Chevy may not be the first name that comes to mind for environmentally-conscious consumers, but the Equinox EV is a solid entry in this category. It may be based on the gasoline Equinox SUV, but it has been modified from the ground up to sip electrons. The front-drive model offers a 319-mile EPA range rating, while the all-wheel-drive version boosts that to 307 miles.
Electric 2025 Chevrolet Equinox isn’t an ugly car. The grille design is fresh, there are nice 19-inch wheels that fill the wheel wells, and there’s a minimum of unpainted plastics. It’s not quite as slick and refined as the Hyundai Ioniq 5 or the Tesla Model Y, but it still looks upscale enough to not feel like a cheap EV.
Chevrolet Equinox EV for 2025: What to Expect from the New Model
The interior is also well done. The 17.7-inch display is large, intuitive to use, and doesn’t suffer from the glare or laggy response that plagues many new-car displays. The Equinox EV also has most of the driver assists that are now standard across the industry, including automatic braking, front pedestrian and bicyclist detection, and lane-departure warning. It’s a little slow to charge, but it does the job adequately.
For 2025, the Equinox EV gets a modest power bump to 220 horsepower in the front-drive model, while all-wheel-drive models see an increase to 300. The change doesn’t have a dramatic effect on acceleration, but it does help the Equinox EV feel more energetic when overtaking.…
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