If our recent post about Tesla alternatives taught us anything, it’s that there aren’t enough mainstream electric sedan options in North America. It doesn’t have to be this way. GM has a proper, five-passenger electric sedan on sale today – and maybe it really should be a new electric Chevy Impala.
The updated 2025 Wuling Starlight EV is set to make waves on its upcoming debut in China with over 315 miles of CLTC range (that usually translates to about 255 miles of EPA range), and features a 2,800 mm wheelbase that’s within a half inch of the 2007 Impala’s while being an inch and a half wider, giving the sedan suitably Impala-like dimensions and room for four-to-five American adults in the cabin.
Plus, if this ChatGPT rendering (below) of the Wuling Starlight EV in metallic black with Chevy branding is to be believed, it won’t look much different than what you’d expect a modern electric Impala to look like, either.
Electric Chevy Impala
GM Authority is reporting that the refreshed Wuling Starlight EV, the second-generation of the car’s all-electric variant, is being used as an opportunity to update several aspects of the car to realign it with Wuling’s new branding. In addition to a refreshed exterior, entry-level variants get new 17″ multi-spoke black wheels as standard, while the color palette is now limited to the three most popular options: Curtain Black, Shining Gold, and Shining White.
Inside, the Starlight EV puts the newest Wuling steering wheel in front of an all-new dashboard with more, higher-quality soft-touch surfaces, new front door panels, a redesigned center console, and the latest version of the GM’s Chinese Ling OS operating system.
The changes will debut first on the Starlight EV before making their way to the plug-in hybrid/EREV variant, which promises 1100 km (about 685 miles) of range on a single tank + charge. And, the way hybrids seem to be taking off, maybe that’s the one they should bring to the US? Let us know your take in the comments.
2025 Wuling Starlight EV
SOURCE: GM Authority; images by Wuling.
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