When it launches later this year, the refreshed 2022 Chevy Bolt EV will feature a revised trim level structure, GM Authority has learned from sources familiar with the product.
Specifically, the new trim level structure will eschew the base LT and up-level Premier models offered since the Bolt EV’s launch, replacing them with one trim LT trim level split out into 1LT and 2LT equipment groups. The change marks the first time that the revised structure will be used on the Bolt EV since the vehicle went on sale for the 2017 model year.
2017-2021 Bolt EV | 2022 Bolt EV | |
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Base model | LT (2LT) | 1LT |
Up-level model | Premier (2LZ) | 2LT |
As of this writing, it’s unclear whether the trim level rearrangement will be accompanied by a similar change to features, equipment, content and pricing.
The 2022 Chevy Bolt EV will deliver a thorough refresh. The updated model was originally scheduled to arrive for the 2021 model year, but obstacles created by the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the updated model to the 2022 model year. The refreshed Bolt EV will be joined by a slightly larger brother, the upcoming Bolt EUV, which will also benefit from the updates in store for the EV. Both models will go into production in the summer of 2021 at the GM Lake Orion plant.
The 2022 Bolt EV refresh will feature updates to the exterior and interior of the battery-electric crossover-like hatch. New front and rear fascias, along the lines of those seen on the all-new 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer, will adorn the exterior.
The biggest changes to the Chevy Bolt EV refresh will be to the interior. Updates will include higher-quality materials in the cockpit, new seats, plus a revamped instrument panel and dash. The center screen will be repositioned to the top of the dash, while the current model’s gear selector will be replaced with buttons. Rounding out the changes will be a new infotainment system and a sporty flat-bottom steering wheel.
We’ve also heard that the 2022 Chevy Bolt EV refresh will feature new forward-facing cameras for a new adaptive cruise control system. However, the Bolt EV will not offer Super Cruise, which is being reserved for the Bolt EV’s larger brother – the yet-to-be-unveiled 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV.

The Chevy Bolt EV refresh will also benefit from interior improvements slated for the 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV (pictured)
The 2022 Chevy Bolt EV will continue riding on the same BEV2 platform as the pre-updated model. It will also continue using the same 66-kWh lithium-ion battery pack and electric motor as the 2020 and 2021 models, which received a small update to the battery chemistry to deliver an EPA-estimated driving range of 259 miles – 21 more than the 2017-2019 models.
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Same as Corvette.
Yes, but Corvette has 1LT, 2LT, 3LT. Bolt will only have 1 and 2.
Yes,I am fully aware. I have a 2017 1LT in Sterling Blue. And a 2020 Oasis Blue Bolt.
I would say it makes sense for a model year that wasn’t supposed to exist. I bet they were transitioning to the newer car so fewer parts for the Premier? Also keeps costs down.
I wonder what the 2022 model year costs will be.
Who knows. They have been offering $8500+ since January when I bought mine.
so what does that say about gm evs when they have to take off almost $9K off msrp to get buyers interested?
even at $30K, i’d be hard pressed to buy this vehicle.
It says nothing except to stay competitive with other companies who have the tax credit on their EVs. Then there is the fact that the average cost of a new car in the US today is 36 Grand.
i hope the bolt isn’t indicative of gm’s ev direction for the chevrolet brand because it is not a compelling product at all.
36K might be the average cost of a new car but i doubt anybody is paying that much for an econobox.
Aside from a few interior choices I find it compelling. It was designed as a city people mover and had car sharing and uber type companies in mind. The rear seats are quite roomy for this.
It’s driving characteristics are also quite compelling compared to other company offerings aside from Tesla with its high horsepower and torque. It’s an electric hot hatch with how it drives round curvy roads.
I just wish Covid didn’t delay the new Bolt and Bolt EUV.
A rational consumer should be willing to pay the price of an equivalent econobox, plus the amount they save in gas over the lifetime of the car, plus the amount they save in reduced maintenance costs, plus the value of applicable tax credits, plus the value of EV carpool stickers (if applicable). That doesn’t include environmental feel-good factor.
All of the pluses easily add up to $10k.
Maybe, but a traditional econobox doesn’t need the larger transaction price, limited range, and slow recharging times.
It could work better for some people, and not at all for others.
