GM begins shipping a pricier-than-expected Chevy Blazer EV

The Chevrolet Blazer EV, a artillery electrical SUV that is portion of GM’s bid to surpass Tesla in U.S. EV income by 2025, is headed to dealerships.

The automaker said Monday that The first 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EVs person started shipping from GM’s mill in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico. GM besides released specifications connected pricing and scope estimates for a fewer of The SUV’s trim models.

The upshot? Prices are higher than expected.

The Blazer EV follows The behemoth GMC Hummer pickup and Cadillac Lyriq in The caller Ultium architecture — The modular electrical level that includes a caller artillery creation and package and is astatine The bosom of The automaker’s EV strategy.

The conveyance will initially beryllium disposable in 3 trims: luxury (LT), rally athletics (RS) and ace athletics (SS). The 2LT front-wheel thrust type will beryllium The entry-level option. The institution said it’s besides making a “police pursuit” conveyance disposable to rule enforcement early adjacent year.

GM, for illustration astir different automakers, has launched pinch its much pricey trim. Still, it seems moreover immoderate of The little priced trims are still higher than GM’s original estimate. Last year, The institution revealed Blazer EV and said The guidelines type would commencement astatine astir $44,995. At The time, The company said it would value The 2LT astatine astir $47,595 and The RS astatine $51,995.

In reality, The trims are arsenic overmuch arsenic $10,000 higher than primitively estimated.

The first Blazer EV to deed trader tons this summertime will beryllium The RS all-wheel drive, a exemplary that starts astatine $60,215 and has an estimated scope of 279 miles. This conveyance is loaded pinch a number of features, including gloss achromatic trim, a heads-up display, heated beforehand and rear seats, ventilated beforehand seats and animated exterior lighting. Prices don’t see tax, title, license, trader fees and optional equipment.

The RS rear-wheel drive, which is expected to person a 320-mile scope and has a fewer extras including a Bose audio system, will commencement astatine $61,790. The 2LT AWD, which starts astatine $56,7151 and has a scope of 279 miles, will travel equipped pinch a 17.7-inch-diagonal infotainment touchscreen and 11-inch-instrument cluster, heated steering wheel, heated beforehand seats, heated broadside mirrors and wireless telephone charging, among different features.

GM said The RS rear-wheel thrust and 2LT AWD trims will statesman accumulation this fall. The institution has pushed The accumulation commencement day of The SS type to outpouring 2024.