Funny how he keeps calling it the "gas pedal" seriously, though, that car is much better than I thought it was going to be! I love how GM has improved their interiors, not just in the Bolt but the entire line of cars
+vavrorvav EVEN in a normal car it is wrong to say "gas pedal" because it actually controls the throttle. It controls how much air the engine allows into the combustion chamber, so the most-accurate description in your car is "air pedal" or throttle pedal .
+Jessica Feinleib Hopefully you love the Leaf. You sure you want to get one of these instead of the Model 3 with a supercharger plan for road trips though? Because GM said they are not going to be investing into a charging network or any kind of help to build out any other networks.
When will you add more widget options for the customizable screen? Would be great to be able to have more options, like BT status, tire pressure, and energy efficiency. I know the latter two can be found in the DIC, but I want something persistent in the center console.
Automotive lithium ion batteries have a very low failure rate. They don't just die. Instead, they gradually lose capacity (due to age, heat, and cycling) until they reach around 30% capacity loss (at this point, they are considered 'end of life'). But even then, your're still looking at 140 miles (or more) of usable range. That's still 33 miles more than the current best-in-class 30kWh LEAF, when brand new. Since the pack is 60kWh, there will be fewer cycles, so I don't expect the miles that one puts on the car to have as much of an impact as a 30kWh (current generation) battery. So calendar loss will be the leading cause of degradation on this pack. I expect the battery will continue to provide useful range (over 100 miles) for well over 15 years, or roughly the time it takes for the car to start rusting to nothing in my region.
Yes, I was addicted to low gear in my Volt. Took a few days to get used to it, but once I did, there was no going back. The downside is that I had a bad drive-train part go bad, that would have been thousands to fix if not under warranty. I wonder if that was corrected on the Bolt?
+James Wilson Isn't the sole purpose of the vehicles to save gas, yea style is important but shouldn't be the deciding factor if you're going to buy think of all the money you will save at the pump.
+mike johnson At prevailing US rates, electric at $0.15 per kWh vs gas at $2 a gallon is only a ~40% discount in fuel costs. Since these EVs cost thousands, or even tens of thousands, more than comparable traditional cars, you'll likely never actually save any money at the pump.
+djg38 This data is under the pretense that gas will remain 2 dollars or under. Of course using history as an example this will change overtime. The other thing is that supercharging network is expanding and people could reduce their own electrical use considerably. The other aspect is reliability is improving and the fact that there is fewer parts in an electric car. You don't need to have the type of maintenance schedule like you have with an internal combustion engine. In the case of the Model 3 is it has the extensive testing and debugging before it will hit the road.
+Philip Biron (PEB) I drive a Nissan Leaf. The $20 every 6 months I don't spend on oil changes isn't making up for the tens of thousands of dollars either. A Model 3 is a rich person's toy, that they buy because they can afford to pay a premium for it. Tesla service costs out of warranty are extremely high. If one of those sunken door handles stops working, that's a $900 part nobody but Tesla can sell you or repair. These are not cheap cars to buy /or/ cheap cars to own and maintain.
What kind of a warranty will it have? I love the technology. But with all of the electronics, it seems like there are a lot of failure points. Will the warranty cover electronics long term?
this video was uploaded on 06.01.2016, it is now 06.01.2017 and the bolt is here with 60kwh, 200hp, 0-60 (0-100) in 6,5s, 238miles (380km) range, 37k $ which is not that huge jump considering the battery is now 2-3 times bigger than before, this is simply AMAZING!!! chevy is the first in the world now with affordable EV with more than 200miles
So, with a 10" display in the center why not ditch the display in front of the wheel? In the short time we have had a CRV with a touch screen display my experience has been that unless you are parked, the interface sucks. Try inputting on a rough road or even seeing the display with the sun streaming through the sun roof. My advice is to sink the display deep in the dash and have the ability to input from a detented mouse knob. With detents you don't have to look to make a change.
If you have ever driven in a Volt(semi electric). The bolt is going to be slightly smaller. But offering a full electric motor increases the range and the fuel savings/maintenance savings are going to be huge!
It's all awesome. I'll probably buy one. But dear GM... please be a little humble and acknowledge that Tesla made you do this. Thanks to Bob who had vision to start this moment. Very promising car BTW.
And this car is why Tesla panicked and showed model 3 a whole 2 years before it reaches the customers. Elon Musk wanted to lock in as many Tesla fans as possible before Bolt and other EVs would take too much of the market and too many of the customers. I think it will backfire on them.
+xchopp If you drive in "low", then you don't need to use the regen-paddle. That's because letting up on the go-pedal applies the same regen. Note that "low" doesn't affect gearing at all. It just changes how the go-pedal applies regen, and more regen feels like a lower gear in a traditional car.
200 miles is great for commute, but they haven't really resolve the charging issue required for long trips.. How fast can a CHAdeMO charge a Bolt in between trips?
You're right, Robert Falcone. There is a $750 option for fast DC Charging. 160 miles in 60 mins or 90 miles in 30 minutes. Thanks for pointing that out. They should really market this.. Fast DC Charging is an awesome feature and should be marketed more.
+Irfan This was asked on the Tesla forums a million times, basically a solar panel would drive up costs and it wouldn't even be able to recharge the full battery.
+dsouzand already high efficient solar is invented but they don't intend to place and invest , other hand i can take your words and thanks for explaining me.
At 0:45, except that it causes my eyes to refocus dramatically to see it and it takes a half second for my eyes to refocus! That's too much and very uncomfortable for me! Please fix in your later models, please!!!
what about keeping the cameras and sensors clean? I drive a few pool vehicles at work with cameras and road salt and dirt from rain make them completely useless 99% of the time
Scorpio Assmödeus GTX1 let them build as much as they possibly can, no one wants it, maybe sell it at a loss at 15k then people would want it, they have enough cash to beat Tesla that way, otherwise not a chance. But buy this with hard earned money just because it's out in the market earlier when you know there will be a super awesome car coming in 1-2 years time? People are willing to wait that one or two year for Tesla, that's how good they are.
