The 2024 Chevy Equinox EV 3RS will sit at the very top of the battery-electric compact crossover’s trim level lineup, enticing customers with a long list of standard equipment as well as a sporty interior and exterior theme.
The range-topping model in the Equinox EV’s lineup essentially takes the list of standard equipment from the well-equipped 3LT and wraps them up in an RS-themed package. Standard equipment includes:
- 8-way power-adjustable driver seat and 6-way power-adjustable front passenger seat
- Front heated/ventilated seats and rear outboard heated seats
- Heated flat-bottom steering wheel
- Dual-zone climate control
- Heated wiper park
- 17.7-inch-diagonal infotainment screen
- 11-inch-diagonal driver information center
- 21-inch aluminum wheels
- Front LED light bar
- Roof rails
- Heated outside mirrors
- Presence-based power liftgate
- Adaptive Cruise Control and HD Surround Vision
June 2024 update: the heated front seats, heated steering wheel, heated wiper park, presence-based power liftgate, HD Surround Vision and Adaptive Cruise Control features were made standard on the 2RS trim level before the start of regular production.
In addition, the 3RS rim level can be equipped with certain features that are not available on some lesser rims, including:
- Available Head-Up Display and Rear Camera Mirror with rear washer
- Available Black with Red Accents interior or Adrenaline Red interior
- Available Bose audio system
- Available sunroof
- Available Super Cruise driver assistance technology
- Available 19.2 kW Level 2 (AC) charging module
The most noteworthy feature available on the 3RS that is not offered on any trim is the 19.2 kW Level 2 charging module. This unlocks the full Level 2 charging capacity of the Equinox EV, allowing it to add up to 51 miles of range per hour when plugged into a standard Level 2 module. The 19.2 kW module can only be equipped on 2024 Chevy Equinox EV 3RS models equipped with the optional eAWD system.
June 2024 update: the Head-up Display, Bose audio system and Rear Camera Mirror features as well as the 19.2 kW charging module were removed from the 2024 Equinox EV’s equipment list before the start of regular production.
The Equinox EV 3RS comes standard with the front-wheel-drive powertrain and long-range battery. This combination is rated at 210 horsepower and 242 pound-feet of torque, while range sits at an estimated 300 miles. This trim cannot be ordered with the standard range battery, which is exclusive to the 1LT trim. It can be equipped with the available eAWD system, which bumps output to 290 horsepower and 346 pound-feet of torque, with range sitting at 280 miles.
June 2024 update: the 1LT’s smaller battery pack was dropped before the start of regular production.
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Comments
I can put 400 miles of range in my SUV in less than 10 minutes…or I can spend $50k+ to get a car where it takes an hour to add 51 miles of range. Hmm…
Tim:
People in a hurry (for whatever reason) will just charge at home as they do their cell phone(s). Overnight charging speed is rather inconsequential for people other than traveling technicians or salesmen who drive great distances MORE than 1 day in a row.
I think GM’s policy of offering the 19.2 kw feature as an OPTION is a great idea that I wish I could have had with my upcoming Cadillac LYRIQ – where I am getting this feature that I will never, ever use.
On the road – such hurried people will charge at 150-190 kw (8 or 9 times faster than this article lists), since all GM cars have fast charging ability – and it is as fast as this if it is an ultium power train.
I think I’m going to look for a gas powered cellphone
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Or – you can choose to not read stories that don’t interest you
Obviously the speed of refueling is a big advantage of gas cars, but the 51 miles of range is charging at home. So you are comparing something you can’t do at all in a gas car versus something that you can do in an electric car. If you go to a DC fast charger it’s still not going to be like fueling with gas but it’ll be a lot quicker than 51 miles in an hour. So I think this comment is getting a lot of thumbs down because the author doesn’t seem to have a basic understanding of electric car charging.
I’ll stick with my Impala. That black plastic gaping hole in front…hope it looks better in person. Oh yeah, hate the ipad on a dash routine.
Someone will ask; why do you 300 miles of range when you can charge everyday- my reply would be; who want to mess with a cable and a plug every time I want to go somewhere or when I arrive home-
No need to plug in everyday. When you do it’s just as easy as charging a cell phone.
And if they do wireless just drive over…..but we can keep saving while they keep buying gas…and then own the refineries gladly…well time will tell. I say they all throw out their cell phones…that was progress too and go back to rotary or the brick sized one for 2k.
