Chevy’s 2027 Blazer EV now starts at $46,795 after a $300 price hike

Chevrolet’s 2027 Blazer EV now starts at $46,795 for the LT front-wheel-drive model, a $300 increase that pushes the base price of Chevrolet’s electric crossover over $45,000. The figure includes the $1,795 destination charge, which means the sticker amount before delivery is $45,000 flat. The RS trim rose by the same $300, while the top-of-the-range SS stayed where it was, according to the price table Electrek published on Oct. 13, 2026.

Electrek’s Peter Johnson laid out the full lineup in his report on the Blazer EV price hike. The cheapest 2027 Blazer EV is the LT FWD at $46,795, the RS FWD costs $52,595, and the SS AWD costs $62,495, all with destination included.

LT and RS rise $300, SS stays put

The arithmetic is straightforward. On Electrek‘s table the LT FWD carries a base of $45,000 and the RS FWD works out to $50,800 before destination, and each is listed as $300 higher than the model it replaces. The SS AWD, priced at $62,495 with destination, is described as unchanged. Adding all-wheel drive to an LT or RS costs another $3,000, while the SS comes with it as standard equipment.

An earlier Electrek report from August had the 2027 starting prices at $44,700 for the LT FWD, $50,500 for the RS FWD and $60,700 for the SS AWD, all before destination, and described them as matching the outgoing model. Against those numbers the October table shows the LT at $45,000 and the RS implied at $50,800, which is where the $300 increase appears. Electrek had already reported in June that Chevrolet was avoiding a price hike for 2027, so the October table marks a reversal of that early expectation, and the August figures sit $300 below it for the LT.

A reader who goes by GreenSnow shrugged at the move in the comments under the article: “In an economy where inflation continues above 3%, a sticker price increase of $300 on $45K car is pretty meaningless.” The sentiment has some arithmetic behind it, since $300 is well under one percent of the base price, but it also means the crossover’s entry point keeps drifting upward at a time when affordability is the central sales argument for electric vehicles.

The trim ladder also shapes who pays what. A shopper who wants the Blazer EV’s longest range gets it in the front-wheel-drive LT at $46,795, since adding all-wheel drive trims the rating from 312 to 283 miles and adds $3,000. The SS is the only version where all-wheel drive is built in, and its larger 102 kWh pack holds the rating to up to 302 miles, but the entry fee for it is $62,495. The $15,700 step from LT to SS is where most of the model’s spending power sits.

Native NACS and a Bose option for the money

The 2027 model year is also the one in which Chevrolet swaps its charging port. Electrek reported in April that the 2027 Blazer EV drops the CCS port for a Tesla-style NACS connector, and the October piece confirms that every new 2027 GM electric vehicle has the native port for Tesla Supercharger access without an adapter. GM still sells adapters for owners who want to use CCS Level 2 chargers.

Range figures come from the same table. The LT and RS use an 85 kWh battery, rated for up to 312 miles in front-wheel-drive form and 283 miles with all-wheel drive, while the SS uses a 102 kWh pack and is rated for up to 302 miles. An eight-speaker Bose audio system, previously limited to the SS, is now an option on the LT and RS, a change Electrek’s August report called a response to one of the biggest complaints from current owners.

Rivals priced thousands below the Blazer EV

Electrek lists three competitors at starting prices well under Chevrolet’s: the Tesla Model Y at $41,380, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 at $36,900 and the Toyota bZ at $36,575. Against the Blazer EV’s $46,795 the gap runs from roughly $5,400 to about $10,200. Electrek argues the Blazer EV answers that difference with a longer body and more interior space than any of the three.

Those rivals are also priced from different starting points, so the comparison is loose. The Blazer EV’s number includes $1,795 for destination, and Electrek’s table does not say whether the rivals’ starting prices carry a comparable fee. If they do not, the Chevrolet’s disadvantage shrinks a little, though it does not vanish. Anyone cross-shopping will want the delivered price, not the advertised MSRP.

Electrek notes that the best deals on the Blazer EV are on outgoing 2026 models, which is the usual pattern when a model year turns over and a dealer wants to clear stock. A buyer willing to take the older car can often avoid the new increase entirely, though without the NACS port. Detailed trim-by-trim option and package pricing is covered by GM Authority’s 2027 Blazer EV pricing guide, and anyone weighing the 2027 model can check current listings on Kelley Blue Book’s 2027 Blazer EV page.

The $300 move is small, and the real test is the market that receives it. Chevrolet is raising prices on a model whose sales have collapsed this year, with Kelley Blue Book counting 4,427 sales through the third quarter of 2026 against 20,825 a year earlier, and the company is betting the NACS port and added audio option are enough to justify a slightly higher entry fee.

This article was produced with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Morning Overview editors prior to publication.

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