+Scorpio Assmödeus GTX1 assuming there is even much demand (which I highly doubt) where will Chevy get all the batteries? Last I checked, they don't have a Gigafactory!
+Scorpio Assmödeus GTX1 do some research please. The Giga factory is already operational. I don't understand how people can post things without knowing what the they are talking about....
+Scorpio Assmödeus GTX1 irrelevant. 18 months from production. However, you've dodged the issue of Chevys battery supply.....how will they meet this demand you speak of....
+Scorpio Assmödeus GTX1 anyone who is into li-ion tech would know Panasonic produces much advanced 18650s in everything, performance, lightweight, high capacity, etc. they are way ahead of everybody in the game.
I'm going to look forward to this when it comes to Europe. Probably will be badged as an Opel like the Volt which is Ampera. I know many are already comparing this to the Tesla Model 3. It will be great to have choice. Everyone has different taste and not everyone is going to drive a Model 3.
+jteeselink OPEL ampera aka Volt was discontinued from lack of sales from disinterested europeans. It's kinda doubtful the Bolt will be sold in Europe .
electrictroy2010 Ya I heard that they were cancelling the Opel Ampera but when I go to Opel.de, it's on there with option of 80km range. European gov don't have tax credit for buying one. Does it qualify for tax free in Norway & Denmark? As far as I know, in Germany, they don't even wave the VAT for electric cars. I believe the German government isn't going to give an advantage to an American companies like GM & Tesla.
If GM really wanted an electric car it would have done so 100 years ago (like Baker Electric) . Or: We could stop whining about the past and just be happy with the present situation. We can have the Bolt or the Volt or the 500e or the Leaf or the S or the X or the e-Golf or..... .
We need to have more stand alone electric vehicle manufacturers to truly bring electric cars to the mainstream. It is a great opportunity for an enterprising billionaire or two who want to do something worthwhile with their fortunes. Right now there is a mindset that electric vehicles need to be lightweight Sh*t boxes but the opposite is true. They can be SUV's and luxury sedans that people actually want.
+BellinghamsterTrail Yes, because the nickel cadmium batteries from 30 years ago would have provided impressive vehicle ranges! Battery tech was crap that long ago. They would have had to deal with battery "memory" and a host of other charging issues, including how few times the vehicle could be charged before needing to replace the batteries. You may be interested to see how small a current generation battery is for the power it puts out and compare that to something from 30 years ago. You could also look at general car tech and the weight of the chasis and a bunch of other aspects. Everything about the vehicles was heavier, adding in several hundred pounds of batteries wouldn't have been doing it any favors. I'm sure it would have competed really well against something like a Honda CRX HF with more than 50MPG economy in 1983+.
I see a bit of Tesla in this EV. Did anyone notice the part where the screen said it had used 5.8 kwh and traveled 10.9 miles. I hope that because they left the cabin heater on while going to break or the 200 miles will be done only at a speed of 30mph. Nice looking setup though.
So, when on a longer trip, where can I charge and whts the charging time? Is it only Tesla who builds an infrastructure? This is as any other EV. Half way. Why must it look like an EV?
+kopkraft This is *nothing* like any other EV, it is the game changer that Tesla promised but never delivered. That said, you do not want to drive *any* BEV cross country. If you want to drive cross country buy a Volt. The Bolt solves the problem of local commuting 100%, and it does it better than anything currently available or available in the foreseeable future. I commute 100 miles round trip to work and I would never have *any* range anxiety with the Bolt (any other affordable BEV would not provide this security). If you want an electric to drive cross country, you need a range extended BEV. In the future (5-10 years out) a HEV will be an option, but currently even those are local vehicles until more hydrogen infrastructure is built out.
+rennieallen We love road trips in our Tesla, we went 1200 km in our first week in the car and loved every minute, especially the fact we saved $150 on fuel compared to the gas SUV we owned previously. We have 70000 km on it now, and will be doing another big road trip in a few months, really looking forward to it. Tesla has made such a wonderful car for long distance driving, it's so much more engaging and comfortable.
SmartElectricCar Every 200 miles a Tesla driver will have to wait 40 minutes. Every 200 miles the Volt needs to refuel for 3 minutes. If both cars are traveling 1000 miles and driving the same speed the Volt will arrive 148 minutes (2.5 hours) ahead of the Tesla. A total trip of 1000 miles should take 14.5 hours so that is a net increase in the time of travel of 18%. Actually, it is little worse than that, since 40 minutes only provides 80% charge and thus, you will need to make one more stop than the Volt. Gasoline (or eventually) Hydrogen FCV's are the only option for long distance travel (this doesn't really change as batteries improve, since there is a physical inviolable limit on the size of cables to deliver enough energy to equate to what a a full charge of hydrogen or a full tank of gas can contain.
Me: "Hey Chevy, will you be adding charging stations around the country like Tesla plans to?" Chevy: "No." Me: "So....the max range is really only half of what people think it is, because you'll need the rest to get back home to charge it?" Chevy: "......" Me: "So I'll buy the Tesla then....."
+Curveball It uses the CCS standard, so you can charge it at pretty much any public rapid DC unit. Unlike Tesla, you aren't tied in to a proprietary system. here are downsides to that, as Tesla have invested a lot in their "walled garden" (and a beautiful one it is) compared to the CCS infrastructure, but at the end of the day Tesla can just change their minds on charging policy and put up a big paywall. As CCS is an open standard with many different operators running charge points, that can't happen to Bolt drivers.