What about those that don’t convenient charging at home? That’s the problem with the E/V crowd. They think everyone lives in the suburbs with an attached two car garage. You can recharge your phone off of any outlet in your place of residence. Running an extension cable out to the street or your apartment parking lot ain’t quite the same
Little Buzzard:
Depends on how normal people react in Real Life…. My Nephew, who often borrows one of my electric cars, as a for instance, ALWAYS throws an extension cord out the window of his girl friend’s apartment any time he stays over. I suppose it is a very slight inconvenience.
But it sure beats paying for the $7 or $8 a gallon gasoline that you will see after election day this year, when they coincidentally stop draining the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Now of course, whatever gasoline prices become – some people will not worry about the cost and just pay whatever the going rate is – since they DEMAND a 5-10 minute fill up, and it is worth it to them to not have to ‘waste’ any more time EVER. Other people, like me, do not mind a slight inconvenience if it saves me CA$H.
Bill,
You’re so rational and pragmatic! Are you sure you’re at the right web site?
haha Robert…
Complements (assuming not to be sarcastic) are so few and far between that I’ll take them, so thank you again….
AS someone else commented.. This article is for everyone, but mainly for people interested in new GM electric models – so it is a bit nasty to see all the negative comments from people who will likely never buy a plug-in..
More power to them – but – EV people don’t constantly go on RAM blogs and complain about how impractical to afford them that they are.
AS far as electric rates going up – they haven’t gone up more in price percentage wise than gasoline and diesel prices…. So where you saved a LITTLE money before you’ll save A LOT now – simply because Gas and Diesel have been traditionally more expensive to push a vehicle down the road.
And I guess electric won’t go up in price- it has here in Pennsylvania-
So, I guess leaving the window cracked open to run the extension cord doesn’t affect the heating/cooling cost of the apartment? She must also live in a gated complex therefore someone stealing the extension cord is not an issue? Not everyone lives in Beverly Hills
LB:
To the contrary – she lives in the poor side of the town she is in, and just SPLURGED for an ALDI’s (regional discount German Supermarket with only 2,000 items rather than the traditional 20,000 items – but they also sell various ‘dollar store’ type items when they can get them) (really Chinese Haier) $110 (that’s cheap for even 20 years ago (!)) – 5,000 BTU/hour air conditioner (draws 4 amps at 110 volts) that is large enough to cool 2 small bedrooms.
She is on the second floor, with no other cooling facility (forget luxuries like central air conditioning). The bathroom happens to have a ground-fault outlet installed by the landlord 20 years ago to make the place more rentable. I told him (my nephew) to charge at 8 amperes but he says he has no problem charging a bit faster at 12 amperes on the new outlet..
Now, my nephew brings a 25 foot cord with him since the apartment is on the second floor. As far as disturbing the ‘climate control’ – he does what all poor people do, the window is opened a crack (a #16 extension cord (under $10 at Harbor Junk Tools… – the 50 foot one is $14.99) and a towel is placed in the very small opening to keep the bugs out. #16 is good for 13 amperes – even a 100 foot #16 cord will only drop 8 volts at 8 amperes and 12 volts at 12 amperes…. This cord drops 3 volts at 12 amperes – and the car can charge down to 100 volts so as long as the juice at your receptacle is 112 a 100 foot extension cord at the higher 12 amp speed will work).
Yes, hoodlums can destroy the cord, but they cannot steal it.
I can’t believe people think switching to electric vehicles is so easy. It’s like they think “all I have to do is plug in” … I guess electricity just magically appears! It’s got to be produced somewhere, somehow people, and the grid simply isn’t ready for it. Here’s an example… here in Colorado, when marijuana became legal, there was such a burden on the grid from all the new growers and their lights and other equipment, that upgrades had to be made. Can you imagine what it would be like if even just 100 people get EVs and start charging at the highest rate? California is already proving that electric car owners will pay a price, by rolling blackouts and “please don’t charge your cars.” They need that power elsewhere.
I hate to say it, but wind and solar are NOT going to be able to keep up with demand. You also need storage facilities for wind and solar power, and those batteries will have an environmental impact as well. People only seem to focus on tailpipe emissions… but there’s more, A LOT MORE to the puzzle than just that.
Paulie:
As a 3 car ev family, I just don’t understand why the relatively small amount of electricity that a plug-in car uses causes such controversy.
1). I have 3 evs charging at various times during the day.
2). I have a large 8 x 10 foot hot tub that I’ve converted to natural gas heat, but it still has 3 – 3 hp (total draw 40 amperes) pumps.
3). A 3 hp home made electric snow blower (which I load to 7 1/2 hp at times),
4). A 5 hp pressure washer (about equivalent to 11 hp gasoline models).
