Common Motors has quickly halted gross sales of the model new Chevy Blazer EV after a number of the first automobiles shipped encountered various software program issues.
The automaker instructed TechCrunch that homeowners are experiencing issues with the SUV’s screens, and with charging at DC Quick stations, confirming earlier stories from journalists who had entry to evaluation automobiles. GM mentioned its engineering groups are “working around the clock” towards an answer and that when it has one prepared, Blazer EV homeowners must convey their automobiles to a dealership for a software program replace.
GM additionally claimed a “limited number” of automobiles are affected however didn’t supply a determine, and that the issues are “not safety related nor related to Ultium or Google Built-In.”
The Blazer EV solely simply had its official launch a number of weeks in the past, however fairly shortly, two media retailers had large issues with their longer-term check vehicles. Kevin Williams at InsideEVs noticed his Blazer’s infotainment display screen go utterly clean and unusable. Then he had issues charging the automotive, together with an alert to have the automobile instantly serviced, and was finally stranded mid-road journey.
Edmunds, in the meantime, collected an intensive listing 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 nasty 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 under 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.
This story has been up to date with extra data from Common Motors.