Is it just me, or at the very end did it seem like he was trying to show off the automatic breaking for that pole, and he had to turn... Then he looks concerned and the camera man starts asking a question... When he answers "cameras" It sounds like he's so disappointed about what just happened. Maybe that's not what's happening lol... Anyways, I'm buying one of these.
30,000 for a small car is a lot however I spend 200 a month on gas right now. Not to mention the fact that this car keeps money here in the United states. I think this technology is only going to improve. Our infastructure needs to improve with it as well. If people start buying this car buisneses will start puting charge ports in.
Really awesome, but I'm still waiting for a company to make it so when you actually break it starts regen not that you have to pull or touch something.
He clearly get worried at the end...probably realizing how he drives a matchbox compared to telsa. And guys, that large department at the front near the foot, call it rather an accident department, cos thinks from down there, will be the first one landing under the break pedal later on....
It's amazing that Tesla fans always brag about how Tesla is making others to invest in EVs but at the same time they hate on any EV that comes to the market. Then they show their true face. You either love Tesla ONLY, or they hate you. This car made Musk panic and show model 3 a whole 2 years before production, to lock in as many Tesla fans as possible before he loses them to other brands. It's going to backfire on him.
Bolt is a good car. Is this better than model 3 or not?... is a separate argument. The problem is not with the car. The problem is GMs image. Its same company that recalled and crushed their own EV 1 in 1999, all 1100 of them and totally against the will of their owners (legally lessees). Obviously they had no clue and no commitment to EVs. Suddenly a South African immigrant totally turned the tables on them. Its not Tesla who is panicking, but GM who is trying to catch up with them. First they tried with Volt with with mediocre success. And now they will chase Model 3. Forget about EVs and Tesla... they are actually trying to chase Japanese and German brands, that are beating the crap out of them in many categories. Tesla is not just a brand. Its a cult. Why.. ? cause they delivered every star and moon they ever promised (though late). Things that GM and Detroit laughed on for years. Now.. nobody is laughing. And as final word... Bolt is an amazing car. Is this better than model 3 or not?... is a separate argument.
This thing costs more than a Tesla. A T-E-S-L-A. The luxurious, well made, high tech car that looks awesome and is built by a much smaller company. Oh yeah, it also has a giant world wide fast-charging network. GM doesn't even want to build one. Compare it to this.
+QuantumBraced I suspect that you will die before you get a Model-3 as well, unless you have about $60k to throw away, or if you die before 2019 when the m3 becomes widely available. Tesla plans on tacking on big premium fees for all the luxury stuff you just saw on this Bolt video.
Bolt is a very nice EV. If it can't charge up on Tesla's nationwide Supercharger network, I don't want it. Where the hell am I going to charge a Chevy Bolt on a 600 mile trip?
+DigitalYojimbo "We take care of our customers... which is why we are scaling back the powertrain warranty on all of our Chevy products from 10 years / 100,000 miles to 5 years / 60,000 miles."
civicsr2cool "Through research, we have determined that when purchasing a new vehicle, included maintenance and warranty rank low on the list of reasons why consumers consider a particular brand over another. As a result, we have benchmarked our competitors, reviewed our current offerings and have concluded the following modifications to align closely with our customers’ needs and expectations." ~Chevrolet Vice President Brian Sweeney
I will buy one too! Awesome!! Look at ford not embracing new tech! Ford is totally behind, too old school and they refuse to give up on the gas hog trucks and suvs! I hope government forces their hand
GM/Chevy need to ask past the Volt owners who lack fast charging. What is the point of a 200 miles Bolt if there is a 6 plus hour wait for recharge? GM/Chevy, like BMW, will offer fast charging as an optional charge/feature rather than standard. GM/Chevy does not even offer public access chargers. That is up to the dealers. That is not going to work against a Tesla Model 3 with Supercharger access nationawide. In my area, one Chevy dealership offers mutliple solar powered Level 2 chargers. I even take my Leaf there since the Wi-Fi is free and fast, Starbucks coffee is offered as well as multiple locations to watch TV, catch up with work or social emails and even meeting places. So, GM/Chevy with a recent 9 billion plus profit report is not supporting EV charging anywhere. Tesla does. What shall be the deal braker for most of us EV drivers?
Tesla, meanwhile, is a scruffy outsider riding on one man’s dream to save the world, has a history of lengthy delays (mostly recently with the luxury Model X), and needs to scale up production at a pace not seen in the auto industry since Ford churned out the Model T in order to become the go-to EV maker. So it’s no wonder that Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas told Bloomberg that he doesn’t expect the Model S to actually hit the market until 2018. But by then, GM could totally own that market. And honestly, that’s some bullshit. Sure, reducing emissions is the ultimate goal here. And sure, capitalism means that the best/richest/most powerful company wins. But let’s not forget that GM is the company that marketed the Hummer. And let’s also not forget that GM actually killed the electric car - twice. Fast-forward 84 years, and for a brief interlude it looked like GM was about to take the lead in bringing electrics back. In 1996, in response to a California mandate that required automakers to have zero-emissions vehicles ready for market by 1998, GM rolled out the EV1, the first mass-produced electric vehicle of the modern era. The funny-looking two-seater had a range of about 50 miles and was offered for lease to consumers in California and Arizona. It was impractical, dinky, and entirely doomed. It earned a small coterie of devotees but held little appeal for mainstream consumers. It used almost all unique parts, forfeiting the advantages of GM’s scale. And even as GM’s EV1 team was busy building the car, GM’s lawyers were lobbying hard, side by side with the other big automakers, to get California to back off its requirement. So it’ll really suck if Tesla can’t beat GM to the market with its Model 3, because unlike GM, which is clearly just cashing in on what it sees as the future of the auto industry, Tesla’s explicit mission is to “accelerate the advent of sustainable transport by bringing compelling mass market electric cars to market as soon as possible.”
