2024 Chevy Blazer EV - 17 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

What's your favorite thing about the 2024 Chevy Blazer EV
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Blazer vs Equinox
Since they did a silent roll out there isn’t that much info out there
The Blazer is bigger than the equinox so i’d assume that stays the same with the EVs
And yet, everything that I see online says this thing competes against things like the Ioniq5, EV6, and MachE
Which is the flock i’d bet the EQuinox EV will be pitted against as well…time will tell
EV stuff
There’s 3 flavors you’ll get it in
LT
FWD
RS
What we have here
Can be RWD or AWD
320 miles or 275 for AWD
288 hp
333 lbft
0-60 in 6.5 to 7 sec
Charging speed is 78 miles per 10 min
SS to come later
The big power one
AWD
557 hp
648 lbft
0-60 in under 4 sec
290 miles of range
Super cruise supposedly standard
Frunk
Other EVs things are frunks
No frunk
Fireman hat tho
Trunk
Reasonably big
Bigger than Ioniq 5
Smaller than Model Y
Seats dont fold fromback here
No close and lock button
No start/stop button
Just sit down
Tap brake twice (first is accessory mode)
Shift into D or R
Mercedes style shifter
Screens
11 in cluster
Standard
18 in infotainment
Std
Google built in
Graphics are great
Air quality check (why so common)
Volume knob kinda floats
Wireless ACP & AA
360 cameras
HUD
Secret power button on top of center screen
Headlights
Controls in the screen like the Colorado
Im not bothered
Super Cruise
Supposedly available
Think i heard it’s std on SS models
Regen paddle
This is interesting
On the Lyriq too
Pull the paddle harder or softer to do more or less regen
Drive modes & sounds
Normal, sport, snow, custom
Sounds are normal, sport, or off (inside car only)
Styling
Very squat and wide aggressive stance
Full width headlight with bowtie center
Dance
HUGE 21 in wheels for RS
Usually big wheels mean less range
Looks very long from profile
Charging door on driver front fender
V slow
Squared off rear design
Tiniest rear wiper ever
Blue E in Blazer
What happens when they do the Trax EV?
Interior styling
Will feel very familiar
CAmaro style air vents
Physical climate controls..nice
Well, semi physical anyway
Rear seats
Pretty big
heated
Chargers & vents
Towing
1500 lbs - not bad
Luxuries
Heated and cooled front seats
Classic back-only
Heated steering wheel
Pano roof
Headrests embossed
Price
Starts at 45k
As tested like 60k…more than IOniq 5 and 6 fully loaded
SS starts at 66k

[@OpinionatedOG184]

While the Bolt EUV was the absolute most efficient electric car on the market even though it’s the slowest to charge, it has been upended by the Blazer EV. There’s a routine route I take every other month or two as my family and friends lives one state away. So I know the numbers quite well. Well yesterday I took the new Blazer AWD Rs EV the same route and it blew it out of the water with efficiency. I did however go to a fast charger to test out the 10% to 80% claim. I actually arrived to the charger at 11%, still way more than enough to arrive home safely. It passed the test easily. The fast charger charged it at 130 kw consistently for the duration of the test. We already love this car. Plus it’s beautiful! We still love our Bolt EUV too!

[@jefflloyd394]

I bought one last week and traded in my Bolt, new discount and $7500 rebate, best value vehicle period.

[@DanOfAllTrades]

I am test driving one this weekend, what do you like about it?

[@alex-sd]

My only issue with the suspension is the noise from going over freeway expansion joints. It is not as composed as the Ioniq 5. Other than that, I love everything else about my Chevy Blazer EV. I still can't believe the weight of this vehicle at around 5300 lbs. but is quite efficient in range. I think Chevy has done the best in this regard.

[@anishmidha]

I bought 1 last week and sold my Ford Mavrick hybrid..23 with too many problems…..new discount and $7500 rebate, and S2200 more discount from dealer which brought it down to $44500 RS AWD …Best deal in EV right now.

[@mannyfresh7065]

Nice just picked mine up as well! What issues did you have w your maverick as my dad just picked one up last year and bought it. I’m concerned for him

[@Quickie-dz3sm]

Great review. Most of them just compare this to the others without taking it's biggest feature into account...the styling. I've owned mine for over 2 months now and have a few corrections/notes. 1. The hatch has proximity sensing, so all you do is approach the back, the car will beep 3x's and then open. No foot action needed. There is no apple carplay or android auto available, but you get 8 years of the integrated Google service at no charge. 3. I agree with your headlight assessment and don't understand why people complain about not having physical buttons. The small bulb icon below the one peddle drive is the headlight controls, so no need to dive into any menus.

[@ChowDownDetroit]

Actually, No Apple CarPlay or Android Auto option. Not wired or wireless.

[@Digikidthevoiceofreason]

Those rear seats DO NOT fold flat at all. They are still tilted. Also there is no feature that opens the back hatch by waving your foot under the rear bumper. The only reason why it opened is because you were standing there with the fob in your pocket. Also, there is no CarPlay or android auto whatsoever on these vehicles. Might I suggest a redo of this review or at least a video of what mistakes you made as to not mislead your viewers?

[@curtbrackenrich7883]

There is no Android Auto or Carplay, you should really correct this with an on-screen graphic when you say that it's there wirelessly. This is a major point of contention with the Blazer EV, whether you can live without it or not is something everyone has to decide but to be clear, the Blazer EV does NOT have Carplay or Android Auto

[@NawfalHasan]

You changed your channel name? I remember it was something else..

[@theshiftlist]

yeah - stil same guy, but a different format and different name