it for me personally in the models I owned the engines have been rock solid.
So after a successful run with the 08 Durango I bought a 17 Chevy Traverse still under factory warranty at the height of the pandemic in spring of 2020 for a song and dance, from a dealer too, "certified GM" too!
More the reason for the two last American brands was I needed the tow capability for towing a boat.
Anyway, the Traverse came with the optional factory tow package and optional 20 inch tires and rims, running boards ect, looks great but what has shocked both my wife and I is the ride, amazing and wow, on the interstate, recently ran 7 trips to Florida looking at homes, there really is no uncomfortable speed that vehicle can do, no road noise at any speed either, at least under 100 MPH I didnt go over that. But it just cruises so effortlessly and the price very acceptable.

ok, so back to the nuts and bolts, well that is GM, rear lift gate handle loose, have to take the interior cover off to tighten it, that is fine, better then a leaky head gasket on the past Nissan or Timing belt breaking on a past Honda (wow that was a mess)and the Subaru had constant exhaust system corrosion issues.

Anyway, I am sort of counting on GM to bring EVs to the "common people" like me at a much lower cost. I would buy one for my wife as our local car, right now we have a Mazda with 85K on the odometer. Mazda has been great and trouble free. The local car makes trips to the super market, shopping ect, barely 5000 miles a year so in that case an EV would work but only at a cost for us that is the same as an ICE vehicle.
Furthermore, Electric is dirt cheap where I live, if I charge "off peak" which is any time of day except a 4 hour period, electric is only 5.5 cent kWh.
( I expect one day this may change if EVs continue to become popular.
 
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alarmguy said:
I too have a soft spot for them. I have had more engine and exhaust system issues with Honda, Subaru and Nissan vehicles over the decades then I ever did with GM products (and also a not too long ago 08 Dodge Durango was VERY reliable)
Sure a bolt or two might come loose on a GM, maybe a frustrating rattle but darn it for me personally in the models I owned the engines have been rock solid.
So after a successful run with the 08 Durango I bought a 17 Chevy Traverse still under factory warranty at the height of the pandemic in spring of 2020 for a song and dance, from a dealer too, "certified GM" too!
More the reason for the two last American brands was I needed the tow capability for towing a boat.
Anyway, the Traverse came with the optional factory tow package and optional 20 inch tires and rims, running boards ect, looks great but what has shocked both my wife and I is the ride, amazing and wow, on the interstate, recently ran 7 trips to Florida looking at homes, there really is no uncomfortable speed that vehicle can do, no road noise at any speed either, at least under 100 MPH I didnt go over that. But it just cruises so effortlessly and the price very acceptable.

ok, so back to the nuts and bolts, well that is GM, rear lift gate handle loose, have to take the interior cover off to tighten it, that is fine, better then a leaky head gasket on the past Nissan or Timing belt breaking on a past Honda (wow that was a mess)and the Subaru had constant exhaust system corrosion issues.

Anyway, I am sort of counting on GM to bring EVs to the "common people" like me at a much lower cost. I would buy one for my wife as our local car, right now we have a Mazda with 85K on the odometer. Mazda has been great and trouble free. The local car makes trips to the super market, shopping ect, barely 5000 miles a year so in that case an EV would work but only at a cost for us that is the same as an ICE vehicle.
Furthermore, Electric is dirt cheap where I live, if I charge "off peak" which is any time of day except a 4 hour period, electric is only 5.5 cent kWh.
( I expect one day this may change if EVs continue to become popular.
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That's insane. Why, coal?
I am at 12 cents/kWh at present. I drive 30K miles per year, and the C40 I'm buying will cost me around $75 or so a month electric increase I guess. So keep that in mind when you factor in your expense. This C40, even though the expense is higher, would cost me less than a well optioned Mazda CX5 would, monthly.
 
Ws6 said:
That's insane. Why, coal?
I am at 12 cents/kWh at present. I drive 30K miles per year, and the C40 I'm buying will cost me around $75 or so a month electric increase I guess. So keep that in mind when you factor in your expense. This C40, even though the expense is higher, would cost me less than a well optioned Mazda CX5 would, monthly.
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Ahh.. remember my words, off peak, there is a 4 hour period of each day 4 to 7 summertime and 6 to 9 winter that they take your highest peak usage during that 4 hour period for the month and charge you $12 (twelve dollars) kWr. So for our house who never uses much during peak, out actual cost including all fees and expenses is around 13 cents kWr. Between peak and off peak.
Now if we owned an EV we can charge that EV outside of the peak usage time when the rate is 5.5 cents. I do wonder as EVs hit the market if that rate will be sustainable but for now would actually bring down our total cost per kWr from by quite a bit because a greater percentage of electricity would be off peak use.

