I know EA chargers have issues; however I just did a 7300 mile road trip in a Taycan primarily using EA from Coast to Coast and back. My average charging stop was 18.5min at EA. I was going 650 to 900 miles per day when going cross country. Average freeway speed 75-85 and overall efficiency 2.91mi/kWh with 285mm tires in the rear.

I like watching these well made videos created by qualified people. This is a compliment for this young man. I am just so glad that I have a 2024 Toyota Venza Hybrid, before that had a RAV4 Hybrid. I can go well over 500 miles at highway speeds, achieving 44 mpg with all wheel drive. I feel the ultimate would be a plug-in hybrid, such as a RAV4 Prime or Prius Prime...best of both worlds!

Some readers are asking about the availability of the new Blazer EV. I have already tested one, and it's an impressive and beautifully designed vehicle! It was Black with a red and black interior leather trim. The instrument panel is large with the integrated 11-inch driver's display, and a huge 17-inch center screen. All that flows together seamlessly with a "Heads-Up" display in the windshield. I don't want a cheap interior like the Tesla has...especially with the Model 3 and the Model Y's "tablet-looking" display thrown up on the middle of a slab dash! Granted, the Tesla has its act together with range and the nationwide charging network, but I don't want that design. I have driven a Model S about three years ago, and it is a great-looking EV. That's the only Tesla I would ever consider...so far. The Blazer is a big vehicle and handles well, has decent acceleration, ride comfort, and great styling. I will wait until I can test the new Equinox EV, and possibly the Toyota Prius Prime PHEV. I have a 2018 Chevy Volt Premier with 52 miles of "all-electric" range and 40-44 miles per gallon in the engine mode. One has to pay "One-Hundred Grand" or more to get a PHEV with anywhere near that range. I'm not giving this car up yet!

I had a reservation for this. So glad that I did not follow through. All charging reviews so far have been abysmal with Ultium packs.

Good review and have been patiently waiting for it. We make a few road trips a year typically Dallas to Chicago. Lot of things I like about the Blazer EV but biggest negative is the sound system was terrible. Did you do any battery pre conditioning before charging? Split stops so some you did precondition and others you didn't?

We drove ours from San Francisco to Denver with 2 children .. Never, Never again will we do that again. What a major hassle with kids long waits at charging stations. Some pretty dangerous charging locations, afraid to stop, but had too. No more we sold the car. Never again !!

Thanks for the very detailed review. Would you say the charging issues you had with the Blazer is more Blazer related or 400v battery pack related? Just getting into EVs and really trying to understand the whole lifecycle. It seems like getting 150kw on a 400v is a huge rarity based on how the DC stations are rated.

Thank you for a great video. I'm curious to know how well the air conditioning worked for you during your trip from Texas to Illinois and if the out side temperature was fairly high. Just a side note, I stopped by a couple of Chevrolet dealers on a Saturday evening in the Detroit area to check out their charger locations and found that the chargers were blocked by non-electric vehicles waiting to be sold. Kind of defeats the purpose of having the chargers. Thank you again.

Thanks for a great review. I did not know that the Ultium battery has issues with consistent rate of charge.

Thank you for reminding me why I would never own an EV

Thank you for sharing. I’m a hard no for road trips though, I’m not patient enough😂. Looks like this car is great for around town and commuting but it’s definitely not a primary vehicle if you want to take it on long trips.

I am surprised that this newly introduced GM product is giving the charging results you explained in detail quite nicely if I might say. I have a model Y Tesla and it is common knowledge, when on a long road trip to charge only to 80%. After that the charge curve drops significantly and the cost is much higher for that last 10 or 20% to 90% or 100%. Yes you may go 30 or so mile farther, but you paid dearly for those extra miles. Keeping the speed limit to under 70mph will get you more miles before needing a charge. Keep the drive setting in eco or the most efficient mode will also get you farther on a charge.

