Hold up, didn’t we cover the Chevrolet Captiva already? Well, yes, but not this particular version. What you’re looking at here is the full electric model, and it’s not related to the one sitting in showrooms at the moment.
In a bid to further push its electrified portfolio, General Motors has employed the help of Wuling once again to make it happen. The result is the Chevrolet Captiva EV. But rather than just slap an electric motor on the present model, GM decided to slap on the Captiva name on a different Wuling model.
Mind you, Wuling is part of the GM empire, allowing the company to put whatever badge they fancy on a specific vehicle. In this case, the electric Captiva is a straight up rebadge of the Wuling Starlight S.
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Okay, it’s not a straight up rebadge, as there are some differences between the Chevrolet and Wuling-badged cars. In the case of the Chevy, it gets a slightly different front bumper, along with thin grille to connect the two LED daytime running lights. However, the rest of the body is unchanged.
Inside, one can tell that it’s a GM China model due to the two large screens that are stuck on the dashboard. One display of for the instrumentation, while the other is for the infotainment system. In typical EV fashion, there’s a large open space below the center stack for a sizable storage area.
No official specs have been given just yet, but it will likely be the same as the Starlight S. If so, that could mean a 60kWh lithium-iron phosphate battery hooked up to a single motor that makes 201hp. Range is estimated at 510km based on China Light-Duty Vehicle Test Cycle (CLTC) standards.
The battery-powered Chevrolet Captiva has premiered in Latin America with Brazil being the first market to get it. It will soon roll out in other countries in the region, and make its way to the Middle East eventually. So far, there’s no word if it will be sold in Southeast Asia, but given GM’s EV push, there might be a chance of that happening.
