The Chevy Equinox EV got its big reveal in September of 2022, finding a spot under the Chevy Blazer EV in terms of the Bow Tie brand’s all-electric crossover portfolio. GM Authority previously covered trim level pricing details for the new Equinox EV. Now, we’re taking a closer look at all the options and packages on offer.
A total of six different trim levels are listed, including 1LT, 2LT, 2RS, 2RS Launch Edition, 3LT, and 3RS. Both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive configurations are offered. Pricing starts at $34,995 for the FWD 1LT trim, ranging up to $52,395 for the AWD 2RS Launch Edition. Note that prices listed here include destination freight charge, set at $1,395.
Beyond the trim level selection, customers have several other options and packages to choose from, such as Active Safety Package 3 (RPO code AS3), which includes Super Cruise (RPO code UKL) and Enhanced Automatic Parking Assist (RPO code UKZ). Active Safety Package 3 is priced at $2,700 and is available for 2LT, 3RS, 3LT, and 3RS trim levels.
A dual-panel power panoramic sunroof (RPO code CAJ) is also offered, and is priced at $1,500. The dual-panel power panoramic sunroof is available for 2LT, 2RS, 3LT, and 3RS trims.
Further highlights include the Lifestyle Package (RPO code PCM, $1,350), the Trailering Package (RPO code PCK, $1,095), and the Illumination Package (RPO code PCN, $895). There’s also 10 different exterior color options on offer, with a Summit White roof (paint code 09T, $495), Black Roof (paint code 41T, $495), Iridescent Pearl Tricoat (paint code G1W, $995), and Radiant Red Tintcoat (pant code GNT, $495) offered for an extra charge.
Check out the full list of 2024 Chevy Equinox EV pricing with options and packages in the table below:
| RPO Code | 1LT | 2LT | 2RS | 2RS Launch Edition | 3LT | 3RS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FWD | $34,995 | $43,295 | $44,795 | $48,995 | $45,295 | $46,795 | |
| AWD | $38,295 | $46,595 | $48,095 | $52,395 | $48,595 | $50,095 | |
| FACTORY OPTIONS | |||||||
| Active Safety Package 3 | AS3 | TBD | $2,700 | $2,700 | -12 | $2,700 | $2,700 |
| Dual-panel power panoramic sunroof | CAJ | TBD | $1,500 | $1,500 | - | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| Mobile Service Plus (California only) | R9V | $599 | $599 | $599 | $599 | $599 | $599 |
| DEALER-INSTALLED OPTIONS | |||||||
| Lifestyle Package | PCM | TBD | $1,350 | $1,350 | - | $1,350 | $1,350 |
| Trailering Package | PCK | TBD | $1,095 | $1,095 | - | $1,095 | $1,095 |
| Illumination Package | PCN | TBD | $895 | $895 | - | $895 | $895 |
| Trailer hitch | SDE | TBD | $8957 | $8957 | - | $8957 | $8957 |
| Cargo carrier mount | SDR | TBD | $8958 | $8958 | - | $8958 | $8958 |
| Illuminated perimeter rocker lighting | S3I | TBD | $5954 | $5954 | - | $5954 | $5954 |
| Black Illumination Package | PCL | TBD | $550 | - | - | $550 | - |
| Blackout Package | PCH | TBD | $450 | - | - | $450 | - |
| Active Package | PCI | TBD | $450 | $450 | - | $450 | $450 |
| Black illuminated front Bowtie emblem | R88 | TBD | $425 | - | - | $425 | - |
| Cargo Convenience Package | PCW | $395 | $395 | $395 | - | $395 | $395 |
| Black roof cross rails | VQQ | $3958 | $3958 | $3958 | - | $3958 | $3958 |
| Interior LED footwell lighting kit | SIM | $3504 | $3504 | $3504 | - | $3504 | $3504 |
| All-Weather Floor Liner Package | PCU | $325 | $325 | $325 | - | $325 | $325 |
| All-Weather Mat Package | PCR | $295 | $295 | $295 | - | $295 | $295 |
| Interior Storage Package | PCV | $295 | $295 | $295 | - | $295 | $295 |
| Black wheel lug nuts | SPY | $285 | $285 | $285 | - | $285 | $285 |
| Bright wheel lug nuts13 | S47 | $225 | $225 | $225 | - | $225 | $225 |
| Contoured all-weather floor liner | RIA | $22010 | $22010 | $22010 | - | $22010 | $22010 |
| Black painted mirror caps | S4X | TBD | $1955 | $1955 | - | $1955 | $1955 |
