If you’re willing to give up some efficiency, and thus range - a sacrifice few electric vehicles can make - there’s no shortage of grippier tires available in the Bolt EV’s size, but the average driver won’t object to the stock ones. Our earlier driving impressions of the Chevrolet Bolt EV have held fast: It’s quick (zero-to-60 mph in about 6.5 seconds) and handles nicely, though the efficient tires provide modest grip. Through June 2017, Chevy had sold 7,592 Chevrolet Bolt EVs in 16 states, and the car will go on sale nationwide in August, ahead of schedule. The e-Golf - should it appear - will be sold in California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington, D.C. I was impressed, but the Ioniq currently is available only to residents of Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties, expanding to Northern California and San Diego later this year. It’s rated at 124 miles of range and a price of $30,385. I recently drove the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Electric (the all-electric version of a model that can also be had with hybrid and, soon, plug-in-hybrid drivetrains). (The 2016 was $29,815 with a range of 83 miles.) The first full redesign of the Nissan Leaf will be detailed in September (range unknown), so for now the 2017 Leaf soldiers on with an estimated 107 miles of range for $31,565. Volkswagen’s 2017 e-Golf received an estimated-range increase of roughly 50 percent over the 2016 model, to 125 miles, but the year is half over and the 2017 model has yet to reach dealerships or be priced. As we publish, Tesla has begun building the Bolt EV’s closest competitor, the Model 3, with a claimed 215-mile range (with the standard battery) and a price of $35,000 before incentives, but we haven’t driven one yet our only exposure has been a few minutes riding along in a prototype more than a year ago.Ĭhevrolet is otherwise way ahead. We like to round out our reviews with comparisons, but at this moment, close competitors are few. (All prices cited include destination charges but not incentives, which should include a $7,500 federal tax credit.) The Bolt EV more than makes up for its higher price by having roughly twice the range of most competitors.Īs I expressed in our First Drive of the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV, much of this battery-electric hatchback’s appeal is evident in the numbers: 238 miles of EPA-estimated range, 9.5 hours to charge fully at 240 volts and a starting price of $37,495. A model that could get by on its long range and relatively low price alone, the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV also happens to be an excellent car.
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