Equinox EV: The most affordable EV in the US? First look!

Hey, what's up everybody. It's Zane from GM dash trucks.com driving this, the all-new Chevy Equinox EV

So I spent the better part of today behind the wheel. And although I can't share with you yet exactly what I feel, how it drives, I can show you what it looks like

And it looks really good. Let's start here in the front end

We've got this wide sweeping center DRL with a really expressive front end

Also note how wide this vehicle is. It really stands out from the regular Equinox because it is wider, lower, sleeker, sexier, dare I say

Equinox is sexy. Like, that's a weird thing to say, but it's almost true for the Equinox EV

This is the RS version, which means it has a sticker price in the $40,000 range

but there's a much cheaper one LT coming out later this year that

after federal rebate will be able to be purchased for just about $27,000, which is absolutely incredible

Now it won have some of the nice features that this RS does like heated and cooled seats and dual climate control But you know I mean the functionality the range all of those things are still there how it drives and the interior which we get to in one second

Now, the Equinox EV has a range that is rated for 319 miles for the front wheel drive versions

And that's pretty good. That's going to take you more than Boston and New York or Detroit

Detroit to Chicago or other long distances, it just is going to be more than enough for what most people need on a daily basis

Over here in the back, we can see how much of the Blazer EV has made its way into the Equinox EV design

We've got this light bar that slashes all its way across the rear end

I actually had a gentleman just come up to me and said, is that a Portia? Which, again, can you believe we're talking about an Equinox

Chevy Equinox EV getting mistaken for a Porsche, but it is and it looks good

Chevy's billing the Equinox EV as the most affordable EV with over 315 miles of range

And I guess that something to be said for It is a very affordable package when you get down to the lower trim levels And it looks really good too It just like the tracks it cuts way above its weight for its design and feature set compared to its price

But the best part is the interior. So let's walk around here

And this is a great time to talk about that there is no start button on the Equinox EV

If you have the key in your pocket and you get in and step on the brake pedal, the vehicle starts

And off you go. There's nothing to push. Use just shift into gear

And off you go. But while you're going, you're going to get treated to this amazing piece of technology

I mean, look at all these screens. You've got this massive driver information center here that you can configure the way it looks

There's a couple different gauge profiles from a map view to a safety assistance view

I mean, different gauges, clean, a little more complicated. But the real piece of resistance is the 17.7 inch infotainment display, which with Google built in

you got Google Maps as your native navigation system It works with the vehicles so you know exactly how much range you have depending on what destination you have put in

And it's also customizable. You've got all these shortcut buttons here. You've got home

Come on work. There we go. Do vehicle status, different drive modes, which are incredible

You can customize the acceleration, the motor sound, and all of that

stuff. Of course, it's going to come with Bluetooth and satellite radio and all of that jazz

But the real, real good thing that I love using is the Google Maps built in. It means I can set

my phone down. You can log into your Google account. If you've searched for a destination on

your phone or on your computer, it's going to show up here in the search bar when you get in

your vehicle. And it doesn't get much easier than that. So for just a just..

Just under $40,000, this RS can be yours. And if you want to get all the way down to $27,000-ish after federal rebate

wait for the 1LT Equinox EV coming out here in the future

I'm Zane from GM-T Trucks.com and look for our full Equinox EV review here in the near future

Thanks for watching. See you soon