| Foldable cargo organizer mat | SD3 | $1956 | $1956 | $1956 | - | $1956 | $1956 |
| Cargo security shade | VRS | $19511 | $19511 | $19511 | - | $19511 | $19511 |
| Safety Package | PCX | $175 | $175 | $175 | - | $175 | $175 |
| Collapsible cargo area organizer | RWU | $17511 | $17511 | $17511 | - | $17511 | $17511 |
| Black wheel locks | SPZ | $165 | $165 | $165 | - | $165 | $165 |
| All-weather floor mats | VAV | $1651 | $1651 | $1651 | - | $1651 | $1651 |
| All-weather cargo area liner | CAV | $1501,10 | $1501,10 | $1501,10 | - | $1501,10 | $1501,10 |
| Black Bowtie emblem | SFZ | TBD | $1505 | - | - | $1505 | - |
| Highway safety kit | S08 | $1303 | $1303 | $1303 | - | $1303 | $1303 |
| Black nameplates | RIK | TBD | $1252 | - | - | $1252 | - |
| Bright wheel locks | SFE | $125 | $125 | $125 | - | $125 | $125 |
| Cargo shelf with divider | SHX | $1256,9 | $1256,9 | $1256,9 | - | $1256,9 | $1256,9 |
| Custom molded front and rear splash guards | VQK | $1259 | $1259 | $1259 | - | $1259 | $1259 |
| Air filter | RXC | $75 | $75 | $75 | - | $75 | $75 |
| Vertical cargo net | W2D | $759,11 | $759,11 | $759,11 | - | $759,11 | $759,11 |
| Trailer hitch closeout | VLG | TBD | $75 | $75 | - | $75 | $75 |
| First aid kit | RYT | $553 | $553 | $553 | - | $553 | $553 |
| EXTRA-CHARGE COLORS | |||||||
| Summit White roof | 09T | TBD | $495 | - | - | $495 | - |
| Black roof | 41T | - | - | $495 | $495 | - | $495 |
| Black | GBA | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Galaxy Gray Metallic | GJY | $0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | - |
| Iridescent Pearl Tricoat | G1W | $995 | $995 | $995 | - | $995 | $995 |
| Radiant Red Tintcoat | GNT | $495 | $495 | $495 | - | $495 | $495 |
| Red Hot | G7C | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 |
| Riptide Blue Metallic | GJV | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 |
| Sterling Gray Metallic | GXD | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 |
| Summit White | GAZ | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
- Included with All-Weather Mat Package
- Included with Black Illumination Package
- Included with Safety Package
- Included with Illumination Package
- Included with Blackout Package
- Included with Interior Storage Package
- Included with Trailering Package
- Included with Lifestyle Package
- Included with Active Package
- Included with All-Weather Liner Package
- Included with Cargo Convenience Package
- Standard equipment
- No longer available to order as of June 2024
As a reminder, the Chevy Equinox EV rides on the GM BEV3 platform and incorporates GM Ultium batteries and GM Ultium Drive motors. Production for the North American market takes place at the GM Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico.
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Comments
Certainly better pricing than the Blazer (which I still think will be a massive sales failure at that Cadillac Lyriq price tag) but still pricey at $38k for a base model that probably has nothing. Sorry. But like I said before. These cars need to be on par in pricing with the ICE equivalent to get me to be interested in the slightest bit. Not spending more for less convenience.
However once you add all the maintenance and cost of gas to an ice vehicle over a few years the cost to own an ev becomes very attractive
Two things with this claim:
1) If most of your charging is done at home, then you are set. But there are millions that don’t have that luxury because they live in apartments or have to street park. What are they to do? Use public chargers every day? There goes your savings on gas because from what I am told, a full charge at a public charge station is not much cheaper than a fill up. Oh. And your insurance is more expensive. So now you have a more expensive car and a not so less expensive lifestyle with this vehicle.