Feels like he's sad or embarrassed working for Chev and knows his wasting his time competing with Tesla. In his head his thinking "I should have worked for Tesla".
Well... Tesla opened up theirs patents so others can use them. Elon is not stupid... he knew capability of GM and others and what they can do with the patents. GM EV program is not new.. it started even before Model-S deliveries. And what he released is not core IP of Tesla.
+Ryan Bernadett When this and the Tesla Model 3 hit the market all of the existing lower range electric cars are going to be going for next to nothing. The value of the Nissan Leaf with an 80 mile range (100 with the range extender) will sink like a rock. There will realistically be similar drops with the resale value for things like the Volt (while a hybrid, 50 miles of electric only range won't cut it). Even the BMW I3 is going to suffer.
+Jorge Lopes Actually, the Bolt is currently ahead of the Tesla Model 3. The Bolt will be on some dealer lots yet this year, but the Model 3 at least a year after that. According to Musk, we might see pictures of the Model 3 this March. So Tesla Model 3 is behind, but their car will probably have better performance and AWD and maybe look better. And it will be able to use Tesla's SuperCharger network.
Discusting interior. 0:57 The open space is bullshit. Car producers most stop making electric cars like they were suppose to be griven on the Moon. Look at the Volkswagen Golf. Looks like a normal car.
Funny how he keeps calling it the "gas pedal"
seriously, though, that car is much better than I thought it was going to be!
I love how GM has improved their interiors, not just in the Bolt but the entire line of cars
people are simply too much used to it i guess :)
+vavrorvav EVEN in a normal car it is wrong to say "gas pedal" because it actually controls the throttle. It controls how much air the engine allows into the combustion chamber, so the most-accurate description in your car is "air pedal" or throttle pedal
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I agree wholeheartedly! I'm buying one next year when preorders for the 2018's open. :D
Finally, and EV from GM that's impressing me!
I cant wait! Our Volt lease is up July 2017 just in time to get this Bolt.
+Jessica Feinleib Hopefully you love the Leaf. You sure you want to get one of these instead of the Model 3 with a supercharger plan for road trips though? Because GM said they are not going to be investing into a charging network or any kind of help to build out any other networks.
This is AWESOME!! I will buy this car for sure! Love it!
ok great... when will we see you in Mumbai?
When will you add more widget options for the customizable screen? Would be great to be able to have more options, like BT status, tire pressure, and energy efficiency. I know the latter two can be found in the DIC, but I want something persistent in the center console.
Is the UI on the infotainment/cluster final?
Is there a squirrel wheel cell phone charging unitin the glove box?
Release date in Canada?. Merci
What is the battery warranty?
Is the battery temperature controlled?
+nattyphysicist 8 year, 100,000 mile. Battery is liquid cooled.
+Nooooooooooooooooooo! and Heated
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GM does its batteries right, no need to worry- they will live the life of the car. Nissan on the other hand...
+Jeff Kubel lol The life of the car? I seriously doubt that. The batteries will fail long before the rest of the car would.
Automotive lithium ion batteries have a very low failure rate. They don't just die. Instead, they gradually lose capacity (due to age, heat, and cycling) until they reach around 30% capacity loss (at this point, they are considered 'end of life'). But even then, your're still looking at 140 miles (or more) of usable range. That's still 33 miles more than the current best-in-class 30kWh LEAF, when brand new.
Since the pack is 60kWh, there will be fewer cycles, so I don't expect the miles that one puts on the car to have as much of an impact as a 30kWh (current generation) battery. So calendar loss will be the leading cause of degradation on this pack.
I expect the battery will continue to provide useful range (over 100 miles) for well over 15 years, or roughly the time it takes for the car to start rusting to nothing in my region.
Yes, I was addicted to low gear in my Volt. Took a few days to get used to it, but once I did, there was no going back. The downside is that I had a bad drive-train part go bad, that would have been thousands to fix if not under warranty. I wonder if that was corrected on the Bolt?
Will it have EV chargers locations. The volt did not
cant wait for tesla model 3, i wonder what it will look like
Luxurious golf cart
+James Wilson Isn't the sole purpose of the vehicles to save gas, yea style is important but shouldn't be the deciding factor if you're going to buy think of all the money you will save at the pump.
+mike johnson At prevailing US rates, electric at $0.15 per kWh vs gas at $2 a gallon is only a ~40% discount in fuel costs. Since these EVs cost thousands, or even tens of thousands, more than comparable traditional cars, you'll likely never actually save any money at the pump.
+djg38 This data is under the pretense that gas will remain 2 dollars or under. Of course using history as an example this will change overtime. The other thing is that supercharging network is expanding and people could reduce their own electrical use considerably. The other aspect is reliability is improving and the fact that there is fewer parts in an electric car. You don't need to have the type of maintenance schedule like you have with an internal combustion engine. In the case of the Model 3 is it has the extensive testing and debugging before it will hit the road.
+Philip Biron (PEB) I drive a Nissan Leaf. The $20 every 6 months I don't spend on oil changes isn't making up for the tens of thousands of dollars either. A Model 3 is a rich person's toy, that they buy because they can afford to pay a premium for it. Tesla service costs out of warranty are extremely high. If one of those sunken door handles stops working, that's a $900 part nobody but Tesla can sell you or repair. These are not cheap cars to buy /or/ cheap cars to own and maintain.
excellent short video, well organized and clear cut.
Interesting. Will it be available in Europe as an Opel Model or only as Chevy Bolt?
