Chevrolet Bolt
| Chevrolet Bolt EV | |
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2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | General Motors |
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| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Subcompact car |
| Body style | 5-door hatchback |
| Layout | Front-motor, front-wheel drive |
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| Predecessor | Chevrolet Spark EV |
The Chevrolet Bolt EV (marketed in Europe as Opel Ampera-e[Note 1]) is a battery electric subcompact hatchback manufactured and marketed by General Motors under its Chevrolet brand from late 2016 until late 2023, with a brief hiatus between mid-2021 and early 2022.
The first-generation Bolt was developed and manufactured with LG Corporation.[3] Sales of the 2017 Bolt began in California in December 2016; it was released nationwide and international markets release in 2017. A rebadged European variant was marketed as the Opel Ampera-e in mainland Europe.[4][5] In 2017, the Bolt was the second-best-selling plug-in car in the United States. It was named the 2017 Motor Trend Car of the Year, the 2017 North American Car of the Year,[6] an Automobile magazine 2017 All Star, and was listed in Time magazine's Best 25 Inventions of 2016.[7] The Ampera-e was discontinued after 2018. By the end of 2020, GM had sold 112,000 Bolt and Ampera-e cars worldwide. The first-generation Bolt had been subject to at least three recalls due to battery fire risks.[8][9]
In mid-2023, GM officials said they would discontinue the Bolt; after outcry, they announced plans for a next-generation model, which is expected to be revealed in 2025 for model year 2026.[10]
- ^ Welch, David (February 15, 2022). "GM to Resume Bolt Production as Fix Found for Battery Fires". Bloomberg News. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
GM stopped production of the Bolt in August and recalled nearly 143,000 of them, which includes every one the company ever made, because a manufacturing defect at LG's battery plant resulted in at least 13 fires.
- ^ Lopez, Jonathan (March 5, 2024). "Next-Gen Chevy Bolt EV To Arrive For 2026 Model Year". GM Authority. US. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ "Chevrolet Develops Bolt EV Using Strategic Partnership" (Press release). Warren, Michigan: Chevrolet Pressroom. October 20, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Chevrolet Bolt, Honda Ridgeline, Chrysler Pacifica Named 2017 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year". Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Cobb, Jeff (November 23, 2016). "2017 Chevy Bolt's Trophy Case Is Filling Up". HybridCars.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ^ "Battery Experts Provide Explanations for Chevy Bolt Fires". Autoweek. November 15, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ "GM tells Bolt EV owners park away from vehicles in decks". www.msn.com. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ Hawkins, Andrew J. (October 8, 2024). "GM teases next-gen Chevy Bolt EV: faster charging, multiple models". The Verge. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
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