Decrease-priced mannequin arrives for the 2025 mannequin yr
Even the bottom mannequin might be eligible for the $7,500 tax credit score
The Equinox EV’s delicate energy bump lifts it to 220 hp or 300 hp
Chevrolet seems to have held true on the arrival of an Equinox EV model that prices simply $34,995 and is about to ship effectively over 300 miles of vary. Nevertheless it’s arriving for the 2025 mannequin yr, relatively than 2024.
The GM model mentioned Thursday that the bottom 2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV LT might be accessible “quickly.” It rides on 19-inch machined wheels and doesn’t maintain again on any of the tech, together with the large 17.7-inch infotainment touchscreen with 11-inch info display screen, a full suite of active-safety options, and distant and hands-free begin capabilities. Nevertheless it does go together with material, manually adjustable seats and does not get the seat heaters and steering-wheel heaters that may make winter EV possession a lot simpler.
The Equinox EV’s $34,995 base worth, which Chevy had initially confirmed for 2024, contains the $1,395 vacation spot charge and is prone to carry over the identical 319-mile EPA vary score as present 2024 Equinox fashions with front-wheel drive, from an 85-kwh battery pack. Will probably be eligible in 2024 for the $7,500 EV tax credit score, Chevy says, in order that successfully drops the worth to simply $27,495.
2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV
2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV
2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV
The 2025 variations of this up to date EV will make barely extra energy and torque than their 2024 counterparts, Chevy additionally revealed—220 hp and 243 lb-ft of torque in single-motor front-wheel-drive type, or 300 hp and 355 lb-ft in dual-motor all-wheel-drive type. These figures symbolize a lift of seven hp and seven lb-ft with FWD and 12 hp and 22 lb-ft with AWD.
Chevy hasn’t but confirmed how a lot further all-wheel drive prices on the LT, however for 2024 the premium is $3,300.
The mannequin that Chevy launched because the 2LT has been revamped as a part of an choice package deal for 2025, including as much as $43,295. A “Consolation and Energetic Security 2 Package deal” slots in between at $36,995, whereas on the prime of the lineup the mannequin Chevy previously referred to as the 3LT now prices $46,395.
With these choices piled on, the 2LT will get roof rails, a rear wiper, an influence tailgate, an influence driver seat, heated entrance seats, a heated steering wheel, and adaptive cruise management. The 3LT provides front-seat cooling, energy entrance passenger seat adjustment, heated wiper parking, heated rear outboard seats, dual-zone local weather management, and 21-inch alloys.
2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV
Chevy notes that top-level LT and RS trims now embrace a head-up show and rear digital camera mirror.
On the prime of the 2025 Equinox EV lineup is the RS. What had been offered because the 2RS (21-inch wheels, black roof, flat-bottom steering wheel) is now badged the RS, priced at $44,795, whereas the earlier 3RS (dual-zone local weather, energy passenger seat, heated rear seats, and extra) is an choice package deal on prime of that, costing $47,890.
In a primary drive of the 2024 Chevy Equinox EV in Could, Inexperienced Automotive Studies discovered this entry GM EV to be the brand new “regular” for American EVs, with a package deal that’s satisfying to drive and use.
The Equinox EV’s pricing recalibration goes together with what Chevy lately did for the marginally upmarket Blazer EV. The 2025 Blazer EV additionally will get a decrease base worth for present LT and RS variations.
At the moment, with the arrival of the $34,995 base mannequin, the Equinox EV is likely one of the lowest-priced EVs for the U.S. market. GM CEO Mary Barra has already additionally promised that it isn’t Chevy’s lowest-priced EV—and the upcoming 2026 Chevy Bolt EV would be the most reasonably priced U.S. EV.