{"id":29530,"date":"2022-07-27T16:54:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T20:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=29530"},"modified":"2022-07-27T16:54:25","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T20:54:25","slug":"payne-five-things-to-know-about-the-2024-chevy-blazer-ev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/payne-five-things-to-know-about-the-2024-chevy-blazer-ev","title":{"rendered":"Payne: Five things to know about the 2024 Chevy Blazer EV"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warren<\/em>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0The mid-size, gas-powered Chevrolet Blazer lineup is getting an electric model. But don\u2019t call them twins.<\/p>\n

The Blazer and Blazer EV share\u00a0a few things: They will be built alongside each other in Mexico and share styling cues like bold fascias, muscular hips, and Camaro-inspired, rotary air vents. Otherwise, the 2024 Blazer EV\u00a0is a completely different animal that doesn\u2019t even have the same steering wheel.\u00a0The Detroit News<\/em>\u00a0got a sneak peak at the SS model at GM’s Warren Tech Center.<\/p>\n

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Blazer EV\u00a0will be based on General Motors Co.’s 400-volt Ultium platform \u2014\u00a0and will sticker nearly 9 grand more than Blazer with its top SS model topping out $23,000 north of its gas sibling\u2019s $43K\u00a0Premiere trim. Get in the Blazer EV, touch the brake and it\u2019s on. No turn key, no push button. Blazer EV offers Super Cruse self-drive assist, regenerative braking, and 78 miles of charge in 10 minutes on a DC fast-charger.<\/p>\n

Beyond the specs, here are five notable Blazer features:<\/p>\n

Performance SS.<\/strong> Blazer marks the return of Chevy\u2019s legendary SS performance badge. SS as in Super Sport. SS as in lots of power.\u00a0The badge first appeared in 1961 on an Impala sedan. Over the years it would adorn famous models including Camaro, Chevelle, El Camino, Nova, pickup truck \u2014\u00a0and finally its own standalone, V8-powered SS sedan from 2014-17. Dubbed the \u201cfour-door Camaro,\u201d the latter was the most powerful Chevy sedan ever made with 415 horsepower, 415 pound-feet of torque and a 0-60 time of 4.7 seconds.<\/p>\n

The Blazer SS aims to make a statement by crushing the SS sedan\u2019s numbers with a whopping 557\u00a0horsepower, 648 pound-feet of torque, and a 0-60 sprint under 4 seconds. It will achieve this with the largest of three Blazer batteries, three electric motors, and performance Brembo brakes to bring it back to earth.<\/p>\n

Aimed squarely at the $66,095 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT (480 horsepower, 630\u00a0torque in Performance trim), the Blazer will be a rocket ship with numbers \u2014\u00a0and sticker price \u2014\u00a0outpacing Cadillac\u2019s first all-wheel-drive electric SUV, the $62,990 Lyriq.<\/p>\n

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So quick is the Blazer SS that it has the attention of police departments that want to use it as a Police Pursuit Vehicle (Chevy dubs it the Blazer EV PPV). Currently, Chevy offers cops a hopped-up, Brembo-shod, V8-powered Tahoe with 355 horses\/383 lb.-ft of torque as a pursuit pod.<\/p>\n

Front and all-wheel drive.<\/strong>\u00a0Showing off the dexterity of its Ultium platform, Blazer EV is the first Chevrolet to ever offer front-wheel-drive and rear-wheel-power. Internal combustion drivetrains are one or the other \u2014\u00a0depending on whether power is sent through a differential to the front or rear tires.<\/p>\n

Since Ultium is powered by electric motors, the drive unit can be placed in either the bow or stern. The base, 1LT and 2LT models will be available with FWD. The top-trim, performance-oriented RS comes standard with RWD. All four trims can be optioned with all-wheel-drive.<\/p>\n

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We (don\u2019t) want the frunk.<\/strong> Like the Cadillac Lyriq, Blazer EV will not offer extra storage in front where the gas engine usually resides. The front trunk \u2014\u00a0\u201cfrunk\u201d \u2014\u00a0was popularized by Tesla and has been a selling point for EVs showing off extra cargo space. Blazer competitor Mustang Mach-E advertises its frunk for everything from a baggage hold to a drainable, tailgate-party ice cooler. The coming Chevy Silverado EV and Ford Lightning offer gigantic frunks that can hold luggage and golf bags to complement their rear pickup beds.<\/p>\n

Chevrolet product planners said that, rather then engineer a front trunk, they sought to use the EV platform to maximize interior space. Blazer EV boasts larger interior legroom than gas Blazer.<\/p>\n

The Silverado screen.<\/strong>\u00a0When it debuted in January, the $107,000, 2024 Chevy Silverado EV RST wowed with a huge, horizontal screen spanning the dash. Blazer EV offers the same screen. The display combines an 11-inch instrument screen with a 17.7-inch infotainment screen. Neatly joining the two is a big volume knob with the infotainment screen angled toward the driver like the mid-engine Corvette.<\/p>\n

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Powered by Google.<\/strong> Tesla has dominated the EV segment in part because of its proprietary charging network integrated with its vehicles\u2019 navigation software. GM hopes to shrink that gap with Google Automated Services paired to its MyChevy app. Chevy says that, like Tesla, its navigation system will not only route your journey \u2014\u00a0but will also communicate to the driver which charging stations to use, how long each stop will take to charge \u2014\u00a0even assist you by locating nearby restaurants and retail stores to help pass the time while Blazer fuels up.<\/p>\n

In a patchwork network of third party chargers, Chevy hopes its Google system will ease customer concerns about taking the family on long road trips.<\/p>\n

Henry Payne is auto critic for The Detroit News. Find him at hpayne@detroitnews.com or Twitter @HenryEPayne.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Warren\u00a0\u2014\u00a0The mid-size, gas-powered Chevrolet Blazer lineup is getting an electric model. But don\u2019t call them twins. The Blazer and Blazer EV share\u00a0a few things: They will be built alongside each other in Mexico and share styling cues like bold fascias, muscular hips, and Camaro-inspired, rotary air vents. Otherwise, the 2024 Blazer EV\u00a0is a completely different […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29530"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29530"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29531,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29530\/revisions\/29531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}