Also, we should expect the costs of electric service to rise along with increased EV usage. They’ll have to upgrade the grid, and they won’t do that for free.
try to convey that message in a 30 second commercial.
Except at the cost of electricity in some parts of the country , there is no savings ..
Don’t try to talk sense into them. They’ve made up their minds and won’t listen anyway.
You aren’t charging from empty every day and there is a thing called Off-peak hours for electricity. Charging at night when there is very little energy use means it’s far cheaper to use.
with an msrp for these from mid-30s to high 30s, you have the LT “this has to be a joke” trim and the Premier “you’ve got to be out of your mind” trim.
you can get a fully loaded Premier for 32k or a LT for for 25k double checking my dealership.
i just checked autotrader and in my area(los angeles), you could get one for under $23K.
Rebates that are as big as they are on the Bolt is not sustainable and worse off it makes it look cheap and undesirable to the masses. Why offer rebates and not just lower the MSRP to where it should be. Why keep diluting the Brand. If GM has long term plans for the Bolt name then the sis utterly ridiculous. If the Bolt name does not have long term plans within GM then whatever I guess.
I’m pretty sure the Bolt is already undesirable for the masses.
By offering the rebates instead of lowering the price, they don’t have to admit it was way over priced to begin with.
In retail parlance, that’s called ‘qualifying the buyer’ especially when the buyer is jazzed about the product and not just shopping based on price point.
The Chevrolet Bolt is a prime example of failures by General Motors CEO Mary Barra who has high aspirations for electric vehicles yet Barra doesn’t seem to do very much as the Chevrolet Bolt has changed very little since being introduced and has allowed competitors to catch up.
The Bolt was due for a refresh this year before Covid and was pushed back a model year.
It’s successful enough, plenty are being Sold.
Vehicle development and refreshes take years of planning.
You can’t change things on a dime.
Mary Barra didn’t design the Bolt. It was likely already well on the way to production when she took over as CEO.
Blaming everything GM does wrong on her is like when people blame everything the government does wrong on whoever happens to be president.
It’s just dumb.
In terms of keeping up feature wise, yes. In terms of making long-range EVs affordable to the masses though, the Bolt has been an enormous success. Consider Chevy Bolt EV vs. Tesla Model 3, the car that was “supposed” to do that:
Bolt beat the Tesla Model 3 to market by months. And when Tesla’s 3 did come out, it was only in expensive configurations. When Tesla finally got around to making the de-facto base model, the “standard range plus,” it was still about $40k. The much-hyped $35k Model 3 never happened. (Technically available but only by phoning, and only with wildly disadvantageous in-house lease/finance rates; AFAIK only one “standard” base 3 exists in the real world, and only because a magazine demanded to buy one, with the implicit threat of blowing the whistle on the scam otherwise.)
What’s more, Bolt’s range exceeded Model 3’s range: 238 to 220 — then 259 to 220. (SR+ range is improving a bit for 2021 finally.)
Musk is fretting about the need to get to a $25k price point at some point in the future, maybe by producing a 2-door subcompact in China. But with end of year discounts, you can buy new Bolts for $25k right now, all day long, in major markets like California.
This last one is good for buyers and bad for sellers: Tesla Model 3 cars depreciate at a near-zero rate, whereas Bolts depreciate like any normal car. If you can only afford a used car, you STILL can’t afford a Model 3, since it will be priced within a couple grand of a brand-new one. But you CAN afford a used Bolt. An acquaintance just picked up one in like-new condition with ultra low miles for $16k. And if you’re willing to accept one with 100k miles, without DC fast charge, in plain white, with one crash on its record, well…there’s one out there like that for 10 grand.
That is to say: EV price parity has arrived for long-range EVs, as long as the only one you’re shopping is the Bolt. The rest remain anywhere from slightly to obscenely out of reach. THAT is an important accomplishment.
What a great post, Dennis, thank you! I hope that GM keeps its drive to be a leader as an EV manufacturer. It’s got great examples in other innovators such as Apple and Tesla, and smaller companies too. Ever perfecting their vision of an EV dominant vehicle being charged using renewable energy will help them keep track of the innumerable pieces of that complicated system.
“Plenty are being sold”, yeah ok if you think 16k is plenty.