5). Electric Lawn Mower.
6) Central air conditioning for a 2,200 sq ft home.
There are quite a few other things, but I am running off the home’s original 63 year old electrical service (100 amps) and nothing gets unduly warm……
I obviously cannot run everything at the same time, but it is not even a SLIGHT inconvenience.
More to the point – people buy electric room heaters and electric appliances – some of which use a considerable amount of electricity – and you never hear anyone worrying that the Sky is going to Fall due to their use.
It takes far less electricity to power a home than to power your car, as the power is used differently. Why do you think GM takes old Volt batteries and uses them to store electricity for factories to use? An EV uses a greater amount of power over a shorter period of time. There’s plenty of YouTube videos of people using old Tesla and Volt batteries to store power for their solar and/or wind power production because the batteries aren’t efficient at powering the car anymore, but work perfectly fine for powering a house. I don’t have a problem with EVs, but like the “jab” I don’t want to be FORCED into something I don’t want. The grid is simply not ready yet, and again … solar and wind power cannot provide the same amount of electricity as fossil fuel and/or nuclear powered generation nearly as efficiently. Green energy hounds only seem to care about tailpipe emissions. I can promise you that energy produced in the U.S. using fossil fuels will produce FAR less pollution than the mining and refining of rare earth metals in the countries they are most abundant in that have virtually no restrictions on their emissions. People seem to think that “I just have to plug my car in” and the electricity is just there … but it’s not. It has to be produced in some way (natural gas and nuclear are most efficient) and stored if produced by solar, because we all know solar is worthless at night and on cloudy days. In your home charging, as with the grid, it’s the amperage draw, not the watts that matter. A refrigerator uses roughly 5-7 amps, and that 1500 watt space heater draws roughly 12.5 amps, yet my Chevy Volt charging uses roughly 16 amps, which is low for charging. Other EVs charge at even higher amperage draw. The grid simply isn’t going to be able to handle a mass influx of vehicles all charging at the same time. And as you said, the grid too is old … and in need of updating/upgrading. Flooding the grid with higher amperage draw on a larger scale is the problem.
Paulie:
You have forgotten how your own car works… If you check your owner’s manual – REDUCED charging speed is 8 amperes (under 1,000 watts), and Normal charging speed is 12 amperes (1,400 watts).
Also – there is no such thing as a ‘Fossil Fuel’ or, at a minimum, no one has proven that the supposition exists… The term was invented by the Rockefeller family to give people the illusion that OIL was scarce…. Same as DeBeers with Diamonds.
Some people who drive electrics see little to no change in their electricity billing seeing as the usage is so inconsequential. I drive 3 evs so yes I ‘notice’ it but what I really notice is the big savings in gasoline consumption.
That’s not the point. True, you don’t have to plug in every day, however if you start Monday with 300 miles, and then drive 50 miles per day, you are faced with having only 50 miles of range by Friday. If you only have Level 1 charging at home and plug in, it will take 50 hours to get that 250 miles back (assuming you don’t drive the EV during the weekend.) Another option is to drive to the nearest fast charger and then fast charge it to 80%, then top it off for 12 hours at home. Meanwhile, the ICE drivers simply go to the local gas station and refill in less than 10 minutes. Not to mention ICE drivers with 500 miles of range only need to fill up every 8 or so days, not every 4 or 5.
Weather is also a factor. Imagine those who are plugged in at home and parked in the driveway. There is snow or an ice storm overnight, and the charging cable is buried in snow or the charging connection is iced over or frozen in place. That will be a real treat to deal with.
No more of a problem then unfreezing a door lock, or unfreezing the gas filler access.
Take an EV out for a drive to get the answer to the question asked by that someone.
Most people don’t park their vacuum cleaners out in the street
Still have to mess about with a cord ! I can travel 730 miles highway and roughly 600 – 630 Combined in my diesel Silverado-15 minutes every 2 weeks or so to fuel up – time is money-
I am curious how many times a month do you drive that 730 miles or 600 630 combined?
Every 2 -2 1/2 weeks – no cord’s needed – I remote start- app or key fob – toss the skis in the covered bed ( lockable or the golf clubs – and can do this for six people with no muss no fuss- and I have no need to worry about getting charged up while on the road- EV’s aren’t for everyone! No matter what the greenies want !
You obviously aren’t the current market target, but you are also in a vast minority, thankfully. The vast majority of drivers in this country do not drive that many miles.
