{"id":82799,"date":"2025-06-05T14:04:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T18:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82799"},"modified":"2025-06-05T14:04:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T18:04:29","slug":"chevy-equinox-plug-in-hybrid-coming-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82799","title":{"rendered":"Is the Chevy Equinox plug-in hybrid coming soon?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new Chevy Equinox<\/a> prototype was spotted testing, hinting that a new plug-in hybrid variant could be coming soon. The Equinox is already a top-selling EV in the US (and Canada), but a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) model would be a first for one of GM\u2019s most popular SUVs.<\/p>\n

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Is GM launching the Chevy Equinox PHEV?<\/h2>\n

With Chevy leading the way, GM became the \u201cfastest-growing high volume EV manufacturer in the US\u201d after electric vehicle sales rose 50% in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

Chevy is now America\u2019s fastest-growing EV brand with the new electric Equinox, Blazer, and Silverado hitting the market.<\/p>\n

In the first three months of the year, Chevy sold 10,329 electric Equinox, 6,187 Blazer, and 2,383 Silverado models. According to S&P Global Mobility<\/em> (via Automotive News<\/a><\/em>), Chevy surpassed Ford in March to become the second-best-selling EV brand, with registrations climbing 274% to nearly 8,500.<\/p>\n

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It looks like Chevy is now preparing to expand the Equinox lineup with a new plug-in hybrid. The new prototype was spotted driving in the US by a GM Authority<\/a><\/em> reader.<\/p>\n

Since there are no facelifts or refreshes we are aware of, it could be the first Chevy Equinox PHEV model. The images show an almost identical look to the new 2025 Equinox model.<\/p>\n

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2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV RS (Source: GM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite its initial commitment to EVs, GM has already announced plans to introduce PHEVs in the US. It already sells a Chevy Equinox plug-in hybrid model, but only in China. The Chinese version will not make the trip overseas.<\/p>\n

Although nothing is confirmed, if Chevy launches an Equinox PHEV model, it will likely arrive as a 2027 model year vehicle.<\/p>\n

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2025 Chevy Equinox EV LT (Source: GM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chevy isn\u2019t the only GM brand selling more electric cars. Cadillac is also starting to gain traction with a full EV lineup. <\/p>\n

GM\u2019s luxury brand now offers the midsize Lyriq, the entry-level Optiq, the three-row Vistiq, and the larger Escalade IQ. <\/p>\n

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Chevy Equinox EV (Source: GM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During an interview with CNBC<\/a><\/em> last month, Brad Granz, Cadillac\u2019s global marketing director, said its new EVs are attracting buyers from other brands, including Tesla. Granz added that nearly 80% of EV buyers are new to the brand and roughly 25% of those buying a Lyriq are former Tesla drivers, up from 10 to 15% previously.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s not just in the US. GM announced it had surpassed Tesla to become the\u00a0\u201c#1 EV seller\u201d in Canada,<\/a>\u00a0offering<\/span> a full lineup of 13 electric vehicles.<\/p>\n

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A new Chevy Equinox prototype was spotted testing, hinting that a new plug-in hybrid variant could be coming soon. The Equinox is already a top-selling EV in the US (and Canada), but a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) model would be a first for one of GM\u2019s most popular SUVs. Is GM launching the Chevy Equinox PHEV? […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82799\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}