General Motors and Chevrolet have not revealed official pricing for the 2017 Chevy Bolt EV for our friends to the north, but Inside EVs has pieced a few details together to grab a snapshot of what Canadian consumers could be looking at when the EV arrives.
During the Ontario Auto Show, a Chevrolet representative commented on the 2017 Bolt EV’s eligibility for $14,000 in incentive, due to its pure-electric propulsion system and its fifth seat. Combining this information with Canada’s law of incentives not  exceeding 30-percent of the MSRP, pulling out the calculators reveals a ballpark number: $46,500.
To qualify for the max incentives, which GM Canada will likely pursue, the MSRP must stretch north of $46,500, making the 2017 Bolt EV a relative steal in U.S. dollars, around $34,000, but pricey for the Canadian consumer.
The report also points out Ontario’s generous incentive programs, while Quebec and British Columbia offer lesser amounts. The 2017 Bolt EV is likely poised for skewed sales, with Ontario the best province to bring home Chevrolet’s 200-mile plus EV.
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That’s a shame…………….
30 grand….. maybe….. 45 grand + ? A GM Canada flop for sure.
If you price this car too high, interested customers will switch to tesla. I would like one but $46,000 seems overkill!
At this price…i3 guys…..
ya that price is way too high..esp if incentives are non existent like here in manitoba.
I had high hopes that the Bolt would compete with the Nissan Leaf, but pricing it above 32K makes it too expensive.
Great range, good acceleration, great Tech (by LG), what else could anyone want right?
how about better price?, this “Thing” is a dinky micro-car like the mini or Fiat500, and its gonna cost north of 46K in Canada? Come On GM!
I had high hopes for this “Thing”, whatever it wants to be.
But i just can’t get passed its looks no matter how I try (interior is usual GM crap) its weird at best (to some), and hideous to many others.
Fast chargers are still scarce here, and regular level-2 chargers it will take 8-9 hours. Not to bad, especially if u can charge at work, but for everything else it might be a bit of a stretch, especially in the winter(i want to see its range in -20C weather). To be fair should be able to do a trip from Kitchener to Windsor in the winter even with 30% loss by the looks of it, so that’s a huge bonus.
But lets be real for a min, 46K+ for a clown car? no thanks. For another 5-10K (50-55K), I would much rather have a proper size sedan, that looks nice, has access to recharge stations and do everything that this does, only better.
I’ll be putting my hard earned money on a Tesla.