The 2024 Chevy Equinox EV is an important one for the bowtie brand. Although wearing the ubiquitous Equinox name, the electric variant is far from its namesake in the family tree. It occupies an ever-growing market segment with a war chest full of impressive credentials that appeal to value-conscious, green-minded families, big or small.

Wearing newly-contoured sheet metal inspired by the Chevy Blazer EV and Silverado EV, the all-new Equinox EV is the much-vaunted $30,000 EV that Tesla has yet to mold into fruition.

?We are at a turning point where EVs will be the mainstream choice for the next generation of customers, and Equinox EV will lead this charge for us,? said Mary Barra, Chair and CEO of General Motors. ?With the flexibility of GM?s Ultium Platform, we are bringing to market vehicles at nearly every price point and for every purpose.?
2024 Chevy Equinox EV: What?s New"

The Chevy Equinox EV is an all-new battery-electric crossover based on parent company GM?s Ultium electric architecture. It offers seating for five and up to 57 cubic feet of cargo room behind the rear seats. It arrives at Chevy dealerships in the fall of 2023 as a 2024 model with either a single-motor FWD or dual-motor variant with AWD. There are five trim variants: 1LT, 2LT, 3LT, 2RS, and 3RS.

The base Chevy Blazer EV 1LT with FWD will reportedly start at or around $30,000 before destination and tax credits, making it a smashing deal against comparable EVs like the VW ID.4 an...