Driving The 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV - This Bargain EV Is Not What I Expected (POV Review) 

Ev makes more sense for cheap cars this is a prime example

I love the Google built in UI, it's that the car now needs an internet subscription that's the problem. They're trying to turn cars into disposable devices like phones...

I love that the center screen isnt just a square and is actually shaped to fill out the entire screen. It looks much cleaner and premium

Seems great, but if it’s got that no CarPlay/Android Auto thing GM tried that’s kind of a killer for me, at least.

8:18 the screens may be nice, but the mandatory data plan once the free trial ends isn't. Thats why I am against them removing CarPlay and Android Auto. I don't want ANOTHER subscription.

This has become my favorite car channel. Good work.

Love your reviewing style. Glad I ran across your page today. Subscribed ;)

Value play = still 40k+. The real value play will be the new Bolt next year.

Subscription? Nope, I’m out

I wish Chevy would have called it something else; bring back an old name plate. Also, I have a 2024 Trax and love the feel of the drivetrain; it sounds great but I’d definitely consider this ride! Great review, thank you!

Very impressive. Based on reactions, I feel like they lost a ton of sales by not offering Android Auto but good to know they cover the subscription for 8 years.

you got to experience some old Detroit driving going on😅😅😅 The view over there on E Jefferson in Grosse Pointe is really nice. I take that way home from work sometimes

Great review, as always. I put 50mi on one last weekend. Incredible tech in a so-so car. Hard plastic rules and your elbows rest on very firm surfaces. Odd, considering Super Cruise will beg for your elbows to rest - why did they give us boards? The glare from the long dashboard on the windscreen in the afternoon sun was distracting. Great size, pricing, features, and options list. It ticks a lot of boxes, just feels a bit cheap in parts. We drove on a few twisty foothill mountain roads - feels like a big heavy EV and I wouldn't want to go there often. Best for the flat suburbs & highways.

I drove one the other day and like it. I wish it had about fifty or sixty more HP without having to go to AWD. When my dealer gets their allocations I am first on the list to order one. It will be the 3RS, Red Tint with two tone red and black interior.

Lovely cute EV :3 woohoo ❤ Love from Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 ❤️

Lost me on needing a subscription + no android auto/carplay. Guess they need to make up for their losses somewhere by nickel and diming their users and propriety nonsense.

It appears that GM learned its lesson and unlike the disastrous Blazer EV rollout, the GM engineers appears to have done proper engineering on the Equinox EV and made it a reasonably viable vehicle.

Zdx should have that screen and cameras

I took our old jeep out of gear (manual) and it crashed back into a tree. I was 3 or 4, left un-attented in the vehicle for a few minutes. The parking brake was not set and I got it out of gear and it coasted back into a tree. We still have the jeep and it is still missing its rear window.

First comment!! I love your videos Tedward, I don’t know if that’s you’re real name but my names Edward!

why are there infrared leds in the steering wheel?

I thought the bottle cap was a gear knob

How is this going to compete with the Model Y at this price point even with the rebate?

can i just gush about that perfect color??? I wish color options were more diverse, and its honestly really pulling me towards picking this as my new car

Why are people so obsessed with frunks lmao. Id rather have my vehicle powertrain accessible for repairs

Pulsar and Honda are using the Chevrolet Blazer platform.

The lack of a start/stop switch shows that GM is beginning to understand EVs. I would appreciate a quick passcode screen pop up to prevent children or thieves driving off in the car when the key is accidentally left in the cup holder. This car has so many more plus’s than minus’s that make it a great choice in the marketplace, especially at the current price. GM is back in the EV game in a great way.

3:40 dang, that's bigger wheels that 10yo 5 series, and the cost of those tyres can be eye watering, given that this is a relatively inexpensive car. Wish they've stopped doing this.

Way more features such as...?

Hi tedward, could you maybe do a Pov Review on the new gen of the Honda Fit, it's a pretty interesting car for what it is

The actual purchase price in the U.S. is very low. In Korea, based on the 3RS model, the actual purchase price for this year seems to be about $32,000. I can't deny that it's an electric car with the largest space for the price

I feel so confused why people are so against not having AA/AC

That horrible reflection we see around @10:07 ... Is that because of the cameraor does the driver see that as well?

I’m by far not the customer for these, but selling a car in 2024 with no Apple car play is wild and instant deal breaker. Curious though, if this system just acts as essentially as an android phone with maps etc. built in directly (which could work well from a users perspective in lieu of CarPlay/And. Auto), is GM making you pay a monthly subscription to maintain all the functionality? That would be even more stingy and disgusting imo, especially considering the target consumer for these vehicles.

$44k for the current cheapest model, the FWD 2LT, is hardly a bargain when you can get a Model Y LR RWD for the same price with way more features.

I think the pricing you keep referring to is way off.. the 2rs AWD with super cruise is 50K

Please 40k cars are in no way entry level, even if the car industry wants you to think so. If the 2lt with the large range was available for 24k before subsidies it would be entry level today.

Is this the platform honda used? If they make an inexpensive ev, i might trade my civic, lol.

The first EV I really like it !

i find it funny this "econo" car has a full display, meanwhiles some of the silverado trims still have that rinky dink 5in screen froom 2008

Oh lord these things are gonna sell like hot cakes 🥴

Well I waited forever for this vehicle to show up on sale, so I gave up on Chevy and got a Tesla. I am happy with my choice and the features Tesla provides. Chevy you lose a customer.

