Profile
Chevrolet Bolt rides on the GM Ultium (dedicated EV, 400 V), with domain E/E architecture and partial over-the-air updates
Relaunched as MY2027 (second generation, LFP); arriving at dealers Jan 2026; carscoops calls it a limited run.
Variants and trims: LT, RS.
General
General
| Make | Chevrolet (company profile) |
| Family | Bolt |
| Model | Bolt |
| Variants and trims | LT, RS |
| Market segment | Mass-market |
| Status | Available |
| Price from | $27,600 USD - MSRP excl. destination (MY2027 US; 28,995 incl. destination) |
| Markets | US |
| Built in | United States (Fairfax Assembly (Kansas City, KS)) |
| Parent | General Motors |
| Brand origin | United States |
| Partners | LG Energy Solution (Ultium Cells JV); Samsung SDI (Ultium JV plant); Hyundai (co-development pact, 2024); Honda (Prologue/ZDX on Ultium, ending after MY2026); SAIC (SAIC-GM and SAIC-GM-Wuling JVs in China) |
| Reference fleet | In the Hero Fleet 75 |
Price basis and currency follow the market named; see EV Pricing: MSRP vs Real-World Cost.
Body and Design
Body and design
| Body style | SUV |
| Seats | 5 |
| Seat rows | 2 |
| Seat layout | 2+3 |
| Doors | 5 |
| Door type | conventional |
Performance
Performance
| Range (EPA) | 262 mi (422 km) |
| Peak power | 157 kW (211 hp) |
| Peak torque | 229 Nm (169 lb-ft) |
| Drive | FWD |
| Motors | 1 |
Range is listed per test cycle and never mixed: see EV Range Explained: EPA vs WLTP vs CLTC and factors that cut real-world range.
Battery and Charging
Battery and charging
| Battery (usable) | 65 kWh |
| Chemistry | LFP |
| Voltage class | 400 V |
| DC peak charge | 150 kW |
| DC charge time | 10-80% in about 26 min (GM) |
| AC onboard charger | 11. |
| Bidirectional | V2H (GM Energy V2H Bundle) |
Battery is usable capacity where the maker publishes it (gross vs usable); DC peak is the maker's peak rate, not an average (charging speed, rate and time).
Platform and Architecture
GM Ultium (BEV3 / BT1)
Platform and software-defined vehicle profile: 400 V class, domain E/E architecture, partial OTA.
| Owner | General Motors |
| Platform type | dedicated EV |
| Also used by | Honda (Prologue), Acura (ZDX, discontinued) |
| Voltage class | mixed |
| E/E architecture | domain |
| OTA scope | partial |
| SDV maturity | transitional |
| Battery integration | module |
| Platform launched | 2022 |
| Platform status | active |
400 V cars; 800 V-capable trucks (Hummer EV, Silverado EV, Sierra EV, Escalade IQ).
Architecture, OTA scope, SDV maturity and inverter type are platform properties: each platform is classified once and its models inherit the values unless the model differs (marked model-specific). Definitions: SDV capabilities explained. More on General Motors EV Platforms.
Autonomy Readiness
Super Cruise (hands-free on mapped highways) (L2+)
| ADAS system | Super Cruise (hands-free on mapped highways) |
| Automation level | L2+ |
| Supervision | supervised |
| Sensors | cameras; radar; HD map (no onboard lidar) |
| Lidar | no |
| ADAS supplier | GM (in-house) |
Levels follow SAE J3016 driving automation levels; compute families are compared in Autonomy Compute Platforms.
Fleet Readiness
Fleet profile
| Fleet roles | rideshare; corporate |
| Telematics | GM Envolve (OnStar) (full access) |
| Operational class | Fleet-Capable |
| Duty cycle | Urban stop-and-go |
Scores are explained in the Fleet Scoring Framework.
Lineup
In the Chevrolet lineup
All Chevrolet battery-electric models: Chevrolet EV portfolio. Listed in Electric Cars and SUVs.
| Model | Body | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Blazer EV | SUV | on sale |
| Equinox EV | SUV | on sale |
| Silverado EV | pickup | on sale |
| Menlo EV | wagon | discontinued |
| Tahoe EV | SUV | cancelled |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Chevrolet Bolt
- Sources
- ElectronsX passenger EV dataset; thechargeport.com, carscoops.com
- Updated
- 2026-11-02