Rifleman
Now owns 2 Model S's!!!
I am glad to hear that the Bolt is on track. The world needs more long range EV's, and especially needs more that come at at a price point that is accessible to a larger segment of the population.
I saw the bolt at the detroit auto show, and was not particularly impressed. It seemed more like the Spark EV 2 than an new product, very small, with very limited cargo room. GM makes it look much bigger in their marketing than it actually is. Even at the show, they had it up on a 1 foot tall platform to make it seem taller than it is, in comparison to all the cars around it that were on the floor. That being said, there will be lots of buyers for the Bolt. Even without a supercharger network, it will offer the range to be a true city car, allowing the owner to drive anywhere in their city without worrying about range, something that the current generation of Non-Tesla EV's cannot offer. The big problem GM is going to run into is battery supply. I have not heard anything about a GM gigafactory, and I suspect that they will not have the cell capacity to produce very large numbers of Bolt's if the car were to take off.
I saw the bolt at the detroit auto show, and was not particularly impressed. It seemed more like the Spark EV 2 than an new product, very small, with very limited cargo room. GM makes it look much bigger in their marketing than it actually is. Even at the show, they had it up on a 1 foot tall platform to make it seem taller than it is, in comparison to all the cars around it that were on the floor. That being said, there will be lots of buyers for the Bolt. Even without a supercharger network, it will offer the range to be a true city car, allowing the owner to drive anywhere in their city without worrying about range, something that the current generation of Non-Tesla EV's cannot offer. The big problem GM is going to run into is battery supply. I have not heard anything about a GM gigafactory, and I suspect that they will not have the cell capacity to produce very large numbers of Bolt's if the car were to take off.