The Chevrolet Bolt EV, General Motors’ first fully electric vehicle to be built and sold on a large scale, will go out of production by the end of this year.
The Bolt was, for a number of years, the best-selling electric vehicle in America that was not made by Tesla, although the gap was very wide. The Bolt will go out on a high note, with the factory producing a record 70,000 Chevrolet Bolts and Bolt EUVs — the slightly taller “crossover” version — this year.
The letters EV are officially part of the Bolt EV’s name because, when it was introduced in 2016, GM already the Chevrolet Volt which GM described as “an extended range electric vehicle.” GM executives said at the time that the potential for name confusion between the two was welcomed. They wanted to give dealers the opportunity to ask “Are you looking for the Volt or Bolt?” and then explain the differences between them.
With its hatchback design, tall cargo area and seats that ride high off the ground, the Bolt was designed to have the attributes of a crossover SUV. In fact, GM executives used to insist that it was one. But its body rides close to the ground like a car’s, giving the Bolt the appearance of an unusually large hatchback instead.
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