As GM Authority previously reported in October 2023, General Motors announced that the launch of the Chevy Equinox EV would be delayed a few months due to software integration fine-tuning. Now, pricing of the 2024 Equinox EV has been revealed, and orders of the all-electric crossover are set to open in November 2023.
U.S. dealerships will begin to submit orders for the Equinox EV during the first week of November 2023. The first two variants of the all-electric crossover will be the 2RS FWD and 2RS AWD, while deliveries will commence in early 2024.
In regard to pricing, the 2RS FWD starts at $48,995, while the 2RS AWD starts at $52,395, both of which include the destination freight charge. The base Equinox EV 1LT will arrive next year starting at $34,995 and will offer a driving range of 319 miles on a full charge. In addition, the initially announced 1LT equipped with a smaller battery pack and a driving range of 250 miles has been shelved, along with its promised base price of about $30,000. All told, the Equinox EV will be eligible for the full $7,500 EV tax credit in the United States.
As for range figures for the 2RS FWD and 2RS AWD, the former has been certified by the EPA at 319 miles on a full charge. The latter has been estimated by GM to boast a range of 280 miles from a full charge, which has not yet been certified by the EPA.
Moving onto features, the first 2024 Chevy Equinox EV units will include the Convenience Package (ZL3), Active Safety Package 1 (AS1), Active Safety Package (AS2), Super Cruise Package (AS3) and Technology Package (CWM). These packages will eventually become optional on Equinox EV units produced after the initial batch of limited-edition 2RS units.
For specifics on all the packages listed above, the Convenience Package (ZL3) includes (relevant RPO code in parenthesis):
- Six-way manual front passenger seat adjuster (A7H)
- Four-way power driver lumbar seat (AVK)
- Inside rearview auto-dimming mirror (DD8)
- Wireless Phone Charging (K4C)
- Hitch Guidance (CTT)
- Hitch View (PZ8)
- Hands-free power programmable liftgate with presence detection (TCP)
- Trailering wiring provisions (V92)
The Active Safety Package 1 (AS1) includes (relevant RPO code in parenthesis):
- Rear Cross Traffic Braking (UFB)
- Reverse Automatic Braking (UVZ)
- Blind Zone Steering (UKI)
- Safety Alert Seat (HS1)
The Active Safety Package 2 (AS2) includes (relevant RPO code in parenthesis):
- Intersection Automatic Emergency Braking (CTB)
- Speed Limit Assist (ISA)
- Adaptive Cruise Control (KSG)
- Enhanced Automatic Emergency Braking (UGN)
- Rear Pedestrian Alert (UKK)
- Side Bicyclist Alert (UOW)
- HD Surround vision (UV2)
- Traffic Sign recognition (UVX)
- Surround Vision Recorder (XVR)
The Super Cruise Package (AS3) includes (relevant RPO code in parenthesis):
- Super Cruise (UKL)
- Enhanced Automatic Parking Assist (UKZ)
- Driver Attention Assist (ULM)
The Technology Package (CWM) includes (relevant RPO code in parenthesis):
- 17.7-inch diagonal advanced color LCD display with Google built-in compatibility audio system (IVE) Infotainment (URW)
- Ambient interior lighting (C70)
Other standard 2RS features include (relevant RPO code in parenthesis):
- Single-zone automatic climate control (C68)
- 11-inch Driver Information Center (URF)
- Eight years of OnStar Remote Access (PRF)
- Black with Red accents Evotex seat trim
- 8-way power driver seat adjuster (A2X)
- 6-way manual passenger seat adjuster (A7H)
- Heated front seats (KAG)
- Heated steering wheel (KI3)
- IntelliBeam auto high beams (TQ5)
- AutoSense power liftgate (TCP)
- Sport finish roof rails (VAB)
- 21-inch Black-painted aluminum wheels (RVV)
- 275/R21 all-season tires (QLT)
- 11.5 kW capable AC charging capacity (K28)
- Dual-level charge cord with 1.4 kW 120V and 7.7 kW 240V capability (PSC)
- 150 kW DC Fast Charging capability
Finally, there will only be two paint colors initially on offer, including Black (color code GBA) and Sterling Gray Metallic (color code GXD), the latter of which has late availability. The black-painted roof (41T) option is only available in conjunction with Sterling Gray.
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I hope it’s hotter than the Blazer. I’ve had a Blazer, in stock, for 8 days now with zero interest. Not even a phone call. The Bolt and Bolt EUV sold well for the last 18 months. However, interest seems to have cooled on all EV models.
