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'$30k 200mi Bolt EVs Confirmed to Q4-Ship To Dealers> 1st of 25k/yr production' http://insideevs.com/gm-re-confirms-chevrolet-bolt-ev-to-ship-to-dealers-in-q4-2016/ GM Re-Confirms Chevrolet Bolt EV To Ship To Dealers In Q4 2016 2016/07/30 Mark Kane [image http://insideevs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2017-Chevrolet-BoltEV-Pre-production-01.jpg 2017 Chevy Bolt Arrives In Q4, GM Says It Will Have More Than 200 Miles Of Range ] GM has re-confirmed this week that only a few months are left before the first deliveries of the company’s Chevrolet Bolt EV get underway to dealerships in the 4th quarter. With an estimated range of over 200 miles (320 km) under EPA tests, the Bolt EV will be priced at around $30,000 after $7,500 federal tax credit. (GM is expected to announce official pricing and specs shortly) General Motors Co. North America President Alan Batey re-confiremed the car and GM’s intentions on Wednesday, saying: “We’re pioneering here with a product that the world’s never seen,” Indeed, and for once this isn’t your typical automaker hyperbole, an affordable 200-mile electric car is truly a product not yet available anywhere in the global market yet, should lead the next generation of plug-ins sales to the next level. The Chevrolet Bolt EV will be produced in Orion Assembly Plant in Orion Township and to be available in all 50 states (although not initially). It’s not know how many Bolts EV GM intends to sell annually – the consensus from analysts and GM’s own suppliers seems to indicate a level of about 25,000 once production is optimized. “This is on the leading edge of technology. This is preparing ourselves for tomorrow and the future. This isn’t going to be the best-selling vehicle. It was never designed to be our best selling. This was designed for us to be able to get out, to be able to real world, to continue our leadership.” [© 2016 Inside EVs] http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2016/07/27/chevrolet-bolt-ev/87615124/ Chevy Bolt EV to ship to dealers in fourth quarter July 27, 2016 Melissa Burden [image http://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/2016/07/27/DetroitNews/B99422123Z.1_20160727180852_000_G681206E0.1-0.jpg 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV (Photo: GM) ] The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV, a pure-electric vehicle with a 200-mile-plus range, will begin shipping to dealers in the fourth quarter, General Motors Co. North America President Alan Batey said Wednesday. Batey told reporters that the car — expected to be priced around $30,000 after a federal tax rebate — will sell below the average sales price of a vehicle sold in the U.S. “We’re pioneering here with a product that the world’s never seen,” Batey said. GM and Chevrolet have not released the care’s exact expected range or its price. The Bolt is an important vehicle for Chevrolet and GM. Batey said Chevy is working on different ways to launch the car and interact with customers, but he said it was too early to disclose those ideas. The Bolt, unlike some EVs, will be available to buy in all 50 states. It will be produced at the company’s Orion Assembly Plant in Orion Township [MI]. Some test cars have already been spotted locally in recent weeks. The company will be introducing the pure electric vehicle at a time when gas prices are low and consumer’s appetites for EVs remains lukewarm ... Navigant Research predicts sales of battery and plug-in electric vehicles in North America will grow more than 60 percent this year to nearly 200,000. The firm says growth will come from the Volt, the Bolt EV, Tesla Model X, Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid electric. Electric vehicle sales growth is expected to continue in 2017 and 2018, the firm predicts. Bolt said the Bolt EV is on a crossover-type platform, has seating for five, lots of interior room and will be loaded with leading technology. The company has not disclosed its sales expectations for the Bolt EV, but some analysts think GM could sell around 30,000 a year. “This is on the leading edge of technology. This is preparing ourselves for tomorrow and the future,” Batey said. “This isn’t going to be the best-selling vehicle. It was never designed to be our best selling. This was designed for us to be able to get out, to be able to real world, to continue our leadership.” The Bolt EV will be out well before the Tesla Model 3, which Batey said gives them an opportunity for some 18 months of real world experience over the rival. The Tesla Model 3 is slated to go on sale around the end of next year for about $35,000. Earlier this year, some 300,000 people put down $1,000 deposits for the Model 3. [© detroitnews.com] ... http://electrek.co/2016/07/29/tesla-model-3-325000-reservations/ Tesla Model 3: confusion over reservation numbers spur unfounded fear ... 2016/07/29 ... https://thenewswheel.com/chevy-bolt-to-hit-dealers-between-october-and-december/ Chevy Bolt to Hit Dealers Between October and December Jul 29, 2016 Chevy has been very aggressive with getting its (and the industry's) first long-distance, affordable EV ready to sell. It seems like just yesterday that the car was ... 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