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General Motors has just posted record sales of the Chevrolet Bolt EV (including the Bolt EUV ) in the third quarter of 2022. And you know what? Despite having all of its units recalled to replace potentially defective batteries and facing a very uncertain future , the small electric hatchback …

After significantly lowering the price of the Chevrolet Bolt EV on both sides of the border for 2022, including $6,800 in Canada, General Motors has decided to do the same for the 2023 model year, but in the U.S. only. Over there, the Bolt EV’s base MSRP is down by …

Every year, The Car Guide unveils a list of Best Buys covering all the different vehicle categories in the industry. Electric cars are proving increasingly popular right now as gas prices skyrocket and drivers want more efficient solutions. Unfortunately, demand far exceeds supply, resulting in impossibly long delivery times. The …

General Motors this week resumed production of the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV at Orion Assembly in Michigan after several months of interruption caused by the recall of all 142,000 units built to this day to fix potentially defective batteries. Sales have also resumed, and despite the late start, …

Except for a short, two-week period at the beginning of November, production of the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV has been on halt since late summer of 2021 as General Motors works to replace the high-voltage battery modules on all the units it has built to this day and …

On Tuesday, General Motors announced it would spend $7 billion USD in Michigan to increase electric vehicle and battery production, converting Orion Assembly in the process to build electric pickups including the Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV starting in 2024. The Orion plant, as you may know, is …

Battery deterioration and range loss in the winter are two primary concerns of potential EV buyers in Canada. Driving and charging habits are just not the same as in the summer. Of course, not all EVs are created equal. Some do a better job than others of withstanding temperature drops.

UPDATE (11/18/2021)--General Motors again halted production of the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV on November 15. The plant will remain down the rest of the year as GM continues to work through a recall on the electric vehicles. Below is the original story. After being put on halt for …

With Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV production temporarily stopped because of the battery recalls involving every single unit ever made, General Motors is grabbing the bull by the horns. The stakes have become extremely high, so the automaker has sent some of its engineers to LG battery plants in …

UPDATE, 07/23/2021--GM and LG Chem experts have identified the simultaneous presence of two rare manufacturing defects in the same battery cell as the root cause of battery fires in certain Bolt EV vehicles. GM says it will replace defective battery modules as part of a new recall but it is …