Funny I've made the same observation in other videos. They should have gone with a more neutral color for the accent like dark grey or light grey depending on the other interior colors.
He took too long to get to the important numbers like Torric horsepower range and charging time. Those are the very first things people wanna know so get to it first. He also did not discuss if it’s qualifies for the full $7500 federal tax credit. he also did not mention if the charging port will change to NAC in 2025.
I do like that the base model is FWD. I live in a northern city where we get a lot of snow in the winter. I never understood why nearly all the EVs were RWD based. There is no technical reason for it (other than perhaps wanting to market a frunk and forcing Northern customers to pay more for AWD.
I can't speak from experience, but I've seen some claims that RWD EVs are good in the snow because of the weight distribution in EVs (compared to ICE cars) and because the motor can spin the wheels in a more precise way to maintain traction when accelerating. I have the same concerns as you though.
Thanks for that comment. It would be a deal breaker for me if it didn't come to a complete stop with regen. I drive exclusively in one pedal in my BoltEV and really love that feature.
No one is adding j 3400 until 2025 or 26. This was long in the planning and you can’t change that quickly. They will have the adapter this year to use Tesla . Why do you come on a non Tesla review and make negative comments? A not everyone wants a tesla no matter specs or price
@@markfitzpatrick6692 first ,,, so in your mind ... ''nice'' is negative,,,it not negative,,, in your mind of course ,,,second,,, i never said 1 word about tesla ,, change your diaper
This is the revolutionary mass adoption ev we've been waiting for. Market research has shown the stats required for over 50% ev adoption are over 300 miles of range, 30 minutes or less charging speed, and price under $36k. This is the first vehicle to hit those metrics. The word about these needs to get out and GM needs to make enough of them!
@@ProjectCovenant You have to take everything into context. (Price, style of vehicle, size of vehicle, room inside the vehicle, etc.) Range is more important to me. How much mileage does a Ionic 5 get at the lowest trim level....not the larger more expensive long range batteries. Equinox get's 319 EPA rated miles. Equinox will get you 77 miles in 10 minutes of charging. That is reasonably fast. 30 minutes for 10% -80%....and that's not bad IMO. And what Hyundai are you able to get for $38K (with rebate) with the room that you get in the Equinox. Do an apples to apple comparison. And by the end of the year you'll be able to get the Equinox 1LT trim for $27K (with rebate).
You clearly aren’t paying attention. The competitor to the Equinox is the upcoming Kia EV3, which is also a 400v architecture and takes a similar time to charge 10-80%.
No CarPlay, no buy. The sheer idiocity of GM to think THEY, out of all brands, THEY would be the one that can challenge the adoption of CarPlay/Android Auto... LMAO. We should've let this brand go bankrupt the second time they did.
@@Jetter638 Exactly, those brands can pull it off, GM can't. I actually own a R1T and I hate it doesn't have CarPlay, but the rest of the vehicle makes up for that. There is absolutely no way I would tolerate that for a freaking GM, Jeep or Ford vehicle.
@@pepesilvia4564 And I'm just curious what exactly do you feel you are giving up by not having CarPlay? Will CarPlay give you accurate route planning for your car with options for charging stations, and real time estimates based on energy consumption of how much charge you will have when you arrive at each of the charging stations on your route? And how much time you will need to spend at each charger. From my perspective it seems that GM system seems to have everything I would want (real time route planning, Spotify access, Waze access, and access to all apps in the Google play stire) but maybe there is something that you need beyond that?
i think carplay is great but it was needed muchhhh more in the past 10 years than now. Alot of these non apple carplay info stations now are really sharp and futuristic. Until you test drive one it’s tough to understand
it's summer, it's hot everyone has their air conditioners on we're having electrical blackouts will the electric grid support ev charging is the electric grid being updated as we speak I hear california new homes will be all electric and all new tools will be electric and soon enough all states will follow
Love the camera views, my Tesla Y doesn’t have 360 or front. My 2019 Equinox did.
Why is it blue inside, when the exterior is red? Weird.
Funny I've made the same observation in other videos. They should have gone with a more neutral color for the accent like dark grey or light grey depending on the other interior colors.
That is exactly why I got the RS because I just couldn't stand the clash 😂
It looks ridiculous. Why GM insists on midwestern cheesy is beyond me.
@@kenhiett5266 like back to 80’s and 90’s GM that never aged well
Bought one last week. Black 2RS FWD with Super Cruise. Love it.
Just don’t understand why they used the wheezy CUV Equinox branding.
This is the car for me especially the 3LT awd
He took too long to get to the important numbers like Torric horsepower range and charging time. Those are the very first things people wanna know so get to it first. He also did not discuss if it’s qualifies for the full $7500 federal tax credit. he also did not mention if the charging port will change to NAC in 2025.
I do like that the base model is FWD. I live in a northern city where we get a lot of snow in the winter. I never understood why nearly all the EVs were RWD based. There is no technical reason for it (other than perhaps wanting to market a frunk and forcing Northern customers to pay more for AWD.
