2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV spy photographs: Electrical mid-size SUV noticed

An electrical Chevrolet Blazer is coming subsequent yr as a 2024 mannequin and we’ve got recent spy photographs of what seems to be a prototype for the brand new battery-powered mid-size SUV.

The prototype is closely camouflaged, however we are able to already see that the design may be very completely different to the one on the present internal-combustion Blazer which Chevy is prone to maintain available on the market for just a few years nonetheless. It solely arrived for the 2019 mannequin yr, in any case.

Crucially, there are a variety of parts on the prototype that match up with design particulars proven in a teaser video launched in March and depicting a range-topping SS model of the electrical Blazer. These parts, which we have highlighted, embrace the form of the entrance fender and the form of the charging port which types a part of the entrance fender and driver’s facet.

2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV spy photographs – Photograph credit score: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

The prototype’s lights are nonetheless non permanent models however we are able to guess that there will probably be a lightweight bar working alongside the forefront of the entrance hood to function the daytime working lights, much like what’s deliberate for Chevy’s 2024 Silverado EV and 2024 Equinox EV. The prototype was additionally fitted with 21-inch wheels wrapped in 275/45-size Michelin tires.

Underpinning the Blazer EV ought to be Common Motors’ Ultium platform and batteries which debuted within the 2022 GMC Hummer EV. The Ultium know-how additionally options within the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq, a car that may seemingly be an in depth match to the Blazer EV below the pores and skin. Within the Lyriq, there is a 100-kilowatt-hour battery and a rear-mounted motor rated at 340 hp. A dual-motor all-wheel-drive setup is deliberate, although its specs have not been introduced.

GM is dedicated to launching 20 electrical autos in North America by the top of 2023. Others within the pipeline embrace a pair of SUVs for Buick, a compact crossover, mid-size SUV, Celestiq flagship sedan and Escalade EV for Cadillac, and an electrical Sierra for GMC.