Category: eV

GM to discontinue Chevy Bolt EV, Bolt EUV at end of 2023

2022 Chevrolet Bolt EVGM will discontinue the Chevrolet Bolt EV hatchback and Bolt EUV small crossover at the end of the year, GM CEO Mary Barra told investors on Tuesday. The Orion Assembly plant used to make the Bolt EV will shift production to electric trucks such as the Silverado EV that use GM's more sophisticated Ultium propulsion system. That marks the end of...

Reminder: EPA range for EVs isn’t a highway number

2023 Chevrolet Bolt EVEPA fuel-economy ratings have city, highway, and combined categories, but range ratings for EVs only include the latter. There's a reason for that. A new paper published by SAE International and co-authored by Car and Driver testing director Dave VanderWerp emphasizes that the EPA combined EV range rating isn't a number reflective of highway...

Mexico To Triple EV Production In 2023

Giant amongst developing nations, Mexico stands currently as the seventh-largest automobile producer in the world (in number of units). It is the fifth-largest automobile exporter (in total value). The Mexican auto industry has grown sevenfold since the 1960s and doubled its output since the 1990s, when it was granted full access to the US market. […]