2024 GM Chevrolet Blazer EV Reveal!
Foreign revealed their first ever all-electric 2024 blazer ev this is expanding the brand’s growing ev portfolio and it makes av ownership much more accessible and driving chevrolet as they say into the heart of the growing mid-size electric crossover segment which of course is the biggest segment they’re out there the blazer ev is based on gm’s ultium platform
Which is their go-to all-electric architecture for the next generation models of all electrics coming from general motors with athletic styling that elevates the heralded design established in 2018 by the gas-powered chevrolet blazer and performance cues inspired by the camaro and corvette with design and engineering developed to live up to the legacy of the
Iconic super sport performance designation the blazer evss offers customers the most powerful experience in the lineup it features an exclusive performance all-wheel drive propulsion configuration unique wow what chevrolet calls wide open watts mode enabling up to 564 horsepower and up to 648 pound-feet of torque and 0 to 96 kilometers per hour in less than four
Seconds and that’s based on gm’s current estimates staying with the design each of the blazer evs trims share a muscular athletic profile enabled of course by the altium platform including tout converging body lines they convey motion while prominent front fender extractor vents are a nod to chevrolet’s motorsports legacy the distinctive trims take on their own
Characters the lt features a monochromic appearance and standard 19-inch wheels while the rs strikes a sportier presence with a black grille and other black ass accents along with standard 21-inch wheels the ss serves up the most aggressive aesthetic with a unique front grille two-tone color scheme featuring a black roof and a-pillars that complement the blazer
Ev’s body color palette standard 22 inch wheels and more designers also elevated the blazer ev’s presence further on the rs and ss models with a bold dual element led exterior lighting signature that also has choreographed lighting sequences which activate when the driver approaches or walks away the effect features a full light bar and illuminated bowtie emblem
On the front the blazer ev is a two row vehicle which sits in the mid-size suv segment for general motors and supports a five passenger layout thanks to a flat floor the interior offers a spacious cabin and good storage options inside a refined cabinet also makes a modern design statement like the exterior many of its elements draw inspiration from chevrolet
Sports cars and performance heritage such as a flat bottom steering wheel for the rs and ss trims and sculpted vents inspired by turbines and expansive 17.7 inch diagonal color touchscreen is the focal point of the cabin and the command center for the vehicle’s infotainment system and additional features a large 11 inch diagonal color driver information center in
The instrument cluster complements the central touch screen we did the interior standard ambient lighting with personalization function is available on the rs and ss trims and these trims offer design cues that are unique to them including blue and red contrasting stitching on the rs and sueded microfiber seating on the ss with adrenaline red seating surfaces and
Available argon orange accents standard heated seats and heated steering wheel is available on all trims and ventilated front seats on the rs and ss along with heated rear outboard seating positions are also standard on the ss and available on the rs trim now the blazer ev features chevrolet’s latest charging infotainment and driver assisted technologies that work
Together holistically offering customers great convenience comfort and confidence when it comes to making the transition to an all-electric vehicle one of the unique features of the blazer ev is that there’s no button to push to start their vehicle with hands-free start the driver simply pushes the brake pedal after closing the door and the blazer ev is ready to
Drive with sufficient charge the key fob also authorized the hands-free storage system other technology highlights include powered opening charge port door it features a powered opening when the door is pushed navigation to charging stations and route planning through the available my chevrolet app this feature helps locate and plot routes to charging stations
Regenerative braking comes standard with all electric vehicles and the blazer ev also includes one pedal driving which can slow the vehicle to a full stop using only the accelerator pedal there is a presence based liftgate for convenience the tailgate can open hands-free when a customer with a key fob is recognized by the sensors at the rear of the vehicle which
Is standard on all trim levels and gm’s super cruise is available as well on all trim levels allowing drivers to travel hands-free on divided and compatible highways in the u.s and canada in addition to these features the blazer also offers latest adas technologies including reverse automatic braking and advanced park assist automatic emergency braking forward
Collision alert front pedestrian braking follow distance indicator lane keep assist with lane departure warning and intellope a gm did not provide the sizing for the battery pack but they did state that the driving range is estimated up to 515 kilometers or 320 miles on a full charge on the rs rear wheel drive version charging is supported ac up to 11 kilowatts
For level two and at a dc fast charging capable station you can get up to 190 kilowatts of a peak rate this rate provides approximately 125 kilometers or about 78 miles in 10 minutes per charge it a quick couple of minutes inside the blazer one of the ones here it’s a big size suv it’s a really good size suv lots of room in here i mean obviously we can’t drive
