2023 GM EVs will arrive with five active safety features as standard

3 June 2023, 08:38:01

2023 GM EVs will arrive with five active safety features as standardGeneral Motors will include as standard five active safety features in all of its MY2023 EVs. This encompasses every new EV launching this year, including the family-oriented Chevrolet Blazer EV and Equinox EV. These include Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Alert, Front Pedestrian Braking, Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning, and IntelliBeam auto high-beam control. The Cadillac LYRIQ provides these five standard active safety features and also ushers in a new generation of front sensors with an expanded field of vision and added benefits. Available benefits of this new sensor suite include extending Automatic Emergency Braking operation up to 80 mph, adding Bicyclist Automatic Emergency Braking to Front Pedestrian Braking operation, providing smoother Lane Keep Assist engagement, and adding Blind Zone Steering Assist, which provides a brief, firm turn of the steering wheel to help avoid lane change crashes. Additional future products will gain these same advancements in upcoming model years.

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Complete specifications of EVs, grouped according to their brand and year

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Specifications of some of the most interesting and anticipated EVs.

2026 Hyundai IONIQ 9

2026 Hyundai IONIQ 9 RWD SE

Doors: 4, Seats: 7
Length: 199.2 in / 5060 mm
Height: 70.5 in / 1790 mm
Curb weight: 5747.45 lb / 2607 kg
Electric motor #1: 160 kW, 350 Nm, Location: Rear
Electric motor #2: 70 kW, 255 Nm, Location: Front
Battery: 110.3 kWh, Voltage: 610 V

2026 Hyundai IONIQ 9

2026 Hyundai IONIQ 9 RWD S

Doors: 4, Seats: 7
Length: 199.2 in / 5060 mm
Height: 70.5 in / 1790 mm
Curb weight: 5507.15 lb / 2498 kg
Electric motor: 160 kW, 350 Nm, Location: Rear
Battery: 110.3 kWh, Voltage: 610 V

2025 Xiaomi YU7 Max

2025 Xiaomi YU7 Max AWD

Doors: 4, Seats: 5
Length: 196.8 in / 4999 mm
Width: 78.6 in / 1996 mm
Height: 63.3 in / 1608 mm
Curb weight: 5423.37 lb / 2460 kg
Electric motor #1: 295 kW, Location: Rear
Electric motor #2: 220 kW, Location: Front
Battery: 101.7 kWh, Voltage: 800 V

2025 Xiaomi YU7 Pro

2025 Xiaomi YU7 Pro AWD

Doors: 4, Seats: 5
Length: 196.8 in / 4999 mm
Width: 78.6 in / 1996 mm
Height: 63.3 in / 1608 mm
Location: Rear
Location: Front
Battery: 96.3 kWh, Voltage: 800 V

2025 Xiaomi YU7

2025 Xiaomi YU7 RWD

Doors: 4, Seats: 5
Length: 196.8 in / 4999 mm
Width: 78.6 in / 1996 mm
Height: 63.3 in / 1608 mm
Curb weight: 4717.89 lb / 2140 kg
Electric motor: 235 kW, 528 Nm, Location: Rear
Battery: 96.3 kWh, Voltage: 800 V

2025 Xiaomi SU7 Ultra

2025 Xiaomi SU7 Ultra AWD

Doors: 4, Seats: 5
Length: 199.6 in / 5070 mm
Width: 77.6 in / 1970 mm
Height: 57.7 in / 1465 mm
Electric motor #1: 850 kW, 1270 Nm, Location: Rear
Electric motor #2: 288 kW, 500 Nm, Location: Front
Battery: 93.7 kWh

2024 Xiaomi SU7 Pro

2024 Xiaomi SU7 Pro RWD

Doors: 4, Seats: 5
Length: 196.7 in / 4997 mm
Width: 77.3 in / 1963 mm
Height: 57.3 in / 1455 mm
Curb weight: 4365.15 lb / 1980 kg
Electric motor: 220 kW, 400 Nm, Location: Rear
Battery: 94.3 kWh

