More details are coming to light on the updated 2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV, which will make its debut before the end of the year.
The 2021 Bolt EV will only be a mid-cycle refresh for the electric hatchback, with the changes mostly limited to cosmetic items. It will ride on the same BEV2 platform as the current model, though GM still has some important updates in store for it.
From a styling standpoint, the 2021 Bolt EV will feature a new front fascia, gives it a slightly sportier appearance with more character. A slightly revised rear fascia with different tail lights is also in store. We also hear it will feature new forward-facing cameras for a new adaptive cruise control system, but it will not be available with Super Cruise. As we reported earlier this week, the first non-Cadillac vehicle to be offered with Super Cruise will be the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV electric crossover.
The interior will also get a major overhaul with a redesigned instrument panel and dashboard, more soft-touch materials and all-new seats with different faux-leather upholstery and thick stitching. The center screen will be repositioned to the top of the dash, while the current model’s gear selector will be replaced with buttons; both systems represent different interfaces of the GM Electronic Precision Shift. Rounding out the changes is a new infotainment system with more over-the-air-update capabilities and a sporty-looking flat-bottom steering wheel.
We were aware all this was coming after we got a glimpse of the 2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV last fall, when GM Authority spy photographers managed to snap some interior pictures of the electric vehicle, and caught another prototype testing in Michigan a few weeks later.
The 2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV will use the same 66-kWh lithium-ion battery pack and electric motor as the 2020 model. GM updated the vehicle’s battery for the 2020 model year, helping to give the hatchback an EPA-estimated range of 259 miles – 21 more than the in the 2017-2019 model. The Chevrolet Bolt EUV is expected to use the same BEV2 platform and 66-kWh battery as the Bolt EV.
GM should debut the 2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV sometime this summer. The updated model is expected to begin arriving at U.S. Chevrolet dealers in late 2020 or early 2021
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I hope they do something to make it more competitive with other EV’s currently on the market (power adjustable drivers seat). Nice to see they are looking at better interior. Hope for more comfortable seating.
Competitive??? My loaded 2020 Bolt LT was $27400 out the door 5 weeks ago. Maybe the OTHER BEV makers should be more competitive!
I love my 2017 Bolt ecxept for the front seats. Are the new seats interchangeable with the old seats so that I can swap mine out? I am glad to pay for the ungraded seats but I also think Chevy should pay to install them. FYI I would have paid more for my Bolt for nicer seats.
“FYI I would have paid more for my Bolt for nicer seats.”
And that’s the beauty of this. You can now pay them more for a new Bolt, and you’ll get new seats!
My three biggest gripes with the current Bolt have been the following.
One: Dowdy Exterior Design
Two: Extremely lackluster interior as far as Tech and more specifically cheap plastic materials.
Three: It takes waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long to Super Charge on Road trips.
GM is fixing two of the three huge issues which is good. I will stick to my opinion that the Chevy Bolt (not for all but most) is better suited to be a second vehicle. You cannot use the Bold as your only vehicle if you drive long distances consistently like you can with other EV’s currently on the market and more are coming. Due to this huge issue, I still look at the Bolt as a great commuter vehicle for a majority of the public. The Bolt would do great in the marketplace at a starting price of $25,000. I will stick to that as I have been stating here for over a year now even after hearing these welcomed changes are coming soon.
The slow Fast Charging is a huge Achilles Heel for the Bolt. Hate saying but much better options on the market right now and just look at the upcoming competition.
At 25K GM will sell a ton of these. If I was a parent and my kid was about to start driving I would pick a 25K Bolt over almost anything out there. It is safe and they cannot take it too far without me figuring it out when they Super Charge it HAHA
And no other BEV by any maker comes close to the value of a Bolt,period! My loaded 2020 Bolt LT was $27400 out the door 5 weeks ago. Maybe you could forget some of those shortcomings for that price or pay 20% to be satisfied.
@John
I agree with you. If GM sells the refreshed Bolt with a starting price of 25K, they will sell quite a few.
The Bolt for most people not all is a great second car and a great way to test the waters in EV’s.
I have a Chevy Bolt Premier 2019.
My only issues are to have heat, you must kiss 30 miles of your range goodbye when you push the button.
Two for$43,000 I was astonished that they simply cut the carpet to mount the front seats and left there carpet jagged instead of sewing a button stitch around it.
I only have one ass, so I find the seats comfortable.
The interior that everyone rags about is made from recycled plastic from the ocean.
GM treats this information like a deep dark secret for some reason, instead of explaining why they used ” cheap” plastic. My only complaint about it is it scratches VERY easily.
I wish again for the money, they would have made the light ring for the charger socket standard.
I look forward to a Bolt that has 500 range, a heater that’s way more efficient, and only takes 15 minutes to fully charge.
Please put a clock with the day and date.
Please sell a screen protector for the infotainment screen, or make the screen gorilla glass.
As long as it doesn’t have that chrome strip on the bottom of the door. I’ve already read that it won’t have the same grill, so it’s possible this new one might actually look decent. We’ll see.
“The gear select knob has also been thrown out, replaced with GM Electronic Precision Shift buttons.”
So like the system in the Terrain?