Chevy Shows Off $30K Equinox EV With 300-Mile Range
DETROIT—At the Detroit Auto Show here, Chevrolet company talked up three battery-powered cars that are set to arrive in the next two years: the Silverado, Blazer, and Equinox.
“We have customers that are ready, we have dealers that are ready, we have a supply chain that is ready to bring these products to the market,” said Chevrolet Marketing Director Steve Majoros.
The brand has seen some success with the Chevy Bolt, which started at $31,500 for the 2022 model. The new Chevrolet Equinox EV will start at $30,000 with a 300-mile range. Look for it in fall 2023, starting with a limited-edition 2RS (see the model breakdown on Chevy's website(Opens in a new window)).
“Is this the tipping point for mainstream EV adoption? Absolutely, yes,” said Majoros. “We’re in this for mainstream EV adoption at volume and scale, making EVs for everyone, everywhere.”
The other two cars Chevy showed off in Detroit are slightly more expensive. The Silverado EV pickup truck(Opens in a new window), first announced(Opens in a new window) in January, has a 400-mile range. A Work Truck (WT) version arrives in the spring of 2023, starting at $39,900. An RST (Rally Sport Truck) First Edition model will then debut in the fall of 2023, starting at $105,000.
The Blazer EV(Opens in a new window), which Chevy revealed(Opens in a new window) in July, will be $49,295 and have a 320-mile range. It arrives in summer.
Chevrolet will continue its free home charger installation(Opens in a new window) on these new models, Majoros noted. The brand already offers this service for the 2022 Bolt EV and EUV. It’s a point of differentiation, especially since the chargers are level two versus level one; the latter is an industry standard to include with all new EVs but
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