The Bolt promises a big step forward
in affordable electric vehicles with range that should come close to 200 miles, doubling that of most current electric vehicles.
LOS ANGELES — MOTOR TREND has recognized the Chevrolet Bolt EV — the all - new
affordable electric vehicle offering an EPA - estimated 238 miles of range on a full charge — as its 2017 Car of the Year ®.
GM's CEO, Dan Akerson, seems to want to attack Tesla both at the high - end with the Cadillac ELR, which comes out around early 2014, and at the lower end eventually with and
affordable electric vehicle selling for around $ 30k and a 200 - mile range (could be years out, though).
Finally, Tesla says in 2018 it will demonstrate the profitability
of affordable electric vehicles, aiming for an impressive 25 % gross margin for the Model 3 after production stabilizes at 5,000.
Electrifying the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, General Motors kicked off 2016 with more than just a flash of brilliance, officially unwrapping the new 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV and demonstrating industry leadership
in affordable electric vehicles.
After months of hype, Tesla has finally unveiled the Model 3 -
its affordable electric vehicle geared for the masses.
Should these all - electric crossovers come into fruition, that could help grow
the affordable electric vehicle segment beyond the Chevrolet Bolt EV with new alternatives offering similar range.
No doubt, VW has plenty of engineers fully devoted to developing
an affordable electric vehicle, but is the company interested in marketing and selling it?
With the Chevrolet Bolt EV Concept, which General Motors introduced at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the automaker signals its intent to develop
an affordable electric vehicle with significant driving range.
Chevrolet is very focused on offering
an affordable electric vehicle for the masses and it is going to do so with the new 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV.
It makes sense that Mitsubishi would then become one of the first automakers to mass - produce
an affordable electric vehicle.
As Manjoo notes, it's pretty amazing to think that GM — a company so recently on the verge of bankruptcy — has embraced the future of
affordable electric vehicles, demonstrating that emissions - free, affordable, long - range transportation really is feasible.
Instead, we've had a series of favorable technological surprises of which the most striking have been the plummeting cost of solar photovoltaics, and advances in battery technology allowing both low - cost electricity storage and
affordable electric vehicles.
ADB's hope is to ensure that
affordable electric vehicles in the developing countries of this region have the same quality battery as a Tesla.
JQ — ``... advances in battery technology allowing both low - cost electricity storage and
affordable electric vehicles.»
After months of hype, Tesla has finally unveiled the Model 3 -
its affordable electric vehicle geared for the masses.