How bright are those WHITE and LIGHT BLUE colors on the display at night? Can they be read easily >while driving< in direct sunlight? or at night?
What kind of a warranty will it have? I love the technology. But with all of the electronics, it seems like there are a lot of failure points. Will the warranty cover electronics long term?
this video was uploaded on 06.01.2016, it is now 06.01.2017 and the bolt is here with 60kwh, 200hp, 0-60 (0-100) in 6,5s, 238miles (380km) range, 37k $ which is not that huge jump considering the battery is now 2-3 times bigger than before, this is simply AMAZING!!! chevy is the first in the world now with affordable EV with more than 200miles
waiting for the Opel Version here in Europe. The engineer looks like a bond villain. Amazing car though.
Haha goddddd i'm glad to see i'm not to only one thinking that! :D
With the one pedal driving what if your driving downhill? you would be hitting the accelerator at that point or would you switch to neutral?
+dsouzand you most likely press the accelerator lightly to reduce the regen
ever driven a power wheels or have a kid that does? it's like that
So, with a 10" display in the center why not ditch the display in front of the wheel? In the short time we have had a CRV with a touch screen display my experience has been that unless you are parked, the interface sucks. Try inputting on a rough road or even seeing the display with the sun streaming through the sun roof. My advice is to sink the display deep in the dash and have the ability to input from a detented mouse knob. With detents you don't have to look to make a change.
Where are the charging stations on the Interstate Highways?
+Martin Busler It's going to be hard to give you addresses on here, you might have to look up their locations on your phone or GPS.
+Martin Busler IN california charging stations are all over the place. Use plugshare.com for a map of all the stations
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Very smart thinking. Patiently waiting in Europe.
They are showing it of at the paris auto show. It will be called the Opel Ampera E in Europe.
Nice work with the walk through my friend!
does it has cruise control?
yes. and regen works in cruise control
So is this hatchback sized after the sonic? Or just as cramped as the spark? I'm almost 7ft tall so I surprisingly fit well in the sonic
Larger than the Sonic. It's closer to the Trax/Encore, but with a longer wheelbase.
If you have ever driven in a Volt(semi electric). The bolt is going to be slightly smaller. But offering a full electric motor increases the range and the fuel savings/maintenance savings are going to be huge!
Its actually pretty sweet. I would pick one up.
It's all awesome. I'll probably buy one.
But dear GM... please be a little humble and acknowledge that Tesla made you do this. Thanks to Bob who had vision to start this moment.
Very promising car BTW.
And this car is why Tesla panicked and showed model 3 a whole 2 years before it reaches the customers. Elon Musk wanted to lock in as many Tesla fans as possible before Bolt and other EVs would take too much of the market and too many of the customers. I think it will backfire on them.
That would be completely flase that Tesla would "lock in" as many fans as possible. The deposit for a telsa 3 is 100% refundable
Daniel Jimenez lmao, EV one is widely known as the thing that KILLED all hopes for EV cars... 😂😂😂 I think YOU need to read up on your history, lmao
Josh, Can we have the regen paddle on the right side, optionally? Some of us are lefties!
+xchopp p.s. very nice walkthrough, thank you.
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+xchopp NO you cannot. (You don't get to choose which side the gas cap is located on a gas car either)
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+xchopp If you drive in "low", then you don't need to use the regen-paddle. That's because letting up on the go-pedal applies the same regen. Note that "low" doesn't affect gearing at all. It just changes how the go-pedal applies regen, and more regen feels like a lower gear in a traditional car.
+electrictroy2010 The regen paddle is a control. The gas cap is N/A here as this is a pure EV. Thanks for the input though.
So idiots who don't put the car in park .... this car is for you!
Jeep buyers
Great overview of the Bolt. Once an EV, always an EV.
200 miles is great for commute, but they haven't really resolve the charging issue required for long trips.. How fast can a CHAdeMO charge a Bolt in between trips?
Mista Bigglesworth there is an option for quick charge which does 90 miles in 30 minutes. it's a 750 dollar option.
You're right, Robert Falcone. There is a $750 option for fast DC Charging. 160 miles in 60 mins or 90 miles in 30 minutes. Thanks for pointing that out. They should really market this.. Fast DC Charging is an awesome feature and should be marketed more.
Bruce Ou fast charging is harder to find. it's 10$ for 30 minutes by me. whereas a little planning let's me fill as much as I want for 4$!!
what about AC / Heater and why not Solar panels ?
+Privilege and u did PHD in technology...
+Irfan This was asked on the Tesla forums a million times, basically a solar panel would drive up costs and it wouldn't even be able to recharge the full battery.
+dsouzand already high efficient solar is invented but they don't intend to place and invest , other hand i can take your words and thanks for explaining me.
Irfan
check the Tesla forums they can explain it in more detail and better than i can
+dsouzand i was talking about bolt here .. any way
Nice but the screen is definitely lagging. Which would drive me nuts.
At 0:45, except that it causes my eyes to refocus dramatically to see it and it takes a half second for my eyes to refocus! That's too much and very uncomfortable for me! Please fix in your later models, please!!!
0-60?
I heard about 7 seconds
That "salesman" talk.
Nice car. Like the new breaking regenerative function. Cleaver idea.
what about keeping the cameras and sensors clean? I drive a few pool vehicles at work with cameras and road salt and dirt from rain make them completely useless 99% of the time
Think maybe he wasn't happy with the questions at the end.
It looks like the USB connectivity is out in the open and not hidden from view. I think this is a mistake. The USB should be hidden.
+TheFoxwiz THE cigarette lighter/power port is not hidden either
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Can't compete with the Model 3.
Scorpio Assmödeus GTX1 let them build as much as they possibly can, no one wants it, maybe sell it at a loss at 15k then people would want it, they have enough cash to beat Tesla that way, otherwise not a chance.
