Chevrolet BOLT resurgence
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GM already sold a car named Volt.
Oh, OK Thanks
Owners around here love 'em. My next door neighbors just got their 3rd lease. The gal across the street never even charges at home; she works for the Superior Court and charges at work for free or subsidized.
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I don't love the recent facelift but I always thought they were a nice-looking car.
I love mine. Yes, it charges slow at DC fast chargers but I only charge at home so it isn’t an issue for me. Very cheap to drive, .068 cents per kWh when charging at home. Car is a little rocket and roomy inside. I’m 6’2” and it has plenty of head and leg room. I would buy another one in a heartbeat.
Just as long as they don't change the name to "Trailblazer"! 
The Bolt is probably the only BEV I would even consider-small enough to have some range without a big, heavy battery!
The Bolt is probably the only BEV I would even consider-small enough to have some range without a big, heavy battery!I want one for a second car, the EUV Bolt, people who own them seem to really like them, and not in this forum. Also Jeff’s neighbors is a worthwhile statement.
What bothers me a little is next year’s platform for 2024 will be a different battery system, I hope GM doesn’t screw it up next year.
What bothers me a little is next year’s platform for 2024 will be a different battery system, I hope GM doesn’t screw it up next year.
I see them more and more of them each day. City of Milwaukee bought a bunch of them too(I'm about an hour away from there) and I always see them plugged in near the Amtrak depot when I'm working.
Sounds like a great gig for city workers; they can now blame their extended break times on “I was waiting for the car to charge!”
Sure. I don't even know what they're used for, but considering that they're plugged in every night and they're for city usage it would be impressive to kill the battery in a day. If I had the position I'd sure try!Sounds like a great gig for city workers; they can now blame their extended break times on “I was waiting for the car to charge!”
Im really a fan of the BOLT EUV vs the EV in the photo Jeff posted. I only say that because it was the EUV that was plugged into a charger at the beach and my wife and I were impressed that it looked rather larger than we imagined and rather very refined for a small car (EUV) from GM.
Here is a comparison. The EUV is the first car in the photo and the one that caught our attention (actually the only one we ever saw*LOL*)
https://insideevs.com/news/490154/technical-comparison-new-chevrolet-bolt-ev-euv/
Ps, it's pretty cool that GM will pay for a hook up in your garage.
More importantly, will the new BOLT also be Front Wheel Drive like the old one? Not everybody wants 4WD or RWD.
Some statements today from GM on the Upcoming next-gen Bolt. It was announced not long ago that it will be built at GM Fairfax (Kansas City), after the Malibu production ends.
"We're excited to bring the product back better than ever, underpinned by the Ultium technology, really presenting to the customer a great value solution," said West. "It will have great styling, it'll have great range, really good charging time. It'll come at a point when affordability is important and also the infrastructure continues to build out."
“Interestingly, GM says that the new Bolt will be "the most affordable [electric] vehicle on the market," which is huge is true.”
Confirmed a while ago it’ll have an LFP battery and a J3400 charging port.
Source:
https://insideevs.com/news/721430/next-gen-chevy-bolt-cheap/
"We're excited to bring the product back better than ever, underpinned by the Ultium technology, really presenting to the customer a great value solution," said West. "It will have great styling, it'll have great range, really good charging time. It'll come at a point when affordability is important and also the infrastructure continues to build out."
“Interestingly, GM says that the new Bolt will be "the most affordable [electric] vehicle on the market," which is huge is true.”
Confirmed a while ago it’ll have an LFP battery and a J3400 charging port.
Source:
https://insideevs.com/news/721430/next-gen-chevy-bolt-cheap/
The Chevy Bolt is one of the top choices for my car buying service, 48 Hours And A Used Car.
I bought one wholesale in very late 2022 for just under $10k before the tax credit. Since then we sell one every couple of weeks.
The top five vehicles we get are...
1) Honda HR-V. - Nearly every RAV4 and CR-V shopper ends up getting one of these instead for about $8k to $10k less
2) VW Jetta with 1.4 Liter engine - Most Corolla and Civic shoppers end up with this instead. They go for several thousand less and drive a lot like an Audi A4.
3) Chevy Bolt - Mostly older models (2017 - 2019) since the new batteries on the recalled Bolts make those far better values. A lot of shoppers for older Teslas end up buying these too because they usually have another vehicle for long trips.
4) Corolla
5) Civic
I bought one wholesale in very late 2022 for just under $10k before the tax credit. Since then we sell one every couple of weeks.
The top five vehicles we get are...
1) Honda HR-V. - Nearly every RAV4 and CR-V shopper ends up getting one of these instead for about $8k to $10k less
2) VW Jetta with 1.4 Liter engine - Most Corolla and Civic shoppers end up with this instead. They go for several thousand less and drive a lot like an Audi A4.
3) Chevy Bolt - Mostly older models (2017 - 2019) since the new batteries on the recalled Bolts make those far better values. A lot of shoppers for older Teslas end up buying these too because they usually have another vehicle for long trips.
4) Corolla
5) Civic
what I think of when I hear Bolt
It should have a safe battery like NiMH. Some Toyota hybrids been using them for years. Not many go thermal runaway like Li Ion do.
That's some very valuable info.
