After a lot of headaches for General Motors on the electric vehicle front, the Chevrolet Equinox EV is where everything feels like it's coming together. It's not only one of the cheapest ways to get an EV with more than 300 miles of range—even more so when the $35,000 LT base model debuts later this year—it's an attractive, capable package that's pretty great to drive.
But getting down to the Equinox EV's price while offering up to 319 miles of range meant a few sacrifices. Arguably the car's biggest drawback is its maximum 150 kW DC fast-charging speed, which isn't bad, necessarily, but trails behind rivals like the Tesla Model Y and Hyundai Ioniq 5. And while public DC fast chargers over 150 kW are less common on America's roadways, they are steadily increasing. In other words, the Equinox EV is fairly "average" right now, but could be outpaced by other options in the near future.