2) I’m starting to get very concerned with this very flawed thinking that these cars need zero maintenance. (Concerned in the sense that if many people think this is the case with these cars and start neglecting necessary maintenance on them then I should stay away from used EVs). This is not true at all. They may not need oil changes or the 100k mile tune up but you still need regular tire rotations, yearly alignments, tire replacements every 50k miles, suspension work if you live in places with crap roads, servicing the heat pumps (even more than an ICE because these systems need to run year round), wash and waxing if you want to keep the car like new (you can probably do this yourself but it will still cost money, and I would argue brakes as well (I drove a Tesla on the max regen setting and on the highways I still felt myself needing to use the mechanical brakes. So maybe not as frequent but if you are like me and keep my cars 10 years I’m sure they will need them replaced). At the end of the day, they are machines exposed to the elements and need to be taken care of. That still costs money. So maintenance, may be less, but its not free at all and probably doesn’t make up for the difference in price especially if you don’t live in a house and have to publicly charge all the time.
I don’t think anyone is (truly) claiming an EV is zero maintenance. But it certainly requires less regular maintenance that a combustion vehicle. And that can be accounted for.
Yes charging is a challenge for some people in certain circumstances. And when you mention public charging can be as expensive as filling up a gas car that is sometimes true for DC fast charging. However I know a lot of people in my local EV group that live in condo’s or apartments who often public charge at L2 and this is still substantially less expensive than filling a gas car (though more expensive than charging at home). Many of these people also have access to charging in their workplace. And I think we should be doing more to encourage workplace charging options as well. Often cars are sitting at work for several hours a day. A lot of municipal parking lots or garages are also adding L2 charging where cars often sit for many hours at a time.
As for heat pumps. These tend to be very reliable and require very little if any service. I know several EV owners who have heat pumps in their cars and have owned them for several years now and I’ve never even heard of one that requires servicing. I have an air source heat pump for my house and in 7 years it has never needed service though of course at some point it will require some service.
I have a 2012 Chevy Volt, use it primarily for around town driving, and while it now has 65K+ miles on it, the factory brake pads still look new. I use max regen braking as often as possible, and augment with the brake pedal. I’m finding my brake pads are getting very little wear. I am going through tires a little quicker than on previous vehicles, probably due to the increased weight of the batteries and the combination PHEV equipment. I charge the vehicle at home, and I have solar panels, so I have NO cost for gasoline, other than the once per year need to burn off the unused fuel. I’m in the market now for an Equinox EV, to replace my VW Touareg diesel for long trips. We will probably keep the Volt until it starts showing battery degradation, which I understand may not happen until 200-250k miles.
The Blazer RS EV is on par with the Blazer ICE RS after the 7500K credit is applied. Both will need to be fully optioned.
What?? No they are not. I have built a fully loaded Premier AWD and maxed it out at $54k and this is with a ton of accessories like decals, floor mats, hood and window deflectors, and a dash cam. This stupid battery powered version STARTS at $56k with nothing included.
Buying an EV is a no-brainer financially even at todays prices if you have a way to charge at home. Over 3+ years of ownership a $55k EV is cheaper than a $30k gas car in BC.
Take out the incentives and it’s cheaper after 8 years.
Nevermind the EV will be way nicer to drive, more power, etc. Been driving electric for 7 years definitely never going back. The used EV we bought back in 2016 is going to end up being the cheapest total cost of ownership of any gas car, including a 1994 tercel.
It would be more informative if GM tells us what is included in the six trim levels before telling us what the options are.
First time seeing the full breakdown, but now I have more questions. Do all trims get the same audio system across the board, with no upgrade tier? Is that ‘Mobile Service Plus’ package for as long as you own the vehicle, or the first year? First month? Can we now add the white roof to any color? Most combos didn’t work as well as the Riptide Blue above, but Radiant Red looks really good (I ran the variants in Photoshop.) With all of the footnotes, this begs for an interactive version, or at least some kind of nesting in the table.
The difference in price between the EV and ICE is substantial and the EV is inconvenient to charge, whereas there is a gas station always within a few miles. Range is a big problem especially in very cold or hot weather.
Don’t worry, they aren’t actually going to build more than a handful of these anyway.
“EV is inconvenient to charge, whereas there is a gas station always within a few miles.”
I can charge my Bolt EV at home every night. That’s pretty convenient, eh? Outside of trips, charging is a non issue for me. And even taking trips so far, I haven’t had problems with charging.
And I assume your driveway is also inconvenient to use.
I’m just waiting for the first ‘stop sale’ to be declared for quality issues.
Now if they could price and package the Blazers similarly. i.e. you can’t get heated steering wheel without an RS! On Blazer you have to buy Bose at 595 to get the sunroof! EQ it is LT3 with Sunroof. Now make them in volumes. BTW I have seen some Blazers with 4k off by the dealers before the 7500….I wonder whats up with that and the car is still in transit….a trick to get you to byte?