With General Motors plowing full-speed ahead toward electrification, there are bound to be a few vehicles that don’t make the transition. Chevy’s long-running EVs, the Bolt and Bolt EUV, were two names not expected to make the jump, but the automaker recently announced a new Bolt variant.
GM CEO Mary Barra made the announcement on a recent earnings call. While electric, the Bolt and Bolt EUV do not utilize GM’s new Ultium EV platform, which all other new models do. With the new model, the car will shift to Ultium, though it’s unclear if the EUV will tag along for the ride.
While yet another cookie-cutter electric car might not sound that exciting, the Bolt is a breath of fresh air in an EV market that increasingly seems targeted only at the rich. The current Bolt starts at well under $30,000 and offers a fantastic 259-mile range for the money. With incentives and tax credits, the final price could be much lower than that, making it the most affordable new EV on sale now.
Barra didn’t share any other details on the car, but it’s reasonable to expect a similarly sized vehicle to the one we have today. The range will likely increase with the shift to Ultium battery tech, and the format enables faster charging than the current Bolt offers.
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