“Updated” Chevy Blazer EV Back on Sale with Big Price Drop

Crashing infotainment screens. Looping infotainment screens. Failures to charge. Inoperable window switches. When Chevrolet first launched its all-electric Blazer, owners and reviewers alike faced these problems, and more. Even more concerning, technicians at dealerships were reportedly often confused about remedies.

Today, Chevrolet issued a software update that should fix everything, it says. Along with the update is news that the vehicle will go back on sale after the automaker issued a stop-sale on December 22, 2023. The Blazer EV will return to market with an entry-level price slash of more than $6000.

“We have made significant software updates that will improve features and functionality to deliver on the high expectations of our customers,” reads a statement from Chevrolet spokesperson Leslie Rajewski. “We’re confident these improvements will address concerns heard from some early owners and as promised, we’re carrying learnings over to other products in GM’s lineup.”

Indeed, most new-car buyers expect a functioning display, especially when it concerns one of the largest purchases they will make in their lives.

Thankfully, the Blazer—which is assembled in Mexico, at the same plant that makes its battery pack—is also eligible for the full federal tax credit of $7500. (Qualifications for these refunds, thanks to the recent Inflation Reduction Act and revised U.S. Treasury guidelines for 2024, have been a moving target.) Early customers paying MSRP when Chevrolet launched only the most luxurious and highest-powered Blazer, the AWD RS, in August, paid just over $60,000 before tax credits. (We reviewed that model about a week before the stop-sale was issued.) Chevy had planned to roll out the mid-spec Blazer 2LT AWD this fall.

All newly available Blazers are receiving a price cut: $5620 off the RS RWD and the RS AWD, and $6520 off the LT AWD. Including destination and handling but not the tax credit, those trims now cost $56,170, $54,595, and $50,195, respectively. Chevy will announce prices for the other trims—the RS FWD and the 557-hp SS—closer to when those variants become available. The entry-level trim, the LT FWD, will start “under $50,000.”

Many manufacturers have cut prices for their EVs in recent months, both in response to changing tax credit criteria and waning customer demand. In the case of the software-remedied Blazer, however, the discount has the appearance of an apology. We’re willing to bet that current owners who paid full boat would probably appreciate five grand back in their pockets.

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