But buy this with hard earned money just because it's out in the market earlier when you know there will be a super awesome car coming in 1-2 years time? People are willing to wait that one or two year for Tesla, that's how good they are.
+Scorpio Assmödeus GTX1 assuming there is even much demand (which I highly doubt) where will Chevy get all the batteries? Last I checked, they don't have a Gigafactory!
+Scorpio Assmödeus GTX1 do some research please. The Giga factory is already operational. I don't understand how people can post things without knowing what the they are talking about....
+Scorpio Assmödeus GTX1 irrelevant. 18 months from production. However, you've dodged the issue of Chevys battery supply.....how will they meet this demand you speak of....
+Scorpio Assmödeus GTX1 anyone who is into li-ion tech would know Panasonic produces much advanced 18650s in everything, performance, lightweight, high capacity, etc. they are way ahead of everybody in the game.
I hope the brake light goes on when you slow down without the brake. Otherwise your going to get rear ended stopping without brake lights on.
I hope the final car's infotainment UI runs A LOT faster. That looked unbearably slow.
I'm going to look forward to this when it comes to Europe. Probably will be badged as an Opel like the Volt which is Ampera. I know many are already comparing this to the Tesla Model 3. It will be great to have choice. Everyone has different taste and not everyone is going to drive a Model 3.
+jteeselink OPEL ampera aka Volt was discontinued from lack of sales from disinterested europeans. It's kinda doubtful the Bolt will be sold in Europe
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Ya I heard that they were cancelling the Opel Ampera but when I go to Opel.de, it's on there with option of 80km range. European gov don't have tax credit for buying one. Does it qualify for tax free in Norway & Denmark?
As far as I know, in Germany, they don't even wave the VAT for electric cars. I believe the German government isn't going to give an advantage to an American companies like GM & Tesla.
I've heard that Opel will release a rebadged Chevy Bolt under the name Opel Ampera-e in Europe.
I also love to see competition, because if GM can do it then Tesla will do it better.
deposit is down for this car, can't wait to have it :)
I am waiting for mine thank you. A Great Bolt EV.
Need lumbar support
Not really the whole interior, but a nice explanation of the driver controls
BMW does the switch to park.... I love the Bolt in any case!
We take care of our customers! Yah, right.
Haha, yah, I laughed at that.
If GM really wanted to create a quality mass market Electric car it would have done so 30 years ago.
+BellinghamsterTrail indeed. imagine EV1 with 30 years of RDNE
If GM really wanted an electric car it would have done so 100 years ago (like Baker Electric)
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Or: We could stop whining about the past and just be happy with the present situation. We can have the Bolt or the Volt or the 500e or the Leaf or the S or the X or the e-Golf or.....
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We need to have more stand alone electric vehicle manufacturers to truly bring electric cars to the mainstream. It is a great opportunity for an enterprising billionaire or two who want to do something worthwhile with their fortunes.
Right now there is a mindset that electric vehicles need to be lightweight Sh*t boxes but the opposite is true. They can be SUV's and luxury sedans that people actually want.
+BellinghamsterTrail Yes, because the nickel cadmium batteries from 30 years ago would have provided impressive vehicle ranges!
Battery tech was crap that long ago. They would have had to deal with battery "memory" and a host of other charging issues, including how few times the vehicle could be charged before needing to replace the batteries. You may be interested to see how small a current generation battery is for the power it puts out and compare that to something from 30 years ago. You could also look at general car tech and the weight of the chasis and a bunch of other aspects. Everything about the vehicles was heavier, adding in several hundred pounds of batteries wouldn't have been doing it any favors.
I'm sure it would have competed really well against something like a Honda CRX HF with more than 50MPG economy in 1983+.
That does make a lot of sense. Thanks
I see a bit of Tesla in this EV. Did anyone notice the part where the screen said it had used 5.8 kwh and traveled 10.9 miles. I hope that because they left the cabin heater on while going to break or the 200 miles will be done only at a speed of 30mph. Nice looking setup though.
Not a fan of GM cars tbh, but this seems pretty good. Given most of the architecture was taken from tesla, the rear view mirror is a great idea.
So, when on a longer trip, where can I charge and whts the charging time? Is it only Tesla who builds an infrastructure? This is as any other EV. Half way. Why must it look like an EV?
+kopkraft This is *nothing* like any other EV, it is the game changer that Tesla promised but never delivered. That said, you do not want to drive *any* BEV cross country. If you want to drive cross country buy a Volt. The Bolt solves the problem of local commuting 100%, and it does it better than anything currently available or available in the foreseeable future. I commute 100 miles round trip to work and I would never have *any* range anxiety with the Bolt (any other affordable BEV would not provide this security).
If you want an electric to drive cross country, you need a range extended BEV. In the future (5-10 years out) a HEV will be an option, but currently even those are local vehicles until more hydrogen infrastructure is built out.
+kopkraft The Bolt has an optional quick charge capability to recharge at 50 kW, filling the battery from 0-80% in one hour.
+rennieallen We love road trips in our Tesla, we went 1200 km in our first week in the car and loved every minute, especially the fact we saved $150 on fuel compared to the gas SUV we owned previously. We have 70000 km on it now, and will be doing another big road trip in a few months, really looking forward to it. Tesla has made such a wonderful car for long distance driving, it's so much more engaging and comfortable.
SmartElectricCar Every 200 miles a Tesla driver will have to wait 40 minutes. Every 200 miles the Volt needs to refuel for 3 minutes. If both cars are traveling 1000 miles and driving the same speed the Volt will arrive 148 minutes (2.5 hours) ahead of the Tesla. A total trip of 1000 miles should take 14.5 hours so that is a net increase in the time of travel of 18%.
