Chevrolet Bolt EV News
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GM has recalled 107 Bolt EVs that had already been recalled.
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GM killed Bolt EV and it's outsold other Chevy EVs in 2024Despite dwindling inventories of the discontinued Chevy Bolt EV, it still outsold any other Chevy EV on year-to-date basis through June—including the Blazer EV with a price cut.
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GM exec: 2026 Chevy Bolt EV will be most affordable US EVThe automaker discontinued the Bolt EV at the end of 2023 but has since then emphasized it's coming back—with a late-2025 production start in Kansas.
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Report: Next-gen Chevy Bolt EV might be made at Kansas plantAccording to information released from UAW negotiation, a next-generation Chevrolet Bolt EV might utilize one of GM's existing plants—likely a Kansas plant.
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2020-2022 Chevy Bolt EV owners: $1,400 instead of a new battery?As part of a settlement and final software remedy for Chevrolet Bolt EV battery issues, GM is offering to reduce owners' battery capacity for $1,400—and they still might get a battery pack replacement.
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GM to discontinue Chevy Bolt EV, Bolt EUV at end of 2023The electric hatchback and small crossover end as GM ramps up its Ultium propulsion system in its growing electric car portfolio.
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Buyers of the Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV are once again eligible for the full $7,500 EV tax credit amount starting this month—but prices just rose $900.
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Domino's commits to 800 Chevy Bolt EV pizza delivery carsThe delivery EVs are an initial step toward Domino's goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and, Domino's thinks, may be able to deliver pizzas for days between charges.
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Chevy Bolt EV sales surge, as GM Ultium EVs trickle outThe two Bolt variants set a quarterly sales record while, despite demand, sales of GM's flagship Ultium EVs remain at less than 500 for the entire quarter.
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GM issues retroactive discount for Chevy Bolt EV models bought new in 2022The 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV got a $6,300 price cut, lowering its base price to $28,195 with destination, on top of another price cut the previous model year.
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Ahead of cheaper 2023 Chevy Bolt EV, GM incentive gives 2022 models nearly the same discountA range of price cuts and discounts are making space for both the new Chevy Blazer EV, starting around $40,000, and the Equinox EV due to start around $30,000.
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Chevy Bolt EV battery recall: Nearly half of defect-prone 2017-2019 models have been fixedA federal document filed last week clarifies that as of April 22 about 45% of 2017-2019 Bolt EVs have seen some level of recall remedy—with some getting a full pack replacement.
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Production is back on, for a brief time, for the only EV models qualifying for the full amount under a proposed EV tax credit expansion.
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GM asks Chevy Bolt EV drivers to park 50 feet from other vehicles, due to fire riskRecalled Chevrolet Bolt EV electric cars are already advised not to charge inside overnight and not to let the state of charge get too high or low.
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GM expands battery-fire recall to Chevy Bolt EUV, every Bolt EV madeThe recall effort could result in the replacement of battery modules in all 110,000 U.S.-market Bolt EV and EUV models.
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Chevrolet Bolt EV range test: Gone with the windAhead of the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV, we remind ourselves that the outgoing model delivers on promised range but it can't change the laws of physics.
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2017-2019 Chevy Bolt EV battery issue has a solution, dealership visit requiredGM says that it can fix the Bolt EV issue that's been limiting owners to 90% of available range—with a trip to the dealership and new diagnostic software.
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First drive review: 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV is a better BoltThe 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV is an improvement over the Bolt EV, with more passenger room and technology while only taking a minor hit in range.
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The lowest price applies in San Francisco, but Costco members around the U.S. could see a deal of $147 a month—ahead of the rollout of a refreshed 2022 Bolt EV and EUV lineup.
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Bolt EV recall update: Software fix will restore full range, address fire riskA software update, coming soon, will allow owners to charge to 100% again, versus the 90% that GM has been advising.
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Ford Mach-E incentives challenge Chevy Bolt EUV, as discounts sweeten 2021 Bolt EVDiscounts on the 2021 Bolt EV give it a lower price than the price-cut 2022 model—as incentives make the Mustang Mach-E the same price as the Bolt EUV.
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2022 Chevy Bolt EV: $5,500 price cut is an affordability play, EV tax credit or notA $5,500 price cut helps make the Bolt EV competitive versus the Nissan Leaf Plus and the base Ford Mustang Mach-E.
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2022 Chevy Bolt EUV revealed: Super Cruise and 250-mile range, no all-wheel driveThe 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV is bigger than the EV and has more nods to SUVs, but it doesn't add all-wheel drive or more ground clearance.
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Chevy offers 0% financing on used Bolt EV and VoltThose interested in a used EV could get a strong warranty and unheard-of financing on the Bolt EV—and the Volt plug-in hybrid.
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