The new model is the carmaker’s first mass market pure electric car and goes further than the Tesla Model 3 on a single charge
General Motors (GM) has revealed its first mass market all-electric car, in a sign that low-emission vehicles are set to become the major battleground for the US auto industry in coming years.
The all-electric Chevy Bolt can go 238 miles on a fully charged battery, according to GM - further than the hotly anticipated Tesla Model 3, which will be able to travel 215 miles on a single charge.
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The move places GM into direct competition with Tesla, which is set to start retailing its first mass market vehicle, the Model 3, next year with a price tag of $35,000. Meanwhile the Chevrolet will go on sale in the US later this year, costing $37,500.
"Chevrolet showed the world the production version Bolt EV earlier this year and in a few short months we've moved from that vision to a reality," GM North America president Alan Batey said in a statement. "The Bolt EV is a game changer for the electric car segment and it will start to become available at Chevrolet dealerships later this year."
The development of electric vehicles with longer range is seen as key to cracking the mass market, reassuring consumers with so-called 'range-anxiety'. Most affordable electric vehicles currently have a relatively low range - the best-selling $26,700 Nissan Leaf has a range of 107 miles, while the high-end Tesla Model S has an impressive 219-mile range, but costs upwards of $70,000.
In related news, Delta Motorsports today revealed a new low-cost micro-turbine technology to help electric cars match petrol or diesel-powered equivalents for range.
The new range extender, unveiled today at the Low Carbon Vehicle Event 2016 by Climate Minister Nick Hurd, slows the drain rate of a car's battery pack. The invention is the result of a £3.1m collaborative research and development project co-funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) and Innovate UK.
The project was led by Delta Motorsport, who said Chinese and European manufacturers have already expressed commercial interest in the invention.
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