Chevy touts Bolt as an EV for everyone

[lukestuke]

“With the price and range (of) this vehicle, this vehicle is ultimately a vehicle anyone can drive,” said Kathy Belsic, advertising and marketing manager for Chevrolet electric vehicles. “It’s not just a great electric car, it’s a great car.”

Sales of all electric and plug-in electric vehicles in the U.S. jumped 37 percent last year to 159,139, according to InsideEVs, a website that writes about electric vehicles. But that represents less than 1 percent of overall U.S. sales.

Still, Belsic and Chevy are optimistic.

“It is a growing market, there is a lot of anticipated demand,” Belsic said. “I think more than ever people are starting to think, ‘I think I can convert to a pure electric. It can be a vehicle for me.’ ”

Full article here: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2017/02/08/bolt-ev/97668290/

 

[klaus]

I think the Bolt EV will be the best selling EV for 2017.

If the Model 3 comes out early enough it might be able to catch up, but likely will show up right at the end of the year (just my guess).

 

[Dgodfrey]

Based on todays earnings report from Tesla it will be close. They are on track for approximately 35,000 model 3's by year end. Not sure how many S or X. Then they will ramp up to 10,000/week for 2018.

 

[SparkE]

That is *great news* !! Maybe I'll postpone my purchase of a used EV for an additional 6 months, to reap the additional drop in prices of 3-year-old EV lease returns.