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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.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Wierd0n3 on Monday November 09 2015, @07:31PM
I dunno, i like that it's a passenger vehicle first. It's not so much ugly, as plain.
I personally can't understand why people spend money on a Lincoln or those awful Jeeps now. (to be fair, i thought the older styles were cool, now jeeps look like a 6 eyed monster face.)
now, you want ugly, scroll down to the bottom of the article, and see what BMW is trying to sell.
(Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Monday November 09 2015, @07:48PM
I think the BMW looks better to me but that might be because of the two-tone paint job and the fancier bumper/grille design. The Chevy isn't that bad but the bumper/grille is a bit meh. Perhaps if they two-toned it or added some more curves to the front, it would look nicer.
Like everything else, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Though, my greatest concern will be its safety rating.
(Score: 2) by skater on Monday November 09 2015, @08:31PM
now jeeps look like a 6 eyed monster face
You know, one was behind me the other evening and I was noticing the 6-eyed nature of it. I thought the law was you could only have four forward-facing white lights... am I wrong here?
(Score: 2) by Gravis on Tuesday November 10 2015, @12:23AM
I thought the law was you could only have four forward-facing white lights
yes which is why they are required to be covered when on the road.