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: 2) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Thursday September 15 2016, @03:07PM
In the frozen north, outlets are common for parking spaces. Those are intended for block heaters though (450W each?).
Your plug at work may do multiplexing.
If you are using an 15 Amp outlet, you can't charge more than about 12kWh overnight. (12A*120V*8hours -- 80% de-rating for continuous draw)
(Score: 1) by Francis on Thursday September 15 2016, @08:06PM
Perhaps, but what sort of moron would be driving an electric car in that kind of environment? Batteries don't last very long in areas like that and keeping a charge on a cold day can be an issue.
(Score: 2) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Thursday September 15 2016, @08:31PM
The Tesla Roadster has an 8000W cabin heater.
ICE vehicles stay cold for about 5-10 minutes until the engine warms up. By that time, you may be at your destination.
Of course, 8kW for 30minutes, would use like a third of your overnight charge. However, if you do the heat radiation calculations, you will find that if does not take that much power to maintain the cabin temperature.
(Score: 1) by Francis on Friday September 16 2016, @03:04AM
It's not the cabin temperature, it's the temperature of the batteries that matters.
And Tesla has had a huge amount of trouble as a result of their batteries not performing well in low temperatures. I'm not sure about the other manufacturers, but I doubt they're fairing much better with that.