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2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV: Tested in the real world, treated like a real car
CNET's test drive results.
CNET's test drive results.
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I believe initial plans were 30k cars. I guess it all depends on whether or not it sells. Personally I would wait for the 3 but that's me. There are plenty of customers for EV's and getting more demand each day. I am curious to see how it sells/performsThe Chevy Bolt will be sold nationally in the US and Canada. It will also be sold as an Opel Ampera-e in many European countries that have the steering wheel on the same side as the US starting next summer, I think.
Initial production will likely be 25-30 thousand in the first year or two but GM has said they have supplier capability to make at least 50,000 a year. Lag Chem has lots of other customers so they will likely be scaling their battery production capability quickly in the next several years.
again you need to compete with same price ICE
not model 3
I've got a 2-car family. My 2011 Volt with 137,000 miles on it is going to a relative and my 2004 Prius with 160,000 miles on it is going on the used car market. So why not both a Bolt EV and a Model 3?I believe initial plans were 30k cars. I guess it all depends on whether or not it sells. Personally I would wait for the 3 but that's me. There are plenty of customers for EV's and getting more demand each day. I am curious to see how it sells/performs
2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV: Tested in the real world, treated like a real car
CNET's test drive results.
"All this was done in a preproduction car, so there's still time for the Bolt to be tweaked and tuned before it starts hitting dealerships by the end of this year. But overall I was quite impressed. It's a fun little car to drive. And, most importantly, it got me where I was going."
I would bet that Bolt will win accleration and outhandle any 15k ICE. I think it's a very compelling EV car at 25k point.
It's probably not more efficient. The Model 3 will either have similar range with a smaller battery or better range with a similarly sized battery, mostly b/c of lower aero drag.MS P100D: 100 kWh battery / 315 mi = .317 kWh/mi
MS 90D: 90 kWh battery / 294 mi = .306 kWh/mi
MS 75: 75 kWh battery / 259 mi = .290 kWh/mi
MS 60: 60 kWh battery / 218 mi = .275 kWh/mi
Bolt: 60 kWh battery / 238 mi = .252 kWh/mi
Why is the bolt battery more efficient? The Cd of the MS is better so aerodynamics can't be the reason.
Bolt has less highway range than Model 3 therefore there's no need to worry.
How can you say that when no one knows what the M3's highway range is going to be?Bolt was designed for city driving but GM marketing want's you to believe it's an all around car... 238 is a combined range (city/highway). Bolt's Highway range is a lot less and is actually below (minimum) 215 miles of Model 3.
Maybe real world but not real Bolt - from the article:
You have not got the point
BOLT is only 164inch long!!!!!!!!
Which is only 2inch longer than TOYOTA YARIS
Who will spend 37.5K to buy base yaris even without long distance ability!!!!!!!!!
A TOYOTA COROLLA is 183inch long!!!
How can customer spend 37.5k buy a base trim 164inch egg car??!!!
government motor worker is a joke
Who will spend 37.5K buy base trim 164inch egg car??
How stupid you are!!!!!!
length is sooooooooooo important
sell yaris size egg car starting at 37.5k is a joke
A $2,500 difference from a car that costs $35,000 is pretty much the same price....again you need to compete with same price ICE
not model 3
Are you crazyDude, WTF are you yammering on about? We get it, cars should be priced by the inch.
Hasn't anyone ever told you size doesn't matter?
How can you say that when no one knows what the M3's highway range is going to be?
The 215 mile goal for range that Tesla is shooting for is also combined EPA range. Granted, that is the minimum they are trying to get to so there is every chance that it will be greater than that, but there is no point bashing the Bolt just because you thinkk it threatens the as yet undisclosed range of the M3.
I've got a M3 reserved and have zero desire to drop it for a Bolt since it's hideous and I'd feel like I needed to dress like a clown when driving it. That doesn't mean that the car wont be as succesful as GM will let it be. Is there a SC network for it for distance travelling? No, but I'll bet there are plenty of people out there that don't care. If I had one it would be fine for me to use every day for probably 355 days a year. I'm sure I'm not the only one either.
I'm sure the Bolt will do fine, better than a Tesla? No.
Does it need to be? No.
Will be a perfectly adequate BEV car for a large number of people? Yep.
Does it further Elon's goal? Sure does.
I have a Tesla users spreadsheet (verified by personal experience) which adjusts required rated range base upon speed and elevation change. At the 70mph speed limit 360 miles of rated range are required to drive from L.A. to Vegas. Even at 45 mph 250 miles rated range are required. It's only 238 miles from Ontario to Las Vegas. You could make that drive in the Bolt if you drove no more than 50mph but you would go stir crazy and be a traffic hazard doing that.
Who's saying the Bolt EV has a 214-mi EPA Highway range?Bolt reportedly has 214 EPA highway range.
I think we can all nitpick various things, but the Bolt is shaping up to be a very impressive vehicle. Your Tesla spreadsheet may not be applicable to the Bolt at all. Here's a Motor Trend article that documents driving 241.4 miles in a Bolt and finishing with 38mi of range left. Tesla opted to design beautiful cars which many of us appreciate and is in keeping with Tesla's target market, but Chevy may have have optimized the design for aerodynamics/range, which is also a perfectly good decisions for their target market. And it may mean the Bolt goes further with the same amount of "EPA rated" range compared to a Tesla.