I'm surprised your range numbers were so low. My 2024 Blazer EV LT eAWD can get 500kms of range at 100km/hr. Though I noticed you were doing 125 on the highway which that would certainly cut it down to 400. I drove up north to Espanola and I was getting nearly 500kms of range on the 400 north but it was quite warm those days. Also GM this year has massively expanded supercruise map roads. Even though I don't have supercruise I thought about it because my commonly used local provincial Perth county roads are now mapped (hwy 7 - 8 - 23). Also of note GM uses it's own NCMA battery chemistry. The first three battery factories (formerly Ultium) were in a Joint venture with LG Chem but this was for their manufacturing expertise.
Thanks again yes, for sure battery use goes up exponentially as speed increases after 100kph or 105kph. Yes, I was just keeping up with traffic at 125 kph, since that stretch of the 401 has the new 110kph limit. Had I cruised at 105-110kph, would increase range to well into 400's. Good to know about NCMA own, as I thought they were still using LG Chem.
All BT1 vehicles are being built at DHAM (factory zero) Michigan. Lyriq and ZDX are build in Spring Hill, TN. Blazer EV, Equinox EV, Honda Prologue are made in Mexico. And of course the Brightdrop (and now Chevy) Zevo600 and Zevo400 are made in Ingersoll, ON. Also GM for the 2025 MY has launched a more affordable version of the Equinox EV. The original $37K CAD version would have had an 8 module 68KWh battery pack. But those modules would have required a different layout (12S-2P). So GM dropped that version. So now all Equinox EV's only come with the 10 module 85KWh usable pack. All North American Ultium vehicles use the same 8S 3P module configuration. All the way from the Equinox EV to the Hummer EV. Simplifies supply chain and brings production scale.
Great show buddy and GM are getting better than Nissan and it is too bad that no $35,000 is coming here in Canada and for sunroof you have to pay more money and no rebate from Ontario Doug Ford and only get the $5000.00 from Canadian government rebate and that is why that lots of people in Ontario can not be able to buy a electric vehicle and maybe in the few years just may go down and cut the costs of electric car and kick out of Doug Ford!!!!!
@@EVRevolution As far as I am concerned the big luxury EVs, high performance EVs and the techno-parade float Cybertruck have just served as introductions - proof of concept. The real benefit to the planet and our fortunes on it will come from mass adoption of small efficient EV replacing our too -big ICE fleet.
Really Great car. However, i hate the lower hard plastics used in the interior. For example the glovebox. However, here in BC it can get the provincial EV rebate which makes it really good value compared to a ModelY
@@robertn2951 Mostly because the EPA wasn't too supportive with PHEV and the policy made the PHEV very unprofitable. GM sold the tech and possibly the production tooling to China and it's doing very well as Wuling Starlight PHEV.
Thanks for the video Kenneth.
You're welcome, thanks for watching!
Very good review, Ken! Cheers
Thanks!
I'm surprised your range numbers were so low. My 2024 Blazer EV LT eAWD can get 500kms of range at 100km/hr. Though I noticed you were doing 125 on the highway which that would certainly cut it down to 400. I drove up north to Espanola and I was getting nearly 500kms of range on the 400 north but it was quite warm those days. Also GM this year has massively expanded supercruise map roads. Even though I don't have supercruise I thought about it because my commonly used local provincial Perth county roads are now mapped (hwy 7 - 8 - 23).
Also of note GM uses it's own NCMA battery chemistry. The first three battery factories (formerly Ultium) were in a Joint venture with LG Chem but this was for their manufacturing expertise.
Thanks again yes, for sure battery use goes up exponentially as speed increases after 100kph or 105kph. Yes, I was just keeping up with traffic at 125 kph, since that stretch of the 401 has the new 110kph limit. Had I cruised at 105-110kph, would increase range to well into 400's.
Good to know about NCMA own, as I thought they were still using LG Chem.
All BT1 vehicles are being built at DHAM (factory zero) Michigan. Lyriq and ZDX are build in Spring Hill, TN. Blazer EV, Equinox EV, Honda Prologue are made in Mexico. And of course the Brightdrop (and now Chevy) Zevo600 and Zevo400 are made in Ingersoll, ON.
Also GM for the 2025 MY has launched a more affordable version of the Equinox EV.
The original $37K CAD version would have had an 8 module 68KWh battery pack. But those modules would have required a different layout (12S-2P). So GM dropped that version. So now all Equinox EV's only come with the 10 module 85KWh usable pack. All North American Ultium vehicles use the same 8S 3P module configuration. All the way from the Equinox EV to the Hummer EV. Simplifies supply chain and brings production scale.
Thanks for watching and for all this great recap info!
Traded my model 3 for a 2RS three months ago, zero regrets! Had to upgrade the horrible audio but other than that a better car in every way.
Thanks for watching! I can see that and congrats!
Great show buddy and GM are getting better than Nissan and it is too bad that no $35,000 is coming here in Canada and for sunroof you have to pay more money and no rebate from Ontario Doug Ford and only get the $5000.00 from Canadian government rebate and that is why that lots of people in Ontario can not be able to buy a electric vehicle and maybe in the few years just may go down and cut the costs of electric car and kick out of Doug Ford!!!!!
Nice car !! I agree with Johnny, lol
I agree with Johnny
Yes sir you said it!
GM is really showing some promise here. Not a bad price point for a longish range EV.
Looking forward to your review of the Chevy Bolt successor.
Thanks for watching! Bolt round 3 will still be awhile, CY26 I believe.
@@EVRevolution I'm hearing late CY25 as a MY26. It's going to be assembled at GM's Fairfax, KS facility.
Very beautiful car. Once it has NACS, it will become a best seller.
Thanks for watching! Don't have to wait for native NACS once the adapter is out.
It might already be. It already passed Tesla in Canadian ZEV rebate requests.
Thanks for a great video of a super nice EV !! I really like it. ❤
Glad you liked it!
Nice to see how well grounded the Equinox is. I'm waiting for the new Bolt given its smaller size. When is it or the Tesla 2 coming out?
Thanks for watching and for your feedback. With regards to T2, I will believe it when I see it!
@@EVRevolution As far as I am concerned the big luxury EVs, high performance EVs and the techno-parade float Cybertruck have just served as introductions - proof of concept. The real benefit to the planet and our fortunes on it will come from mass adoption of small efficient EV replacing our too -big ICE fleet.
Really Great car. However, i hate the lower hard plastics used in the interior. For example the glovebox. However, here in BC it can get the provincial EV rebate which makes it really good value compared to a ModelY
Thanks for watching. Yes some more hard plastics in some places, but hey how many times does one open a glovebox?
EV is working progress until solid state battery then I might buy an EV. I kept my 2016 phev Chevy Volt.
Thanks for watching!
Why did they stop production for the Chevy Volt?
@@robertn2951
Mostly because the EPA wasn't too supportive with PHEV and the policy made the PHEV very unprofitable.
GM sold the tech and possibly the production tooling to China and it's doing very well as Wuling Starlight PHEV.
GM Equinox EV Made in MEXICO 🇲🇽
With Us taxpayers monies Mexican thank you
Yup. Thanks for watching.
Thank Trump