I have seen a lot more interest in the Equinox EV than the blazer here.
I’m pretty sure Blazer EV interest is tied to the MSRP of $56,715 (before options and markups), especially when the platform mate LYRIQ starts at $58,590. The Equinox is hardly a bargain at $48,995 (2RS FWD), but there is a larger addressable market for it, especially when you account for the $7500 IRA tax credit.
Top trim level in the ICE Equinox is around $45,000 CAD, and it seems as tho the top trim EV will be $70,000 CAD, no wonder no one is buying EVs
The problem with the Blazer EV is it is too damn expensive! I had a reservation on one but recently dropped it. It’s a super nice vehicle but I’m not going to spend $60,000 on an EV. More so because I would not take my EV on a long trip and have to jerk around with charging stations. And plugging into charging stations that you are charged for is usually not any cheaper than gas. I’ll take my gas vehicle on the long trips. So, to have $60,000 tied up into the Blazer would be crazy for me to just drive locally with. That’s why I have a 2022 Mini Cooper SE Electric with a range of 114 miles and a cost of $35,000 not including the $7,500 tax credit I got on top of that. It’s perfect for my local commutes and I charge right at home.
What a joke, more of our politicians BS!
Price of electric car insurance is going through the roof, watched a Electric Viking an EV enthusiast u-tube video the other day, Tesla owner in the UK was paying $1,500 for insurance, he got a renewal notice saying we are not going to insure Tesla anymore until we know the true cost of average crash damage repair as battery packs were cost a fortune,. So the guy shop around found virtually no UK insurers would touch a Tesla, after finding just 4 quotes, with an accident free record his $1,500 from 1 year ago jumped to $5,500 in just one year, he could not afford to pay it all at once so paid $6,100 over 12 monthly easy payments. He had it on a $9,750 a year lease contract, so stuck with it. Folk are now shunning EV’s in the UK because of sky-rocketing insurance.
Tesla help car owners with cheaper car insurance services in the US, they could make a fortune in Europe doing the same thing.
Realist – you are making too much sense here!! A couple of weeks ago I was fretting about the cost of insurance on my 24′ GMC Denali HD going up to about $750 a year (nearly a $100 increase over the previous rate). After reading about the cost of insurance on a Tesla, I think I can stop complaining.
24 GMC Denali HD thats a lovely truck Fred, you only live once why not have the best.
Poor Tesla owner l bet he will have a party when he gets out of his lease contract $9,750 a year when it expires, or if he terminates the lease early.
Not sure if you are allowed to paste links on here Fred l am a newbie, the YouTube title is “$6,100 To Insure a Tesla Model Y- what on earth is going on?” It will cheer most folk up, apart from EV owners.
Thanks for the kind words Realist! Ya, I just watched the Electric Viking’s video, he comes up on my feed sometimes and now I do remember seeing the title earlier, just didn’t watch it until now. Just more reinforcement that for me I will be a holdout on the EV thing for probably many years to come, though we might possibly get a plug-in hybrid or more likely just a hybrid for our next runabout vehicle (will be putting that off as long as we can).
The Ultium packs can be repaired so insurance shouldn’t be that bad.
This isn’t the UK, and my Bolt insurance rates have been on par with the ICE subcompact it replaced. It was also renewal time last month, and I got no concern messages from USAA.
The most important question for you: How much markup are you trying to extort from your customers for that Blazer?…
Not every Dealer as you put it extorts their customers. my guess since it wasn’t sold before it arrived at his dealership they are unlikely to be trying to. They would probably be more than happy to see it go quickly.
It’s idiotic half baked comments like yours that make this website so aggravating to view.
My hunch is, since I’ve now posed this question twice with no answer, that I am indeed correct and you’re wishful thinking about the integrity of car dealerships is mistaken…
Probably not a lot if Ford’s Model E Division is anything to go by, Jim Farley said the Blue Oval are losing $32,000 on every EV they make are on course to lose $4.5 billions in 2023, no wonder Ford are laying off 900 staff on the F-150 Lightning production line, moved production line speed lever to dead slow at the moment. Probably doing that to stop Ford’ Model E Division electric car/trucks bankrupting the Ford Mo Co.
gm electric are not so transparent, you hear rumours gm electric Bolt EV losses don’t know how true they are? gm were losing $9,000 on every Bolt they made, another $14,000 per recalled car on battery back replacements that hurt LG Chem more but sadly tarnished gm’s record. then during the recall gm were said to be offering up to $12,000 incentives to help shift unwanted Bolt EV because of the recalls bad press that were gathering dust, and another $6,000 coupon off the next new gm car was given to Bolt owners for having the inconvenience of the recall, this is all hearsay not sure true any of it was, plus the $7,500 taxpayer EV subsidy thats total of 42,500 total, not sure what the average Chevy Bolt EV cost to buy.? Look like gm were giving them away for almost free.