How much is GM losing on each car

This is expensive but still a really nice car for the money. Dual zone climate. Head and vented seats. Rear cupholders. Power liftgate. Big Sunroof. Decent quality. Blind spot monitoring and many other safety features. It is like a GM Prius but better. I think that car doesn't really need a 7k tax credit. A top trim camry is 44k and has similar features to this. The thing is that a camry will scream when you are climbing a big hill going on to the highway- this EV will be mostly silent. Sure, resale value might be junk and it 10 years this will be sitting in a junkyark (or we will get another cash for clunker program) but if you just need a nice car for life this is great. I don't like GM and their 1.2 Turbo but you can't disagree with the fact that they are doing great things for the cost. Value is great- almost as good as a used Lexus. I have spent hours scoring cars. Our family owns a 2014 Lexus RX 350. Great car. 163k miles and drives like new. It has features that modern cars don't (like an outdated navigation). We paid 15k for it (it had 157k miles then). It has had a fog lamp fall out (currently resting on some plastic and melting it) and needed the keyfob worked on (remote start) but it is a great car considering it is 10 years old and about a fourth of the price of a modern new car. Our 2016 Buick LaCrosse is also a great car. It is lacking a lot of safety features and doesn't support any form of navigation but it has things that a top trim 2024 Buick Avenir doesn't have. To be fair an Envista tops out at 31k and we bought the LaCrosse for 35k 8 years ago. It has a power passanger seat unlike the 2024. If you got a top of the line LaCrosse you were getting a true luxury vehicle. Rear power sunshade... v6 that makes 304 HP... 4 way lumbar... HUD... some of the greatest ambient lighting for a car of the time... leather wraped volume knobs... etc. The only benefit of buying a new car compared to a well taken care of used car is that you are getting a warranty. A used car can be nicer and for much less money. You are getting a lot from this car for 47k or low 40's with the tax credit... but you could also buy a low mile 2022 Avalon for half the price with similar features or even an 8 year old Buick with more features. GM is killing it with value but nothing will beat buying a used car.

No Apple CarPlay No dice No thank you. Decent car though

Plus, who wants to be sent through a windshield?

Wait you can’t use apple car play?

Great statements in this video about EVs. Noone need a 0-60 in 4.5 seconds. If everyone on the road had this it would be horrible with all the bad drivers. Currentky in a Volvo wirh Android Automotive and have only used carplay once. It works extremely well and has all services you want.

Can you try degrees?

I really like this car EXCEPT for the no CarPlay choice GM made. Cellular technology lifecycle is way shorter everything else in the car. Why build something into the car that will be obsolete so long before the car’s useful life? I won’t pay a subscription for something that my phone can already do.

I wish auto reviewers would stop claiming this is an affordable entry level EV. The bolt was under 20K after the tax incentive. 35K is not a comparable replacement for that.

How does it look good?!

Wish they would make a wagon EV

Uber and Lyft drivers are gonna be all over this one

How does the Model 3 compare to this in terms of price in the USA? As far as im aware, the charging experience in the Tesla including the speed and planning of charging stops is by far the best and the overall infotainment is among the top. The facelifted model 3 is supposedly better in some ways with double paned windows and suspension upgrades, but in terms of interior I would take this one every day of the week and im sure many people prefer the more standard car look with physical buttons, instead of the model 3 minimalst design, too. I'd have to see a 1000km challange from Bjorn Nyland to really see how the battery system performs

No CarPlay is a HUGE miss and deal breaker for some. Too bad Chevys are giant data mines for Google these days. Would be a cool car otherwise

13:31

To think that this car is only 5k cheaper than a model Y performance my biggest question is why would anyone get this over a Tesla?

I wont buy anything with Google built into it. I want nothing to do with Google or Google Maps. So I bought the ID 4 and I love it. Screw GM

That's RAV4 Prime money for a GM. Makes no sense.

The Chevy Bolt isn't dead, they're just revamping it.

No CarPlay is absolutely a dealbreaker

Yeah, I still want to put/turn a key (fob) into an “ignition” slot (6:15) … it prevents potential theft as well as your child scenario

another nail in teslas coffin.

GM and Ford are stuck on the SUV and Truck thing. It's not much you can do with a FAT SUV or Truck in terms of looks. Tesla and the Chinese have sedans, sport cars and luxury vehicles 👈🏾

Kinda ugly looking but the tech is good. Slap a third party carplay mirror over the rear view mirror and you’re golden.

The Bolt is coming back next year, at the expense of Malibu

The only thing I hate about it is the name. Why did they call it the "Equinox". We all know what a Chevy "Equinox" is, at least we did until now. This is something new and completely different from an "Equinox". Give it a new name. If you want to recycle an historic GM model name, there are plenty available that are way more prestigious than "Equinox". How about "Beretta"? Maybe "Nova"?

GM's electric offerings are simply more inefficient than something like Tesla's. Longer charging times for the same range.

it's summer, it's hot everyone has their air conditioners on we're having electrical blackouts will the electric grid support ev charging is the electric grid being updated as we speak I hear california new homes will be all electric and all new tools will be electric and soon enough all states will follow

Why y’all hating I just bought it and it is the better than a Tesla so that’s a win🤷

Just another govt/consumer subsidized niche vehicle that won't sell to anyone but a niche market.

Very ugly rims!

The peak charging speed of 150kw is barely mediocre, for 2024. Slow-ish charging speeds makes it more difficult to use the car for road trips. Also, fast charging speeds are better if you do not have a house with garage where you can charge over night.

I want to hate this thing because it's a GM product, but...

U need apple car play for Waze! 😂

Close, but still about $5k overpriced.