Chevrolet relaunches Bolt with new battery and 262-mile EPA range

Chevrolet has returned the Bolt to dealerships with a redesigned battery pack and an EPA-rated range of 262 miles, the company says. The car is being offered in LT and RS trims.

Reengineering the Bolt required new cells, modules, and electronics that had to fit the original package and mounting points. GM’s own LFP factory will not produce cells until sometime next year, so for now the automaker is importing LPF cells from CATL in China and paying costly tariffs. Chevy has priced the Bolt at $28,995 plus a $1,395 delivery charge for the LT and $32,995 for the RS, and it says a stripped-out model under $28,000 is planned at an unspecified date.

The updated Bolt gains a small range increase over the old Bolt EUV (262 miles versus 249 miles) and much faster DC fast charging: up to 150 kW versus the previous 55 kW, meaning a 10–80 percent charge could take as little as 26 minutes instead of nearly an hour. The model-year 2027 Bolt also makes far less torque than previous Bolts, and the new infotainment no longer supports phone casting, changes that could alter the driving and user experience.

Chevy says the new Bolt is already in dealerships, but its inventory checker will not search for MY27 vehicles yet, so availability has not been independently confirmed. The company also described the car as back "for a limited time only" without explaining what "limited" means or how many cars it intends to build.

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