Reminds me of the absurd cost of the original Blazer when it was introduced back in the early 90s…if I recall correctly, an average appointed one was about $25 or $30 K (in 1990 $, that’s over $60 K today…)
Equinox EV looks nicer than Blazer EV to me, and it’s cheaper. For Blazer EV money, I’d rather have a Lyriq.
Nearly $50k for a base entry model Equinox EV gm are having a laugh best of luck with trying to shift any of them.
Chinese refine most of the world’s raw material that go into making EV’s, as form December 1st it will start restricting exports of graphite issuing it on permits, China mine most of the worlds supply that is used on the anode side of batteries, the most of the worlds EV’s use. Seeing another computer chip like crisis coming over the horizon.
EV’s must be a logistics nightmare for gm no sign of the 1 million gm EV sales arriving yet? If China holds a monopoly on refining and on raw material mining like graphite how can you fight wars with EV’s after 2030 when China holds all the cards surely thats a threat to national security? gm Hydrogen next or why not just keep ICE car on until they are beaten by a better technology, and charge proper prices for EV’s no incentives or bans?
Horse & cart never got banned by legislators, Uncle Henry’s new fangled Model T nether gone any subsidised $7,500 taxpayer incentives it just replaced the horse & cart with better affordable technology. At the moment gm Electric are asking Audi, BMW & Mercedes ICE owners prices for Chevy EV’s sadly there is a big disconnect with it’s older faithful Chevy ICE car owners wallets.
Nobody has any money in a hyperinflated market with interest rates through the roof on everything.
Core inflation continues to go down, around annualized 3% now, while wage increases have averaged about 5% this past year.
well upping the price to 40k after the tax credit priced me out of a ev. So i wonder why no one wants them.
We weren’t able to get an electric when we bought last year. As soon as our lease is up we are going electric
Another EV station wagon? No thanks.
It’s actually an SUV/Crossover. I’d love to have an actual sedan-based EV wagon.
It’s currently cold and snowing where I’m at. I certainly don’t want an EV of any make or model.
Canadian’s are shunning them battery packs range decrease a lot in cold weather, turn up the heater to max to keep warm range depletes a lot more, and regenerative braking does not work as well in snow add long distances between towns with very few chargers hours in queues freezing with heater on full blast whilst you wait for a charger to come available delete a battery range fast, another half hour + charging or longer if you need the range, whilst that ICE truck filled up in 5 minutes was there way. Using expensive fast chargers is a rip off probably costs twice as much on a long trip that goes on for ever in EV, can see why Canadians are shunning EV’s.
EV’s sell best in northern climates. Norway is already over 80% EV sales, Sweden, Iceland and Canada also have higher rates of EV adoption than warmer climates like the US.
I’ve never had a better ski car due to the speed at which a cold car starts putting out heat. My old gas cars would take 10 minutes on a cold morning before the heat started getting warm, my Tesla blow out warm air as soon as I turn the heat on high, no waiting. I can even pre-heat the car from the last chairlift ride of the day, so I arrive to a fully defrosted car with all the snow melted off and the interior toasty warm.
Well, this is what I was afraid of: GM is going to stop making an affordable EV at the end of this year, and then go at least a full year without a replacement (i.e., the $30,000…no wait, no it is $35,000 lower trim Equinox).
Who is going to want to pay $45,000+ (as that’s the real price after rebates) for an Equinox, EV or otherwise? Not many people is my guess.
Shame is that it looks like a really nice vehicle. It may even be worth the price. But perception matters a lot in auto purchases, as do basic pocketbook issues (e.g., a Rolls-Royce may be worth $200,000; doesn’t mean many people are buying one). GM moved to slow on getting their product to market at production volume at and acceptable price, and sales are going to really suffer for at least the next 2-3 years.
