https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2017/12/419_241598.html GM Korea set to import 5,000 EVs in 2018 2017-12-28 Jhoo Dong-chan
[image http://img.koreatimes.co.kr/upload/newsV2/images/201712/3d5d5f3dd7e743fa9f85b26a8fb2c0b1.jpg The Chevrolet Bolt EV / Courtesy of GM Korea ] GM Korea will import around 5,000 Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles (EVs) next year, aiming to take the lead in the nation's increasingly competitive eco-friendly car market. A government source said on condition of anonymity GM Korea has a plan to import and sell around 5,000 Bolt EVs next year, and a GM Korea official partly confirmed this. "I can't comment on the company's sales plan for next year at this point, but it's true we said 5,000 when the government asked about it," the GM official said. "We were very surprised at the Bolt EV's explosive popularity earlier this year. We started receiving pre-orders for the model on March 17, and all 400 cars available were sold out in two hours. I believe the EV model's competitiveness is unparalleled in the nation's eco-friendly market." According to the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association, 10,075 EVs were sold between January and October this year, and GM Korea's plan to import and sell 5,000 Bolt EVs next year implies its ambition to take a big chunk of the market. A senior engineer of General Motors demonstrated his confidence in the Chevy Bolt EV's success. "With its drive range of 383 kilometers, you don't need to charge the Bolt EV every day. I also drive the Bolt EV in the United States and charged it only once a week. With a model like the Bolt EV, you don't need to look around to find charging stations every day," GM Chevrolet Bolt EV chief engineer Michael Lelli said. "The model is a revolutionary product that was developed based on the deep expertise of GM engineers worldwide and years of customer feedback and innovative partnerships. With its affordability, long range and exciting new technologies, it will enable more customers to experience a true EV life." The Bolt EV is priced at 47.79 million won, but end consumers would pay less than 30 million won thanks to government subsidies for EVs. Apart from the model's affordability and drive range, the Bolt EV's performance was also proven to dispel many misgivings about EVs _ slow and boring machines with batteries that may suddenly discharge while driving. Mounting a 150 KW motor that can produce a maximum of 204 horsepower with 36.7 kg.m torque, the Chevy Bolt EV can reach 100 kilometers per hour in less than seven seconds. The popular BMW 320d sports sedan takes more than seven seconds to reach 100 kilometers per hour. [© koreatimes.co.kr] + http://blog.cleanenergy.org/2017/12/26/make-your-new-years-resolution-an-electric-solution/ Make Your New Year's Resolution an Electric Solution! December 26th, 2017 Ringing in the New Year with hope is a longstanding tradition that has existed since ancient times. In Rome, they celebrated the god of change and beginnings, Janus, for whom the month was named. His two faces symbolized looking back into the past and looking ahead to the new, and this symbolic time for the Romans ... http://blog.cleanenergy.org/files/2017/12/25348280_1919702528346126_4531290834881331027_n-223x300.png http://www.leftlanenews.com/exfaraday-employees-form-ev-startup-99336.html Ex-Faraday Future employees form EV start-up December 24, 2017 Several former Faraday Future employees have joined forces to start a new company named Evelozcity. The oddly-named start-up is the brainchild of Stefan Krause, the former BMW employee who either quit Faraday Future or was fired, depending on whose account you choose to believe. He was the company's financial ... For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
