Three vehicles wear this badge, and only one deserves your attention. The Equinox EV promises 250+ miles of range for potentially under $25k after tax credits, if GM actually ships the base trim instead of burying it under dealer markups and option packages. That's legitimately game-changing pricing for a long-range EV, though ditching CarPlay will cost them sales. The current gas Equinox (2018+) is competent appliance-grade transportation that's genuinely improved from the pre-2018 disaster years, but noisy cabins and cheap plastics remind you it's built to a price. Pre-2018 models earned their bad reputation with timing chains that jump and engines that burn oil before 100k miles. If you're shopping the EV and can live without CarPlay, it's the value play of the decade. If you're considering a used gas model, 2018 or newer only, and even then, a RAV4 will age better.
The EV6 is a genuinely fun electric crossover with the fastest charging architecture in its class and handling sharp enough to make you forget you're driving a family hauler. The ICCU (Integrated Charging Control Unit) fails often enough to strand 2% of owners unpredictably, and Kia hasn't fixed the root cause, warranty covers the repair, but not the tow truck wait or the loaner lottery at your dealer. Buy it used with heavy depreciation in your favor if you have a solid dealer nearby and can stomach the stranding risk; skip it if you need absolute reliability or hate turning radii the size of a school bus.