Chevrolet Drops Rear-Drive Blazer EV

by Tim Healey

Published: June 11th, 2025

Say goodbye to the Chevrolet Blazer EV RS.

Car And Driver spotted a fleet order form for the 2026 Blazer EV that shows there will be no more rear-drive Blazer EV RS. Front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive versions remain available.

If you wanted a rear-drive Blazer EV, the RS was the only way to do it. This setup was offered for only model year. The rear-drive RS made 365 horsepower.

A brand spokesperson told C/D: "In an effort to simplify the product lineup while still offering the most popular options for consumers, RWD will not be available beginning with the 2026 model year. The Chevrolet Blazer EV is now available in FWD, AWD, and performance AWD in the new SS trim."

There are some other chances for the 2026 Blazer EV, all of which are related to styling. Customers can delete the two-tone roof, there's a new available shade of white paint that replaces last year's, and a new Tech Bronze package gives buyers 22-inch bronze wheels and special badging.

[Image: Chevrolet. 2024 model shown]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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Jan Smith on Jun 12, 2025

A mug only a mother could love…….

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Zerofoo on Jun 12, 2025

This thing is ugly inside and out. If GM installed a crappy 4 cylinder ICE in these things, the rental car companies would have loved them

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