Good video. I thought this would be the first GM ev with the NACS plug. I have a '23 Bolt euv Lt which is my commuter, and I do most of my charging at home; I've luckily only been shut out of public charging once. I often get 5mi/kwh in the summer, and while understanding that the Blazer ev is bigger than the Bolt, I'm surprised the Blazer is so inefficient. I'm looking forward to seeing the Equinox ev.

Good video. I have yet to do a road trip out of California in my '22 Mach-e. That first charger was horrible. Who designed that charge port door? What were they smoking?

From $52,000 at the time my Blazer RS reservation was placed to $60,000! This dispite the Model Y price reductions. I canceled my reservation immediately.

So what was the full time to change at each stop

I was so excited for this vehicle

The number-one problem with all public chargers is that they need to be supervised 24/7. That means that charging stations need to either be at gas stations or else the charging companies need to build out charging stations on the gas-station model. Gas stations have evolved over the past century to be as they are for a reason: always manned, with the attendants able to trouble-shoot payment problems, provide an interior space for rest rooms and food/drink, provide an element of security via their presence, maintain windshield-washing materials, and make sure that any pumps that go down are promptly fixed. Oh, and the arrogant blocking of charging stations by self-centered, anti-EV pickup-truck idiots (29:00) would not happen at a manned charging station. Short of the gas-station model with full-time attendants, the public-charging model will fail. (I'll add that the average charging cable is much more difficult to use than the average gas-pump cable. This is an area where assistance could be useful, especially for older or handicapped people, or those who are technology-challenged -- having a local attendant do the "pumping" or dealing with the cable and helping with the payment then and there. You absolutely have to make charging a BEV as easy as putting gasoline into an ICEV.)

Was this your 1st EV roadtrip? Just curious. My experience has been significantly better, both with the charging and the vehicle (EV6). Des Moines to Bay Area in January ~20 degrees) and RT from Bay Area to Houston in October. There is definitely a learning curve to EV road trips.

That Ram truck driver is a complete jackhole to block the chargers.

Great vid. It's a shame that I could not keep my eyes off the stitching coming apart on the back of the steering wheel the whole time... lol

Curious as to your current efficiency. Your

What this story says only drive a Tesla on a road trips. In the last year 4500 and 2 3500 mile road trips along with a 1200 end numerous 500 mile road trips with zero issues. If he drove a Tesla he would of not had any issues

Thanks!

Q. I'm looking for the Blazer "Likes and Dislikes" video. Where is that? I've sat in the Blazer. I hated the interior design but am closely watching its performance reviews since it has an identical platform, HP, and torque (288/333) as the Honda Prologue. The Prologue interior seems to better fit my preferences and is more practical. I'm expecting the Blazer and Prologue to have similar charging and road handling abilities. Q. The Prologue is CCS but is expected to include a NACS (Tesla) plug adaptor. Do you know if a CCS to NACS adaptor makes a difference in charging performance and compatibility at a DC charger? Is it better to wait a couple years for built-in NACS charging ports? I'm also wondering how the 288 HP (Blazer or Prologue - both made at the same Mexican facility) would behave with mountain driving, such as crossing the Sierras between Reno and Sacramento. If the Blazer/Prologue has charging or other road performance issues, I'll probably buy another Ioniq5. Love your 1,000-trip review. Very helpful.

What a fun trip! Calculate the wattage, find a charging station, wait hours for charging (more fun in a sketchy area), find and pay a hotel/motel with chargers for a full charge.........I am not going to ruin my family vacations with those EVs.

Watch a Tesla owner make the same trip. They will stop for a restroom break and charge their car. Hop back on the road. No problem.

The GM dealership in Columbia didn't offer free charging (35:45) ????????

Glad that there is options for consumers. With that said, feel glad that I don’t need to hazel with crappy chargers and less great charging cars.

If the first charging session went from 3% to 40% charge and delivered 40kWh of power, that probably means the battery pack is closer to 90-100kWh battery pack.

Gm really needs to fix these charging curves they are just bad.