The number of people who fear change, and make up reasons to support their fear when it comes to EV’s, is just amazing.
Interesting that most of the commenters on the EV articles are always trying to discredit said EVs. Just don’t understand the hate. Or why those individuals feel so threatened by technology.
I can say why but then this would all turn dark….but its not hard to guess why. I say they can keep buying gas while I keep my truck but use my EV 95% of the time saving over time as thats my moto rather than instant gratification like being able to charge in 5 minutes or uhum filling gas and diesel in 5 minutes. Its almost comical and so political. Some of us will go to the new stuff instantly or gradually while some sit on the old stuff til they die…nothing new. Hopefully all find their way. The problem is its become too political since well you know who.
Not against technology nor am I threatened by it- I am against the method of a vocal minority pushing their beliefs on the majority- let the free market decide when and if they want a EV –
This is a simple article about the 3RS model of the Equinox EV. Why do you feel the need to bring politics to this article. Completely irrelevant.
Go take your political hate elsewhere.
Tony:
NO offense, but I see much more RABID responses and EXAGGERATIONS by the 100% gas and Diesel crowd than I see coming from people like me who have warmed up to EVs.. They are not being FORCED on you, and neither are they being “Shoved down your Throats”, as some commenters have stated.
So what do you call yourself? The VOCAL MAJORITY….. One thing for sure, you sure are VOCAL.
Since there are at least ten times as many gas and Diesel models (most companies have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING in the EV world for sale) – why don’t people who love gasoline just buy those vehicles?
Why must EVERYONE do EXACTLY what you say Tony?
Apparently comprehension is something you lack – I said let the market decide – have a swell day
Yes, they are being slowly forced upon us. California is going to ban the sale of ICE vehicles by 2035 and many auto makers have already stated the same
I think the “hate” comes from the “entitlement”. Seriously, people yammer about tax breaks for the oil companies. They just passed another break for EV sales. And this on top of most states still do not tax EV’s on mileage. You know the gas tax the rest of us non-enlighted pay. Finally I live in a very “woke” area. Very. Loonie teslas are everywhere. But you know, they drive them BEFORE they get plates. I recently took a 10 minute trip to the grocery store. I saw TWO teslas with NO plates. So these entitled people think it is ok to drive a vehicle with NO plates. What do you think the penalty should be for that? I’ve been driving for decades and prior to loonie teslas have probably seen 2 cars in my lifetime without plates on the road. Now I see them every day. And to add to that, I walk my dog thru a parking lot nearby on the way home sometimes. Guess what, an S with plates but guess what. Sticker expired 5 months ago. I guess when you own a loonie car you don’t have to follow the LAW. Does that help you understand why people have problems with ev’s? I’d call the police to ticket them, but in my woke town, they’d probably get a trophy instead of a ticket.
Where is that Bizarro world you live in?
Wow, you hate Teslas because you often see them without license plates? And you refer to the drivers as loonie? Look in the mirror because that may be where the loonie problem lies.
Life is too short. Figure out what’s really important in life because what you describe here is just foolish.
Actually Teslaites are really smug elitists – !
Thanks for your concern. But fact is Tesla is EV in the public’s mind and telsa == musk. And I despise the fact that the richest man on earth is getting incentive after incentive and the drivers thereof are entitled. But you failed to answer my question. What penalty should be imposed on people who fail to properly register and license their vehicle? Nothing? If I were jugging(look it up) I’d get a tesla take the plates off and start my spree. Because no one is going to be able to identify me in the mass of teslas without plates.
I see PLENTY of non-Tesla vehicles in my area of the country that still have tags which expired in 2020! The problem here is the fact that it’s cheaper to get fined for not having the vehicle registered than it is to pay for plates. Fine of $25/month with a $300 maximum penalty. Maybe if they’d impose a higher fine that increases the longer you don’t register the vehicle AND charge the person the full amount they’ve “skipped out on” it would alleviate the problem.
Man, u have some serious issues, maybe a mental health website would be better for u?
May want to look at your aggression towards your fellow citizens
I can only speak for myself, but I think the OPTION to buy an EV is important and needed. HOWEVER, I think EVs are being FORCED on us. What is happening is a weird marriage between government mandates within the US and globally, along with a willingness by auto manufacturers to play along bc they see Tesla stock prices and think going EV will automatically bring massive profits, to force the EV push. Also, you might want to visit the WEF’s website and read some of their literature and watch some of their videos for yourself. It’s tough to NOT get political about it when politics are being used to push all of it.
