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posted by cmn32480 on Monday November 09 2015, @06:04PM   Printer-friendly
from the can-you-plug-me-in,-i'm-a-little-low dept.

Shad Balch, Manager of New Product and Public Policy Communications at GM, has told the nice folks at Autoblog that:

        "It's very safe to assume that this car is going to be here sooner rather than later," Balch said. "We've also committed that it's going to be a 50-state vehicle at launch. That's to show our commitment to the technology. Our hope is that it becomes a high-volume-selling car, and that it's not just for the coasts, it's not just for a certain income level, but it is a long-range EV that anybody can get themselves into. ... [This is] a good alternative to the luxury long-range EVs that are available now. It's something that people can see themselves actually affording to get into. That's the message from this car."

If true, this is great. The Bolt is predicted to have about 200 miles of driving range and cost about $30,000 after incentives (so probably around $37,500 if we only take into account the federal tax credit, but maybe more if they're including some amount for the most common state incentives).

The Bolt is set to be released in 2017, but the article does not address how Chevy will get around the bottleneck in battery production other EV makers are facing.


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  • (Score: 2) by frojack on Monday November 09 2015, @07:19PM

    by frojack (1554) on Monday November 09 2015, @07:19PM (#260869) Journal

    I suspect Chevy has the battery chain pretty well in hand by now, since GM owns all or substantially of one of the big battery manufacturers. They can also buy from Tesla, because Musk's new battery plant is slated to have excess capacity. Probably the Chinese venture planning car manufacture in California will have battery plants too.

    But I wonder if Chevy will still be losing money on every sale ?
    Some analysts say Tesla still is, but they don't have detailed knowledge.

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