I always swipe then plug in on EA. Seems to work better

in may i took a 2023 EV6 from oklahoma to colorado with out one problem had bought it 3 weeks before never owned a EV and at 63 so everyone needs to stop saying i would not take ev,s on long trips . so the old saying is if you can't run with the big dogs stay on the porch. i say you don't have to stay up with the big dog's its the chase thats the fun . enjoy life you only get one.and try to save some for the next GEN. may the wind always be at your back and the road come up to meet your feet.

We leave our CCS charging EV at home when we road trip. We don't leave town without our Tesla. Public DC FastCharging is Tesla only at this point. Nothing else comes close.

i like it. i’m waiting for equinox ev though

No opinions on how the actual driving experience was? And any word on how the "transport mode" might have affected anything? I figured the purpose of that mode would be to nerf capability to protect the car until the car is delivered.

Thank you for you video. I am on the fence regarding purchasing an EV, and I'm a long time GM owner. I've been curious about charging because I live 241 km (150 mi) from the next largest town with no chargers in between. We go out of town about twice a year so EV makes perfect sense for around town, but going on a road trip could be challenging, so the information you've shared was very enlightening regarding chargers and their ability/inability to be available and functioning. Listening to the companies talk about charging up from 20% to 80% in 20 minutes doesn't sound that bad, time for a coffee break. But listening to you it's more like time for a nap. I would be interested to know if 'transit mode' had anything to do with the charging troubles you had.

For my use. Looks like i will need to hang on to my hybrid for another year or so.

We were just about to road test one of these Blazer EV's. Your road trip experience drove home the point that the infrastructure (specifically here in eastern Canada) is insufficient. We'll keep watching to see if infrastructure improves but for now bought 2023 ICE vehicle for this time around. Not as good as, but better than what we traded in. Fuel economy will improve by at least 50%. So that's a win for now.

Quick charging? The cheapest model 3 is 150. Any other one is at 250z

I go Chicago to Dallas 15 hours straight, 2 fill ups, no overnight stays. Then back again. Round trip once a year. I never have to worry about kilowatts or doing any math at all.

I owned a Bolt for 4 years and just swapped for a Blazer EV RS, best vehicle ever. I can fill up at home, or at work or Chevy or down town for free and I have never once paid anyine else to charge 😎

Great video! But… what a RIDICULOUS way to travel. I want to believe in EV’s, I really do. But America just isn’t ready for this yet. I sure hope things get better soon.

So Is it charger or bms in the car or both?

Why such a crazy road trip to deliver this vehicle? So the potential buyer will see a brand new vehicle already with 900+ miles on it? And when ti comes to batteries for charging in general be it EV or even your cell phone. The charging rate/speed will start slow once it gets passed the 80% mark. I follow one channel Out of Spec Review and they know their stuff when it comes to EVs and battery charging.

Are the Blazers EVs available? I have yet to spot one...

Ooo.... that was 'painful' watching all the charging fails (Tesla owner here). 9.5 cents per mile.. not bad though for that 'brick' of a car rolling down the highway . What size are the wheels on it???

How is the infotainment without CarPlay?

What a hassle, all this charger crapp, finding one, then does it work, no thanks

*Infrastructure for EV’s, that aren’t teslas is frustrating :)

I have seen enough. Failed charges, slow, using a credit card, setting up an account, etc. To buy other than a Tesla would require rocks in your head. Charging other than a Tesla is Crappy!

Our dc fast charger network is way more reliable in my area, but seem a little disappointing charging curve. I actually own a ioniq 5 which charge incredibly fast and Im looking for the blazer ev. I dont travel that much outside the car range, so not a big problem for me, but still a disappointing charging curve. I thought the ultium will be better than that. Maybe the few 800v ultium vehicle get way better charging curve . Hopefully the 2lt with smaller wheel will get better range.

Road tripping in a Tesla Model Y is a breeze. Charging is fast and reliable and I am always ready to take a break by the time I need a charge….

Thanks for this vid. I been considering the Blazer RS ICE vs. the EV, easy choice to stick with the 3.6L 310hp version. Especially given the extra 10K in cost (in Canada), I'd never make that up in fuel savings in the time I'll own it.

