The latest 2020 Chevy Bolt EV is the fourth model year of the first-generation nameplate, with the upcoming 2021 Chevy Bolt EV slated to launch later this year. Now, General Motors is hyping the all-electric hatchback in a new video advertisement titled “It’s Time To Charge Forward.”
Clocking in at just one-minute, 25 seconds, the video shows off a few of features on the Chevy Bolt EV, including charging up the battery, distance per charge, regenerative braking, onboard Wi-Fi, cargo room, fold-down rear bench seat, app features, and acceleration specs.
The whole thing is done with slick editing and quick shots of the hatchback, all while some groovy beats play in the background.
At the end of the video, a message pops up on screen reading “Our Future Is Electric.” Indeed, as GM Authority has covered numerous times in the past, General Motors is gearing up to introduce 20 new EV models by 2023. That includes the upcoming Chevy Bolt EUV, a new “Electric Utility Vehicle” that is closely related to the Bolt EV in terms of mechanicals, but with a compact five-door crossover SUV body style offering greater practicality and cargo room. We get a look at the new 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV at the end of the video thanks to a shadowy profile teaser image.
Under the skin, the Chevy Bolt EUV will ride on the same BEV2 (second-generation Battery Electric Vehicle architecture) as the first-generation Chevy Bolt EV.
As for the latest 2021 Chevy Bolt EV, the hatch received a powertrain upgrade for the preceding 2020 model year, adding 21 miles of range for a maximum estimated 259 miles between plug-ins.
We’ll no doubt be seeing a ton of General Motors EV content coming down the pipe very soon, so stay tuned. In the meantime, subscribe to GM Authority for more Chevrolet Bolt EV news, Chevrolet news, and around-the-clock GM news coverage.
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I have seen and sat inside a 2018 Bolt EV, and the ad misses several points for the senior riders. The floor is flat from door sill to door sill, front and back, so entry and exit is easier and faster. The ride height and the seat height is higher front and back, and the rear bench seat is even for an easier sliding across from one door to another. GM and Chevy must attract the senior (over 60) buyers and get them to enjoy the multiple benefits of a simpler operation and very little maintenance of an electric car.
As a senior driver I find it’s lack of tech disappointing, the 20 we considered , moving from our leased Volt , had no safety features unless in top level. Lane warning, adaptive low speed cruise etc. also the interior is just cheap .. senior buyers with this money to spend want more. I see no reason for the high charge times the cars internal charger is too slow when charge stations can supply much more than the Bolt will take .GM needs to do better.
The 51 kw fast charging limitation of the initial BOLT $750 fast charging option is probably due to the size of the refrigeration system in the car.
In any EV , doubling the charge rate produces 4 times the heat to be removed from the batteries… Tripling it produces 9 times the heat.
A friend’s Tesla model X sounds like a SCREAMING V-8 full throttle when fast charging – that is how LARGE the refrigeration system is on that car – and of course, all this capacity / capability comes at a cost… Besides taking kilowatts away from what could be charging the battery is spent running the huge refrigerator, whereas the Bolt ev is perfectly fine for what it is, – rather like the Chevy Biscayne of electric car models… A great vehicle at a great price.
It’s time to charge forward is nice.. but what is disappointing is how long it takes to recharge the battery and this is where newer electric vehicles have an edge on the Bolt which uses old technology as new electric vehicles will utilize 440 volts in their chargers which can give up to 80 percent of a charge in about 40 minutes compared with the Chevy Bolt which can take as much as 9-10 hours.
With the Bolts 55kW Charger it takes about an hour to charge 80%.
You are mixing Fast Charging and regular lvl2 240v Charging times here.
DC fast charger
“Fast” is a relative term though. I’ve seen the video electrek had about it “only” taking 65 minutes to charge from 5% to 80%.
That’s horrible. No way would I tolerate that unless it had a 500 mile range or something. Instead you’re only adding about 190 miles range in that time.
Taking a slightly different tack, the importance of charge rate depends on your driving requirements. I started out EV driving a used Nissan LEAF and then bought a Bolt in November 2017, so I’ve had at least some practical experience.
I had only 120 Volt outlets in my garage until summer 2019. I finally got a 240 Volt outlet when I got my garage rebuilt. Level 1 charging with 120 Volts was a painful experience with the 1st generation LEAF due to the small battery, nneeding to always keep the car charge topped up to 80%. The first two years I had the Bolt, I still had only 120 Volt charging, but it never really caused a problem due to the larger battery. I took a number of 200 mile round-trip drives without issues. Sure, it took a couple of days to get back to a full charge upon returning, but there really isn’t a need to start out every trip with the battery almost full for local driving.
