2027 Chevrolet Bolt - Revealed

jghall00 said:
The Silverado/Sierra can do over 400 miles and tow the boat.
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Or instead of an EV pickup truck one can get a gasoline ChevyTraverse SUV with a tow package (I have one) saving over $20,000 and tow a boat over a longer distance.
But if I was to have a pick up I would choose a gas model. Just something about pick ups I like a lot. Most likely never own one though. SUV is more practical. This isnt an anti EV post. It's a practical response on how I would spend my money.
 
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alarmguy said:
Well, you’re the one who brought it up ice mindset so I don’t know what that means either.
I would think you have an EV mindset but I like to point out you yourself have two gasoline vehicles.

We both agree one size does not fit all and there is no way in heck that I am going to drive four hours to my son’s house for a five hour visit drive four hours back home and sit at a supercharger along the way when I could gas up in five minutes and go. We drive nonstop straight through visit. Drive home.

Next step my daughter’s house five hours away straight through.

Doesn’t make any sense in my scenario’s
I can only assume you do not take trips like I just highlight it and if you do more power to you. I know people do stop. We are not a munch and stop family.🙃

I know you have a distain for stopping at gas stations. For me, I love it less than eight minutes. My car is fully charged no matter where I wanna go anytime day or night completely thoughtless process any place in the country.

I would like to have a local EV possibly someday however as long as I have a boat that I tow I never will and even then I might go for a big giant pickup truck instead🤣
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Your ice car is not fully charged any time of the day or night. No ICE car is.
Its only fully charged right after you go some where to fill it. From that point it is no longer fully charged until you go fill it again.
It may be that the you can perform this filling function in 5-8 minutes, but that is AFTER you go to a destination for that.

It's hard to follow if you know how to travel in an EV.

You aren't consistent from thread to thread in your descriptions of how you travel.

In some threads you say things like I can gas up in 5 minutes then it's 8 in the same thread.
I cant fill my car, walk to the bathroom from a truck stop pump, and get back in 5 minutes.

In other threads you are taking dog walks, and shun a speedy stop so you can go to Bucees.

When we talk about EV travel in the few threads you discuss it in you dont take things into consideration like how you car is full to begin with or how it gets full again after you get back from your trips, and you seem to get confused about travel times and stop times, so we cant really tell how much you know about how it really works. You wont give us actual destination data to do a realistic comparison.
 
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jghall00 said:
No, but neither is my Expedition or any other half ton. The gas tanks aren't large enough. Who lives 400 miles from the lake, anyway?
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Right. I'm not disagreeing with you. I just fully don't see the point in a 9k+ lb battery powered pickup truck that needs a 212kw battery just to get over 300 miles of range unladen. It defeats the purpose of an EV. It's only mildly less stupid than the Hummer EV it shares most of its components with.

I think the argument can be made that a smaller EV is more efficient than it's ICE counterpart. That most certainly doesn't seem to be the case with trucks.
 
alarmguy said:
Well, you’re the one who brought it up ice mindset so I don’t know what that means either.
I would think you have an EV mindset but I like to point out you yourself have two gasoline vehicles.

We both agree one size does not fit all and there is no way in heck that I am going to drive four hours to my son’s house for a five hour visit drive four hours back home and sit at a supercharger along the way when I could gas up in five minutes and go. We drive nonstop straight through visit. Drive home.

Next step my daughter’s house five hours away straight through.

Doesn’t make any sense in my scenario’s
I can only assume you do not take trips like I just highlight it and if you do more power to you. I know people do stop. We are not a munch and stop family.🙃

I know you have a distain for stopping at gas stations. For me, I love it less than eight minutes. My car is fully charged no matter where I wanna go anytime day or night completely thoughtless process any place in the country.

I would like to have a local EV possibly someday however as long as I have a boat that I tow I never will and even then I might go for a big giant pickup truck instead🤣
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I described the ICE mindset in post #114. I can gas up in 5 minutes vs sitting on a supercharger for an hour.
I don't know what the EV mindset is, which I also mentioned.

My point is, EV ownership is not what I thought it would be. The misconception stems from a lifetime of ICE use and ownership. I used to think EVs were only for rich CA granola heads; I was wrong. They can make a ton of sense.

My disdain for gas stations grew out of EV ownership; it is simply better to fuel at home than wasting time gassing up. Disdain may not be the best word; gassing up is more of an expensive, time consuming chore. Now if I were regularly making regular longer trips, an EV might not make sense. How far is it to your son's place? 300-350 miles? I could start with a full charge at home, drive 200+ miles and charge for 15 minutes (grab a snack, check BITOG, whatever) to get to the destination. That is not that far off from gassing up a vehicle, and a lot cheaper around here anyway.

I loved working at the Mobil Station when I was young; I pumped a lotta gas and did a lotta oil changes...
 
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Torrid said:
Right. I'm not disagreeing with you. I just fully don't see the point in a 9k+ lb battery powered pickup truck that needs a 212kw battery just to get over 300 miles of range unladen. It defeats the purpose of an EV. It's only mildly less stupid than the Hummer EV it shares most of its components with.
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The great part of the GM trucks is the consumer gets to decide the battery size they need.

