2026 Chevrolet Blazer EV | Is It Worth It?

The Chevy Blazer EV debuted just last year and is already known as a top 10 choice. It's got some solid competition in the midsize EV SUV market. I mean, Kia, Hyundai, Honda, everyone's got something. So how does the Chevy Blazer EV stack up for 2026 in terms of luxury amenities, charging, and overall range? Well, let's dig into it. The Blazer EV's face makes itself known as an EV with this light bar across the top, which is broken up by that famous bowtie emblem. And then you don't really see it in this paint color, but this black accent down the side below the headlights looks nice. And like many other EVs on the market, it's blanked off in the middle for aerodynamics. And it's kind of funny, they do put a slight grille-looking design to it, but it's obviously not a grille. Generally, it's pretty unobtrusive, not a whole lot going on. For those who want to blend in with traffic, yeah, that'll be great for them. But especially in this black color, it really does look so. In fact, it looks a little plain. But I will say that it does come in some more exciting colors to satisfy those folks who want to not necessarily just blend in with the rest of the crowd. The Chevy Blazer EV follows a similar design that's kind of in vogue at the moment, and that is a sleek, more athletic profile. They're trying to make that SUV body a little bit more less SUV-looking, and this one follows suit pretty well. I will say there's a lot going on with the body language here. There's kind of different lines, they all flow towards the back, but on this black color, you really can't see it too well. Although, interestingly, what you can't see very well, which is appreciated, is the charging door is actually hidden in that front quarter panel. In fact, you wouldn't even know it unless you walked up and saw the little lines that you press to open it up. This RS trim comes with 21-inch wheels, but that varies between 19 and 22 inches, depending upon trim and equipment package. At the back of the Chevy Blazer EV, it follows a similar design vibe as it does up front. The black color here doesn't really do it a whole lot of justice. I mean, even the badging is blacked out. In fact, the only thing you can really see clearly in the Blazer badge itself is the fact that the E is blue, and then the all-wheel drive badge is blacked out, and RS is red, thankfully. But when it comes to use of space back here, it's got a smaller window, which may cause some visibility issues. We'll find out later. And while the taillights have a similar design to the front headlights, it is cool that the kind of rear part of the quarter panel tucks into that taillight a little bit, giving it a little bit more definition. This is something you don't see every day. It kind of looks like there's an internal combustion engine under the hood of the Chevy Blazer EV. The way it kind of sits up high and looks prominent, I mean, it could look like a little four-cylinder in there, or, I don't know, a six-cylinder that's situated behind the cowl. Anyway, just a quick observation. What you need to know here is that the single-motor powertrain is just front-wheel drive and has around 220 horsepower. Now, go to the dual-motor all-wheel drive setup, and that's 300 horsepower, so a sizable increase in power there. If you go with just that single-motor variant, range is 312 miles, which is very good. In fact, that's pretty solid across the midsize EV SUV market. But move up to the all-wheel drive variant, and that drops to a rated 283 miles, which, at first glance, that's not very good. But in our testing, we've actually seen a little bit higher than that. And it should be said that if you want to move up to the SS trim, the 615-horsepower model, well, range goes a little bit less than that as well. But again, you do get 615 horsepower to work with, and that thing hits 60 miles an hour in like three seconds. Whether you go with the LT or the RS trim, the Chevy Blazer EV comes with an 85-kilowatt-hour battery. DC fast charging tops out at 150 kilowatts, and then, typically, charging 10% to 90% takes under an hour, which, a little slow, but that's pretty average, actually, for the entire segment. The SS, on the other hand, the battery jumps up to 102-kilowatt-hours, and DC fast charging jumps up to 190 kilowatts. If you haven't noticed already, check out this gigantic charging area that this gigantic charging door covers. So it is a CCS charger, which is slowly becoming not the standard anymore, but using an NACS adapter should be very easy. Pricing for the 2026 Chevy Blazer EV starts at just over $48,000 for that LT trim. Go up to the RS, and that's a little over $52,000, but then top out at the SS, and that's $62,000. And that pricing for the LT and the RS, that's for the front-wheel drive single motor. If you want to add all-wheel drive, add $1,000 to each of those prices. I'd say that space inside the 2026 Chevy Blazer EV is pretty generous. I like that I have a lot of headroom. The seat is all the way down, but this is still very good. Shoulder room is great. And because of the higher belt line, I feel like I sit in it, but I still have very good overall visibility looking out the front. In terms of how overall space is used, I'd like to point out that this thing has a lot of storage cubbies to it. You not only have a huge cubby just below the HVAC area, but you also have a shelf right above it where you could put a phone. Then the wireless charging pad is in the middle here, and when you open up the center armrest, there's a huge cubby in there as well. Additionally, the pockets in the doors, I wouldn't call them massive, but their overall shape makes using their space very flexible. You can fit as much as three bottles in there, and it's really easy to just reach down and grab something. When it comes to infotainment, the center screen is 17.7 inches, the instrument cluster is 11 inches, and the software is generally like every other GM vehicle out there at the moment. It's very easy to swipe through and move, very minimal lag, and I like that everything is very clearly displayed. It takes very little time to learn how to use it. Additionally, the camera system is quite nice, and as part of this RS model's $1,300 convenience package, you do get a digital rearview mirror and a head-up display. When it comes to climate control, what's nice about the Blazer EV is it does have both physical controls and touchscreen controls, and this RS model, I will point out, has both heated and ventilated seats, and this thing's got a heated steering wheel. That's a nice bonus. For charging one's devices, we've got two USB-C charging ports down below in front of that gigantic frontal cubby, and then