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2025 Chevy Blazer EV Not Getting NACS Connector

The NACS connector, initially developed by Tesla and used to give charging access to the Tesla Supercharger Network, will not be equipped on the 2025 Chevy Blazer EV. Instead, the electric crossover will continue to rely on the Combined Charging System Combo 1 (CCS1) and the five-pin SAE J1772 charger connectors for the 2025 model year.

While GM stated in June 2023 that its future EV models would include the NACS connector starting in 2025, this was a reference to the 2025 calendar year, not vehicles from the 2025 model year like the 2025 Chevy Blazer EV.

Side view of the 2025 Chevy Blazer EV generation.

The NACS connector is smaller and handier than other commonly used current EV charging connectors, along with providing superior reliability and access to a wider range of chargers. In fact, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) is standardizing the NACS connector for U.S. EV charging use through an accelerated program that will help widen electric vehicle adoption.

While Tesla promised to give GM vehicles access to its Supercharger Network, no specific timing for this change was available in March of 2024. Then, in June, GM Authority learned from The General that rollout of the access has been delayed, though it is still expected in the relatively near term.

Rear three quarters view of the 2025 Chevy Blazer EV generation.

In the meantime, the 2025 Chevy Blazer EV will be available with an adapter to link its CCS plug to NACS when the latter is available for charging. The same will be done with the 2025 GMC Hummer EV Pickup and 2025 GMC Hummer EV SUV, which likewise get no NACS connector for the model year and therefore get the adapter instead.

Pricing for the 2025 Chevy Blazer EV starts at $48,995 for the LT trim in an AWD configuration. At the top of the range, the AWD variant of the RS trim carries a price of $54,295. The destination freight charge of $1,395 is included in these figures. The Chevy Blazer EV SS and front-wheel drive variants will likely join the lineup sometime during the 2025 model year.

Cockpit view of the 2025 Chevy Blazer EV generation.

The GM BEV3 platform provides the 2025 Chevy Blazer EV with bones beneath the body panels. Motivation for the crossover is provided by GM Ultium batteries and GM Ultium Drive motors. Production of the 2025 Blazer has been delayed until Monday, August 5th, 2024. The vehicle, like the first model year, will be produced at the GM Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico.

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Comments

  1. And the same for the Equinox? I bet it never happens after Tesla debacle of what they did just months ago on deployment and employement! So probably the right move.

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  2. Once again, another gm EV not ready for prime time.
    Thank you Mary!

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    1. How is it Mary’s fault that Elon is refusing access? Simple fix, Elon gets no more federal pork (including SpaceX) until he makes it happen. Watch how fast he runs to the trough to feed.

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      1. Tesla hasn’t refused entirely. They are just taking their time rolling out access. There are Fords and Rivians charging there right now.

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    2. wtf does this have to do with mary? NACs was always supposed to appear in 2025 so I dont even understand what this post is about. And by the time its available the gap between charging ports with NACs and CCS will be smaller than ever.

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  3. The problem here is that the second tier charging network actually does suck. I have 10 chargers in my 15 mile vicinity 6 Tesla, and 4 Chargepoint ..the Tesla have NEVER be inaccessible, the ChargePoint have a less that 20 percent availability rate due to equipment malfunctions. Musk has hired back a large percentage of his super charger team and 1 of its leaders. To quote Tesla :“Tesla will spend well over $500M expanding our Supercharger network to create thousands of NEW chargers this year,” he wrote on X. “That’s just on new sites and expansions, not counting operations costs, which are much higher.”

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    1. its getting better. GM and EVgo and Flying J/Pilot are rolling out stations and all the other players are building more as well. Plus 8 automakers are working together to add 30k charge points by 2030.

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  4. GM is always late for the party.

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  5. Someone I know finally got their Lyriq. They tried to charge on a CCS network. Failed. Could you picture going to a gas station and not knowing if it you will leave with more gas? This is not normal, and it’s going to sour a lot of people.

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    1. If you search for a charging in Google maps in the Lyriq it tells you the status of a charger and the last time it was used.

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    2. This user also needs to educate themselves and use PlugShare to find community reported issues and find working chargers.

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    3. one main difference- you dont gas your car up at home- which you can with the lyriq. You cannot compare EVs to gas cars and talk convenience and leave out this MAJOR difference. And there are instances where one charge cabinet at a location has an issue but the others are working fine.

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  6. This is an incredibly bad move. Maybe they will at least offer to sell you an adapter.

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    1. They will have adaptors available soon, also no one will have native NACS until 2025 the SAE J3400 Standard GM, Ford, and everyone else will use for NACS is not finished yet.

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    2. bad move? When this was first announced GM said 2025- not sure what part of that is cryptic or confusing. Some automakers are saying they aren’t converting charge ports until 2026. All people need is the damn adapter- the access to the network is FAR more important than the damn NACS port. Not a single automakers announced converting to NACs port before 2025 and that includes GM.

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