GM's Bolt EV to make epic comeback next year, multiple models teased

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In a nutshell: For those waiting on the sidelines for an affordable electric vehicle option, General Motors has some good news: The Chevy Bolt EV is coming back, possibly with an even cheaper model as an option. Moreover, the car is actually going to be profitable for the automaker.

GM President Mark Reuss confidently stated at the company's recent Investor Day that the "2026 Bolt will offer the same value as the original Bolt and much more. And it will be a money maker for us. Think about that."

GM initially planned to axe the Bolt last year before backtracking and confirming its resurrection as an Ultium-based EV for 2025. But now there's been another strategy shift – the automaker revealed to investors that it's ditching the "Ultium" branding for its batteries going forward. Even more significant, GM is abandoning its one-size-fits-all cell strategy, instead embracing a wider range of battery chemistries and formats across its upcoming EV lineup.

The new Bolt is slated to hit dealerships late next year as a 2026 model. While the final pricing isn't set, Reuss mentioned it will only cost "slightly" more than the outgoing 2023 Bolt EUV crossover's $28,795 starting price. That's not bad at all for an EV with over 200 miles of range.

However, it's not just the approachable cost that could intrigue EV buyers. GM is promising faster charging capabilities on the next-gen Bolt, addressing a sore point in current models, which max out at a relatively sluggish 55kW rate. Reuss kept the specifics under wraps, simply stating it will have "faster charging" as part of "the latest technology."

The reborn Bolt won't be a one-trick affordable model either. Reuss revealed it will be part of a full "family" of Bolt models, including an even cheaper variant for ultra-budget-conscious buyers.

Reuss seemed to take a subtle jab at Ford's newly formed "skunkworks" EV team too, boasting "We don't need to create a skunkworks to create affordable electric vehicles. We know how to do this."

While light on details, with Reuss saying it's "too early to go into specifics," the 2026 Bolt revival represents GM finally cracking the code for making mass-market EVs profitable after years of struggling with low production volumes and high upfront investments. The automaker is on pace to build 200,000 EVs in North America this year as it scales up next-gen models like the Bolt and the new Equinox EV.

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GM's Bolt EV to make epic comeback next year, multiple models teased

 
They never should have gotten rid of it in the first place. Turns out, not everyone wants 80" wide land barges. Both the blazer and equinox EVs are fat pigs compared to the gas models.
 
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wiyosaya said:
I'm not in the market for a new vehicle any longer after buying a 2024 Prius Prime in January, however, if I were, a 200-mile range would still not be enough for me to make me go full EV.
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Nice! I’m envious. Take care of it and you can get 12’ish good years out of the batteries. I really like the new Prius, but it is very expensive.
 
I don't understand why someone would buy an Electric Vehicle, that only goes 300 miles at best, and then needs a charge? I'll stick with my 92 Dodge Viper, 1989 IROC Z-28, 2005 Chevy Aveo, and my 1973 Chevy Impala. All, of which, use GAS! :)
 
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Win7user said:
I don't understand why someone would buy an Electric Vehicle, that only goes 300 miles at best, and then needs a charge
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Of course you don't. Maybe start with not needing to make a special stop to refuel.
Once home, park, plug, and the system stops and shuts off if you set it to when it's done.
And before you start with the far fringe, 99.2% drive under 100 miles a day:

99.2% of US Daily Trips Are Less Than 100 Miles – Page 3 – EVStatistics

Only 0.8% of average daily trips in the US in November 2021 were of 100 or more miles in distance, according to data from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics. And less than 0.1% of average trips were of 500 or more miles of range.
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Win7user said:
I'll stick with my 92 Dodge Viper, 1989 IROC Z-28, 2005 Chevy Aveo, and my 1973 Chevy Impala. All, of which, use GAS!
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Cool! My little nephew likes fat, slow dinosaurs too! :joy:

Anyway, if it weren't for the F150 Lightning, Mach-E and the Bolt again, the US midrange EV market wouldn't have much for us. There is always Tesla, but absolutely nobody likes Tesla owners and Musk keeps cosplaying to a group that will never buy his cars while losing his former fan base and buyers.
 
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I would consider a Tesla if they were affordable. I work from home and only put on about 2500 miles a year on my CR-V.

Regardless what you think of MUSK, if it weren't for him, the information available to the public would be completely one sided. He basically saved the US from the liberal dominated press.
 
Win7user said:
I don't understand why someone would buy an Electric Vehicle, that only goes 300 miles at best, and then needs a charge? I'll stick with my 92 Dodge Viper, 1989 IROC Z-28, 2005 Chevy Aveo, and my 1973 Chevy Impala. All, of which, use GAS! :)
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I love the cars I own. All Toyota/Honda. 4 of them. Ranging in years and mileage from 2006-2017. All ICE. None have had to have anything more than oil changes and serpentine belt changes. (Of course tires and brakes).
 