I can't speak from experience, but I've seen some claims that RWD EVs are good in the snow because of the weight distribution in EVs (compared to ICE cars) and because the motor can spin the wheels in a more precise way to maintain traction when accelerating. I have the same concerns as you though.
Shouldn’t wait till 10 min into the video to say the HP and torque. Should put that right up front
The video version of fine print.
Lame!
Info is instantly accessible in the chapters.
LOL
Correction: one pedal will bring it to a complete stop.
Thanks for that comment. It would be a deal breaker for me if it didn't come to a complete stop with regen. I drive exclusively in one pedal in my BoltEV and really love that feature.
Yep. And it works excellent as you can tweak the level you want or use the regen lever. I think my brakes will last 10 years.
I had to turn that off during my test drive. Coming off of an ICE vehicle, i cannot get used to one pedal driving!
@@esmooth919 No doubt it takes some getting used to. Even still, it isn't for everyone. But I found after the initial learning curve, its phenomenal.
What model is this particular one. It matters a lot???
11:30 Rengen off is not like an ICE unless the ICE is in neutral.
Best review i've seen so far of this vehicle. Great work!!!
LOL
nice,,, should have had the nacs plug,, get going gm,,, slow charging rate as well,, there is cars now that take 350 kw
No one is adding j 3400 until 2025 or 26. This was long in the planning and you can’t change that quickly. They will have the adapter this year to use Tesla . Why do you come on a non Tesla review and make negative comments? A not everyone wants a tesla no matter specs or price
@@markfitzpatrick6692 first ,,, so in your mind ... ''nice'' is negative,,,it not negative,,, in your mind of course ,,,second,,, i never said 1 word about tesla ,, change your diaper
This is the revolutionary mass adoption ev we've been waiting for. Market research has shown the stats required for over 50% ev adoption are over 300 miles of range, 30 minutes or less charging speed, and price under $36k. This is the first vehicle to hit those metrics.
The word about these needs to get out and GM needs to make enough of them!
This message is bought to you. LOL
@@BioniqBob huh? Please explain.
@@Dr.Gehrig Too Dumb? LOL
@@BioniqBob I am asking you to explain your statement. What do you mean? Do you think I'm paid?
@@Dr.Gehrig Ignore detractors. Your good intentions are well received.
He thinks 150 kw is fast charging lol
It's called DC fast charging. No it's not the fastest but it's sufficient at these price points IMO.
@@Jetter638 it’s not sufficient for the price point when Kia and Hyundai are 2x as fast at the same price point.
@@ProjectCovenant You have to take everything into context. (Price, style of vehicle, size of vehicle, room inside the vehicle, etc.) Range is more important to me. How much mileage does a Ionic 5 get at the lowest trim level....not the larger more expensive long range batteries. Equinox get's 319 EPA rated miles. Equinox will get you 77 miles in 10 minutes of charging. That is reasonably fast. 30 minutes for 10% -80%....and that's not bad IMO. And what Hyundai are you able to get for $38K (with rebate) with the room that you get in the Equinox.
Do an apples to apple comparison. And by the end of the year you'll be able to get the Equinox 1LT trim for $27K (with rebate).
@@Jetter638 that has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that 150 slow for the price point
You clearly aren’t paying attention.
The competitor to the Equinox is the upcoming Kia EV3, which is also a 400v architecture and takes a similar time to charge 10-80%.
No CarPlay, no buy.
The sheer idiocity of GM to think THEY, out of all brands, THEY would be the one that can challenge the adoption of CarPlay/Android Auto... LMAO. We should've let this brand go bankrupt the second time they did.
Tesla doesn't have CarPlay/Android Auto. Rivian doesn't have Car Play/Android Auto. I'm jussayin....
@@Jetter638 Exactly, those brands can pull it off, GM can't.
I actually own a R1T and I hate it doesn't have CarPlay, but the rest of the vehicle makes up for that. There is absolutely no way I would tolerate that for a freaking GM, Jeep or Ford vehicle.
@@pepesilvia4564 And I'm just curious what exactly do you feel you are giving up by not having CarPlay?
Will CarPlay give you accurate route planning for your car with options for charging stations, and real time estimates based on energy consumption of how much charge you will have when you arrive at each of the charging stations on your route? And how much time you will need to spend at each charger.
From my perspective it seems that GM system seems to have everything I would want (real time route planning, Spotify access, Waze access, and access to all apps in the Google play stire) but maybe there is something that you need beyond that?
It’s an entry-level car, if you want, Apple CarPlay android Auto, get the Cadillac lyric.
i think carplay is great but it was needed muchhhh more in the past 10 years than now. Alot of these non apple carplay info stations now are really sharp and futuristic. Until you test drive one it’s tough to understand
I don’t see these often not mainstream yet lol 😅
They just started arriving a Dealers...
it's summer, it's hot everyone has their air conditioners on we're having electrical blackouts will the electric grid support ev charging is the electric grid being updated as we speak I hear california new homes will be all electric and all new tools will be electric and soon enough all states will follow
Is it our responsibility as consumers to take care of the power grid in this country?
95% is done at night. Try again.