2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV
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Drive an MP3 and then tell me... Ha!I know which one I’d rather have in my driveway
2026 Equinox EV pricing increasing a bit.
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2025/08/2026-chevy-equinox-ev-pricing-uncovered/
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2025/08/2026-chevy-equinox-ev-pricing-uncovered/
Lotta discounting going on around here. They need to move the 2025s. Gonna be tougher after Septermber.
I'm seeing plenty of Equinox EVs at the wholesale dealer auctions. One auction outfit has 45 of them listed.
They are in a bit of a cursed position in the marketplace. The Equinox EV isn't eligible for the $4,000 used car tax credit. While far more expensive EVs such as the Nissan Ariya, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq 6, Toyota bZ4X and the Audi E-Tron can all hit that note depending on the trim level and model year.
Since many of those were first sold in the $50k+ MSRP range and beyond, the near-new Equinoxes can't really compete well when it comes to price.
I still think that if you're not a Tesla buyer, a near-new Ariya, Ioniq 6 or a bZ4X Limited would be a better choice than the Equinox EV.
They are in a bit of a cursed position in the marketplace. The Equinox EV isn't eligible for the $4,000 used car tax credit. While far more expensive EVs such as the Nissan Ariya, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq 6, Toyota bZ4X and the Audi E-Tron can all hit that note depending on the trim level and model year.
Since many of those were first sold in the $50k+ MSRP range and beyond, the near-new Equinoxes can't really compete well when it comes to price.
I still think that if you're not a Tesla buyer, a near-new Ariya, Ioniq 6 or a bZ4X Limited would be a better choice than the Equinox EV.
The Ariya just hit my radar. I was looking at a late-model EV, such as a Mach-E Select or Equinox, for my daughter. Her commute will be increasing to 60 miles daily when she returns to school and she'll be hitting me up for gas money. The Ariya wasn't even on my radar because I don't see many around. Then I saw that there are many available under $24,000. I think I'm going to have her buy the car to qualify for the $4,000 credit, and I'll co-sign and take care of the payments. The gas savings would cover most of the payment.
The 2025 Equinox EVs were all priced under $40,000 in November/December 2024. I guess they were the LT. There may have been one for a little bit more but nothing near 50 K.
At least on the North Carolina coast. We know because we bought the gasoline version, but also seriously considered the electric version.
Options were similar, though the gasoline version came with a full sunroof package and then whatever else.
Ahhhh see that price chart includes destination charges
Do you have a link to these wholesale auctions?
Or is this some private password protected site?
Anyway, anyone interested than now is the time to buy if you qualify for the tax credit.
If you don’t, unless money is no object you might as well wait till January 20 26 after the electric vehicle market crashes
https://www.chevrolet.com/electric/equinox-ev
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I own and operate a popular car buying service on Facebook called 48 Hours And A Used Car. I also co-developed the Long-Twrm Quality Index which has over five million vehicles in its database inspected by professional mechanics all over the United States.
The auctions have wholesale valuations for these vehicles. If you're in buying mode and are interested, feel free to let me know.
As I mentioned in the post above, I own and operate a popular car buying service on Facebook called 48 Hours And A Used Car which has about 4,000 followers.
If you Google my name, Steven Lang and add 'cars' you'll find a ton about me online. I used to write for Car and Driver, and I have written for a lot of other automotive publications. Long story short, I've been a car dealer for over 20 years and worked as an auto auctioneer before then.
If you're looking for an Ariya feel free to PM me. I've bought several and they're very well engineered.
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Very cool, safe to say you are a creditable source! Based on your educated sounding posts I assumed you were knowledgeable in the industry.
My wife and I just test drove an Equinox EV last night. Very tempting at $21K but the visibility is horrendous so we decided to pass. We also tested out a Blazer EV with was better in every way but much more costly at $25-35K. We are still poking around.
I chose a Blazer EV too over Equinox EV. Better materials, wider cabin, bigger backseat. It’s a nice passenger-size bump inside vs. Equinox EV, Model Y, Mach-e, IONIQ 5, etc. I’ll likely get a 2026 when my 2024 lease is up.
Same here. I was planning to buy an Equinox, but the sluggish acceleration and cheap materials turned me off. The 3RS trims had ventilated seats, which is what I really wanted, but those were 50K and hard to find. I wound up buying a Blazer RWD RS for 50K out the door. The AWD trims felt much slower. The RWD also had a bigger battery and higher peak charging speeds.
Interesting about the visibility, ours has 360 degree camera so parking is a breeze. What issue did you have?
Not an issue for me. The car won't go more than 200 miles. I'm also proficient in use of Plugshare and have multiple charging apps. I never use in-vehicle navigation for charging. I select chargers in advance before I depart. Too many issues in the past with congested or non-functioning chargers for me to rely on the vehicle.
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Visibility while driving was really bad. The solid C-pillars on the Equinox, compared to the C-pillars with windows on the Blazer, made a big difference.
Also, the placement of the side mirrors was poor on the Equinox EV. We parked the Equinox EV, Blazer EV, and then my 2020 RAV4 in the same parking spot, with a 2500 HD parked directly and perpendicularly behind the space about two car lengths back. Through the driver’s side mirror, I could see from the front bumper to the rear taillights (but not the rear bumper). With the Blazer EV, I could see from the front bumper to nearly the back of the rear door. As for the Equinox EV, I could only see from the front bumper to about one-third of the way through the front door.
When driving around my town, I can see three lanes of travel about 6–8 car lengths behind me in my RAV4. In the Blazer, I could see 1.5 lanes of travel, and in the Equinox, I could only see about 0.75 of one lane. Same road, similar traffic density.
So both Chevys suffer from poor visibility compared to the RAV4, but the Equinox had exceptionally bad blind-spot visibility on both sides. The Blazer had adequate visibility on both sides but could benefit from larger mirrors.
I agree that all the mirrors on the Blazer are a smidge too small. I've been relying on my head and the blind spot detection. Not as bad on the Model 3, but definitely suboptimal.
4WD
$50 site donor 2025
I just flip the rear camera on when I get near Houston - problem solved