Since we are a co-op and technically own the electric utility, they went to peak usage time period to reflect the true cost of energy that they have to buy during peak times and giving breaks to those who dont use that power during peak.
 
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DwightFrye said:
...The side styling is hideous. It looks like it got T-boned in a low speed parking lot incident. The rest of it ?. Maybe the C8 designers had nothing better to do and were assigned to overstyle the Blazer.
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I thought the same thing; I see no aerodynamic advantage in that side styling.

I would call it "Hideous." And way overpriced for the masses.
 
MolaKule said:
I thought the same thing; I see no aerodynamic advantage in that side styling.

I would call it "Hideous." And way overpriced for the masses.
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Well, drag heavily influences highway mileage in an EV, so I presume that they took this into account. As to pricing, maybe not for the masses. That is what the cheaper products from GM are for. Aesthetics? That's personal.
 
$60K for a Nissan Rogue sized vehicle, a compact SUV. This is getting to be utter nonsense. I'd have to earn $400K per year to afford this current crop of $60K to $160K semi-compact vehicles. And, enjoy your GM pouch/prismatic battery cell bloat and early, expensive replacement.
 
Cujet said:
$60K for a Nissan Rogue sized vehicle, a compact SUV. This is getting to be utter nonsense. I'd have to earn $400K per year to afford this current crop of $60K to $160K semi-compact vehicles. And, enjoy your GM pouch/prismatic battery cell bloat and early, expensive replacement.
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No doubt the 'long term/more efficient/cheaper to own' spiel is taking a dump with the EV onslaught... What's next? 8-10 yr financing, motor/battery replacement by that point, etc. Most of them will end up costing $80K+ at that point...
 
First production Blazer EVs off assembly line.
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https://electrek.co/2023/06/28/first-sellable-chevy-blazer-ev-rolls-off-production-line/
 
Hopefully they can drop the price a few thousand. When this was revealed at $45k base, the Model Y was around $60k. Now they’re pretty similar in price. 🤔
 
I wonder if it will be like the Silverado where two of the trims simply vanish overnight along with the original price?

Of course the prices listed for GM vehicles are only a suggestion and anything desirable will carry hefty ADM for a long long time.
 
E365 said:
Hopefully they can drop the price a few thousand. When this was revealed at $45k base, the Model Y was around $60k. Now they’re pretty similar in price. 🤔
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The Model Y doesn’t seem like very stiff competition for GM Blazer.
I don’t know, but at these price points, this is not a very glowing review about Tesla.
I suspect just as many, if not more people will be happy with the look and performance of the Blazer as well as being able to buy it locally

https://www.caranddriver.com/tesla/model-y
 
alarmguy said:
Ahh.. remember my words, off peak, there is a 4 hour period of each day 4 to 7 summertime and 6 to 9 winter that they take your highest peak usage during that 4 hour period for the month and charge you $12 (twelve dollars) kWr. So for our house who never uses much during peak, out actual cost including all fees and expenses is around 13 cents kWr. Between peak and off peak.
Now if we owned an EV we can charge that EV outside of the peak usage time when the rate is 5.5 cents. I do wonder as EVs hit the market if that rate will be sustainable but for now would actually bring down our total cost per kWr from by quite a bit because a greater percentage of electricity would be off peak use.

Since we are a co-op and technically own the electric utility, they went to peak usage time period to reflect the true cost of energy that they have to buy during peak times and giving breaks to those who dont use that power during peak.
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I would think enough people charging overnight would shift what would be considered peak usage. Peak usage could end up being say, 1am-4am. Mine is flat rate, but even if it wasn't and I was driving EV only, my charge time would be when I'm home when I'm not working. That could land at any time of any day or night. It would not be possible for me to be selective.
 
Torrid said:
I would think enough people charging overnight would shift what would be considered peak usage. Peak usage could end up being say, 1am-4am. Mine is flat rate, but even if it wasn't and I was driving EV only, my charge time would be when I'm home when I'm not working. That could land at any time of any day or night. It would not be possible for me to be selective.
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Now in my new state of NC I pay 10 cents a kWh 24/7
I could get it down to 4.5 cents if I chose the peak usage metering

By the way, my last state in the above post, which was South Carolina, my electric co-op will be mailing me annual checks until they send me my existing remaining capital credits of $1800 in money that they collected from me over the years that they never needed to use, that was in addition to the low rates I already got my first check for this year two months ago.

Gotta love the land of the free in the Carolinas🥰
 
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