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scavengerspc said:
Of course you don't. Maybe start with not needing to make a special stop to refuel.
Once home, park, plug, and the system stops and shuts off if you set it to when it's done.
And before you start with the far fringe, 99.2% drive under 100 miles a day:

99.2% of US Daily Trips Are Less Than 100 Miles – Page 3 – EVStatistics

Only 0.8% of average daily trips in the US in November 2021 were of 100 or more miles in distance, according to data from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics. And less than 0.1% of average trips were of 500 or more miles of range.
evstatistics.com evstatistics.com

Cool! My little nephew likes fat, slow dinosaurs too! :joy:

Anyway, if it weren't for the F150 Lightning, Mach-E and the Bolt again, the US midrange EV market wouldn't have much for us. There is always Tesla, but absolutely nobody likes Tesla owners and Musk keeps cosplaying to a group that will never buy his cars while losing his former fan base and buyers.
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under 100 miles? GREAT!

So how about in the winter, when your range is cut in half? How about in 8 years, when you have 15-20% battery wear from sitting outside in the weather and being recharged? Suddenly that 200 mile bolt is only going 70-80 miles.

uh oh.

EV fans always get smug about "well you dont need that much range and you can charge at home!" without considering real life imitations. We've already seen the havok winter causes EVs in chicago last year, so imagine how bad it will be with millions of EVs in the city. Fans will hand wave this away and refuse to acknowledge that it happened. Where will apartment dwellers recharge at night? Homes without garages? Homes where the grid cant handle the load (california)?

They're just not ready for prime time, and likely wont be for decades, for all the same reasons as the last 100 years of EV cars.
 
Win7user said:
I don't understand why someone would buy an Electric Vehicle, that only goes 300 miles at best, and then needs a charge? I'll stick with my 92 Dodge Viper, 1989 IROC Z-28, 2005 Chevy Aveo, and my 1973 Chevy Impala. All, of which, use GAS! :)
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A wide majority of folks are not driving 300 miles a day. They go to the grocery store or the park. Very few folks need that type of range a day for common activities and day to day life.
 
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under 100 miles? GREAT!

So how about in the winter, when your range is cut in half? How about in 8 years, when you have 15-20% battery wear from sitting outside in the weather and being recharged? Suddenly that 200 mile bolt is only going 70-80 miles.

uh oh.

EV fans always get smug about "well you dont need that much range and you can charge at home!" without considering real life imitations. We've already seen the havok winter causes EVs in chicago last year, so imagine how bad it will be with millions of EVs in the city. Fans will hand wave this away and refuse to acknowledge that it happened. Where will apartment dwellers recharge at night? Homes without garages? Homes where the grid cant handle the load (california)?

They're just not ready for prime time, and likely wont be for decades, for all the same reasons as the last 100 years of EV cars.
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Odd, my brothers wifes tesla doesnt have those issues. It runs just fine in winter and never met any limitations.

Weird how real life experience differs from forum users spreading information.
 
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WhoCaresAnymore said:
Nice! I’m envious. Take care of it and you can get 12’ish good years out of the batteries. I really like the new Prius, but it is very expensive.
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I might not have it that long. IF Toyota comes out with their announced Solid-State Battery that has in excess of the advertised 750-mile range, I might trade it in for an EV. For me, ATM, 750-miles would be enough for pretty much all of the trips I take.

If Toyota's Solid-State battery does get released to the general market, about the only way that I'd keep it is if Toyota offered a battery upgrade to the Solid-State battery at a reasonable cost, and that upgrade added significant (say 10x - 20x) all-electric range.

During the summer weather, I was getting close to 50-miles all electric, and I've only filled the tank with E0 gas four times since January - I'm on 3/4-tank now. Not that it is going to make up the price difference, but I'm paying about $8.00/mo for the electricity to charge it. I used to have an '06 Prius and was filling the tank about every six weeks in the summer.

It's also a "fun" car to drive. Sometimes, I "lead foot" it and leave most other vehicles in the dust.
 
lonetac said:
Odd, my brothers wifes tesla doesnt have those issues. It runs just fine in winter and never met any limitations.

Weird how real life experience differs from forum users spreading information.
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It's even worse, unfortunately.
I have told @Theinsanegamer, and given proof, that the winter range disaster scenarios were idiocy many times before.
But we all know that crowd. Like the old saying.
If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit.

Theinsanegamer said:
EV fans always get smug about "well you dont need that much range and you can charge at home!" without considering real life imitations.
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Well, actually it's the smokers with a majority of the "real life limitations".
Theinsanegamer said:
We've already seen the havok winter causes EVs in chicago last year
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I know smokers ran out of gas.
But I know Teslas had problems, but those were Tesla problems (surprise!), not EVs in general.
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Homes where the grid cant handle the load
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Really? What happened? I think I missed something.
 
