LOL! Continue their leadership? In a 20,000 car that costs 40,000 almost. What happens when the tax credits run out? This is a car to me CAFE standards period.
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 3, 2016, at 3:42 AM, brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > [ref > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-GM-sez-Bolt-isn-t-going-to-be-a-best-seller-nor-was-it-designed-to-be-td4683175.html > ] > > '$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 ... > > > > > For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: > http://evdl.org/evln/ > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-GM-NA-Pres-sez-Bolt-isn-t-going-to-be-a-best-seller-nor-was-it-designed-to-be-tp4683176.html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