Actually, it is little worse than that, since 40 minutes only provides 80% charge and thus, you will need to make one more stop than the Volt.
Gasoline (or eventually) Hydrogen FCV's are the only option for long distance travel (this doesn't really change as batteries improve, since there is a physical inviolable limit on the size of cables to deliver enough energy to equate to what a a full charge of hydrogen or a full tank of gas can contain.
rennieallen No one drives 14.5 hours and doesn't take two breaks for food, and a few more for bio. Your example is laughable and sad. Try again.
New technology on the way....
make level3 charging standart
Ask this GM test driver if he is going to buy a Bolt?
Nice car for the price range.
lol, 5:20 eminent breaking didn't work. Great car nevertheless
+Peter Koch stuff like that never works "on demand", you have to be really close. By that time you'd be way too scared and break already.
pretty good~
Me: "Hey Chevy, will you be adding charging stations around the country like Tesla plans to?"
Chevy: "No."
Me: "So....the max range is really only half of what people think it is, because you'll need the rest to get back home to charge it?"
Chevy: "......"
Me: "So I'll buy the Tesla then....."
+Curveball It uses the CCS standard, so you can charge it at pretty much any public rapid DC unit. Unlike Tesla, you aren't tied in to a proprietary system. here are downsides to that, as Tesla have invested a lot in their "walled garden" (and a beautiful one it is) compared to the CCS infrastructure, but at the end of the day Tesla can just change their minds on charging policy and put up a big paywall. As CCS is an open standard with many different operators running charge points, that can't happen to Bolt drivers.
+LMLMD you realize Teslas aren't limited to charging at Superchargers right? Do a little research before posting please.
Is it me, or the screen inside has resistive touchscreen? Come on, $50 chinese tablets have 10 point multitouch capacitive touchscreen.
Color me impressed Chevy price is not ugly too
5:12 do it then.....
Is it just me, or at the very end did it seem like he was trying to show off the automatic breaking for that pole, and he had to turn... Then he looks concerned and the camera man starts asking a question... When he answers "cameras" It sounds like he's so disappointed about what just happened. Maybe that's not what's happening lol... Anyways, I'm buying one of these.
30,000 for a small car is a lot however I spend 200 a month on gas right now. Not to mention the fact that this car keeps money here in the United states. I think this technology is only going to improve. Our infastructure needs to improve with it as well. If people start buying this car buisneses will start puting charge ports in.
Really awesome, but I'm still waiting for a company to make it so when you actually break it starts regen not that you have to pull or touch something.
+gamingdexter That's what he just showed I "low" gear
Seemed annoyed by that last question. Probably shouldn't be dealing with the public. Like the car though. Wish it had adaptive cruise control.
He clearly get worried at the end...probably realizing how he drives a matchbox compared to telsa. And guys, that large department at the front near the foot, call it rather an accident department, cos thinks from down there, will be the first one landing under the break pedal later on....
It's amazing that Tesla fans always brag about how Tesla is making others to invest in EVs but at the same time they hate on any EV that comes to the market. Then they show their true face. You either love Tesla ONLY, or they hate you. This car made Musk panic and show model 3 a whole 2 years before production, to lock in as many Tesla fans as possible before he loses them to other brands. It's going to backfire on him.
Bolt is a good car. Is this better than model 3 or not?... is a separate argument.
The problem is not with the car. The problem is GMs image. Its same company that recalled and crushed their own EV 1 in 1999, all 1100 of them and totally against the will of their owners (legally lessees). Obviously they had no clue and no commitment to EVs. Suddenly a South African immigrant totally turned the tables on them.
Its not Tesla who is panicking, but GM who is trying to catch up with them. First they tried with Volt with with mediocre success. And now they will chase Model 3.
Forget about EVs and Tesla... they are actually trying to chase Japanese and German brands, that are beating the crap out of them in many categories.
Tesla is not just a brand. Its a cult. Why.. ? cause they delivered every star and moon they ever promised (though late). Things that GM and Detroit laughed on for years. Now.. nobody is laughing.
And as final word... Bolt is an amazing car. Is this better than model 3 or not?... is a separate argument.
Cool features operationally Chevy but your graphics are pedestrian
This thing costs more than a Tesla. A T-E-S-L-A. The luxurious, well made, high tech car that looks awesome and is built by a much smaller company. Oh yeah, it also has a giant world wide fast-charging network. GM doesn't even want to build one.
Compare it to this.
The Bolt isn't even in the same ball park. The Model 3 blows it out of the water!
that screen looks to complicated, Tesla is much more simplest
It's an awful looking car, inside and out, and I'll die before I get it over the Model 3, but I'm glad it exists.
Yeah.
+QuantumBraced I suspect that you will die before you get a Model-3 as well, unless you have about $60k to throw away, or if you die before 2019 when the m3 becomes widely available.
Tesla plans on tacking on big premium fees for all the luxury stuff you just saw on this Bolt video.
+CultPackPsychopaths Unmasked You are a clueless idiot. The Tesla will shit on this thing over and over again for 35k.
CultPackPsychopaths Unmasked Not really. The base Model 3 will probably be more luxurious than this, which isn't even guaranteed to be the base model.
He looked like he really wanted to crash into that pole.
Bolt is a very nice EV. If it can't charge up on Tesla's nationwide Supercharger network, I don't want it. Where the hell am I going to charge a Chevy Bolt on a 600 mile trip?
"We take care of our customers" I wish that was true gm. You have so many good products but your customer service sucked when I had one.
+DigitalYojimbo
"We take care of our customers... which is why we are scaling back the powertrain warranty on all of our Chevy products from 10 years / 100,000 miles to 5 years / 60,000 miles."
