Used Chevy Blazer EVs Are A Crazy Good Deal

Last July, I leased a 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV LT2. I got a stunning lease deal, leaving me conflicted about the car. I love my Blazer EV, but I wouldn’t have paid its $52,000 sticker price. The good news is, I didn’t, and you don’t have to, either. Used Blazer EVs are shockingly cheap.

I’ve seen them available for under $25,000 with under 20,000 miles on the clock. The oldest of these vehicles was delivered in December 2023, so at the very oldest examples are approaching two years old. And because all 2024 Blazer EVs were either well-equipped LT2 or loaded RS models, you’re guaranteed to get a surround-view camera, leatherette seats, a heated steering wheel and all-wheel drive (RWD is available but the cheapest examples are AWD LTs). 

The best price I’ve seen so far is $21,499 at used car retailer CarBravo, for a Radiant Red LT2 with 14,000 miles. But while that price is an outlier, it is exceedingly easy to find examples for under $25,000. Most of them have very few miles, and all appear to be in good condition.

Of course, if you’ve been following the Blazer EV story, you may know why these are cheap. The Blazer got off to a rough start, with software problems that were bad enough to strand our own Kevin Williams. That caused Chevy to put a stop-sale order on the Blazer EV, delaying most sales to spring or summer of 2024. 

But there’s two bits of good news there: First, almost all of these cars were sold after April or so. And second, since Chevy faced uncertain demand following the fiasco, it offered extremely aggressive lease deals to get Blazers out the door in 2024. The majority of the incentivized lease offers were for 24-month terms, which means very few Blazers have come back from their leases. If prices are this low already, by the time I return my car in July, they could be even lower.

Of course, we can’t bank on that. With the tax credit gone and federal emissions requirements rolled back, GM is not offering the sort of aggressive discounts that propelled the Blazer up the sales charts. On the flip side, though, it’s now a mature, polished EV, with at least 279 miles of range, plenty of standard equipment and new, cheaper models.

I’m very happy with it as a daily driver and as an EV. It’s not ideal for road trips, with its longer-than-average charging times, but it’s a smooth and luxurious cruiser that I’ve taken far off the beaten path. At $52,000, it was a tough sell. But for under $25,000, it’s the deal of a lifetime.

Contact the author: Mack.Hogan@insideevs.com