Chevy announces Bolt… wait what?
https://www.evpulse.com/news/chevy-announces-bolt-wait-what
@bikepedantic Well, good! It was a bad decision and I'm glad they have reversed course.
I literally tested one out the week before GM announced it was discontinuing the Bolt, and it infuriated me. The bloat of over-sized EVs needs to stop, and more lower-price options is very welcome.
@forpeterssake Feel like the Tesla 3 and Hyundai Ioniq 6 are kinda showing the way - that peoples' range anxiety clears up around 300+ miles, and that the only way to practically get that kind of range is with a sensible car.
@bikepedantic @forpeterssake yea, we got an Ioniq 6 and like it very much. But is this really news? I thought GM had previously said they were going to bring back something like the bolt (smallish, affordablish car) but the current Bolt with a different type of battery arrangement is being discontinued.
@geoff_green @bikepedantic Previously GM said it would "replace" the Bolt with the Equinox EV, but they aren't comparable. Equinox is a larger, heavier, and more expensive SUV.
@forpeterssake @geoff_green and even if they promised a successor Bolt, the fact that they might actually follow through is notable.
*i got burned by Ford's retracted promise to bring the current-gen Ford Focus to the US.
