Chevy killing the Bolt is a step backward for EVs.
The Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV are leaving production--two actually affordable electric cars--and that's a damn shame., GM CEO Mary Barra told investors on a call Tuesday morning that the EV hatchback will die at the end of the year so the Orion, Michigan plant can be retooled for EV pickup production. When the Bolt dies, America will lose one of its best EV offerings.Chevrolet beat the Tesla Model 3 to market with the Bolt in 2016, but it never caught on with the American buying public.
It's a screaming deal. The Bolt is low cost, however, because it's an old design, marching on the same last-generation tech it has used since it went into production in 2016. The Bolt's older architecture means that it's 50-kW max DC fast-charging input is a ways behind a lot of newer EV models, but its around-250-mile range is still competitive. Plus, the Bolt has excellent driving dynamics. If you came out of a GTI and into a Bolt, you wouldn't be disappointed.
Chevy says the Equinox EV will start at $30,000 and offer up to 300 miles of range, though one imagines those two things are mutually exclusive. The Equinox should benefit from huge advancements in battery chemistry and motor construction, but being a larger, taller, and presumably heavier car, it's not chasing maximum efficiency.
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