when you open up the center armrest, there is a 12-volt as well as another USB-C. So overall, when it comes to materials quality and just vibe, I was impressed by how nice it is in here. You'd expect a stitched dash and stitched seats and varying different kinds of soft materials in a Cadillac, but Chevy, that's here as well, so that's really cool. We've got softer material in the center of the seats and then a leather-like material on the side with color-matched stitching up along, some neat RS badging in the softer material, and then along the dash, the red has matched stitching, but the black upper portion has red stitching to kind of stick out and give it a little something extra. Here in the back seat, it's not quite as commodious as it is up front, but I am 6'3", so, you know, this kind of restricted headroom, that's acceptable. I can crunch down a little bit, be generally comfortable. Otherwise, I do have very, very good legroom. This is actually quite a lot, and we do have the same materials back here that we have up front, like the soft leather-like material in the soft centers that contrast it. In terms of amenities, you do get two cup holders in the center armrest, and then the cubbies in the doors, they're not as big as they are up front, but they're fine. They'll fit just a bottle without issue. There are two climate control vents back here, plus two USB-C charging ports, and on this RS trim, there are heated seats as well. Finally, to let in as much light as possible, we've got this gigantic panoramic sunroof. In Outback, we have a nicely-sized cargo area back here, offering 26 cubic feet of storage. If you drop those rear seats, that expands to 60 cubic feet of storage. When you pull up this carpet, it reveals not only a very nice way to organize your charging equipment, but also there's a very deep cubby underneath, bolstering this vehicle's cubbiness even further. You don't get a household out in the back seat, and you don't get one back here either. Now, you might think, whatever, that's not too common. Well, actually, on modern EVs, it is very common, so kind of missing that here. But at least you do get a power liftgate on the RS model, which you don't get on the base. So, driving the 2026 Chevy Blazer EV, the first thing you notice about this thing is it has a very agreeable ride quality. It's on conventional passive suspension. There are just normal springs and shock absorbers in there. It is multi-link, so it does have a lot going on there to improve comfort and, you know, handling, things like that, you know, things that engineers nerd out over. But in terms of the real world, honestly, this ride quality is quite good, and it soaks up little bumps and things very well. Its steering action, it has pretty good steering response. I hate to have significant demands for a midsize EV SUV's steering. So, obviously, I'm going to adjust my requirements accordingly. And yeah, you turn in, and there's really no difference in weight, and you get some slight vibration, but I think it's more so coming from the chassis than from what the tires are experiencing. But still, it feels good. It feels solid. And I will say that, overall, it does feel well screwed together. I mean, you don't really hear any squeaks and rattles and things of that nature when you're going over bumps. And especially in an EV, that's a big concern, because, yeah, you don't have as much vibration coming from the engine or noise coming from the engine, whatever. So, you really pick up on those teeny little crinkly noises that happen in cars. And here, again, this is not a Cadillac. This is a Chevrolet, but it does feel like a quality package. This being a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive model, it accelerates just fine. 300 horsepower upon first glance at that figure, I was thinking, like, the thing does weigh 5,200 pounds. But yeah, no, the torque comes on well. It doesn't come on brutally like some EVs. I've driven a few recently where you put your foot down, and it gives you all of the horsepower and torque. But this, it is more progressive. You can tell they took their time tuning the motor drive units, and it feels a little bit more natural. You feel that power build up rather than hit you in the face. And speaking of EV characteristics, you do have three levels of regen. You have off, normal, and then high. When it's off, it's off. You don't feel any regen whatsoever. But if you have it on normal or on high, it is a form of one-pedal driving. So, you can just use the throttle to accelerate and slow down and come to a stop. A lot of EVs offer that. Some don't, weirdly. But I do like having that. There's a pretty distinguishable difference between normal and high, but it's not like it's night and day. They're pretty close to each other. Additionally, you do have this small paddle on the steering wheel that will give you just a hint or a sprinkle of regen if you like. It helps with, I don't know, it's not super useful. It's not unlike some Cadillac models where you can use it to actually really adjust your regen, and you can pretty much just drive and use your braking with that control. Here, it's more so just, yeah, have a little bit of regen if you want. Maybe help slow down for a corner or something. It's not really something to write home about. I mentioned earlier that the Blazer EV has a higher belt line, and it's more sporty in its stance. Well, how does that actually mean for visibility? Well, outward visibility from the side windows and the windshield, no issue there. Looking out the back, it is nice having this optional rear digital camera because if I look over my shoulder, it's pretty narrow. I mean, there is a tiny window back there to help with the C-pillar, but honestly, that's not so ideal. It really, there is a lot of bodywork before you get to window, and that inhibits visibility a bit. So again, it is really nice having this high-definition digital rearview mirror. And so that, my friends, is the 2026 Chevy Blazer EV. It's got good charging, good range, surprisingly good interior amenities, and overall, in terms of how it stacks up in the midsize EV SUV market, well, Kia EV9 and Hyundai IONIQ 9 come to mind first. They have around the same range and charging, a little bit better charging, but they do start quite a bit higher in price. Then the Honda Prologue, that starts a little bit lower, but it does have less range. So in terms of how this thing overall stacks up, it's competitive. And in terms of this RS model's great interior amenities and good ride quality, the value is definitely there. For more information on the 2026 Chevy Blazer EV or any of its competitors, click the link in the description down below. And thanks for watching.