Chevrolet Bolt
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The Chevrolet Bolt, also known as the Chevrolet Bolt EV, is an anticipated all-electric crossover developed by General Motors and unveiled in concept form at the 2015 North American International Auto Show.[1] GM expects the Bolt to deliver an all-electric range of 200 mi (320 km), sharing its lithium-ion battery technology with the upcoming second generation Chevrolet Volt.[2][3]
The vehicle, although a date has yet to be set, will become part of the Chevrolet lineup as an entry in the 2017 model year.[4] On February 12th, 2015, at a special Chicago Auto Show kickoff breakfast, Alan Batey, head of General Motors North America, announced that the Bolt EV is headed for production, and will be available in all 50 states.[5] Suppliers have indicated the Bolt will enter production in 2016 at GM's Orion Assembly plant.[6]
Chevrolet has acknowledged that there is confusion about having two vehicles with a similar sounding name (Bolt and Volt).[7] However, in April 2015 Chevrolet's marketing chief, Tim Mahoney, announced that GM decided to keep the Bolt name for the production model.[8] The electric car is expected to go into production in 2017 with pricing starting at about US$30,000.[8][9]
See also
- Chevrolet Spark EV
- General Motors EV1
- Government incentives for plug-in electric vehicles
- List of modern production plug-in electric vehicles
- List of production battery electric vehicles
- Plug-in electric vehicle
References
- ↑ Brandon Turkus (2015-01-12). "Chevrolet Bolt EV Concept foreshadows an affordable, 200-mile EV future [w/videos]". Autoblog.com. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
- ↑ Brian Thevenot and Jerry Hirsch (2015-01-12). "Chevy Bolt electric car targets Tesla with low price, long range". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
- ↑ Doron Levin (2015-01-12). "Lightning in a sedan? GM reveals the Chevrolet Bolt". Fortune (magazine). Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ↑ "Chevrolet Commits to Bolt EV Production" (Press release). Chicago: General Motor. 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
- ↑ John Voelcker (2015-02-12). "GM Officially Confirms It Will Build Chevy Bolt Electric Car With 200-Mile Range". Green Car Reports. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
- ↑ Paul Lienert (2015-02-05). "Exclusive: GM will build Chevy Bolt in Michigan in late 2016 - sources". Reuters. Retrieved 2015-07-17. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ Sebastian Blanco (2015-02-20). "Chevy admits there's confusion over Bolt and Volt names". Autoblog. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 James R. Healey, (2015-04-16). "'Bolt' name is a keeper, says Chevy marketing boss". USA Today. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
- ↑ Jeff Bennett (2015-02-06). "GM Favors Michigan to Build Bolt Electric". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
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