Next-Gen Chevy Bolt Coming In 2025
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By then, battery technology will be so advanced that it’ll likely go up to 400 miles on a single charge.
The Chevy Bolt first launched in the U.S. back in December 2016. In doing so, it became the first long-range, semi-affordable electric car on the market.
In the coming years, the Bolt will reportedly form the basis for at least 2 new electric vehicles from GM, with one expected to be a crossover.
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But when are we to expect the next-gen Bolt to arrive? Well, according to a forecast firm, a new Bolt won’t enter production until January of 2025 (we personally think it will arrive sooner), which is still almost seven years away from today and that means the current Bolt will have a product cycle of approximately 8 years. That’s long by today’s standards.
The current Bolt goes 238 miles on a single charge and starts at $36,620 before the federal tax credit. 2025 is far off, but it’s feasible to think a similar sized car with next-generation battery technology could easily travel 400 miles per charge by then and we’d hope to see a starting price in the mid $20,000 range too. Per the video, this next-gen Bolt will provide the bones for at least 11 electric vehicles from General Motors at some point in the future. So, yes, GM is committed to battery-electric.
Here’s video discussing the next-gen Bolt. Flip forward to the 1-minute, 25-second mark for the Bolt discussion.
Video transcript from next-gen Chevy Bolt discussion:
“The Chevrolet Bolt EV will not get redesigned for another seven years. Autoforecast Solutions reports that’s when the new Bolt will go into production in January, 2025. That’s when the new Cruise AV, which is the autonomous version of the Bolt will go into production. Presumably both cars will be built on GM’s new architecture for electric vehicles. That architecture will provide the basis for at least 11 EV models and GM claims it will cut cost by 30%.”
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Lets hope the current Bolt gets a few battery upgrades along the way.
2025 might as well be never. Are they kidding? Nearly 7 years from now? And what kind of idiot would start production of an electric car in January? That would mean the car magazines would get their cars to review in February or early March. Perfectly timed to make the car look its worst when it comes to AER.
GM just doesn’t get it, doesn’t care that they don’t get it and deserves to fail in a big way. I love my Volt, but I don’t like GM’s management or the way they work.
This article feels like it should have been released on April 1st.
Take a deep breathnews” comes from an unnamed “forecast firm.” Who knows where that got their information.
And I really, really like my Volt also. Waiting to see what they do with the next generation.
ziv said:
“2025 might as well be never. Are they kidding?”
^^ this.
If GM is trying to demonstrate that they really, really, really don’t care about EVs.. then they just succeeded!
Stop trying to find meaning that isn’t there because it suits your agenda.
Yep, they don’t care. That’s why they are coming out with 20+ BEVs in the next 5 years.
If you want to crucify a big 3 automaker about not caring, aim your vitriol towards Ford or FCA.
More the world is ending speak from Ziv.
Did you realize the source is not GM or even a supplier? Some random firm that makes wild ass guesses about future cars. Take a chill pill dude.
Btw, the Leaf is now on its 8th year on the same platform, if you didn’t know.
Who are “they”?
So GM are planning to do what Nissan did with the Leaf: allow it to be overtaken by competitors through long delays in the next gen model. How does that show that GM Is committed to EVs?
The Model S is on its 7th model year on the same platform, and it looks like a Gen 2 won’t come till at least 2020 with Model 3/Model Y/Roadster 2.0/Semi hell to go through. So it’ll likely spend almost 8-9 years on the same platform. Is Tesla “letting itself get overtaken by competitors through long delays in the next gen model” too?
Who cares about some silly predictions made by some Autoforecast Solutions?
The GM haters, of course!