General Motors Confirms New Generation Chevrolet Bolt EV Debuts In 2025

Chevrolet Bolt EV. (Doc. ArenaEV)

JAKARTA - General Motors Company (GM) ensures that Chevrolet Bolt EV's latest generation will make its debut by 2025. This is good news for fans of the model because previously it was rumored that it would be laid off plus reports that GM plans to switch to zero-emission trucks and SUVs with new battery platforms.

General Motors CEO, Mary Barra, announced firsthand this in the company's bid to retake its position in the electric vehicle market. This announcement, reported by AreaEV, Wednesday, December 6, was greeted with enthusiasm by loyal Chevrolet Bolt fans awaiting the re-born of the model.

"It was something really extraordinary this year, and it informed the decision that we will repeat it again in 2025," as reported by InsideEVs.

Although details about future electric vehicles are still limited, what is certain is that GM is determined to return to the fast-growing electric car stage. The timeline for the next generation Chevrolet Bolt is in line with a Reuters report last month that showed an investment of 364 million euros for future electric vehicles. The vehicle will be produced at the Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas, which is currently producing Cadillac XT4 and Chevroletwas.

One of the key innovations to the new generation of Chevrolet Bolt is the use of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. Barra believes that this will accelerate the arrival of such cars in the market, at least in two years. LFP batteries store less energy than cobalt-based batteries and nickel, but are more cost-effective to manufacture.

The move is in line with an industrial trend, where other automakers such as Tesla and Ford are also investing a lot of resources in the same technology. Barra insists that the next-generation Chevrolet Bolt will take advantage of the current Bolt EUV power, combine the latest GM and NACS software, and take advantage of the power of the Ultium platform.

The use of LFP technology by GM on North America's Ultium platform is expected to generate significant cost savings, which will ultimately benefit consumers. Although specific details and prices are still kept secret, Barra assured that LFP-powered Chevrolet Bolt will provide better driving, charging, and ownership experiences.