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scavengerspc said:
It's even worse, unfortunately.
I have told @Theinsanegamer, and given proof, that the winter range disaster scenarios were idiocy many times before.
But we all know that crowd. Like the old saying.
If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit.
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No, you keep CLAIMING its bullshit because it doesnt line up with your worldview. Of course, you'll discount any proof to the contrary, like the accounts of actual EV owners who live in winter climates, so there's no reason to argue with you.
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Well, actually it's the smokers with a majority of the "real life limitations".
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Like what? Being able to fill up in 2 minutes? Darn, what a limitation, LMFAO.
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I know smokers ran out of gas.
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You can refill a gas car with this thing called a gas can. Shocking, I know.

Know anyone who can just carry a spare battery for an EV?
scavengerspc said:
But I know Teslas had problems, but those were Tesla problems (surprise!), not EVs in general.
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Nope, other EVs, such as chevys also suffered, but this breaks your world view, so you ignore it.
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Really? What happened? I think I missed something.
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See, this is what im talking about. How many rolling blackouts in california, how many warnings for homeowners not to plug in their EVs to charge during "peak times" that encompass the majority of time people are at home, does it take for you to admit there is a problem?

lonetac said:
Odd, my brothers wifes tesla doesnt have those issues. It runs just fine in winter and never met any limitations.
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Hey, great for you! Except:
lonetac said:
Weird how real life experience differs from forum users spreading information.
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Pot calling the kettle black LMFAO. Also, is this a freudian slip? Yes, forum users spread information. This is how forums generally work. You act like that's a bad thing, or anyone with experiences outside of yours are clearly just trolls and not people with legitimate concerns.

And people wonder why EV users are seen as smug redditor tier garbage....
 
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Know anyone who can just carry a spare battery for an EV?
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This reminds me of an amusing YouTube video I came across recently of a guy whose Tesla was stuck on the side of the road until a another guy stopped to help him. It confused the guy when the Tesla owner asked if he had some gasoline. It turns out it was for a gasoline powered generator the Tesla owner kept in his trunk so he could recharge his dead Tesla.
 
Theinsanegamer said:
No, you keep CLAIMING its bullshit because it doesnt line up with your worldview. Of course, you'll discount any proof to the contrary
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Very busy brother, so I will have to help with the bulk of the facts for you later, but there is time for this on the smoke pumps in the cold


"Cold weather and winter driving conditions can significantly reduce fuel economy. Fuel economy tests show that, in city driving, a conventional gasoline car's gas mileage is roughly 15% lower at 20°F than it would be at 77°F. It can drop as much as 24% for short (3- to 4-mile) trips".

I'm sure I never said an EV didn't lose range in the winter. Just that they don't do anything terribly unusual.

There are reports of an EV losing as much as 30% or more, but I'm not sure any of those are actually tested results. Lots of claims, though. I have had an EV as a kind of 3rd vehicle for nearly 4 years, and I have seen as much as a 28% loss IF I turn off the preheater when outside or the warm prep cycle when in my garage. But even with the preheater on sucking up cycles before I even get in the car, I think the worst range drop I have seen is 21%. (Yes, I keep track).

NOT using any of the pre-heat systems is definitely far worse than letting them work though.

So you see, sometimes a person can have a "worldview" because it is the actual facts making that worldview.
 
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Unless the range is at least 350miles, can charge to full in 15mins and will last 15 to 20 years, I'm not interested..
 
Theinsanegamer said:
Like what? Being able to fill up in 2 minutes? Darn, what a limitation, LMFAO.
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2 minutes? Laughable. And an EV can be hooked up in 10 seconds, then left alone.
Theinsanegamer said:
You can refill a gas car with this thing called a gas can. Shocking, I know.
Know anyone who can just carry a spare battery for an EV?
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True. But when you leave home every day with a full charge, stopping is not necessary.
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Nope, other EVs, such as chevys also suffered, but this breaks your world view, so you ignore it.
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Are we talking about the same Chicago winter traffic jam?
It was Teslas that had trouble even charging at all in that cold.
Not just in Chicago, but that brought it to the front:
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How many rolling blackouts in california, how many warnings for homeowners not to plug in their EVs to charge during "peak times" that encompass the majority of time people are at home, does it take for you to admit there is a problem?
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Or run their AC's. They had blackouts LONG before EVs were even a thing, and will for maybe a few more years. But in your line of thinking, I have decided to blame the order to cut back electric usage on gas stations. If everyone could refuel at home, we wouldn't need one every half a block sucking up the amps.
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And people wonder why EV users are seen as smug redditor tier garbage....
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Not EV owners. Tesla owners. Hell, I don't like them either, and I had 2 members of my staff that drove them until their more recent purchases started falling apart in no time.
 
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This reminds me of an amusing YouTube video I came across recently of a guy whose Tesla was stuck on the side of the road until a another guy stopped to help him. It confused the guy when the Tesla owner asked if he had some gasoline. It turns out it was for a gasoline powered generator the Tesla owner kept in his trunk so he could recharge his dead Tesla.
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And I'm sure you realize running out of charge is no more, or less *****ic than running out of gas. But dipshits do it in both all the time.
 
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