2017

  • Chevrolet Bolt EV concept, 2015 Detroit Auto Show

    Six days ago, Reuters broke the story that GM would indeed build and sell the Chevrolet Bolt electric car, but that production would start late next year--not in 2017 as previously expected. This morning, the company's North America President, Alan Batey, officially confirmed at the Chicago Auto Show that the vehicle will be built at GM's Orion Assembly plant, just 30 miles north of Detroit. DON'T MISS: Breaking: 2017 Chevrolet Bolt 200-Mile Electric Car To Start Production In Oct 2016 Batey did not, however, confirm a date. In the coy words of the announcement, "Start of production and...

  • Chevrolet Bolt EV concept, 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    Breaking: 2017 Chevrolet Bolt 200-Mile Electric Car To Start Production In Oct 2016

    The Chevrolet Bolt, a subcompact electric car with 200 miles of range, is to go into production earlier than expected, just 20 months from now. According to a breaking news story early this morning, the Bolt will start production in October 2016--possibly as a 2017 model. DON'T MISS: Chevrolet Bolt...

  • 2017 Jaguar XE
    2017 Jaguar XE: Surprisingly Similar To Tesla Model 3, But For One Thing

    It won't be available until the 2017 model year, its sleek body is largely made of aluminum, and it uses advanced new technology for remarkable efficiency gains over competitors. It's a sleek compact sport sedan that generated reams of coverage even before we knew anything about it, and its arrival...

  • Chevrolet Bolt EV concept, 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    Should GM Name Its Bolt Electric Car The 2017 Chevrolet EV2?

    Without a doubt, Chevrolet dominated the news in plug-in electric cars at the recent Detroit Auto Show. It unveiled not only the new 2016 Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid, but also a concept that showed what a 2018 battery-electric hatchback with a 200-mile range might look like. The subcompact concept...

  • Chevrolet Bolt EV concept, 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    Chevrolet Bolt Electric Car Concept Video

    Chevrolet went out on a limb back in 2010 when it introduced the 2011 Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle. Now it’s taking a much riskier step by showing off the upcoming battery-powered Bolt—a pure electric car with a promised 200-mile range. ALSO SEE: Chevrolet Bolt Concept...

  • Chevrolet Bolt EV concept, 2015 Detroit Auto Show
    2018 Chevrolet Bolt Electric Car: What It Is & Isn't, What It Means For Tesla

    The great thing about the Detroit Auto Show is that it brings so many global auto industry executives together under one roof. So there's been a lot of discussion about the Chevrolet Bolt electric-car concept here: what it is (for buyers, for GM, and for other carmakers), what it isn't...

  • Chevrolet Bolt EV concept, 2015 Detroit Auto Show

    General Motors CEO Mary Barra had hoped to have a Steve Jobs moment this morning, but news about the Chevrolet Bolt Concept for a 200-mile electric car leaked late Friday night. Still, with no advance information, the Bolt Concept was both a surprise to open the Detroit Auto Show and a bold statement by GM about its future of plug-in electric cars. DON'T MISS: BREAKING: Chevrolet 'Bolt' Concept 200-Mile Electric Car To Target Tesla: UPDATED The tall subcompact battery-electric car is a concept vehicle that previews an actual production car that will launch during 2017, likely as a 2018 model...

  • 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV  -  First Drive, Portland, July 2013
    Why 'Bolt' Is A Really Terrible Name For Chevy's Electric Car

    Monday morning, General Motors CEO Mary Barra is expected to unveil a new battery-electric concept car at the Detroit Auto Show. It's the first look at a future production vehicle with a projected 200 miles of electric range, at a price said to be around $30,000. Assuming the leaked stories are...

  • 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV  -  First Drive, Portland, July 2013
    BREAKING: Chevrolet 'Bolt' Concept 200-Mile Electric Car To Target Tesla: UPDATED

    On Monday, General Motors will unveil a concept version of a $30,000 battery-electric vehicle with 200 miles of electric range that will arrive on the market before the planned Tesla Model 3, according to reports. Called the Chevrolet Bolt, the concept is a compact five-door hatchback that uses...

  • 2017 Jaguar XE
    2017 Jaguar XE Diesel To Face Off Against BMW 328d (3-Series Diesel)

    The 2017 Jaguar XE diesel will be the automaker's most fuel-efficient production car ever.

  • 2016 Jaguar XE teaser
    2017 Jaguar XE: Compact Sedan Built From Aluminum To Boost MPG

    In recent years we've finally seen a reversal of the trend towards heavier cars, but Jaguar will take that a step further when it launches the 2016 XE sedan. Long-awaited replacement for the unloved X-Type, the XE's body structure is 75 percent aluminum, the highest of any in its class. READ: Tesla...

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