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Chevy Bolt EV Electric Car Heading To New Export Markets

The Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car will have to prepare its passport because General Motors is ready to export to new markets.

According to an Automotive News report on Wednesday, Pam Fletcher, vice president of the automaker’s global electric vehicle programs, told the audience at Citi’s 2018 Global Technology Conference the Bolt EV electric car will ship out to new markets around the globe due to unforeseen demand.

Pam Fletcher Vice President Of Global Electric Vehicle Programs

“We see demand increasing in markets we’re already in and we’ve seen new markets around the globe that we didn’t originally plan to have the Bolt in asking for it,” she said. “And so, we’ll be announcing some of these additional markets, here, in the not-so-distant future.”

Currently, GM sells the Bolt EV in the United States, Canada, Mexico, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates. The automaker did not provide additional information on where the Bolt EV is currently sold in Europe following the sale of the Opel and Vauxhall to PSA Group. GM introduced the Bolt EV as the Opel Ampera-e before offloading its European operations to the French automaker.

2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV Exterior 048 roof rack and kayak

Since then, Opel has halted Ampera-e orders and it’s likely the electric car won’t be sold any longer in Europe. Instead, Opel plans to introduce a Corsa EV based on new architecture from PSA Group. Despite the stop-sale, Coca-Cola in Norway recently added an entire fleet of Ampera-e electric cars to its operations.

News of more Bolt EV exports comes after GM announced plans to boost the electric car’s production by 20 percent later this year. The Orion assembly plant in Michigan is the sole plant responsible for building the Bolt EV.

Despite the planned production increase, Bolt EV sales have fallen, according to AN. U.S. sales have fallen 13 percent this year. In total, GM has delivered over 30,000 Bolt EVs since its first sale in December 2016.

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Comments

  1. U.S. sales has fallen because the average car buyer doesn’t know or care about EVs and their benefits, and many use the limited charging infrastructure as an excuse to put down buying the Chevy Bolt EV. Yet every home does have the “infrastructure ” to put in a Level 2 EVSE and charge overnight, as they do with their smartphones and mobile devices. GM has failed in promoting the Chevy Bolt EV and how easy it recharges at home.

    So if GM increases exports then the Chevy Bolt EV will be famous worldwide, except in the nation where it is produced. “A prophet is never accepted in his homeland”.

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    1. I agree with you. GM should be working with other car manufacturers to come up with universal fast charging network and expand it. Tesla is too far ahead with its supercharger network.

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  2. People have no patience…..
    I’m waiting and hoping that increased production will finally lead to some price discounts.

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  3. One has to think every country that signed the Paris Climate Accord and is preparing to sell only Zero Emission Vehicles by as early as 2023 would want to buy a Chevrolet Bolt; thus, Chevrolet’s Bolt should be popular in Europe and Asia.

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  4. Pode enviar ao Brasil, porém com os impostos fica altíssimo o preço, se bem que alguns carros top tem quase o mesmo preço, então o custo benefício seria bom.

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