2022 BOLTS EUV
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General Motors is taking another step towards its zero-emission future.
The Detroit-based company presented a new, fully electric Chevy Bolt Electric Utility Vehicle (EUV) on Sunday evening in addition to its redesigned Chevy Bolt Electric Vehicle. The new Chevy Bolt EUV is designed to bring out the best of the Chevy Bolt, which was first launched in 2017, but in a larger and longer SUV-like ratio, according to GM executives.
The vehicles are the first from Chevrolet to be equipped with GM’s Super Cruise semi-autonomous motorway driving system, which uses facial recognition to determine if the driver is paying attention so they don’t have to touch the steering wheel while the system is in operation.
Super Cruise is restricted to more than 200,000 miles of restricted-access freeways in the US and Canada that have been fitted with a lidar card to support the onboard system of cameras, radars and sensors.
The new 2022 Bolt commercial vehicle, which starts at $ 33,995, is about 6 inches longer than the Bolt EV and has a “modern, muscular design, roomier interior, and plenty of rear legroom.” The vehicle has a “distinctive front end with a shaped grille”, standard LED headlights and an upscale interior, according to GM managers.
2022 BOLTS EUV
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The revamped 2022 Bolt EV, which starts at $ 31,995, includes a number of new design updates. GM cut the starting price for the new Bolt EV by more than $ 5,000 from the 2021 model, which starts at under $ 37,000, as the cost of battery technology dropped.
The hatchback features a more upright bumper cover or fascia and updated interior seats that are “more comfortable with a triangular geometric pattern and contrasting stitching that offer a more upscale appearance,” said Jesse Ortega, chief engineer of the new Bolt EV and EUV on a media call with reporters.
Both new vehicles have an infotainment color touchscreen with a diagonal of 10.2 inches and an integrated climate control “for clean, intuitive user interfaces”.
The Bolt EV has a range of 259 miles when fully charged, while the Bolt EUV reaches 250 miles. Using the myChevrolet Mobile App, drivers can view their current charging status, adjust their charging settings and set up notifications.
“As of 2017, we’ve sold more than 100,000 Bolt EVs worldwide and our owners have accumulated more than 1.2 billion miles of EV trips,” said Steven Majoros, Chevy vice president of marketing, to the reporter. “Bolt EV helped make Chevrolet the best-selling EV brand, and current Bolt EV sales increased 26% in 2020.”
The new and refurbished vehicles are part of the company’s plan to bring 30 new electric vehicles to market worldwide by 2025. The updated Bolt EV was due to hit the market last year, but GM delayed the vehicle due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“We’d like to fit all of them into an electric vehicle, and the new Bolt EUV and redesigned Bolt EV are critical to that,” GM President Mark Reuss said in a statement. Industry analysts have been expecting the Bolt EUV to expand the company’s EV platform for years.
Both vehicles are powered and powered by GM’s Battery Electric Vehicle 2 platform, which was first launched in December 2016 with the Bolt EV. Since then, the company has only sold about 79,000 vehicles.
Later this year, the company’s next generation EV platform with a new battery system called the Ultium is expected to launch with the 2022 GMC Hummer EV Sport Utility Truck (SUT). Initial availability of the Hummer EV this fall starts at $ 112,595.
The Bolt EV and EUV are set to help GM reassure EV buyers, while the company expands its Ultium platform to lower the cost of next-generation EVs. Ortega told reporters it was “not intended” to move the Bolt EV to the Ultium platform.
The vehicles are part of GM’s plan to bring 30 new electric vehicles to market worldwide as part of a $ 27 billion investment in electric and autonomous vehicles from 2020 to 2025.
