Snapshot
- All-electric Blazer to launch in North America next year
- Will become GM’s first EV to adopt SS badges
- Blazer crossover has previously been ruled out for Australia
The upcoming fully-electric Chevrolet Blazer EV will become the first Chevy electric vehicle to use the SS name, with new teasers hinting at a performance variant.
Affixed to all of Chevy’s performance-focused variants – as well as fastest versions of Holden Commodores and Toranas through the years – the SS nameplate’s inclusion on the Blazer EV crossover shows the manufacturer isn’t afraid to use its history to push future products.
The short teaser video doesn’t show us much, other than an illuminated charging port located behind the front quarter panel in addition to the SS logo on the car’s wheels.
The Blazer EV will launch next year around the North American fall, although don’t expect it to come to Australia given GM’s withdrawal from right-hand drive markets.
Currently, the only GM vehicles on sale in Australia are the Chevrolet Silverado and Corvette – both of which are imported by General Motors Special Vehicles, a company which likely won’t want to go up against the established competitors in the crossover SUV game.
The Blazer EV is a part of Chevrolet’s latest electrification strategy, having already announced the launch of its GMC Hummer EV and Silverado EV, both of which utilise the company’s Ultium battery.
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