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I wish the Feds would make Rolling Coal Illegal nationwide, the toxic mess coming out of the tailpipe is just terrible and needs to be stopped. Here's Why Rolling Coal Has Been Banned In 6 States (msn.com)

It literally looks nothing like it on the outside save for the similar headlamp treatment and the HVAC vent shapes are both round on the inside. Thats where it starts and ends, as evidenced by the actual facts from the quote above. It's better in every way, speaking on metrics alone.

It's worth noting this from an MT article about it. Blazer EV Is Whole Different Animal From Current Blazer For starters, the Blazer EV sprang from a clean sheet. It may share the Blazer name and spirit, but does not share architecture, panels or components with the conventional Blazer with an internal combustion engine, says vice president of Chevy Marketing Steve Majoros. The wheelbase was extended by 231 mm (9.1 inches) to fit the largest battery size in, making it the longest entry in the midsize-SUV segment.

I doubt that's even necessary as I'd wager most states already have laws against touching/removing/effecting the vehicle's emissions systems. I know I've read IL law that states you cannot remove or modify emissions systems or exhaust systems. The stuff just isn't enforced.

Actually, you have that wrong as Coal Powered cars is not that common now. Coal power generation continues to drop of the total U.S. power generation. Coal generated about 22% of the electricity at utility-scale facilities in the United States in 2021, down from 39% in 2014. Coal supplied 9.5 quadrillion British thermal units (2,800 TWh) of primary energy to electric power plants in 2021, which made up 90% of coal's contribution to U.S. energy supply. Utilities buy more than 90% of the coal consumed in the United States. In 2019 there were 241 coal powered units across the United States. Coal plants have been closing since the 2010s due to cheaper and cleaner natural gas and renewables. • U.S. coal power generation by state 2021 | Statista Coal power in the United States - Wikipedia Electricity in the U.S. - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Found an accurate answer as the updated Shell Gas Station search feature now shows EV Charging and there is a total of 18 in North America right now. Gas Station Near Me | Shell United States

That was back in 2019. I wonder how many there are now. I'm yet to see one but, I also haven't been looking for them, so there's that.

I'd assume another 2-3 years for the ICE Blazer.

My guess is that they are using estimates for future EV sales against what ends up happening. I am betting that if they feel that EV sales are not quite there yet (from an economic standpoint for them), they will stretch out the ICE for another year or two. Probably a 3 to 5 year window on the ICE once the EV is in full production.

I have posted plenty of pictures of Shell Stations in the U.K. and Europe where they have chargers but until now, have not seen or heard of any in the U.S. Seems the first are at the Shell Station at Boston Logan Airport. Shell Installs Its First U.S. EV Charging Stations (cspdailynews.com)

According to GM as they release EV versions, their ICE version will be phased out. The question I have which GM has not provided is how long of a phase out period will it be on the ICE?

I wonder if the ICE Blazer will continue as is or if this replaces it completely..

Sure. Not too far off. It's 9.1" longer than the ICE Blazer, has FWD, AWD, AND RWD configurations, and a much better and roomier interior with much better features than the ICE Blazer but yeah, "not far off" lol. Sorry but other than a few design cues from the ICE version, this is a whole other beast from top to bottom and shares not one piece from its ICE counterpart. Also missing in the $10K price difference is the fact that the entry line EV has many features that the 10K less ICE entry line version does not. Apples to freakin apples folks.

This vehicle inside or out isn't too far off the gasoline Blazer, but the EV is $10k more. The Blazer as it is, isn't very popular sales down 17% YTD, 33,104 units sold YTD. Venza is down 48% this year and still sold 35k units, but Toyota sold 70k 4Runners, Hyundai sold 58k Santa Fe, Jeep sold 134k Grand Cherokees, 99k Wranglers, Ford Edge 51k, Kia Sorrento 39k. The Blazer is kind of a back of the pack seller in the mid-size SUV $35-50k segment. I think they either needed a bigger departure from the current model or lower price. The Hyundai Ionic 5 starts at $39,950, that's probably where the Blazer should have been.

Shell seems to be adding charging stations throughout Europe, Asia and supposedly started installations here in North America, but have not seen any recently. Weird how there seems to be the big retailers and now only the rare chevron, Shell and Exxon/Mobile.

Gives them a marketing advantage over all the other FWD appliances out there.

While there is no answer in the press release or the reveal last night, I also was asking myself on this and the only thing that made sense to me was geographical location and cost. In the south, a RWD might be more preferred where a FWD in the North with occasional snow would make more sense for those that could not afford AWD. The Ultium system seems to be very flexible in regard to which end of the auto the motor is on.

Cadillac is not in the same league as those, except Genesis. Personally, I believe Genesis is on the same tier as the Germans and Cadillac. They have a small portfolio right now and they don't have the performance vehicles like Blackwing, AMG, M, RS, but everything I've seen and read makes them a legitimate luxury automaker. As much as I love G Wagens, it's a status symbol and not every company can just come out with something like that and sell it for 200k + markup. Mercedes has done EXTREMELY well with the G Class but I think most can agree that's an anomaly in the market. They really don't do much of anything all that great. They shine off road but NOBODY buys one new for 200k and takes it off-road unless they're some YouTuber and are monetizing it.

In 36 years of driving, I've been stopped once for doing one (in Ann Arbor, Mi at 2 am after a party about 27 years ago...