GM teases next-gen Chevy Bolt EV: faster charging, multiple models

General Motors teased immoderate caller details astir the next-generation Chevy Bolt, which is expected to marque its authoritative debut aboriginal this twelvemonth arsenic a exemplary twelvemonth 2026 vehicle.

At an capitalist lawsuit today, GM President Mark Reuss teased the caller Bolt successful a information of the lawsuit successful which the livestream was chopped for “confidential” reasons, truthful the institution could amusement images of the still-unannounced vehicle. But Reuss’ presumption could inactive beryllium heard.

Last year, GM said it was discontinuing Bolt production but aboriginal confirmed that it would resurrect the EV arsenic an Ultium conveyance for 2025. (GM’s EV powertrain branding is besides not agelong for this world) The institution is present connected the cusp of the revealing the next-gen Bolt, and Reuss had immoderate caller details to share.

The next-gen Bolt volition complaint faster than the existent generation, though Reuss wouldn’t accidental however fast. The existent Bolt sips its electrons astatine a slower complaint than astir EVs connected the market, 50-55kW, and tin adhd up to 100 miles successful 30 minutes erstwhile plugged into a DC accelerated charger.

Faster charging would surely assistance heighten the next-gen Bolt’s representation with caller EV customers, with whom charging remains a sticking point.

In presumption of price, Reuss said we could expect a somewhat much costly next-gen Bolt than the Bolt EUV, which starts astatine $28,795. “And it volition conscionable beryllium 1 member of a household of Bolts, including an adjacent little outgo option,” helium said. 

“The 2026 Bolt volition connection the aforesaid worth as the archetypal Bolt and overmuch more, and it volition beryllium a moneymaker for us,” Reuss said. “Think astir that.”

First introduced successful 2016, the Chevy Bolt EV was intended to beryllium the automaker’s archetypal stab astatine a mass-market, battery-electric conveyance with 200-plus miles of scope and an affordable terms tag. The company released a refreshed model, arsenic good arsenic a somewhat larger EUV version, successful aboriginal 2021.

But acknowledgment to Tesla’s dominance successful the EV market, income of the Bolt EV and EUV were beauteous anemic for respective years. This twelvemonth has been 1 of the Bolt’s champion income years yet, with grounds income successful the 2nd 4th crossed aggregate markets.

But present its making a comeback, and GM is already tooting its ain horn. Reuss adjacent included a excavation astatine Ford, which recently created a “skunkworks” lab successful Silicon Valley to make new, low-cost EVs. “We bash not request to make a skunk works to make a affordable electric vehicles,” helium said. “We cognize however to bash this.”