GM’s Equinox EV has us guessing on vary, battery and value

Forward of its scheduled arrival this coming fall, GM has shared its most in depth have a look at the 2024 Chevy Equinox EV but in a video you may view beneath. By promising a beginning value round $30,000, the Equinox EV is bound to seize loads of clients, whether or not they’re present GM house owners or not. Nevertheless, the American automaker has not but proven all its playing cards in the case of this electrical compact SUV. Naturally, our curiosity (and impatience) has gotten the perfect of us, main us to take our greatest guess at what shoppers can really count on to see.

GM shared information of its plans to deliver an all-electric model of the Equinox when it bombarded the general public with a number of bulletins at CES early 2022 that additionally included an all-electric Chevy Silverado and Chevy Blazer EV.

Over the previous 12 months, GM has shared tidbits of recent data surrounding the Equinox EV, together with the 5 totally different trims that can turn into out there, however we nonetheless know little about its value. One of the vital interesting components within the new electrical SUV is that GM is promising it is going to begin round $30,000 – a holy grail quantity many automakers have set their websites on, however few have really delivered upon.

In March of 2022, GM shared a brand new video of the Equinox EV, sharing that it’s going to sit atop the Ultium Platform, come geared up with Tremendous Cruise, and have a two-tone exterior on the LT trims you may see within the picture beneath. No pricing at that time, however that’s comprehensible.

Final September, GM graced us with a slew of recent particulars surrounding the Equinox EV, together with its trim ranges and estimated vary for every, however nonetheless no value apart from the lengthy promised “round $30k.” Right here’s how the trims will break down:

The $30,000 price ticket will clearly apply to the FWD 1LT model of the Equinox EV – final on GM’s manufacturing to-do listing, however what dimension will that smaller battery be? What about the usual Ultium battery pack, and the way way more will that value?

Whereas we all know much more in regards to the Equinox than we did a 12 months in the past, we nonetheless have a variety of questions on specs which might be really important to shoppers pondering going electrical. Additional nonetheless, those that are contemplating a GM model EV.

Can Equinox EV ship 250 mile vary for its $30k value?

Chevrolet posted the video beneath to its YouTube web page this week, sharing an in depth have a look at the Equinox EV, significantly the two-tone 3LT trim, however what about value? Not but my buddies, not but.

Earlier than we dig into that, let’s begin with the battery pack. This pack exists as a part of GM’s modular Ultium EV platform, the bottom to present fashions just like the Hummer EV and Cadillac Lyriq, which is able to quickly be joined by different fashions like the electrical Blazer and GMC Sierra EV Denali Version.

For the sake of comparability, the Lyriq is the closest in dimension and comes geared up with a 100 kWh battery pack that delivers an EPA estimated 312 miles of vary. Based mostly on the dimensions and GM’s estimated vary (not EPA) round 300, we’d count on the usual battery pack to be related within the Equinox EV.

That will additionally imply the Equinox EV’s normal pack would ship related cost charges to the Cadillac Lyriq as nicely. GM’s luxurious model SUV at present accepts as much as 190 kW on a DC quick charger, garnering as much as 76 miles of vary in about 10 minutes.

For the smaller pack, we expect GM might lean down so far as 52 kWh to try to hit that $30k value level, but when so, we’d count on actual world vary to be decrease than the 250 miles being estimated. In all probability nearer to 200 or 210 miles on a full cost.

If the low finish value of the Equinox EV can be round $30,000, we’d count on the excessive finish 3RS trim to come back in proper round $60k – particularly if you determine the Lyriq begins just under $63,000. For shopper optics, we might see GM topping out at a value of $59,990 for the highest tier Equinox as a result of a “5” undoubtedly seems to be extra engaging than a “6,” particularly on this financial system.

Lastly, we wish to make sure to relay that any point out of the Equinox EV value is only speculative at this level till we hear official phrase from Chevy/GM. We additionally needed to level out that after we received a peek contained in the Equinox EV prototype on the LA Auto Present final fall, we noticed an influence outlet inside. GM has not talked about that as a function but, in order that may even be one thing to keep watch over and doubtlessly sit up for as we’re positive to be taught extra earlier than manufacturing begins in Mexico later this 12 months.

You’ll be able to try the most recent have a look at the the Chevy Equinox EV within the video beneath, hosted by product specialist, Dez.