The average car in the US is driven about 29.2 miles per day according to federal government figures. The 238 and now 259 mile Bolt battery has capacity to provide at least several days of driving for most owners before charging is required, so trickle charging over night on 120 Volts is not a problem. The exceptions are apartment dwellers/renters who can’t charge at home, people with very long commutes every day and people who must use their own cars for cross country driving. These are people that need DC charging to be as rapid as possible. The down side to rapid charging is that repeated rapid charging tends to cause faster battery deterioration. I have an old Honda I have kept as a personal second car for extended trips. If I want to take a family vacation, I will rent a larger gasoline powered car as needed.
With exception of the Fiat 500, the Bolt is probably the slowest selling subcompact on the market. In 2019 GM only sold 17,000 bolts. This year due mostly to the virus GM will sell around 10,000 of them. The truth is the public has shown little or no interest in this car. To be honest I think Musk is more concerned on what the Germans are doing and has little concern about GM’s electric vehicles.
GM could probably sell more Bolts if it wanted to. Advertising for the Bolt in my market is nearly nonexistent. My neighbors had no idea GM sold the Volt hybrid let alone the Bolt EV. On the other hand Tesla receives millions, if not billions, of Dollars in free virtual advertising thanks to being a media darling and having the mercurial Elon Musk managing to keep himself and the company in the media spotlight. The other problem is poor education in general of the public about what is required (and not required) of being an EV driver. My neighbors, once again my non scientific test case, assumed I had to spend an insane amount of money for an exotic EVSE charging system and that my electric bills must be sky high. They were shocked to learn my basement dehumidifier uses more energy than my car and that it is possible to plug the car into an ordinary 15 Amp 120 Volt outlet.
I hate to say it, but this is too little, too late. GM owned the PHEV market with the Volt and EV entry level market with the Bolt, but gave it away and let other manufacturers catch up and surpass them. No real advertising campaign of the Volt or Bolt in all these years and you wonder why the sales were so low??? Plus if you go to any dealership, they will have 500 vehicles on the lot. Maybe one of those is a Bolt!
I own both a Volt and a Bolt. Great cars! But my next vehicle is going to be the Ford Mustang Mach-E. I will be driving it long before the EUV is ever in the Chevy showrooms. It has longer range, faster charging, better looks, and nicer interior for not much more than I paid for the Bolt 3 years ago.
Sorry GM, but your lack of real intent to sell EV’s in any volume is showing. And we all know there will not be 20 new EV’s from GM by 2023, As I recall, it was 20 new EV’s by 2022 3 years ago and we can see how that worked out…. Plus, most of any new models will be for China only! Makes me proud to be an American!!!!
Sorry for the rant. I am just very disappointed in GM.
Jim
It has always been stated 20 new Evs by 2023.
Also GM is till leading All but Tesla in Sales.
Also Also Tech changes and the BEV2 platform was really a testbed for BEV3.
it takes about 5 years for refreshes and new vehicles to be developed and we are at that time now.
Just waiting for the next generation of Cars to be released and I bet GM will come out hitting a home run.
The Bolt is ugly and a joke. Don’t let Koreans design next version.
Maybe they’ll call the next one the Jolt. It will be even uglier and more expensive.
Sitting in my 2020 Bolt reading this. Epa range is way off i get 50% more range.
I currently own a ’15 Chevy Spark EV and I love it. A great car for driving around town or in the suburbs. I have another (ICE) car for long trips, because the Bolt really doesn’t provide enough luggage space for four people. It seems to me to have been a long wait for the Bolt EUV considering it shares the same platform with the Bolt. I’m disappointed in the relatively slow fast charging time. I don’t know if that will be a deal breaker or not yet.
Yo!!! I have a 15 spark ev as well hahah, just today a guy at my job asked me did it have a turbo because I’m always zipping around super fast. I said na man it’s electric. I want the hummer ev next.
Pushing 70, the Bolt is my 39th vehicle. The thrill is gone for ICE cars no matter how good the radio or seats. Chevy created a solid economy car with the Bolt. If I wait for the 25k Tesla, we will all be gone. The Bolt is regularly discounted down to 27k. My wife and I do 15k miles a year. The Rav4 just sits in the garage. Its 1 foot longer and the passenger Compartment space is identical. It does have a trailer hitch.
But 27k for an economy car is the problem.
Roger Aiken – I also own the Bolt, Volt, and Caddy ELR. I had a 2011 Tesla Roadster which was the most unreliable car I’ve ever owned by many times. The new Teslas don’t seem to have improved much , and for some unlucky owners, not at all.
Chevy is much more likely to honor electric car warranties than other manufacturers….. I’m very distrustful of Ford, as a friend’s PHEV has been a total JOKE. 3 months in the shop the first year of ownership alone. I’ve had no special trouble with warranty issues with GM electrics… If something is wrong, it is promptly fixed right the first time.
Chevy is becoming lax honoring warranties for the Silverado, a supremely STUPID policy seeing as these are high-markup vehicles.
But at least, since the EYE is on the electrics, they take more than the usual care with them… As far as I am concerned you can’t go wrong currently buying a new or used GM electric.
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