A Second Electrical SUV Coming From GM? Can The Bolt EUV Be The Hummer’s Little Brother?
(By Tom Lohnes) – The Chevrolet Bolt is just about the epitome of the electrical automotive. It’s conservative wanting, it has sturdy vary, and does many issues properly, however doesn’t have plenty of flash and sprint. Truly, our household had one a short time again and it may sprint fairly exhausting. However anyway.
Styled like a low-slung minivan, a singular electrical motor up entrance, and a straight ahead inside, it’s a automotive designed to get folks from two factors with out inspiring an entire lot of enthusiasm concerning the course of. Nicely, to make the Bolt extra interesting to a wider swath of individuals whereas additionally taking a chew into the gross sales of the rising electrical crossover section, Chevy is releasing a crossover model, labeled Bolt EUV.
EUV, standing for Electrical Utility Automobile would be the title for all of Chevy’s electrical SUV’s. With targets such because the Tesla Mannequin Y and Ford Mustang Mach-E in sight, GM has to push out a very good effort to even dream of taking gross sales from the Tesla. Powertrain choices would be the similar 238 horsepower entrance motor from the Bolt, one with the identical entrance motor and a brand new, smaller rear motor, or hopefully a quick one with 476 mixed horsepower from the two-standard motor. The truth is, the motor is the one factor shared between the Bolt and the EUV, in addition to the title. Which means the outside, inside, and cargo areas get a full redesign, which is nice as a result of the present Bolt is somewhat small. Vary ought to high 300 miles, and 0-60 instances ought to vary from 4 to 7 seconds.
The Bolt EUV seems like a robust providing with the little data we’ve of it now, and hopefully it’s priced competitively to the Mustang and the Tesla to realize some gross sales.
