minispeed
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I don't think the bolt had anything to do with the i3 range update. No who would cross shopp and buy a bolt over an i3 would then choose to buy the i3 because of 40 more miles. If they've got i3 money and they want a bmw the rex cost of doing 120 miles a day for a year is less than $1000. People aren't buying them to save on money on gas it's the cred of a BMW and the cred of the environmental movement and the very unique look (which Bolt is stealing a bit of).
BMW, and all the Germans have a lot ridding on electric because of CAFE, not to mention their government set ambitious EV goals and they are probably further off than any other government with a plan to adopt EVs (just a guess from what I read) . Mercedes has already stated that they plan on doubling all their PHEV range in a few years and I read a while back (not sure if it was pre/post Bolt) that BMW expects a range increase to come out about every 3 years separate from doing model redesigns.
car and driver pretty much took the toughts I had and said it better than I could....
"In a couple of years, Chevrolet may well be chopping big dollars off the sticker of its new Bolt EV and sweetening lease deals like so much Southern iced tea. It probably will have to, in order to move sufficient quantities of a nonpremium compact electric hatchback in order to satisfy both CAFE requirements and zero-emissions mandates."
http://www.caranddriver.com/news/2017-chevrolet-bolt-ev-photos-and-info-news
BMW, and all the Germans have a lot ridding on electric because of CAFE, not to mention their government set ambitious EV goals and they are probably further off than any other government with a plan to adopt EVs (just a guess from what I read) . Mercedes has already stated that they plan on doubling all their PHEV range in a few years and I read a while back (not sure if it was pre/post Bolt) that BMW expects a range increase to come out about every 3 years separate from doing model redesigns.
car and driver pretty much took the toughts I had and said it better than I could....
"In a couple of years, Chevrolet may well be chopping big dollars off the sticker of its new Bolt EV and sweetening lease deals like so much Southern iced tea. It probably will have to, in order to move sufficient quantities of a nonpremium compact electric hatchback in order to satisfy both CAFE requirements and zero-emissions mandates."
http://www.caranddriver.com/news/2017-chevrolet-bolt-ev-photos-and-info-news