Chevrolet is celebrating the New Year with strong sales of its plug-in hybrid models, including the debutant Bolt and a record-setting month of sales for the Chevrolet Volt. In its first month of U.S. sales, Chevrolet managed to ship 579 units of the new Bolt in December. This figure is […]
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2017 Chevrolet Bolt rated 383km range by US EPA
The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt has topped the Tesla Model 3 in range according to the latest official estimated range handed down by the US Environmental Protection Agency. While it may come as a shock to some, one of Tesla’s biggest competitors on the lower-end of its product offerings comes in […]
Oepl ‘Ampera-e’ to hit Europe as re-badged Chev Bolt
GM’s European subsidiary, Opel, will get its own version of the Tesla Model 3-rivalling Chevrolet Bolt (pictured) as a captive import, set to be announced at the Paris Motor Show next month. The slightly restyled car will be badged Ampera-e, continuing the nameplate used for the European version of the […]
Man envisages Chevrolet Jolt fully electric sports car
A US branding and marketing consultant has created ‘his own’ Chevrolet sports car, cleverly naming it the Jolt; a nod to the Volt plug-in hybrid first released in 2011, and the Tesla Model 3 battling Bolt due later this year. The body of the Jolt is basically the cab-forward Chevrolet […]
2017 Chevrolet Bolt unveiled at CES, GM’s new fully electric city car
The highly anticipated 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV has been unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It promises to be an affordable long-range electric vehicle for the masses. This is Chevrolet’s answer to vehicles like the Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric city car. It offers a full-charge range of “more […]
GM to produce unknown all-new model at Michigan plant
General Motors has announced it will manufacture an all-new model at its Orion, Michigan factory “unlike any in the plant’s 32 year history”. US$245million will be invested, and 300 additional workers are being hired for the new model. This is in addition to the recently announced Bolt – itself a […]