General Motors is doing its best to differentiate its two electric hatchbacks – the 2022 Chevy Bolt EV and the 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV – in many ways, but several features are common to both vehicles. One of these features is a modular cargo floor.
‘Modular cargo floor’ is a fancy term for a removable floor panel. If the panel is removed, the cargo volume increases slightly, and the vehicle is able to carry taller objects. When it’s in place, the panel provides a flat load floor when the rear seatbacks are folded down.
A similar arrangement can be found on the 2021 Chevy Trailblazer, as can be seen in this video. However, it’s worth noting that in the Trailblazer, the floor panel does not need to be removed but only lowered.
As GM Authority revealed in a dimensional comparison published in February, the Chevy Bolt EV‘s cargo volume is 16.6 cubic feet (470 liters) with the rear seats in place and 57.0 cubic feet (1,614 liters) when the seats are folded down. The vehicle therefore has a slight advantage in this respect over the Chevy Bolt EUV, for which the equivalent measurements are 16.3 cubic feet (462 liters) and 56.9 cubic feet (1,611 liters).
This is despite the fact that Chevy Bolt EUV is 6.3 inches longer, and has a wheelbase that’s 2.9 inches longer. The extra interior space created by the longer length and wheelbase is devoted almost entirely to rear legroom. Being longer than the Bolt EV, the Chevy Bolt EUV is also heavier, and has a wider turning circle and a marginally reduced range.
Mechanically, the two vehicles are identical. Both ride on the EV-specific GM BEV2 platform and have an electric motor which produces 200 horsepower and 266 pound-feet of torque. They also look similar, but in fact they share no body panels, and there are several detail differences when it comes to design.
Chevrolet‘s attempt to differentiate the vehicles includes making ventilated front seats, a panoramic sunroof and an early version of the Super Cruise semi-autonomous driver assistance system (without the Automated Lane Change feature) available on the Bolt EUV but not the Bolt EV. Similarly, the Bolt EUV will be available with roof rails, which have been discontinued on the 2022 and newer Bolt EV.
Production of both vehicles started in May at the GM Lake Orion plant in Michigan. The Bolt EV is priced to start at $31,995, including $995 destination freight charge, while the equivalent cost of the Bolt EUV is $33,995. Both figures are considerably lower than the $37,890 starting price of the 2021 Chevy Bolt EV.
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Comments
Shouldn’t this be called the E-Cargo Floor?
Bolt EVs have had this feature from the beginning. 2017 and 2021 models we’ve owned both had it.
I’m not sure what’s different here. I drive a 2017 Bolt, and it has a removable floor panel, and even a removable panel below that which covers where the charger cord, Jack and tow hook are stored. There is also a fabric cargo privacy panel which hooks behind the seats and attaches to the hatch which is not shown in the photo accompanying the article. When the hatch is opened, it lifts the privacy fabric out of the way.
Perhaps the 2022 cargo well gets a little bit of an upgrade in what appears to be a slightly nicer molded carpet liner, but otherwise it seems to be exactly the same as the previous Bolt.
Modular? I’m not seeing it.
Haha Bill – this must be a SLOW NEWS WEEK..
GM Authority (different writer) says the much larger SUV – of which I traded in my 2017 Bolt EV for a 2022 Bolt EUV (both bare-bones Cloth Seat LT’s) has the lessor “SAE” dimensions due to the way the hatchback is arranged.
Like the SAE first calling ‘Fast Charging’ – > LEVEL 3, and then like little kids,
cannot make up their minds and coming up with a new system of nomenclature – now called DCFC (DIRECT CURRENT FAST CHARGING) – is just about as dopey as calling the ‘Wallbox’ in most electric car garages EVSE’s or Electric Vehicle Service Equipment.
What a dumb name!
– The unitiated might be excused for thinking this has something to do with the home’s Electric Service Equipment – when all they’re talking about with the ‘Wallbox’ is a glorified light switch. Manufacturer’ Brochures still use the Level 3 terminology since it was much easier to understand.
But this is what we get when the Society of Automotive Engineers cannot properly use a tape measure – to see that that EUV has actually much more usable cargo area, and a perfectly flat floor now – besides being 1/2″ wider than the EV.
Your EVSE comment made me chuckle! Thank you. EVSE is an incredibly obtuse name for “charging cord.” Electric Vehicle Service Equipment sounds like some kind of car-repairing robot.
This is a strange article, because it seems to be referring to the same removable panel that has always been in the EV. Also, the only reason the EUV is listed with less cargo space is a fluke in the requirements for measuring that put the vertical measurement directly at the site of the cargo door hinges. The actual volume of the EUV is greater than the EV. Also, even though GM started producing the 2022 EVs and EUVs, you should let your readers know that none of the EUVs ordered with Super Cruise have been shipped to dealers yet. The chip shortage leaves them parked in Michigan lots. So far only those without Super Cruise are shipping to dealers. Ironically, that also means none of the Launch Edition EUVs are yet available. I have a VIN number for mine, but no idea when it’ll finally get taken back into the Lake Orion factory for the Super Cruise chipset installation and then shipment to my dealer in North Carolina. So even though the Launch Edition was supposed to be a “special” rollout for a limited number of people who made a refundable deposit, the “launch” of the EUV actually started in May and the Launch Edition might not be shipped for weeks — maybe longer. Interestingly, GM refuses to say how many people signed up for the Launch Edition before it declared that the model was sold out and no more orders would be taken. I suspect it stopped taking orders earlier than planned, after finding that it wouldn’t be able to get the microchips needed for the Super Cruise function.