'Bolt's small, rounded body is designed more for practicality and comfort than for speed, looks or performance' 'Tax credits are capped at 200k vehicles per manufacturer= not all Bolt buyers may qualify'
http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/13/12897514/chevy-bolt-238-miles-range-electric-epa Chevy Bolt will have 238 miles of range, EPA says September 13, 2016 ... an electric range of 238 miles according to estimates by the EPA ... will have a base price of less than $37,500, meaning the actual price will be less than $30,000 after a US federal tax credit of $7,500 (receiving the full credit requires making enough money to pay $7,500 in tax, however). Several states offer additional tax credits, as well. The actual price of the Bolt will be announced later this fall ... The 238 mile range is an estimate of the number of miles the vehicle should be able to travel in combined city and highway driving from a full charge. An extended 70 mph drive down the highway will drain the battery in a significantly shorter distance, while city-only driving will likely enable a longer range ... http://fortune.com/2016/09/13/chevy-bolt-range/ The Chevy Bolt EV Range Is Blowing Away Expectations—and Even Tesla's Model 3 SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 ... It’s a critically important number for GM, which wants to show that it’s serious about electric cars. It’s also a public double-dog dare of sorts to Tesla, which unveiled a 215-mile range electric car—the Model 3—in April. Both electric cars are aimed at the mass market. The Model 3 is expected to be about $35,000, and the Chevy Bolt is supposed to be below $37,500 ... However, the battle between the two automakers isn’t over yet. GM might be beating Tesla to market with its Chevy Bolt. But Tesla has been mastering electric vehicles for years. It’s likely that the Model 3, which isn’t expected to be shipped until late 2017, will end up with a greater range than 215 miles. If Tesla does squeeze out more range from its battery, the competition will come down to each car’s performance and built-in tech, as well as brand recognition and geographic reach. The Tesla Model 3 has some slick design finishes, notably the swooping rear window and its sculpted nose. It’s also loaded with tech, including a 15-inch touchscreen and the company’s hands-free semi-autonomous driving feature called Autopilot, which will come standard in the car. And it accelerates from 0 to 60 in six seconds, which should attract consumers looking for some extra zip ... http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-bolt-ev-range-20160912-snap-story.html enough to travel from Los Angeles to Las Vegas without stopping to recharge -- is the best of available battery-powered cars in that price range. As the first mid-priced, long-range electric vehicle to hit the market, the Bolt could be the most convincing argument yet for mainstream acceptance of an electric vehicle. “This is the game-changer,” said Kelley Blue Book senior analyst Karl Brauer, who has followed the electric vehicle market closely. “This is the reason people will finally say electric vehicles are ready for prime time.” Maybe. Analysts and car buyers have gotten excited about plug-ins before, but consumers remain mostly resistant to the electric powertrain technology -- attracted by the environmental benefits and carpool lane stickers but put off by some combination of concern about range, price, location of charging stations and uncertainty about qualifying for tax credits. Despite the availability of more than a dozen well-reviewed plug-in electric vehicles, annual sales of battery-powered passenger cars still account for less than 1% of all U.S. vehicle sales. So getting to market a year earlier than the Model 3, even with a longer driving range, is no guarantee of success. “Coming out of the gate with a higher number than (Tesla) is quite positive,” Edmunds senior analyst Jessica Caldwell said. “But given the market situation, with green cars not getting much traction, it’s still an uphill battle.” ... (Tax credits are capped at 200,000 vehicles per manufacturer, meaning that not all electric-vehicle owners will qualify.) But that range and that price point have been tough benchmarks for automakers to hit ... only Tesla’s Model S sedan and Model X crossover can go more than 200 miles before recharging ... Analysts say the Bolt EV will need more than big range and little price — in particular, it lacks the “cool factor" that seems built into the Tesla line, Caldwell said. Compared with the sleek and low Model 3, the Bolt's small, rounded body is designed more for practicality and comfort than for speed, looks or performance. “GM is going to make a great car that will be as good or better than the Model 3, from an engineering standpoint,” she said. “But they don’t have that kind of cachet.” Chevy has the advantage of speed to market. Whereas Tesla has been notoriously bad about meeting its delivery deadlines, Chevy’s Bolt is almost ready for prime time ... The EPA put the recharge time for the Bolt EV at 9.3 hours on a Level 2 fast charger ... “This will be a straightforward, delivered-on-time, Bolt offering today what Tesla is offering someday,” Brauer said. “Some of those Model 3 commitments will be altered.” http://phys.org/news/2016-09-gm-electric-chevy-miles.html GM's electric Chevy Bolt to go 238 miles per charge September 13, 2016 ... It takes 9.3 hours to recharge a Bolt from near empty on a 240-Volt home charger, the company said. The Bolt also will be able to get software fixes over the internet, Pam Fletcher, GM's executive chief engineer for electric vehicles, said at a recent conference ... http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/chevroletbol.jpg ... https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/13/the-chevy-bolt-will-have-a-238-mile-range/ The Chevy Bolt will have a 238-mile range September 13, 2016 ... Say goodbye to range anxiety ... 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