{"id":1211303,"date":"2023-12-13T09:00:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T14:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1211303"},"modified":"2023-12-13T09:00:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T14:00:41","slug":"the-2024-chevrolet-blazer-first-drive-gms-ev-platform-goes-mainstream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1211303","title":{"rendered":"The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer first drive: GM\u2019s EV platform goes mainstream"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"rss-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"intro-image intro-left\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2024-Chevrolet-Blazer-EV-1-800x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"A red Chevrolet Blazer EV pokes out of a driveway\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"font-size:0.8em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2024-Chevrolet-Blazer-EV-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"enlarge-link\" data-height=\"1920\" data-width=\"2560\">Enlarge<\/a> <span class=\"sep\">\/<\/span> The new Chevrolet Blazer EV is the latest electric vehicle to use General Motors&#8217; Ultium battery platform. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div><a name=\"page-1\" \/><\/div>\n<aside class=\"pullbox sidebar fullwidth\">Chevrolet provided flights from Washington to San Diego and accommodation so we could drive the new Blazer EV. Ars does not accept paid editorial content.<\/aside>\n<p>DEL MAR, Calif.\u2014Americans love midsize SUVs\u2014American automotive product planners, at any rate. These SUVs have supplanted sedans and station wagons as the family-mobile of choice, offering all the advantages of a hatchback with a lofty driving position. Now there&#8217;s a new one in town, an all-electric version of the Chevrolet Blazer. It&#8217;s not an EV conversion of the existing Blazer but a new model built on the same dedicated platform as the <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/cars\/2022\/06\/not-your-grandpas-ride-the-2023-cadillac-lyriq-tested\/\">Cadillac Lyriq<\/a>. After a few hours driving the new Blazer EV around the outskirts of San Diego, here&#8217;s what we&#8217;ve learned.<\/p>\n<p>In time, the Blazer EV will be available in three trims (LT, RS, and SS) and in front-, rear-, and all-wheel drive configurations. But for now, Chevy is starting with the Blazer EV RS, available with either a single motor driving the rear wheels and a larger-capacity battery or an all-wheel drive variant with a smaller-capacity battery pack.<\/p>\n<p>Chevy arranged for us to drive the $57,200 Blazer EV RS RWD first, so let&#8217;s start there. It uses a 102 kWh battery pack to achieve an EPA range of 324 miles (521 km), sending that energy to a 340 hp (254 kW), 325 lb-ft (440 Nm) permanent magnet electric motor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1990455#p3\">Read 17 remaining paragraphs<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1990455&amp;comments=1\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource: Ars Technica &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1990455\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer first drive: GM\u2019s EV platform goes mainstream<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enlarge \/ The new Chevrolet Blazer EV is the latest electric vehicle to use General Motors&#8217; Ultium battery platform. 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