I think this is a nice looking car, for the $30k price tag, I might possibly even consider it. For around $50k, no way. Overall, I think our family would be far better served by getting a plug-in hybrid as our replacement runabout car to supplement our GMC HD. The only reason I would even remotely consider getting a full EV is to hedge my bets against the climate crazies who run things (I am sure gas prices will be going up dramatically in the coming years). Having said that, I am sure electricity costs will be going up dramatically as well.
Wyoming of all places is looking at 30% increase. Locals here in austin bumped up prices around 15% this year. I guess because all those renewables are cutting costs?
Wow, that is ridiculous, sorry about that!!
Agree with you 100% Fred, we should be letting the market decide without taxpayers incentives when hybrids is where Toyota are people are adopting them more naturally, when the prices of battery pack comes down undercuts the ICE cars on prices main stream will naturally replace them, we should not having Governments banning ICE cars or taxpayers incentives let the markets decide what the best most affordable tech that matches wallet. Net zero cars is some Governments dream like Europe, thats not mine or gm’s dream future.
The whole EV movement in my mind is kind of suspect anyway. Why the panic rush to EV’s? Maybe if they are that worried about catastrophic existential threat global warming that is worse than they thought (constantly trying to scare everybody to death with the additional heat of the last two years, while ignoring the cause…the Tongan undersea volcano blast that added 13% water vapor to the stratosphere that is supposed to last around 6 years), then possibly we might invest in clean power that isn’t intermittent and more charging stations first before we force everybody to go to EV’s, electric heat for your home, electric stoves, electric hot water heaters etc. Maybe, just maybe, we are putting the cart before the horse here. Frankly, it doesn’t matter anyway, China and India have more new coal power plants planned than both the US and the EU combined have currently running. It is interesting how the WEF, US, EU, UN etc., would have us eating bugs (or vegan), make us use battery-operated cars, switch to intermittent power sources, all while China etc., won’t have to do anything.
80%, 90%? of climate scientists and all international scientific organizations concur that fossil fuel use is the primary cause of global warming. How can you not trust them? Exxon scientists knew decades ago that burning oil is warming the atmosphere. Their forecasts are remarkably accurate.The Pentagon and all insurance corporations insist that global warming has caused and will cause increasing devastation due to sea level rise (look at Miami), ocean acidification, more severe rain fall and hurricanes, more severe droughts, more severe wildfires. If you read the scientific literature (versus internet/Fox media opinions), the predictions are horrifying. Please read something in addition to the internet opinion pieces! And BTW who is saying that volcanic activity is responsible for the steady rise of average temperatures over the past 50 years? What caused the hottest yearly average temperatures during the past 20 years?
Despite what they say now, my bet is the 1LT will start at $37,500. $30K plus the tax credit. Tesla math.
The Model Y Long Range has 330 miles of range, has a 0-60 of 4.8 seconds, and costs $37,890.
The Model Y Performance has 303 miles of range, has a 0-60 of 3.3 seconds, and costs $41,390.
The Equinox EV 2RS AWD has 280 miles of range, has a 0-60 of 6 seconds, and costs $52,395.
Someone please make this make sense.
Why are your Tesla prices incorrect by 11k?
Tesla math!
What makes sense is that you are listing the Tesla propaganda prices from their website. For example:
– The Model Y Performance price of $41,390*?
That asterisk is because it already takes into account the tax credit and fuel savings ( you have to click on “more details” to get that info; see below). The actual price is $52, 490.
Vehicle Price $52,490
Federal Tax Credit1 -$7,500
Est. 3-year gas savings -$3,600
Price after probable savings $41,390
This Equinox EV is overpriced, as people are not going to want to spend $45,000 (after the rebate) on a Chevy Equinox. But no need to repeat false info about Tesla’s price.
This release of the Equinox also includes SuperCruise, while Tesla will tack on another $6k for their enhanced autopilot.
I think the market for even the higher level trims is probably stronger than you give it credit for. A fully loaded ICE model is over $40k with far more meager features. They also dropped all the drivetrain options aside from the 1.5L 4-cyliner, so we’re also talking 175hp and 203lb-ft of torque versus 290hp and 346lb-ft on the AWD EV trims.
Thank you. I was so utterly exhausted when I read this article that I overlooked Tesla’s chintzy pricing scheme. That makes perfect sense now.
This is pretty disappointing to me. If I read this correctly, the seats are essentially vinyl and aren’t available as cooled (just heated), and no Ultraview sunroof. Basically, a loss of several features I really enjoy that I have in my Bolt EUV.