400 wh/mi from Durant to Wagoner. Not terribly efficient. Tesla ranges from 250-375 kw/mi.

Thanks for this great video , I now know that I won’t be going to ev anytime soon…

At 37 minutes into your video you were at a Chevy Dealer. Why didn't you ask if they could take it out of transport mode?

Does this ev not have preconditioning?

Can’t believe this is “SUV of the Year”! Guess only if you can always charge at home and only use as a daily driver around home.

A 2024 EV that charges at only 150kws at top speeds. There are EVs that charge at over 300kws now, and Teslas have been charging up to 250kws since 2018 on their V3 Superchargers. Is this the company that killed the EV1 and sold the technology to big oil?

I travel from NY to Missouri a couple of times a year, I don’t see how I could tolerate all that ev charging hassle. Beautiful looking vehicle, thanks for the video.

Those BTC dispensers have been erratic for a number of different EV models, not just your Blazer.

Frustrating with CCS charging, cannot wait for NACS adapter / or NACS plugs on EV's.

Great job getting one of the first road trip videos of the Blazer published. I was hoping the Ultium platform would provide faster charging and more range for road tripping. It looks like GM has missed the mark yet again introducing a new EV that costs more and has less range than a Tesla Model Y. Way to go Mary Barra- you’re really leading the pack now. 😂

This blazer ev is the first year?

It will be interesting to see what happens to the legacy EV's when they are allowed to use the Tesla network. Will you actually charge faster or is the limitation in the car itself. You can't blame the Tesla network for slow charging....it's been working fine for me....every time. When I roadtrip, I plugin at 10% SoC and walk away to use the restroom. I return 10-15 minutes later and my Model Y is at 60% SoC.

I’m not knocking all electric but I just love stopping at a gas station, filling up and then driving off…, I hate wasting time on a road trip. Now if I do find a great car I love driving then maybe it’d be different and I would wait the time it takes to charge.

Thanks for your video. I didn’t know the Blazer was out already. I was hoping Chevrolet would have come out with the Equinox first, that’s a better size for two people. Besides from the charging issues, what about the difference in problems that the Teslas have? Like body fitment, paint issues, rattles and more. It’s obvious that Tesla has the innovation in the EV mkt. but they should not have the poor Quality Control after all these years. Tell us about the ride quality, the quietness, the power and build quality. What was the price? Does it have 1 pedal driving? EV’s are still for around town driving, not road trips, but that’s fine with me. The infrastructure is not here yet and won’t be for many decades. Thanks, Ronnie

How does this guy do it? I've never had this type of long travel charging experience in our Tesla Model Y. I'd love to consider branching out from Tesla but yikes! LOVE love love the Blazer look as a Model Y replacement btw. That's why I watched this.

This is why we traded our Kia EV in for a Tesla M3.

I wish it had a higher ground clearance or a lift kit.

I've wanted an EV for a while and have been watching loads of EV review and road trip videos. I'm genuinely interested in buying one but this looks like a monumental PITA. I currently pull up to the pump in my Chrysler Pacifica and roll away in about five or six minutes with 530 miles of highway range. I really want to try EV's but this looks like a horrific experience. Is the charging nightmare a normal thing with these vehicles? Seems like Tesla is the gold standard in charging stations.

you can take it out of transport mode yourself, at least you can with the lyriq. I can't remember how to do it though

This video would be a great Tesla commercial

Growing pains. Just get a Tesla model Y and you don't have to worry about charging. Everyone else either needs to fix things or will go bankrupt. It is going to take at least 5 years for everyone else to catch up.

Dealers forgetting to remove transport mode, been there done that on my first EV but my issue was I had to take a 40 minute Ferry ride each direction when my 2019 Soul EV shutdown the infotainment system (due to transport mode) about 2 weeks after delivery of the new car. PDI not likely they just checked teh boxes on the PDI sheet and gave me the keys, did not have that poor delivery experience with my 2023 Tesla Model Y AWD Long range.

