WSJ article

Pretty positive Bolt article in the Wall Street Journal.
"Chevy Bolt: Meet the First Practical, Mass-Market Electric Vehicle"


WELL, THAT was easy.

Twenty years and a million tears after General Motors ’ senior scientists built a fleet of nimble, lovable all-electric cars (the EV1) and then crushed them—an episode told in Chris Paine’s film “Who Killed the Electric Car?”—GM has delivered the world’s first affordable, long-range EV, the Chevrolet Bolt, with an EPA-estimated range of 238 miles and an MSRP of $37,495, before the $7,500 federal tax credit.

GM reached this mark a few months sooner than industry pioneer Tesla, which is only now ramping up production of its Model 3 compact sedan to satisfy some 450,000 preorders. The Bolt—a compact four-door, five-seat hatchback, assembled at the Orion plant near Detroit—offers about the same range and acceleration as reported for Model 3 with the standard battery (50 kWh) and a bit more cargo flexibility, owing to the hatch design.
Is the Chevy Bolt the Shape of Things to Come?
Dan Neil discusses the technology behind the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt and why batteries are setting the bar for innovation in the auto industry. He joins Lee Hawkins. Photo: General Motors. Originally published 2/12/2016

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GM reached this mark a few months sooner than industry pioneer Tesla, which is only now ramping up production of its Model 3 compact sedan to satisfy some 450,000 preorders.

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They're actually a full year ahead. Last summer GM was sending some of their employees home with "production intent" Bolts as a shakedown, which was the equivalent of what Tesla has been doing with their "first deliveries" to their own employees. The Bolt went into actual production in October of last year.

Not too sure how the Wall Street Journal feels about you copying their article verbatim here, since it requires a subscription to read on their website:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/chevy-...tical-mass-market-electric-vehicle-1508433885

However, I do know that that the author, Dan Neil, worked long and hard on that piece and at least deserves recognition as the author of the piece!

UPDATE: I do see Mr. Neil separately mentioned in the tag to the video preceeding the article.

michaellax said:

Not too sure how the Wall Street Journal feels about you copying their article verbatim here,

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Good point. I've edited the base post to remove all but the start of the article. It is fair use to quote part of an article and provide a pointer to the rest. It is not fair use to quote all of an article.