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This helps to explain why their "EV engine swap kits" [0] haven't really shown up. They were said to be largely the EV guts of the Bolt with some adaptation har
by cameron_b 3y ago
This helps to explain why their "EV engine swap kits" [0] haven't really shown up. They were said to be largely the EV guts of the Bolt with some adaptation hardware on top. This is a really big setback for the EV-curious aftermarket, hotrod, and resto-mod communities that currently have Tesla[1] and some bespoke builds[2].
It isn't stealing anyone's thunder to say that the Medium Duty market for EV is hot and still ripe for disruption. Think School busses and in-town flat-bed deliveries. The market is large and valuable because of the Commercial upside[3] but the Light duty ( Pickup, looking at you (Ford, Chevy, Dodge) ^[1-3]50 ) truck market is the Goose that is laying Golden Eggs currently whether in clout or in actual margins. That same market would have an enormous impact on emissions, gross fuel consumption if electrified, but there's big hesitation. It feels like the big dogs are singing the swan song of their big gas engines until they're forced by legislation into actually selling different equipment.
[0] https://www.reliable-chevrolet.com/blog/2022/may/7/chevy-to-sell-ev-retrofit-kits-in-2021.htm https://www.reliable-chevrolet.com/blog/2022/may/7/chevy-to-...
[1] https://revoltsystems.com/ https://revoltsystems.com/
[2] https://www.evwest.com/catalog/vehicles.php https://www.evwest.com/catalog/vehicles.php
[3] https://www.google.com/search?&q=medium+duty+electric https://www.google.com/search?&q=medium+duty+electric
- WorldMaker 3y agoI'm not sure this is a surprise given the switch from Bolt's older "Voltec" engine/platform to GM's "Ultium" platform. Hopefully GM will find a way to build such kits from Ultium instead.