Electric Vehicles @lemmy.world Sunshine @lemmy.ca 2 wk. ago

The $35,000 Chevy Equinox EV is finally here

electrek.co The $35,000 Chevy Equinox EV is finally here

The “most affordable EV in the US with 315+ miles range” is officially here. GM confirmed the long-awaited $35,000 Chevy...

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I'm still waiting for a small city car like the Honda 'e' prototype.
- Volkswagen sells small cars like the ID.3 in Europe but not in the US, cuz we like it big SUVs here, sucks
  
  Seriously, I’m appalled that Ford has fully stopped selling sedans and hatchback in the US for several years at this point. You can get a small crossover SUV, and the other small car they still sell is the Mustang.
  
  I really, really hate SUVs.
- It wasn’t a prototype. They sold it for 4 years in Japan and Europe, but it recently got the axe.
  
  It’s a really dope car in person, but a lot of people avoided it because it was about $44k for a car that only got 135mi of range.
- They made a Soul EV for a few years before killing it. Huuuuge bummer.
  
  I found one near me for $10k. She's ugly, like all Souls, but she's tempting.
  
  The Niro ain't a bad replacement. Or the Hyundai Kona. But yeah. I agree that was a big mistake.
- Nissan leaf
  
  Oh yeah. I don't really see a lot on the road so I tend to forget about them.
No CarPlay is a deal breaker for me.
- Exactly. Tesla and Rivian are also out of the running. When it’s time to replace my EV6 I am looking elsewhere.
  
  I know tesla's issues, but whats the deal with rivians?
  
  There are lots of reasons someone may rule out Tesla but this is not one of them. For everyone else, no CarPlay is a dealbreaker but Tesla knows how to write software. Given that software can do so much more than any other cars and it’s pretty well done, the compromise is a good trade off.
  
  Now GM as the other example, has a long record of piss poor software. They need CarPlay. It’s hard to believe all the extra tracking their stuff does is worth the customers they lose
- That's why I don't take public transport. No CarPlay in the Nova Bus LFS.
For the love of god, give me a hatchback
- Nissan Leaf
  
  Give me a hatchback with the current charging standard.
- Model Y
17.7″ infotainment

Wow, how fast is that 0-60?

Jokes aside, that looks like an insanely good offer, at just $27,495 after tax credit, and with 319 mile range (513 km) .
The article is very sparse on details though. But here (EU) that range would be amazing at that price.
- Wow, 319? Nice 👍
Did they get to that low price point by changing a manufacturing process or did they just cut quality checks?
- It's GM so yeah
- Doubt a dealer will give you MSRP
Still a bloated SUV. Blegh.
The "+" in 315**+** range is going to spawn so many lawsuits when users realize they're averaging far, FAR less than 315 per charge
I feel like I am missing something or Lemmy is somehow large enough to be astroturfed

Even if it was $10k I would never buy a vehicle from General Motors, they are complete shit

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