2027 Chevrolet Bolt Revealed As America’s Least expensive EV

The reborn Chevrolet Bolt EV is sort of right here, and now we all know a bit extra about it. Normal Motors held an occasion for Bolt homeowners on Wednesday, the place it spilled the beans on a few of the funds electrical crossover’s key particulars.

The 2027 Chevy Bolt’s launch version will roll out of its Fairfax, Kansas, plant early subsequent yr and value $29,990, together with vacation spot charges, in accordance with social media posts from those that attended. A number of months later, a base LT mannequin will arrive at $28,995.

As of proper now, that cut price value level ought to make the brand new Bolt the most affordable electrical automotive in America come subsequent yr. It sneaks in slightly below the 2026 Nissan Leafwhich begins at $29,990, excluding a $1,495 vacation spot cost. With a value level corresponding to small gas-powered crossovers, wholesome vary and method quicker charging speeds than earlier than, the 2027 Bolt is a sorely wanted addition to America’s stubbornly costly EV market.

Chevrolet says the brand new Bolt’s vary will probably be 255 miles, barely greater than the outgoing Bolt EUV’s 247-mile EPA score. It is going to recharge from 10%-80% in a not-too-shabby 26 minutes. Its peak charging price is 150 kilowatts, an enormous leap over the sluggish 55 kW charging discovered within the outdated Bolt. Juice will probably be distributed by way of a built-in Tesla-style NACS charging port.

From the skin, the brand new Bolt bears a powerful resemblance in total form and measurement to the earlier Bolt EUV that was unceremoniously axed in 2023. But it surely does have refreshed entrance and rear fascias. Inside, the brand new Bolt options an 11.3-inch touchscreen and an 11-inch digital gauge cluster. Tremendous Cruise, as earlier than, will probably be an elective function.

The Bolt EV hatchback—joined by a Bolt EUV crossover for the automobile’s second era—was among the many hottest non-Tesla EVs earlier than Normal Motors determined to discontinue it. Not too lengthy after that occurred, and maybe spurred by the general public outcry, GM introduced that it might convey again the Bolt for one more era. And the brand new mannequin arrives at a pivotal time for America’s EV market.

Affordability is extra crucial than ever for getting extra mainstream customers into cleaner automobiles. The lack of the $7,500 EV tax credit score in September makes bringing EV prices that rather more essential for rising electrical automotive gross sales within the U.S.

After focusing on a $25,000 automotive years in the past, Tesla appears to have deserted that mission. Its long-hyped “extra inexpensive fashions” dropped on Tuesday as little greater than stripped-down, lower-priced trims of the prevailing Mannequin 3 and Mannequin Y.

Different automakers are selecting up the mantle of EV affordability, although. The brand new Nissan Leaf arrived earlier this yr with over 300 miles of vary in its base configuration. The Slate truck is about to enter manufacturing in 2026 as a really totally different type of electrical possibility. Ford is cooking up a $30,000 electrical pickup truck of its personal. Chevy’s Equinox EV has shortly burned up the EV gross sales charts during the last yr and alter.