Gasoline powered transportation is going to be around for quite a while, so settle down. EVs are in their infancy which is an exciting time with new products and technological advances coming out on an accelerated basis.
Small gasoline? Probably. V8’s? All but dead. The C8 Vette and Mustang will have them for a few years, then likely won’t be able to maintain them due to regulations and even they will become EV’s or die off. For an enthusiast and lifelong car guy and gearhead, it’s the end. I just hope I’m allowed to keep driving old V8’s at all, and that parts and gas are available in the future.
Grant:
Admittedly you make several good points…. Regarding banning of all ICE vehicles by 2030 that won’t happen – unless the Powers that BE are STUPID… So – never UNDERESTIMATING their stupidity (do you realize what is currently happening in Europe?) – These SAME big experts will actually cause many fewer EVs to be sold than would be the case if they left everything alone.
1). Item: California wants everyone to drive electric, but their WOKE policies have basically killed the electrical business in that and any other WOKE state, such as Texas, or Washington.
2). Item: Electricity in France is 7 times the price of electricity here, and 6 times the price in Germany… Germans are STORMING the stores buying electric room heaters since they are RIGHTLY afraid of dying of EXPOSURE in January, 2023.
-So GERMANY will spend much more on electricity – not for transportation – but to keep alive.
3). Item: Small German villages are sawing down rural trees and chipping them – for use in the ‘banned’ wood stoves for the few people who happen to have an old word fireplace, or can makeshift something somewhere to attempt to keep warm ..
So – there will probably be a worldwide DECREASE in electric vehicle sales, unless Russia, India, and China buy more of them – since they haven’t banned coal yet.
I’m WELL aware of what is going on in Germany and the rest of Europe. I’m also aware of the HORRIBLE demographic decline that both China and Russia face. Just more reasons I would like to see more options on the market instead of a giant push for all electric in a short time frame.
I’m not so sure people have done the math on the resources, raw materials, and money required to make everything all electric while having to build up the power grid, reorganize global supply chains, and watch the decline of China and their labor force and Russia and their raw material supply. I won’t even get into the massive withdrawal of Baby Boomer finances from investments as they pull their money out to more liquid assets to use up during old age and retirement. Investment money in the amount the world will never see in our lifetimes again and that would be desperately needed to invest in all these pie in the sky tech ideas that require all the things I mentioned above. Honestly, even all that investment money would likely not be close to enough for all these grand plans.
Threatened by the technology? I agree with Mark Twain !
“I’m all in favor of PROGRESS….. Its CHANGE I don’t LIKE !!!”
I think this may be one of the best looking Electric SUVs on the market, when it becomes available.
My question is where is the promised increased range from the “Ultium” battery and motor switch? If the battery in the Equinox extended range is a 100kw battery the stated range is abysmal.
It’s likely much less. The Lyriq uses 100kw to reach 300 miles, but the Equinox will be smaller (and lighter), which means it will get a range advantage. Probably closer to 55kw-78kw, which is in line with Hyundai Ioniq 5’s respective standard and extended battery capacities.
It’s starting to grow on me, especially when I run the numbers and see how cheap this thing is in operation.
Look there are lies and incorrect info coming from both sides. This is an emotional issue for some and it leads to lies and falsehoods.
EV cars are not as bad as some would like you to think but they are not perfected yet and there is still much to do.
For most drivers in a daily routine they could easily live with a vehicle like what we have here. There will be a small group that it is not as easy to deal with due to home charging that is yet to still be worked out.
Most people will make a steady but slow migration over as things improve and prices drop.
Might also note that while GM is changing Buick and Cadillac to all EV they are not doing the same for Chevy. Chevy will remain ICE and EV both hence why we have two equinox’s. As time passes and the EV sales grow they will phase out the ICE when the time is right. Same on the Blazer and other models.
To be honest most of you may be dead from old age by the time it is all EV.
Look this is a big change and they have come a long way in a short time. With the increases in investment and development I expect the EV product will be the choice of many in the future.
The one thing we still also have to learn is how will the used model market be? Will EV tech move so fast that an old EV may not be wanted like a iPhone 3 is today. Support and technology ages fast today in electronics and how will this work in the auto market?
Note Chargers are getting cheaper and third party MFGs are already selling better units cheaper.
The Grid is not going to be hit all at once as this migration is slow. The improvement’s EV or not are being done now. I just witnessed a $7 Billion Grid improvement in Ohio.
Note many states like California and NY are forcing builders to only build all electric homes and you don’t hear people scream about the grid there.
