File this under "total speculation", but I've had this hunch that GM has some surprises up their sleeve for NAIAS 2017. One of those surprises I've thought about is a true Model 3 "killer". Seems lots of publications are hung up on the Bolt's "practical/utilitarian" looks, which I am totally fine with, but I guess the image whores are not.
What if GM has a sexier vehicle in the works that would be built on the Bolt's platform? Something like the fictional Jolt EV?
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/chevy-bolt-isnt-stylish-but-gm-is-pushing-its-practicality/
Jake Fisher, Consumer Reports’ director of automotive testing, says the Bolt is great to drive and has lots of space, but he agrees with Liss that it lacks the Model 3’s sleek appeal. Fisher says there’s a tug-of-war between designers and pragmatic engineers at every automaker. “The Bolt strikes me as a car where the engineers won every battle,” he says.
Fisher expects GM to build a sportier-looking model on Bolt underpinnings before the Model 3 debuts. Gesse wouldn’t confirm that but says electric vehicles in general are likely to have more body styles to match competitors.
It's almost guaranteed the Bolt isn't the only vehicle to be built on the Bolt's platform, whatever it is actually called. GM didn't spend hundreds of millions of dollars on development and forge all-new relationships with suppliers such as LG to build a single vehicle. I think we'll find out more in a little over a month.
And ooooooooooh, chew on this, Elon!
"We don't need to take reservations and deposits to fund the development and engineering of our vehicles," he says in a kind-of-snarky shot at Tesla, which recently posted its first quarterly profit in three years. "We've been generating revenue, cash flow."
What if GM has a sexier vehicle in the works that would be built on the Bolt's platform? Something like the fictional Jolt EV?
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/chevy-bolt-isnt-stylish-but-gm-is-pushing-its-practicality/
Jake Fisher, Consumer Reports’ director of automotive testing, says the Bolt is great to drive and has lots of space, but he agrees with Liss that it lacks the Model 3’s sleek appeal. Fisher says there’s a tug-of-war between designers and pragmatic engineers at every automaker. “The Bolt strikes me as a car where the engineers won every battle,” he says.
Fisher expects GM to build a sportier-looking model on Bolt underpinnings before the Model 3 debuts. Gesse wouldn’t confirm that but says electric vehicles in general are likely to have more body styles to match competitors.
It's almost guaranteed the Bolt isn't the only vehicle to be built on the Bolt's platform, whatever it is actually called. GM didn't spend hundreds of millions of dollars on development and forge all-new relationships with suppliers such as LG to build a single vehicle. I think we'll find out more in a little over a month.
And ooooooooooh, chew on this, Elon!
"We don't need to take reservations and deposits to fund the development and engineering of our vehicles," he says in a kind-of-snarky shot at Tesla, which recently posted its first quarterly profit in three years. "We've been generating revenue, cash flow."
