As Chevrolet revealed final fall, the 2024 Equinox EV will ultimately arrive with a $34,995 beginning value, together with the $1,395 vacation spot price—in a kind that achieves an EPA-rated 319 miles.
GM confirmed once more Monday that every one variations will qualify for the $7,500 EV tax credit score—that means that the efficient base value for eligible patrons could be simply $27,495.
However that entry mannequin gained’t arrive first. Earlier than it, the Equinox EV will launch as a “well-contented” 2RS mannequin, in front-wheel-drive kind. Whereas the 2RS was set to be priced at $48,995 as of October, it’s now been reduce to $44,795.
2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV
Chevrolet defined in a response to Inexperienced Automobile Studies that the obvious value reduce is a distinction between “preliminary launch” 2RS variations and “base mannequin” 2RS variations—a distinction that could be tough for customers to parse on the lot.
The automaker boasts that every one Equinox EV variations embrace a 17.7-inch infotainment touchscreen. 2RS variations features a 17.7-inch touchscreen infotainment system, Google built-in, an influence tailgate, heated entrance and rear outboard seats, and a heated steering wheel. 3RS and 3LT variations add wi-fi cellphone charging and adaptive cruise management with out there Tremendous Cruise—options which might be included within the 2RS Launch Version.
In what seems to be newly aligned pricing for the remainder of the higher trims of the Equinox EV, top-trim 3LT and 3RS variations that have been anticipated to value greater than the launch 2RS now value $45,295 and $46,795, respectively.
2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV
As Chevy factors out, the mid-priced 2LT model, at $43,295, successfully undercuts the Tesla Mannequin Y, Hyundai Ioniq 5, and Nissan Ariya earlier than contemplating the tax credit score—which, amongst these, solely the Mannequin Y qualifies for. It additionally undercuts VW ID.4 Customary variations. Every of those supply the smaller battery pack and significantly much less vary.
Chevy additionally confirmed for the primary time Monday that all-wheel-drive variations of the Equinox EV, arriving later within the yr, will obtain 285 miles of EPA vary.
2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV
Throughout the lineup specs stay sparse, however dual-motor all-wheel-drive variations are set to ship 288 hp. Highway-trip DC fast-charging is nice for as much as 150 kw, GM says, with customary 11.5-kw AC charging permitting house owners to get probably the most out of higher-amp 240-volt wallbox chargers.
Manufacturing of the Equinox has now began in Mexico, the place GM additionally builds the Chevrolet Blazer EV and Honda Prologue. The Blazer EV stays topic to a stop-sale as a result of software program woes.
GM introduced an Equinox EV manufacturing delay of “just some months” in October; Inexperienced Automobile Studies has reached out to GM to see if estimated supply dates and mannequin years from that point nonetheless maintain, or if a few of these have been adjusted within the meantime.