2025 Tesla Model Y

2025 Tesla Model Y Standard Range RWD

Doors: 4, Seats: 5 / 7
Length: 188.6 in / 4790 mm
Width: 75.6 in / 1920 mm
Height: 63.9 in / 1624 mm
Curb weight: 4250.51 lb / 1928 kg
Electric motor: 220 kW @ 5000 rpm, 440 Nm, Location: Rear
Battery: 62.5 kWh, Voltage: 345 V

2025 Tesla Model Y

2025 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD

Doors: 4, Seats: 5 / 7
Length: 188.6 in / 4790 mm
Width: 75.6 in / 1920 mm
Height: 63.9 in / 1624 mm
Curb weight: 4190.99 lb / 1901 kg
Electric motor: 220 kW @ 5000 rpm, 410 Nm, Location: Rear
Battery: 78.4 kWh, Voltage: 345 V

2025 Tesla Model Y

2025 Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD

Doors: 4, Seats: 5 / 7
Length: 188.6 in / 4790 mm
Width: 75.6 in / 1920 mm
Height: 63.9 in / 1624 mm
Curb weight: 4396.02 lb / 1994 kg
Electric motor #1: 194 kW @ 5000 rpm, 340 Nm, Location: Rear
Electric motor #2: 137 kW @ 6380 rpm, 219 Nm, Location: Front
Battery: 78.4 kWh, Voltage: 345 V

2024 Porsche Macan

2024 Porsche Macan 4

Doors: 4, Seats: 5
Length: 188.3 in / 4784 mm
Width: 76.3 in / 1938 mm
Height: 63.9 in / 1622 mm
Curb weight: 5302.12 lb / 2405 kg
Location: Rear
Location: Front
Battery: 100 kWh, Voltage: 800 V

2024 Porsche Macan

2024 Porsche Macan Turbo

Doors: 4, Seats: 5
Length: 188.3 in / 4784 mm
Width: 76.3 in / 1938 mm
Height: 63.8 in / 1621 mm
Curb weight: 5302.12 lb / 2405 kg
Location: Rear
Location: Front
Battery: 100 kWh, Voltage: 800 V

2024 Xiaomi SU7

2024 Xiaomi SU7 RWD

Doors: 4, Seats: 5
Length: 196.7 in / 4997 mm
Width: 77.3 in / 1963 mm
Height: 57.3 in / 1455 mm
Curb weight: 4365.15 lb / 1980 kg
Electric motor: 220 kW, 400 Nm, Location: Rear
Battery: 73.6 kWh

2024 Xiaomi SU7 Max

2024 Xiaomi SU7 Max AWD

Doors: 4, Seats: 5
Length: 196.7 in / 4997 mm
Width: 77.3 in / 1963 mm
Height: 56.7 in / 1440 mm
Curb weight: 4861.19 lb / 2205 kg
Electric motor #1: 275 kW, 500 Nm, Location: Rear
Electric motor #2: 220 kW, 338 Nm, Location: Front
Battery: 101 kWh, Voltage: 871 V

2024 Volkswagen ID.7

2024 Volkswagen ID.7 Pro

Doors: 4, Seats: 5
Length: 195.3 in / 4961 mm
Height: 60.5 in / 1536 mm
Curb weight: 4788.44 lb / 2172 kg
Electric motor: 210 kW, 550 Nm, Location: Rear
Battery: 77 kWh

2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ

2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Luxury 2

Doors: 5, Seats: 7
Length: 224.3 in / 5697 mm
Height: 76.1 in / 1934 mm
Electric motor: 505 kW, 1064 Nm, Location: Rear
Location: Front
Battery: 200 kWh, Voltage: 800 V

2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ

2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Sport 2

Doors: 5, Seats: 7
Length: 224.3 in / 5697 mm
Height: 76.1 in / 1934 mm
Electric motor: 505 kW, 1064 Nm, Location: Rear
Location: Front
Battery: 200 kWh, Voltage: 800 V

2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ

2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Luxury 1

Doors: 5, Seats: 7
Length: 224.3 in / 5697 mm
Height: 76.1 in / 1934 mm
Electric motor: 505 kW, 1064 Nm, Location: Rear
Location: Front
Battery: 200 kWh, Voltage: 800 V