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The Chevrolet Bolt is one of the most anticipated cars of 2016. GM's first long-range battery electric vehicle is due to hit dealerships before the end of 2016 and beat Tesla's Model 3 to market as the first mass-market long-range BEV. There has been speculation until now as to the Bolt's actual range; on Tuesday morning, Chevrolet confirmed that you can expect an EPA-estimate of 238 miles on a full battery.
We're still not entirely sure how much the Bolt will cost, but Chevrolet says the MSRP will be under $37,500 before any rebates or tax incentives are taken into account. Since its 60kWh battery qualifies the Bolt for the most generous federal tax credit ($7,500), you should be able to pick one up for $30,000—slightly under the average US car price of $33,000.
The race to dominate the mass-market electric vehicle segment is on.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 15 2016, @01:37AM
r.e. 2.
Is Chevy big enough (in political clout) to say Fuck You to those stupid patents which won't let anyone make a lithium cell bigger than an AA cell?
These are the same asshole patents which mean you can't buy rechargeable NiMH D cells. If you cut open a "rechargeable D cell" it is mostly filler with an AA cell in it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 15 2016, @05:16PM
You absolutely can buy real NiMH D cells with real 6000 to 8000 mAH capacity. The first-gen Honda Insight is filled with them. Replacement cells and "sticks" are on ebay and elsewhere. They can tolerate 50 Amp charge and 80-100 Amp discharge.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 17 2016, @01:43AM
Yay finally. I have a pair of NiCad D's that are 30 years old and have 4000 mAh capacity. (they still work!!)
Haven't seen anything bigger than 2600 mAh since i bought them.