EV sales remain constant, in some measure because consumers have more choices than ever. While Tesla remains the leader, plenty of automakers are making inroads into the segment, like Chevrolet with its 2025 Blazer EV RS with all-wheel drive.
The 2025 Chevrolet Blazer EV RS offers great exterior styling and a spacious interior.
Unlike most automakers, Chevy’s created EV versions of existing nameplates. However, the Blazer EV — like the Equinox EV and the Silverado EV — do not look like their gas-powered siblings. In the case of the Blazer EV, this is a good thing.
Don’t get me wrong, I like the exterior styling of the gas-powered Blazer, but I think the look of the Blazer EV is a step above. Our tester came in Galaxy Gray Metallic with a black vortex interior. It’s one of the better looking EVs on the market today, in my opinion.
Cool cabin
While the exterior styling is important so often with EVs it’s what’s on the inside that counts. The cabin is spacious and airy with the panoramic sunroof that comes in the RS trim allowing plenty of light to flood the space.
The Evotex seats are comfortable and supportive, as I found out during a 2.5-hour drive. In fact, going there and back in the same day was a breeze — in terms of comfort, but more on that later. The interior of the Blazer EV is an attractive mix of screens, lights, and old-school-looking touches like the three round vents below the climate controls, plus the other two next to the windows.
Our test model came in Galaxy Gray Metallic with a black Evotex interior.
The massive 17.7-inch touchscreen in the center of the dash is impressively crisp. Since it’s a GM-produced EV, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto aren’t an option. While I had concerns because I’m a CarPlay fanboy, they were quickly allayed by the native system. It was intuitive and responsive. I’d be comfortable with it in the long term.
Plenty of room
Not only does it look good and feel good, it carries good. Ok. Real English: the spaciousness of the cabin carries over to the cargo area as well. With all of the seats up, you get 25.8 cubic feet of space. This allows for plenty of groceries and at least two full-size golf bags.
If you put the 50/50 split bench down, you get an impressive 59.8 cubic feet of space. You’re not going to put sheets of plywood back there, but if you could carry enough boxes and stuff to be very helpful to anyone moving to a new place or handling some larger objects from Ikea.
The notion of ample cargo room carries beyond just the what you get when you open the power liftgate. The cupholders were easy to access and the center console provided plenty of storage space as well.
The driver get plenty of easy access to the various gauges and controls in the Blazer EV.
Top technology
The Blazer EV comes laden with all of the safety tech one would expect from a vehicle in this class, including enhanced automatic emergency braking, blind zone steering assist and more. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised by this technology.
While these technologies are always lurking in the background, on the few occasions they came into play, it did what it was supposed — alert me to a problem — without scaring the daylights out of me.
The helpful tech like the wireless phone charging pad, multiple power outlets and Super Cruise semi-autonomous with automatic parking assist were excellent.
I won’t say too much about Super Cruise other than to say, I used it for nearly four hours during my long drive in the Blazer EV and it only solidified my opinion that it’s the best system on the market currently.
So what’s the problem?
The Blazer EV RS sports a different exterior look than its gas-powered sibling.
Sooo what’s the downside to the Blazer EV? It lies. Ok. That may be harsh, but if you elect to take it on a trip long enough to require you to rely on public charging stations, just know that the range it tells you is not exactly what you’re going to get — at least if you’re on interstates and highways.
Twice I had to call recharging “audibles” to ensure I could get to my final destination. As far as actually charging, it went as I expected. It’s capable of handling 150 kW, and I averaged between 80 and 100 kW. It did actually exceed 150 kW briefly on a Rivian Adventure charger, but slowly crept downward to 60 kW by the time I was done.
The bottom line
What’s all this cost? $60,735. About what I’d expected, although you can save more than $3,200 if you cut the Super Cruise package. As EVs go, I thought it was as good as comparably priced vehicles, and I’d consider one — if I were in the market for an EV.
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