Standard Range (~125kWh) and ~300 miles (~7,400 lbs)
Extended Range (~175kWh) and ~400 miles
Max Range (~215kWh) and ~500 miles

I’m not a “truck guy” but I’d love to do a long-term test on a Standard Range Sierra EV Elevation.
 
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Torrid said:
Right. I'm not disagreeing with you. I just fully don't see the point in a 9k+ lb battery powered pickup truck that needs a 212kw battery just to get over 300 miles of range unladen. It defeats the purpose of an EV. It's only mildly less stupid than the Hummer EV it shares most of its components with.

I think the argument can be made that a smaller EV is more efficient than it's ICE counterpart. That most certainly doesn't seem to be the case with trucks.
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It actually clears well over 400 miles unladen based on the state of charge test I linked earlier. But there are different configurations with different max ranges. Basically it's for people that don't want to compromise. If you want an electric truck that can do truck stuff like tow a camper or boat, that's the only game in town right now.

For example, I have a 7,000 lb camper. The BT1 (Sierra/Sierra/Escalade iQ) is the only vehicle capable of towing it a reasonable distance between charging stops. If you're a tradesmen or superintendent that visits job sites, tows a trailer, or need to power equipment on site, it can do all those things. And it still gets over twice the fuel economy of a gas Silverado or Sierra. And it saves on ICE maintenance. I did just did the brakes on two vehicles as well as an oil change. Not having to deal with ICE maintenance on my daily driver is a relief.

So for the person that daily drives a truck, but that may need to haul or tow on occasion, it's the closest thing to a full fledged ICE truck replacement. If you're frequently towing long distances: no, you're not going to save much because public charging is expensive. But the majority of people don't tow long distances all the time. The majority of truck owners rarely tow or haul at all. Most drivers accrue their mileage locally, which means discounted fuel by charging at home. Not every EV purchaser is concerned about efficiency. That's like saying every truck driver gets the 3.0 diesel instead of the 6.2 because they want max fuel economy. People have different priorities.
 
E365 said:
The great part of the GM trucks is the consumer gets to decide the battery size they need.

Standard Range (~125kWh) and ~300 miles (~7,400 lbs)
Extended Range (~175kWh) and ~400 miles
Max Range (~215kWh) and ~500 miles
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This is true. There is a great degree of optionality to these trucks.
It's also true they have near or similar range under tow as many half tons.

I dont think it 1-1 replaces the half ton though for a couple of reasons. at least for what my group and I use half tons for.

1. Its travel time / recharge time only really works with 800 Volt networks anything less and you are waiting too long. (lucid has this down)

2. It's not anything one is going to offroad with beyond driving down dirt roads - its just too heavy to offroad weighing more than 3/4 ton diesels.

3. It's a drinker Depending on where you are and where you travel it may cost more than a 6 liter half ton to drive.

Where it's probably superior is in its cargo carrying because of the massive frunk, and for moderate journey based contractor work and its ability to power tools chargers, and basically most anything on a job site.

Its impressive, and expensive, just not a complete 1-1 with me, its more of its own thing.
 
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E365 said:
For Feb 2026, Chevrolet EV sales rose 70.7% month-over-month. Likely due to a great start to Bolt sales.

https://www.coxautoinc.com/insights/ev-market-monitor-february-2026/
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Some of it may be Bolt sales but I'm thinking incredible deals on Equinox EVs is really the main reason. I have yet to see a new Bolt (I call them Boltiums) in person despite every third car here being some sort of EV.

I do see nearby dealerships having Bolts on the lot now but they're listed at MSRP. Meanwhile Equinox EVs are advertised at $10K+ discounted off MSRP and I bet you can do even better if you actually try. A more comfortable, more spacious vehicle that's available in AWD for the same price or less? Why buy a Bolt at those prices.

I will definitely go test drive the new Bolt soon and see what I think. I'll definitely post a first impressions type post when I do so. Also curious to see if they offer me any discounts without getting to the whole "sit down and run the numbers" phase because I have zero intent of buying one. Although in May 2027 when my Tesla lease is up, it's on the list of things to consider.
 
dogememe said:
Some of it may be Bolt sales but I'm thinking incredible deals on Equinox EVs is really the main reason. I have yet to see a new Bolt (I call them Boltiums) in person despite every third car here being some sort of EV.

I do see nearby dealerships having Bolts on the lot now but they're listed at MSRP. Meanwhile Equinox EVs are advertised at $10K+ discounted off MSRP and I bet you can do even better if you actually try. A more comfortable, more spacious vehicle that's available in AWD for the same price or less? Why buy a Bolt at those prices.

I will definitely go test drive the new Bolt soon and see what I think. I'll definitely post a first impressions type post when I do so. Also curious to see if they offer me any discounts without getting to the whole "sit down and run the numbers" phase because I have zero intent of buying one. Although in May 2027 when my Tesla lease is up, it's on the list of things to consider.
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I wonder if Silverado EV sales are also getting a boost now that Lightning is out of production?
 
The Bolt allegedly handles a little better than the Equinox. Most people probably wouldn't notice the difference between an old Bolt and a new one.
 
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