Chevrolet Bolt EV
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If the production version of the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV lives up to the engineering development vehicles we saw and drove today, it will debut a new world of affordable, 200-mile electric cars that should be desirable to a broad mass market. Back in 2010, Chevy let journalists drive "integration vehicles" built to test the latest versions of software in the upcoming Volt range-extended electric car. GM's Bolt EV team is clearly as confident in their car as the Volt team was back then, so that's what we got to drive and ride in. DON'T MISS: 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV: Production Car Spied Before...
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CES Preview: VW Budd.e Concept, Chevy Bolt EV, Faraday, Ford Mystery, And More
The 2016 Consumer Electronics Show will be a big one for cars.
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2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV: Production Version To Appear At CES
The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV will appear in production-ready form at CES, a new report says.
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2017 Chevy Bolt EV Development: GM, LG Chem Reveal Deep Partnership
When General Motors CEO Mary Barra unveiled the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV concept last January at the Detroit Auto Show, the 200-mile electric car was a shock to the industry. But equally startling was the launch schedule that emerged over the following months: The Bolt EV is to go into production...
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U.K. To Miss Out On 200-Mile Chevy Bolt EV, GM's 'Electric Car For Everyone'?
North American buyers are eagerly anticipating the debut late next year of the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV, a 200-mile subcompact electric car promised to sell for $37,500 before incentives. That same car will also likely be sold in Europe, under GM's German Opel nameplate--effectively replacing the...
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Chevy Bolt EV, 107-Mile Nissan Leaf Face Off At LA Drive Electric Week (UPDATE On Leaf Pricing)
We're now in the middle of National Drive Electric Week, the largest ever, with events planned for almost 200 cities. But yesterday Los Angeles managed to pull off a double-header: Its event brought together the first production versions of the new 107-mile 2016 Nissan Leaf and a running prototype...
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If we heard it once, we heard it a dozen times this week. The upcoming Chevrolet Bolt EV 200-mile electric car is "for regular people, not for the elites." You'd almost think that General Motors had adopted the "1 Percent" meme that appears to be the lasting legacy of Occupy Wall Street. DON'T MISS: Tesla Model 3: Revealed Next Year, Production Starts 2017, Company Confirms We heard it from GM CEO Mary Barra at Wednesday's unveiling of the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan. "Making technology attainable also extends to electric vehicles," she said. "To make the biggest impact, it takes an...
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GM Shows Chevy Bolt EV Electric-Car Prototypes Testing: Video
We learned very few new details about the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV today, but General Motors released a development video that will likely excite fans and potential buyers of the 200-mile electric car. The bulk of today's GM media presentation is about the 2016 Chevy Cruze, to be unveiled tonight...
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Orion Plant For 2017 Chevy Bolt EV To Get Small Cadillac SUV As Well: UPDATE
General Motors will invest $245 million and add 300 jobs at its Orion Assembly plant.
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Chevy Bolt EV Prototype Electric Cars Now Testing In Public
When General Motors CEO Mary Barra announced the Chevrolet Bolt Concept, it changed everything in the world of electric cars. She said it would have a battery range of 200 miles, cost $37,500 before incentives--putting it squarely into the mass market--and be sold in all 50 states. Now spy shots...
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Chevy Bolt EV Trademark To Be Shared With Yamaha After U.S. Patent Office Suspension: UPDATE
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has suspended GM's application for the Chevrolet Bolt trademark.
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GM Confirms Electric-Car Name Will Be 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV
Well, they did it. General Motors confirmed yesterday that its upcoming 200-mile battery-electric car will be named the Chevrolet Bolt EV. That's Bolt-with-a-B, not Volt-with-a-V. The Volt-with-a-V is Chevy's now-established plug-in hybrid compact hatchback. DON'T MISS: Why 'Bolt' Is A Really...
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