https://www.yahoo.com/now/chevy-bolt-based-prototype-may-200100729.html Chevy Bolt-based prototype may be a Buick EV for China January 9, 2020 Joel Stocksdale Autoblog
[images https://media.zenfs.com/en/autoblog_50/63cfe59c17c4508fa5399f1fb666f331 https://s.aolcdn.com/os/ab/_cms/2020/01/09142854/chevy-bolt-ev-based-prototype-04.jpg Image Gallery https://s.aolcdn.com/os/ab/_cms/2020/01/09142849/chevy-bolt-ev-based-prototype-01.jpg https://s.aolcdn.com/os/ab/_cms/2020/01/09142909/chevy-bolt-ev-based-prototype-14.jpg https://s.aolcdn.com/os/ab/_cms/2020/01/09142901/chevy-bolt-ev-based-prototype-09.jpg https://s.aolcdn.com/os/ab/_cms/2020/01/09142857/chevy-bolt-ev-based-prototype-06.jpg ] Late last spring, we got a look at a GM prototype that was clearly based on the Chevy Bolt EV [ https://www.autoblog.com/2019/05/17/chevy-bolt-euv-electric-crossover-spy-photos/ ], but with updated styling. It seemed like it could be a more crossover-styled Bolt, given the recently trademarked name of EUV. Now we get another look at the prototype, but the bodywork seems less suggestive of a Chevy, and more of a Buick. This vehicle definitely still appears to be based on the Bolt, rather than on another small GM platform. In the photos of it next to the current model, the size, wheelbase and profile are extremely similar. There are differences, though. The nose isn't as sloped or as rounded, and the rear window kicks up a little earlier. The biggest changes are in the front and rear fascias, and it's here that we see hints of Buick. There are prominent air inlets on each side of the front bumper that give the car a more aggressive look. The headlights still have a fairly rounded, organic look, but with little extensions like fangs underneath. The styled running-light section, rounded shape and the smoked lenses seem very Buick-like. The grille features a large badge that doesn't fit the shape of a bow-tie, and is more that of a round logo like Buick's. Around at the back, the full-width taillights stand out, and in the middle there is obviously a round badge, again like a Buick. The wide taillights would also be a natural evolution of Buick's current light design [ https://www.autoblog.com/2019/07/10/buick-enclave-2020-sport-touring-trim-new-features/#slide-2152059 ] language that uses somewhat wide and thin lights. The rear bumper has been redesigned with new lower taillights. Now that we've established that this seems very much like a Buick, we don't think we'll see this particular version offered here with the badge. This is more likely a Buick version of the Bolt for the Chinese market, where the brand is associated with luxury and has been the spearhead for GM's electric and hybrid models. In fact, the Chevy Volt [pih] hybrid was sold there as the Buick Velite 5, which was part of a family of a electrified Velite models. This would probably also carry a Velite badge as well. While we might not see this specific Buick variant, we probably will see it offered as a Chevy in some form. With its more aggressive, crossover shape, it could be the rumored EUV model. Or it could be just a refresh of the current Bolt [ https://www.autoblog.com/2019/10/14/2020-chevrolet-bolt-first-drive/ ], since the model has been largely unchanged since its introduction for the 2017 model year. And extrapolating from this prototype, we can see how the headlights could be tweaked to tie into those air scoops as on the Suburban and Silverado. In any case, we'll probably see the final products, both Buick and Chevy versions, in the next year or two. [© yahoo.com] + https://arynews.tv/en/pakistans-first-electric-car-company/ Pakistan's first electric car company inaugurated in Lahore Jan 3, 2020 LAHORE: Pakistan's first electric car company made jointly by Pakistan and China held the inauguration of its first showroom ... incorporating electric vehicles into the consumer market the country will save million in fuel exports and also bring down the adverse environment effects ... https://arynews.tv/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/electric-cars.jpg For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://www.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 ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
