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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) by Francis on Thursday September 15 2016, @08:04PM
Most people in the US do not have easy access to a power outlet near where they keep their car. Dirt is too expensive to give houses their own usable drive way and garage. Assuming that it's even possible. You're brother-in-law with the garage is in a much better place than most people are. It's not just the apartment complexes, even houses around here frequently don't have a place to keep the car next to a building, let alone one that's covered so that you can keep charging in the rain.
What's more, the people who don't live in those kinds of houses have a tendency to live in places that are further out where electric vehicles are even less reasonable as driving anywhere requires a goodly number of miles.
Perhaps in parts of the country that were recently developed, but have plenty of access to amenities that might be true, but that's a relatively small portion of the US.