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Volt was a stepping stone towards the Bolt. Bolt was intended to be mass volume, not a compliance vehicle. But you are right...once Bolt was good enough there w

by fma 6y ago

Volt was a stepping stone towards the Bolt. Bolt was intended to be mass volume, not a compliance vehicle. But you are right...once Bolt was good enough there was no need for Volt. "GM executives wanted an EV that could generate serious volume. The design should be expressive and distinct without veering into “science project” territory, Norris said." https://www.autonews.com/article/20160807/OEM03/160809904/gm-s-korea-studio-broke-the-mold-with-bolt https://www.autonews.com/article/20160807/OEM03/160809904/gm... Additionally, if it was only a compliance vehicle it would be sold only in the US. But it was first sold in Korea "The Bolt is making its commercial debut in Korea, albeit only 400 units initially are being distributed to winners of a lottery draw held among the few thousand applicants who had completed orders. Bolt sales have just begun in the U.S." https://www.wardsauto.com/technology/bolt-s-lead-designer-describes-clean-sheet-creation https://www.wardsauto.com/technology/bolt-s-lead-designer-de...

cptskippy 6y ago
> Volt was a stepping stone towards the Bolt. I'm not sure how you came to that conclusion, the "olt" in their name and the Chevy badge are the only things they shared in common between the two vehicles. The Volt was designed in Michigan where as the Bolt was designed in Korea. The Volt is a radically different platform with a completely different drive train, different battery chemistry and BMS, and different cooling solution. > Bolt was intended to be mass volume, not a compliance vehicle. Being a mass volume vehicle doesn't preclude it from also being a compliance car. In fact former vice chairman of Global Product Development at GM said it was a compliance car AND Steve Majoros, marketing director for Chevrolet cars, officially acknowledged it's role as a compliance car. > We can confidently say Bolt EV is not a exclusively “compliance play.” - https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1103482_bob-lutz-called-2017-chevy-bolt-ev-a-compliance-car-is-it https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1103482_bob-lutz-called... The term "not a exclusively" is official acknowledgement that it serves the role of a compliance car.
- fma 6y ago
  Bolt was produced 7 years after Volt. I certainly hope it's a radically different platform. I have read previous articles years ago by GM execs acknowledging their battery tech at the time was not good enough for all electric, hence they created the Volt to gain electrification expertise. By your logic, ANY electric vehicle GM produced would have been a compliance car...because...any electric vehicle would also have met that requirement. Spark EV was manufacture for compliance. Bolt...no.

by fma 6y ago

cptskippy 6y ago

> Volt was a stepping stone towards the Bolt. I'm not sure how you came to that conclusion, the "olt" in their name and the Chevy badge are the only things they shared in common between the two vehicles. The Volt was designed in Michigan where as the Bolt was designed in Korea. The Volt is a radically different platform with a completely different drive train, different battery chemistry and BMS, and different cooling solution. > Bolt was intended to be mass volume, not a compliance vehicle. Being a mass volume vehicle doesn't preclude it from also being a compliance car. In fact former vice chairman of Global Product Development at GM said it was a compliance car AND Steve Majoros, marketing director for Chevrolet cars, officially acknowledged it's role as a compliance car. > We can confidently say Bolt EV is not a exclusively “compliance play.” - https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1103482_bob-lutz-called-2017-chevy-bolt-ev-a-compliance-car-is-it https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1103482_bob-lutz-called... The term "not a exclusively" is official acknowledgement that it serves the role of a compliance car.

fma 6y ago
Bolt was produced 7 years after Volt. I certainly hope it's a radically different platform. I have read previous articles years ago by GM execs acknowledging their battery tech at the time was not good enough for all electric, hence they created the Volt to gain electrification expertise. By your logic, ANY electric vehicle GM produced would have been a compliance car...because...any electric vehicle would also have met that requirement. Spark EV was manufacture for compliance. Bolt...no.