The family of electric motors also come in a more powerful 225 kW (301 hp) version for front- or rear-wheel drive, as well as a 62 kW (83 hp) for all-wheel drive assist.Ģ023 should also see the debut of an electric Chevrolet Blazer, but the company hasn't said anything else about that one, including how much it might cost. The Equinox EV got a brief mention in GM's CES keynote, and the company isn't sharing any more details on the crossover right now other than that fall 2023 arrival and the fact that the model will start "around $30,000."Īgain guessing, it's possible the Equinox EV will use GM's new 180 kW (241 hp) Ultium Drive motor driving the front axles. If I had to guess, I'd say that's the pack we'll find in another new electric Chevrolet-the Equinox EV-which goes on sale in fall 2023. When seen together with the bombastic Hummer EV, it's easy to get the impression that General Motors' product planners see the first wave of Ultium battery electric vehicles as just for the well-off.īut GM's battery platform is modular, and while it can accommodate huge 200 kWh packs to give bluff-faced pickup trucks a potential 400 miles of range, you can also design a car around a six-module battery with 50 kWh. The Chevy Equinox is a bland if competent SUV with a playful chassis and spacious cabin, but its anemic powertrain undercuts those positive attributes. reader comments 285 withĬhevrolet's headline news at CES this year was its forthcoming Silverado EV, a truck that-initially at least-will carry a lot of lithium ion, and a six-figure price tag to reflect that. Which is why it's worth remembering that Chevrolet renewed its trademark on the "CrossVolt" model name way back in 2014.įollow GreenCarReports on Facebook and Twitter.Enlarge / General Motors Chair and CEO Mary Barra confirmed during her 2022 CES keynote address that Chevrolet will launch the Chevrolet Equinox EV in the 2024 model year. With news that the 2019 Volvo XC40 compact crossover will offer a plug-in hybrid version using a 3-cylinder engine, following its larger XC60 and XC90 plug-in hybrid SUVs, it appears that other carmakers have exactly those plans. That said, there's no denying that even Volt fans consistently ask why the excellent Volt plug-in hybrid powertrain hasn't been offered in a small crossover similar to the Chevrolet Equinox, which was redesigned for 2017.ĬHECK OUT: 2018 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid carries over with few changes Since its inception, the Volt has also suffered from inconsistent marketing and the disinclination of many franchised Chevrolet dealers to educate possible buyers about the new powertrain-a problem that remains even today. The Volt has consistently sold at rates averaging 1,500 to 2,000 cars per month, but it is a relatively cramped compact five-door hatchback, a body style that is falling out of favor in line with four-door sedans. Now in the third model year of its second generation, the Chevrolet Volt continues to offer the highest electric range of any plug-in hybrid (53 miles) except for the range-extended electric BMW i3 REx, which this year is rated at 97 miles. That likely says less about the growing sales of the Bolt EV than it does about plummeting deliveries of the aging Sonic, which traditionally runs at multiples of the Bolt EV sales rate thus far. We expect the Equinox EV to start at around 30,000 for the base 1LT model, but upgrading to the front-wheel-drive 2LT seems like the way to go. READ THIS: Chevy Bolt EV plant shutdown extended, due to slow Sonic salesĪccording to a comment by Don Lockrey, who identified himself as an employee at GM's Orion Assembly Plant, where the two are built, the lines at that factory are being reshuffled to switch for two Sonics for every Bolt EV to a 50/50 split. The company's pioneering battery-electric car, the 238-mile 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV launched last December, shares its production plant with the Chevrolet Sonic lineup of subcompact hatchbacks and sedans. It also suggested that GM might be considering the cancellation up to six passenger cars for North America in 2020 and beyond.Īs well as the three above, it also named the Cadillac XTS and Chevrolet Sonic. Reuters identified GM's Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant as particularly vulnerable because it builds solely passenger cars, all of them with low sales: the Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac CT6, Chevrolet Impala, and Chevrolet Volt.
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