Normal Motors has quickly halted gross sales of the model new Chevy Blazer EV after a number of the first automobiles shipped have encountered quite a few software program issues.
The automaker says it’s “working quickly to roll out a fix, and owners will be contacted with further information on how to schedule their update.” It didn’t provide a time-frame for the stop-sale order, although it claims a “limited number” of automobiles are affected.
The Blazer EV solely simply had its official launch a few weeks ago, however fairly shortly, two media retailers had massive issues with their longer-term check automobiles. Kevin Williams at InsideEVs noticed his Blazer’s infotainment display screen go fully clean and unusable. Then he had issues charging the automotive, together with an alert to have the automobile instantly serviced, and was in the end stranded mid-road journey. Edmunds, in the meantime, collected an extensive list of warning messages by itself long-term check automobile earlier than turning it over to a Chevy vendor, the place it stays.
It’s a foul begin for a automobile that’s speculated to be such an important piece of the Chevy lineup going ahead. It sits above the entry-level Bolt however beneath GM’s pricier EVs just like the Cadillac Lyriq. It’s additionally one of many first mass-market automobiles powered by GM’s new Ultium platform, which is slated to underpin a whole lineup of EVs with new electrical structure, batteries, and software program.