These and do much with them they’re static they’re early very early but you know i like the looks of it very comfortable seats and even on these really early production vehicles didn’t finish it so good job all right so you guys know i like to do interviews so i’m here with doug houlihan how are you doug good good to meet you yeah you too doug’s the executive uh
Executive engineer on the blazer ev program did i get that right executive chief engine executive chief engineer i always forget something my viewers know i always screw things up so it’s all good sure thanks for taking the time doug i know it’s kind of crazy after the announcement super stoked as the viewers know about gm and what you guys are doing tell me a high
Level some of the you know the buses of the the new ev uh laser ev yeah the blazer ev starts with the altium propulsion system which we designed across gm portfolio for this modular capability and with that we were able to package three different battery sizes we took the largest size we pushed the wheels out and set the wheelbase and then we integrated it to the
Underbody with a low center of gravity and if i show you in the rear seat we got this flat mode floor that’s the beauty of that platform right and lots of interior space all that kind of stuff yeah well let me tell you a little bit about the drive construction so we’ve got front-wheel drive yep rear wheel drive and all-wheel which is exciting on that yeah actually
Two different all-wheel drive systems yeah so we have basically on the lt we go with the front wheel drive and then with the 2lt we do front wheel drive and all-wheel drive okay and then when we go to the irs we put rear-wheel drive we put a larger rear drive unit right oh okay so more power that gets more power then what we do on this ss which i had behind me yeah
Is we put the front drive unit in combined with the large rear drive unit okay and we got 500 57 horsepower and 648 foot pounds yeah so that’s what’s pretty cool about it is that altium has the flexibility to plug and play these different driving absolutely absolutely and you know pick and choose for consumers right we’re giving them the choice all right we can
Talk a little bit about range yeah so like on the lt one lt it gets 247 miles of range and on our rear wheel drive we get 320. and on this vehicle that you see behind me the ss we get 29 290 that’s the number i thought it was a perfect pretty good number and then speaking of ss we’ve got lots of technology and lots of cool things we’ve got these 22-inch wheels
Yes we got front brembo brake yeah we got a sportoon chassis we’ve got super cruise standard we’ve got heads up this place standard you know just all kinds of neat you know technology to help the customer you know even our the large 17.7 screen that justin talked about just really cool and it’s a pre-formed display right so it gives the ability to have all the
Data across the end entire screen okay and leverage that that really large screen that we have yeah well we think our customers are going to be extremely excited about the blaze really because of the choices that we have but this is this is an opportunity to have a different experience and the level of performance that you see in this ss yeah we’re talking 0 to
60 in less than four seconds i know it’s amazing that’s something that we really can’t offer at our current blazer which we’re really excited about as well i know but but this one’s got just a different level of technology and you know great design presence we’ve got bigger tire od bigger tires and we got 19-inch wheels on the lt 21’s on the irs and 22s on the ss
And then we’re doing that police pursuit vehicle yeah and that’ll be based on a rear-wheel drive and that performance all-wheel drive that we offer on the ss and the large and the largest battery package it’ll get the largest of our three battery size excellent what we did as i mentioned earlier is we we took the largest batteries eyes and that set the wheelbase
Yeah and then we we shaped the underbody around it and then we created that flat load for and when you go over the bumps it’s like really that’s all you got yeah it’s really sized any final thoughts about the vehicle you know how stoked are you guys in gm in the direction you’re moving yeah we’re extremely excited we think that this has the level of choices that
Chevrolet is going to be extremely proud of in the customers are going to have just frontal drive rear-wheel drive all-wheel drive in fact on the ss we have wow the wide open watch that’s right so lots of great technology lots of safety features and uh we’ll uh we’re it’s and this is a big segment so we’re all in and we’re really excited well thanks doug it’s our
Honor to meet you thank you very much appreciate it now the blazer ev models won’t be coming until the summer of 2023 but they’ve already talked about pricing so gm is going to start with the 2lt in the rs models and they’re going to go on sale as i mentioned next year in 2023 in the summer now prices in canadian dollars start at 56 598 msrp and 61 298 dollars
For the rs model the ss model will follow later in 2023 priced starting around 80 998 dollars and then in the early part of 2024 the 1lt will come out then it’ll have a base price of 51 998 dollars canadian additional details and ordering information will be available closer to the start of production general motors has now opened reservations for this and you
Can go onto the website see this link and get more information as well as if you’re interested for fleet or commercial businesses you can see this other website finally the blazer ev will be produced at gm’s remos arispe mexico production facility which manufactures the current blazer
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