+Jeff Kubel that was because of suppliers not from them. they are pushing 15year warranties now
civicsr2cool
"Through research, we have determined that when purchasing a new vehicle, included maintenance and warranty rank low on the list of reasons why consumers consider a particular brand over another. As a result, we have benchmarked our competitors, reviewed our current offerings and have concluded the following modifications to align closely with our customers’ needs and expectations."
~Chevrolet Vice President Brian Sweeney
Lol why does the GUI on screen looks like it was drawn out by a 4 year old with a crayon?
I want one right now.....200mile range great but 400 would be better
Great, superb motorcar. Not a fan of a bright red button with yellow clinical box though.
Prototype gear.
Tesla has had auto-parking brake since 2012 and never touching the brake pedal.
good video!!!!!!!!!1
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I will buy one too! Awesome!! Look at ford not embracing new tech! Ford is totally behind, too old school and they refuse to give up on the gas hog trucks and suvs! I hope government forces their hand
GM/Chevy need to ask past the Volt owners who lack fast charging. What is the point of a 200 miles Bolt if there is a 6 plus hour wait for recharge? GM/Chevy, like BMW, will offer fast charging as an optional charge/feature rather than standard. GM/Chevy does not even offer public access chargers. That is up to the dealers. That is not going to work against a Tesla Model 3 with Supercharger access nationawide. In my area, one Chevy dealership offers mutliple solar powered Level 2 chargers. I even take my Leaf there since the Wi-Fi is free and fast, Starbucks coffee is offered as well as multiple locations to watch TV, catch up with work or social emails and even meeting places. So, GM/Chevy with a recent 9 billion plus profit report is not supporting EV charging anywhere. Tesla does. What shall be the deal braker for most of us EV drivers?
Tesla, meanwhile, is a scruffy outsider riding on one man’s dream to
save the world, has a history of lengthy delays (mostly recently with
the luxury Model X), and needs to scale up production at a pace not seen in the auto industry since Ford churned out the Model T in order to become the go-to EV maker. So it’s no wonder that Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas told Bloomberg that he doesn’t expect the Model S to actually hit the market until 2018.
But by then, GM could totally own that market. And honestly, that’s some bullshit.
Sure, reducing emissions is the ultimate goal here. And sure,
capitalism means that the best/richest/most powerful company wins. But
let’s not forget that GM is the company that marketed the Hummer. And let’s also not forget that GM actually killed the electric car - twice.
Fast-forward 84 years, and for a brief interlude it looked like GM was
about to take the lead in bringing electrics back. In 1996, in response
to a California mandate that required automakers to have zero-emissions
vehicles ready for market by 1998, GM rolled out the EV1, the first
mass-produced electric vehicle of the modern era. The funny-looking
two-seater had a range of about 50 miles and was offered for lease to
consumers in California and Arizona. It was impractical, dinky, and
entirely doomed. It earned a small coterie of devotees but held little
appeal for mainstream consumers. It used almost all unique parts,
forfeiting the advantages of GM’s scale. And even as GM’s EV1 team was
busy building the car, GM’s lawyers were lobbying hard, side by side
with the other big automakers, to get California to back off its
requirement.
So it’ll really suck if Tesla can’t beat GM to the market with its Model
3, because unlike GM, which is clearly just cashing in on what it sees
as the future of the auto industry, Tesla’s explicit mission is
to “accelerate the advent of sustainable transport by bringing
compelling mass market electric cars to market as soon as possible.”
it's all about battery technology not vehicle technology when worrying about evs
FOREVER FISHER PRICE STYLE AND VALUE.
Feels like he's sad or embarrassed working for Chev and knows his wasting his time competing with Tesla. In his head his thinking "I should have worked for Tesla".
Teslas going to be pissed they granted free access to their patents. I can see tesla technology all over the bolt. I like!
+stingr9137 GM does the same thing, throw in patents then lets them expire and everybody else eats them up
Well... Tesla opened up theirs patents so others can use them. Elon is not stupid... he knew capability of GM and others and what they can do with the patents. GM EV program is not new.. it started even before Model-S deliveries. And what he released is not core IP of Tesla.
If this is the best GM can do - they are dead.
I really like this car, but at 30k for a small daily commute vehicle is too much at least for me. Awesome car for daily commute though.
+Js Dubon The chevy Spark EV is a great car for short commutes, I see then used for about 14K
+Ryan Bernadett When this and the Tesla Model 3 hit the market all of the existing lower range electric cars are going to be going for next to nothing. The value of the Nissan Leaf with an 80 mile range (100 with the range extender) will sink like a rock. There will realistically be similar drops with the resale value for things like the Volt (while a hybrid, 50 miles of electric only range won't cut it). Even the BMW I3 is going to suffer.
Sorry but the screen UI is ugly!!
the car isnt even finished, this was just that pissing hard-on to unveil it before Tesla...
F***** up marketing
+Jorge Lopes Actually, the Bolt is currently ahead of the Tesla Model 3. The Bolt will be on some dealer lots yet this year, but the Model 3 at least a year after that. According to Musk, we might see pictures of the Model 3 this March. So Tesla Model 3 is behind, but their car will probably have better performance and AWD and maybe look better. And it will be able to use Tesla's SuperCharger network.
Discusting interior.
0:57 The open space is bullshit.
Car producers most stop making electric cars like they were suppose to be griven on the Moon. Look at the Volkswagen Golf. Looks like a normal car.
Nice socks (shakes head)
I like my i3 better still
No thanks. Tesla Model 3 please!
I am not waiting 2 years for an EV. This will be available this fall.
+Panthers1521 ok
The only problem I see with this car is if you wanted to take a road trip.
All electric that's the best don't even bother buying a gas car ever again.