DETROIT – Basic Motors on Monday revealed its new electrical Chevrolet Blazer that is anticipated to compete in opposition to the Ford Mustang Mach-E and Tesla Mannequin Y crossover EVs.

The car marks an vital launch for the Detroit automaker in attracting consideration and extra mainstream shoppers to EVs.

The 2024 Blazer EV is predicted to reach in seller showrooms starting subsequent summer time, in accordance with GM. Beginning pricing will vary from about $45,000 for an entry-level Blazer to $66,000 for an “SS” efficiency variant that may produce as much as 557 horsepower and 648 pounds-foot of torque.

GM estimates the crossover can be able to 0-60 mph in lower than 4 seconds, similar to the Mannequin Y Efficiency and Mach-E at about 3.5 seconds.

Options and capabilities of the Blazer EV will vary primarily based on the 4 car fashions. GM expects the electrical vary of the car – an vital quantity for EV house owners – to be between 247 miles and 320 miles, primarily based on the variant. The corporate can even provide a variant for police use primarily based on the SS mannequin, officers mentioned.

The brand new Blazer EV can be produced at GM’s plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, the place the normal Blazer is assembled.

Whereas the brand new EV shares the Blazer identify and plant with a standard inner combustion engine mannequin, the autos are fully totally different in growth, efficiency and appears. The EV is predicated on GM’s new Ultium platform, which is predicted to underpin the automaker’s next-generation electrical autos.

“It’s Blazer by identify … and the vibe of Blazer, however there’s nothing shared from these two autos,” mentioned Chevrolet Vice President Scott Bell throughout a media occasion.

The Blazer EV can be able to front-, rear- or all-wheel-drive, relying on the mannequin. Like the outside, the inside of the car is totally different than its conventional sibling and features a driver-focused cockpit with a 17.7-inch-diagonal heart touchscreen and an 11-inch-diagonal drive data display.

The Blazer EV is predicted to be Chevy’s fourth electrical mannequin when it arrives in showrooms subsequent yr. The model at present sells the Bolt EV and Bolt EUV with GM’s older battery know-how. Restricted gross sales of the electrical Silverado are scheduled to begin subsequent spring. The automaker can also be anticipated to unveil an electrical Equinox that GM has mentioned will begin round $30,000.

Beginning pricing for the normal 2022 Blazer with an inner combustion engine ranges from about $35,000 to $43,000.