The adjacent 20-second teaser is actually a video rendering rather than the real crossover. Even so, we get to discover the Chevy Blazer SS has an electrically operated fuel cap for the illuminated charging port mounted on the front fender on the driver’s side. Those two-tone alloy wheels proudly carry the “SS” lettering in red to denote the vehicle’s sporty nature.

Chevy says it will fully reveal the Blazer SS sometime this year, but it won’t go on sale until spring 2023. It will be the first electric model to bear the SS moniker and will hit the roads next year along with the already revealed Silverado EV pickup truck as well as the Equinox EV previewed a couple of months ago. Considering the latter will cost an estimated $30,000, logic tells us the Blazer will be more expensive, especially in SS flavor.

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While new EVs with the bowtie emblem are on their way, some of the others might be discontinued in the coming years. We’re specifically talking about the Bolt hatchback and its EUV crossover sibling since the Orion Township where the two are built will make other vehicles from 2024. GM is spending $7 billion in Michigan for EV and battery production, but it hasn’t said a word about whether the two Bolt models will survive. For the time being, we know the overhauled plant will assemble the Silverado EV as well as the GMC Sierra EV.

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Meanwhile, the much more expensive GMC Hummer pickup truck together with its SUV equivalent have generated combined interest in excess of 59,000 reservations. At the same time, BrightDrop vans are also in high demand as more than 25,000 reservations have been made so far. No numbers have been provided for the Cadillac Lyriq of which customer deliveries are scheduled to begin in the coming months.

Bear in mind Chevrolet has already announced the Equinox EV and Blazer EV will go on sale during the 2024 model year, so GM has a lot on its plate when it comes to diversifying its electric offerings. To make it happen, the North American conglomerate has already invested more than $14 billion in 10 states across the country since 2020 and will spend a further $7 billion to boost battery cell and EV assembly capacity.

GM head honcho Mary Barra said one of the short-term objectives is to sell 400,000 purely electric vehicles in North America through 2023. However, the future looks grim for the Bolt EV and Bolt EUV as the factory in Orion Township, Michigan where the two are made will be repurposed for other products. It’s necessary to reach an overall target for 2026 of producing 600,000 electric trucks by the end of 2025.

Getting back to the Silverado EV, GM says more than 240 fleet operations have made reservations for the fullsize electric pickup. In addition, BrightDrop has lured in some big names, including Walmart and FedEx Express, which will be using their cargo vans. While no reservations numbers have been made public for the Lyriq, GM is happy to report it won’t organize a new round of reservations because the backlog is already pretty big. Instead, Cadillac will begin to take customer orders after the Debut Edition hits the market in March.

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While we have full details about the Silverado EV and some info regarding the Equinox EV, the Blazer EV is shrouded in mystery for the time being. All we know from GM’s head honcho is this: “Priced right with a high level of refinement and options, the Blazer SUV will also be available in 2023.” That said, we can safely assume it will be bigger than the all-electric Equinox (pictured here) given the positioning in the range of the gasoline-fueled models.

It’s going to cost more than the estimated $30,000 GM will be asking for the Equinox EV and we think it will also be significantly more expensive than the entry-level $33,400 Blazer equipped with a combustion engine. That “high level of options” statement made by Mary Barra suggests customers might be able to pick from several trim levels, battery packs, and possibly between one or two electric motors for two- or all-wheel drive.

Since we mentioned the battery, the Blazer EV could have a little bit more range to offer than the Equinox EV, but nothing is official at this point. It seems unlikely there will be major differences in terms of range between the two, so expect roughly 300 miles or at least higher than the 247-mile Bolt EUV. It remains to be seen whether it too will ride on the Ultium platform as the Equinox EV, Silverado EV, GMC Hummer EV pickup truck/SUV, and the Cadillac Lyriq.

Announcing these two new electric crossovers seems a bit too early since they won’t go on sale until later in 2023, but GM wants to make sure everyone knows it won’t be falling (too much) behind other automakers.

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