We just sold our electric car, ... I'm SO HAPPY it's gone. Hours and hours I sat and sat doing nothing, I'll never get this time back. Charging stations stole my life. I'm not getting any younger. No time to waste. ... and I don't need the anxiety or hassle

I remember when ppl said “Just wait until GM and Ford get their EVs out there, Tesla will be toast”

Almost an hour to fill up ???

Id rather take 5 minutes to get fuel that i can get everywhere than finding an charger that is available and works lol

GM should have kept building the volt, plug-in hybrid. I think thats going to be the only answer. Home garage charging and electric for short trips, gas for long interstate trips.

Looks great, but not going EV. WILL stick w my Equinox or a Trailblazer.

This is why I don’t want a ev

Get me 600+ miles then I may get interested but probably not. Good review, thanks.

Great video. This car has terrible efficiency. Its largish battery pack has mediocre charging at 150 kWh. Even on the Super Charger network next year it will be slow to charge compared to a Tesla. Honestly, just get a Model Y if you're in the market for a car like this.

It’s a good looking vehicle. Reminds me of my wife’s 2023 Mach E GT. But the million dollar question? Will Chevy switch to nacs in 2024 like ford? The peak speed needs to be faster for sure at 250kwh fast charging.

Goodness I can’t imagine having to do a story and the big issue is the charging. A guy that I’m dating has a Mercedes EQS and hasn’t done any roadtrips in it. as a Tesla owner myself I’m shocked that if I ever wanted to try Mercedes, lucid, or Kia that I’d have to worry about charging. That’s so anxiety inducing lol

I'm still not clear if this is a good vehicle or if the video is about the charging infrastructure

I wonder exactly what effects Transport Mode has....perhaps better to review when you can get a car that's not in this mode 😲

Tesla seems to have their act together better than other EV.

@24:34 frustrating for non-Tesla EV drivers. Not perfect yet for Tesla EV drivers, but miles ahead.

10:41 interesting, it seems pretty consistent in most of these EV road trip videos that Electrify America chargers are substandard 😲 non-Tesla public charging in general seems to need a lot of improvement. Although, I wouldn't call that a reason not to get an electric car, because most people will charge at home and probably don't need to drive more than the 450 miles of range this thing has in a given week (in their personal car). 🙂

Pretty funny you need the adapter for Tesla's super charges they seem to be the most reliable from all the videos I've seen.

IMPORTANT TO KNOW: it is likely the chargers were outputting as much as your car was willing to take. Very few EVs have a flat charging curve, meaning they only get their "max charging speed" from about 20-70% SOC. Cars like the Audi E-Tron '19-'22 had a flat charging curve from almost 0 to 85%~ at 150k, meaning even though it had a lower max charging speed than some Teslas, Hyundai/Kia etc, it would overall charge must faster than almost any EV save the 800v architeture ones. Charging speed of 150kw is good, but if it doesn't sustain that for most of your charging under 80%, the number not very important.

I own a 2021 BoltEV. Now try to cry harder about charging at 60kwh. 😂

Thank you for this review. I own a ICE Blazer now and was thinking of purchasing the Blazer EV in a couple of years. This has me really thinking that the EV is best as a secondary vehicle. Maybe a Tesla model 3. Rather disappointing.

Is that really possible, I didn’t think so!

I was considering buying a Cadillac Lyric before watching this video, along with others on KZfaq. I prefer the looks of GM, Ford, Stellantis, and Jeep more than Tesla designs. Unfortunately, their infrastructure isn’t even close to Tesla’s. This is my main concern!!! Subsequently, I will now consider purchasing a Tesla in the future.

lol I've never understood long road trips and yes I'm a fellow American, lol. 1000 miles, I mean, you can fly that in two hours. Dallas to Western Illinois? Why not fly to MLI airport ("quad cities" international, in the western side of Illinois) and then rent a car to go where you want from there? Preferably an EV. 🙂

150 peak is *slower* than most other manufacturers max peak. Hyundai/Kia offer either 800 or 400 peak depending on EV vehicle/platform.