I was really hoping to order one of these and jump up from the Bolt in terms of size and features, but the features seem to be a slight downgrade as it turns out, at least in the announced trims.
I’d hate to see how much more it would cost comparably equipped to my Bolt.
It is much larger and much better looking than your Bolt. Not even comparable.
Agreed, but is that bump in size and style worth $10k over my EUV while losing features? I suspect it’ll be knocking on $15k higher comparably equipped whenever they announce 3LT/3RS pricing.
Yes, I’d stick with the Bolt EUV, especially if you don’t go on long vacation driving trips and don’t need the faster 150kw DC charging.
After likely including the battery plants in the national UAW master agreement, the likelihood of the Equinox EV being close to $30,000 is almost non-existent. Based on the entry-level Blazer’s price hike, I knew the same would happen to the Equinox.
That being said, anyone that pays $50,000 for an Equinox needs their head examined, especially when the ICE version can be had for $10,000-$20,000 less.
This is the problem. You can buy a lot of gas for 20 grand. And when you consider interest rates are not zero anymore, it makes it worse. At 5% interest 20 grand costs you an extra 1K/yr. At 4/gallon interest alone is 250 gallons x say 30mi/g is 7500 miles/yr just by not spending the 20 grand for an EV. And you still have not recovered the 20 grand capital cost. You’ll never get your money back. Worse, the juice for the EV is not free and was not factored into that 7500 miles.
There is no “ICE version” of this. The ICE Equinox has nothing at all in common with the Equinox EV other than the name.
And size. Which is why it is named that. Of course it has nothing else in common, different platforms. But same size. So for an extra 20 grand you get the same size EV.
Though exact dimensions aren’t confirmed, it’s been telegraphed that the EV has around a 9″ longer wheelbase, 7″ longer body, and is about 3″ wider than the ICE vehicle. It’s also significantly more powerful in the RWD configuration and drastically more powerful in AWD.
Does anyone know whether the 319 range for the 2RS (and hopefully also eventually the 2LT and above) is based upon 20 inch tires or 19 inch wheels? I am hearing that there is a fairly significant difference where larger wheel/tire size reduces range.
I’d be more concerned about reports from some owners that GM’s Ultium platform products (Lyriq and Blazer EV) aren’t coming remotely close to charging at the advertised 150 kW capability. They start to charge fast then ramp down very quickly to the 30-60 kW range and it’s doesn’t appear to be charger related since other EV’s using the same chargers are achieving much higher rates. Perhaps a vehicle related thermal issue?
Not achieving advertised range (USEFUL range) has also been a problem but that’s a common complaint for many new EV owners not just gm…depending on driving conditions.
A brand new 2024 AWD ICE version starts under $30k. The 2-WD version starts under $28k.
Has no one added the standard engine maintenance cost for ten years? The Chevy Bolt has no maintenance at all, except after ten years or 95,000 miles, and it is a coolant change (read the owners manual). The only expenses that is the same for ICEV and EV models are the tires, wipers, and cabin filter. Oh, add the cost of lost time for the engine maintenance, and in those ten years the EV is much more economical!
It’s $5,000 more expensive than it was supposed to be. Out of my price range.
I was willing to pay an extra $6k to go with the 2RS, but since it is now $9k more than the estimated $40k, I am going to wait for the 2LT to come out (current estimate = $37k). Hopefully that estimate will hold.
My 2 questions are:
1. Is the initial price for the 2RS you stasted at $48,995 include all the extras that you stated will be on the initial batch which includes as quoted, “Moving onto features, the first 2024 Chevy Equinox EV units will include the Convenience Package (ZL3), Active Safety Package 1 (AS1), Active Safety Package (AS2), Super Cruise Package (AS3) and Technology Package (CWM). “?
2. Can only US Dealerships order the initial batch as stated in the beginning of this article, so the consumer must go through a dealer to order it?
we went from 30k to 49k
impressive. good luck to whoever buys these.
What a rip off. You can get a full sized Tahoe with the LS trim and diesel engine for a few thousand more. 28 MPGs in a Tahoe sized vehicle is great along with 600+ miles of range vs this roller skate sized EV 🙂 LOL
What are you smoking? The Tohoe LS starts at $58k. That’s almost double the base trim of Equinox EV. I don’t know what the RS trims would be equal to in a Tahoe, but the Tahoe RST is $66k, which is quite a bit more than the cost of the RS trims of Equinox EV.
GM authority, you reported early Fall, then the first week of November for early orders. Now that it’s December, anything new?