Sadly this whole change is a political globalist thing which make it hard to take. But it is not the end of the world either. We will have much more greater fights coming as to where they will track our carbon Footprint and hold us responsible for what we do and how we do it. This will include controlling your heat and cooling. Your water use and even what you eat. This is where the fight needs to be focused more so than just what we drive.
Also I recommend stepping up now to protect our historic cars, racing and the needed things to run them now. They can easily add more ethanol to the fuel to render all our classics useless.
It is just time for us all to be hones and open minded as the money is already being spent and EV is coming no matter what you say. They have set the regulations to the point they no longer can easily be met and with MFGs spending billions on the EV models one election is not going to change their path.
C8,R :
This EV or gas ‘debate’ is really small potatoes.
Regarding no new natural gas hookups for new homes, people will either *NOT* buy a new home or else the builders will greatly slow down building them – a scenario that is likely anyway.
I think the BIG complaint is in 2030 when they ban ANY natural gas appliance sales – like Furnaces, Water Heaters, Stoves/Ranges, and Clothes Dryers….
People are seriously considering building big appliance stores that ONLY SELL NAT GAS UNITS just over the boarder (I’m in NY) in Pennsylvania to be able to buy those items and truck them home myself…. If I dont have a f150-lightning by then – I ‘ll borrow one!
Good example of lies. Builders will build buyers will buy.
C8.R
That is in a ‘Seller’s Market’…. This is transitioning to a “Buyer’s Market”.
Sorry for the people who get caught with their pants down.
Fossil fuels are finite, energy independence makes sound economic and security sense, and this vehicle is the best effort from GM on the EV front – way better than Toyota’s bZ4X. Don’t understand the hate – yes there are pros and cons to EVs, but plugging in nightly is not a big chore and as a commuter car EVs are superior to ICE cars in every way. I own an EV and Colorado ZR2 diesel truck and love both. While compared to Tesla and a few other higher end EVs this model lacks range and charging capabilities limiting road trip ability, but for the price point this is a compelling EV and excellent commuter car capable of displacing hondas and toyotas. I work at an academic institution in the West and >75% of all cars in the lots have typically been Japanese/Korean with American and German nameplates splitting the remainder. Tesla is rapidly changing these ratios, and I’ve also noticed an uptick in Bolt’s recently. This is an opportunity for GM especially since legacy Japanese automakers hate EVs as much as many of the commenters here.
Which of these major battery materials are infinite or can be man-made? Lithium, cobalt, manganese, nickel or graphite? Eighty percent of EV charging is provided by fossil fuel. Children are being used to mine cobalt for li-ion batteries and being paid slave wages. Recycling these batteries is costly and incredibly energy intensive. When was the last time you heard of 8–12-year-old kids working on an oil rig? I’m not saying that no one should buy an EV, but the total human, ethical and monetary cost should be considered. I’ll keep driving my C6 until things improve.
Why was MSRP not mentioned?
Gotta break it gently. The upper trims will be around $40,000-45,000.
That is not a bad price even for a loaded ICE so if that is true?
Well, a fully-loaded Equinox ($35,000). GM is definitely hitting a sweet spot for the 1LT trim, and there’s also an argument to be made that you are saving significant money on electricity vs gasoline so as to justify a higher initial MSRP, but I still foresee the upper trims charging significantly more in price than the ICE Equinox. It would be an amazing feat if they were able to offer a bigger battery, AWD, supercruise, and many other good features and maintain a 35k pricetag.
I always try to buy the ‘cheapest – no options’ model. I may have to upgrade one trim level to get a big battery option – which I’ll pay for.
Both Nox & Blazer Ev are homely designs. You can have a well-engineered vehicle but, unless you are Toyota, the design must be pleasing to the eye. This is especially true with every automaker–new & old– trying to fill this price point and segment.
Electric cars are dirty. The batteries pollute & the production of electricity is filthy whether coal or nuclear. It isn’t as if we have much hydroelectric, wind or solar yet. Toyota is correct that hydrogen may be the best solution. PSA years ago came up with a car that ran on air but was too heavy. We are only at the very start of the development of clean cars
Expect to pay more for performance range and appearance of the RS trims. If I was in the market for a crossover EV, a Equinox 2LT would be a significant choice over the other EV competitors.
Been waiting for this one, and the only thing that irks me is that I can’t reserve one yet. Why could I reserve a Blazer RS but not another EV that’s coming out around the same time? It’ll certainly cost at least $60K, but I still think it is the best looking EV (aside from no regular door handles) with the most functional and attractive interior.