Over 80k have been sold.
I can’t wait for GM to get their act together and start producing some EV sedans, SUV’s and pickups. I really don’t understand the need to keep producing overpriced little eco-boxes. This isn’t China! We don’t all live in cities/urban areas where only a sub-compact vehicle is required. And we all don’t drive, or want to drive a Cadillac. Get back to what made you GM. Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Buick made GM what it is, or in some cases was. How does that saying go, ya gotta dance with the guy that brought ya!
Seriously tho, THIS. How about ALL auto manufactures? HELLO TOYOTA???? F’n A, as a Malibu Hybrid owner, there is NO reason this car couldn’t be an EV sedan. Hell, at the recycling center the other day I creeped 4 miles without using gas, and I can easily hit 50mph in full EV. Why GM didn’t go PHEV is beyond me. PS my 2011 Chevrolet Volt has been the least GMish vehicle I have ever owned, mechanically. My former 2010 Silverado AFM issues and oil gumming/gelling were as bad as 70s GM. Young people use UBER anyways in urban settings, which usually are Prius or KIA econo-box crossovers.
Because a GM PHEV would cost to much to buy since they don’t have anymore tax credits left.
Price the Refreshed Bolt at 25K and it will start selling a lot more.
The current price Structure makes absolutely zero sense in the EV Segment.
The Bolt EUV should start at 29K to undercut the slightly overpriced Nissan Leaf which will most likely be about the same size.
Then hopefully GM has a Chevy EV coming really soon that can take on the Nissan Ariya, Ford Mach – E, and VW ID.4
GM has a chance to leapfrog VW and grab that second Spot as an EV Company right behind Tesla. If they can pull the soff their Stock will start creeping up as well in the next 10 years.
The Bolt should be compared to the ID.3 not 4.
Well, if they aren’t selling the ID.3 in the US, it isn’t a useful comparison. At least not for us that won’t have access to it.
That 77kW battery in the ID.3 would make it a lot more compelling than a Bolt though.
The VW ID.3 is much, much bigger than the Bolt.
The ID.3 is a little bigger than the Golf actually. Just a Tad
The Bolt is tiny and for most would be a great second car, great City car, and an absolute Bargain at 25K for parents looking to get something safe and practical as cheap as possible.
According to Wikipedia, the ID.3 is slightly, slightly bigger.
But anyway, that makes it more compelling too.
Internal Volume is actually quite similar to the two, the Bolt beats out the ID3 with cargo volume 17 cu ft vs 15 cu ft.
ID.3 Wheelbase is at 109 and the Bolt is at 102. It is 2 inches wider.
The Chevy Bolt does have a neat trick in the rear that it is extremely Deep. So Cargo volume is almost the same…Bolt has a slight edge.
They are two completely different class vehicles. I would assume the EUV will be the size of the ID.3. but styled more like a crossover.
Sigh. Not sure why you feel to need to exaggerate, unless you don’t want to be wrong.
The ID.3 overall is:
3.8 inches longer
1.7 inches wider
1.7 inches shorter
So imperceptible except maybe the height.
The EUV better be a lot bigger than that.
According to a recent article, the ID.4 has a turning radius 1.8 feet smaller than the Chevrolet Bolt’s.
Simply sounds like a trim naming change…Does any Chevy’s still use the Premier trim name?
For my next new car, I’m motivated to buy ev with all the safety and highway cruise assists. It’s really disappointing that Gm yet again has not offered adaptive cruise control in the bolt.
Besides the model 3, I’m looking at the Honda clarity plugin ev. I like the idea of a vehicle that can run 100% ev local yet handle a cross country trip with no battery phobia. Dual power is of course more complicated but Honda has historically produced highly reliable cars.
The Bolt EUV will deff have Adaptive Cruise as an option concerning that it will have Super Cruise.
The Normal Bolt will likely then have Adaptive Cruise.
For my next new car, I’m motivated to buy ev with all the safety and highway cruise assists. It’s really disappointing that Gm yet again has not offered adaptive cruise control in the bolt.
Besides the model 3, I’m looking at the Honda clarity plugin ev. I like the idea of a vehicle that can run 100% ev local yet handle a cross country trip with no battery phobia. Dual power is of course more complicated but Honda has historically produced highly reliable cars.