Featured Chevy Blazer EV

if they don't go bankrupt first

 

klutz happened?

 

• hideous front end and rear not better
• too many buttons and knobs in cabin

Less is more which is why I have no interest in this kludge. I did not see an EPA rating but given the front, cabin, and rear, is unlikely to appeal to me.

Bob Wilson

 

i hope they do very, very well. we need more bevs from all manufacturers, the good, the bad and the ugly.

 

Well two of three, missing 'good':

Driving off the lot, I would be playing.

Bob Wilson

 

no one is worried about gm competition, nor should they. but it certainly creates clickbait

 

How much does A/C affect your Prime's EV range? Not much, right? How about heat? A lot more, right? There is your answer.

 

15-20% reduction, more if stuck in traffic.

That is significant.

25-30% reduction.

Both are significant, which is exactly why I said what I said.

 

If it uses a heat pump to cool/heat wouldn't the car use the same amount of energy for either? I've heard, but don't know for myself, that car heat pumps are an efficient way to control temperature with minimal energy consumption

Heat pumps included in GM EVs could give them a real-world range advantage (greencarreports.com)

"GM confirmed Monday that it plans to include heat-pump technology in all of its current and upcoming Ultium-platform electric vehicles. "

"The system is based around an automotive-grade heat pump that captures and recoups that waste heat. Like the systems other automakers like Tesla use (or Toyota, with the illustration below), the one in GM EVs employs a compressor-and-evaporator component system and a specially chosen refrigerant that undergoes a phase change. A physical reaction pays off in the release of energy as it goes from gas to liquid—to in effect amplify whatever energy it can scavenge along the way."

"A heat pump can also assist in other ways. For example, it can take the energy generated from the phase change of its liquid refrigerant to help precondition a battery in the extreme cold or even power some low-level functions of the vehicle. The total benefit to vehicle range can be as much as 10% and, friends, that's not exactly chicken feed."

 

Probably too many buttons and knobs.

 

GM’s Tiny EV Keeps Outselling The Tesla Model 3 In China (autojosh.com)

 

I bet more bicycles were sold than Model 3s as well

It would be difficult for a $4,000 EV not to outsell a $45,000 EV.
That car won’t be sold in the US, except as a NEV, until the max speed gets beyond 60 mph.

 

2023 Chevy Bolt Is Now The Nation’s Cheapest EV at $26,595 | PriusChat

According to this link in USA
2022 U.S. Auto Manufacturer Sales Figures | GCBC (goodcarbadcar.net)

GM cars sold for 1st half of 2022 = 1,089,853
Tesla cars sold for 1st half of 2022 = 282,071

Doesn't seem like much of a fight.

Easy to see GM making huge strides in EV market once they get their product aligned with their consumers preferences like they are now doing in China.

I wish GM well and hope they bring extreme competition and price pressure to the EV market.

If I understand correctly both Ford and Chevy are currently selling all electric trucks - where are Teslas electric trucks?

 

that's a lot of optimism for gm, i don't feel the same way. they've dropped the ball so many times, it is hard to convince myself that they will finally get it right.

can they build and sell gassers, absolutely, although they've tripped up on those as well in the past.

tesla has a proven product, i don't have to be optimistic. can things change? yes. will they?

 

Chevy Bolt charges at a maximum of 50 kW which makes cross country trips impractical. My 2019 Tesla Model 3 has a peak rate over 170 kW. The Supercharger network is dense enough most charging stops are less than 15 minutes.

Bob Wilson

 

it's a nice little runabout. smaller than prius, it doesn't work for many americans