Video Summary
- The car is made by GM and has a GM electric system from a Blazer EV.- Electric cars are judged by how their thermal management handles cooling and heating the battery and the cabin, finding a balance between range and cooling/heating.
- It uses GM's BEV Heat 2.0, the second version of the system.
- The car has a six-way coolant valve.
- Two cooling systems: One for the motor inverter and rear motor inverter, and one dedicated to the battery.
- These systems operate independently or together.
- The car lacks a PTC heater and relies on a heat pump system.
- The six way valve makes a complex system without as many hoses.
- HVAC refrigerant and coolant can be connected.
- Hot refrigerant can warm the coolant to warm up the battery.
- The supercooled coolant to can cool the battery.
- It has electronic expansion valves.
- The thermal management system scavenges any bit of heat to use it.
- Fast charging is DC, bypassing the onboard charger.
- The battery is 85-kilowatt-hour.
- The reviewer believes electric vehicle cars should be judged with how the thermal management handles.
- Lack of coolant hose mess.
- 12-volt battery is under the hood in a normal spot.
- The quality and fit/finish are what you expect on a GM product, not top tier Honda quality.
- One rear taillight could not be fixed in this view of the vehicle.
- The side profile is simple and boxy, and the wheels are not Honda wheels.
- The car does come with a battery warmer, but the reviewer did not like that the rubber battery cables went from a painted surface and made a strange loop.
- This has no storage but a lot of space at the front of the hood.
- The rear seats are comfortable, and the floor is flat.
- Can only fold the seats from the cargo area.
- He is not a fan of the infotainment system sticking out from the dash.
- The door is electric power but the reviewers finds it rather loud.
- It has limited functionality.
- Overall, he is disappointed.
