The Super-Affordable 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV Is Almost Here! Chevrolet is back with a game-changing electric vehicle—meet the upcoming 2027 Chevy Bolt EV! Expected to launch in early 2026, this next-gen Bolt promises nearly 300 miles of range and a price tag of around $30,000, making it one of the most affordable EVs on the market. Powered by GM’s new Ultium platform and featuring an LFP battery for better cost-efficiency, the Bolt is designed to bring electric driving to more people than ever before. It’s smaller and sleeker than the Equinox EV, yet packed with smart features like Google-powered displays and improved fast-charging. With automakers cutting back on EV plans, Chevy is charging ahead—and winning. Could this be the EV that finally makes electric cars mainstream? 👉 Watch the full video for all the key specs, features, expected release date, and pricing!
00:00We've known Chevrolet's next-generation Bolt, its most affordable electric model, was due later this year for quite some time.
00:08So while it might not seem newsworthy, at first, that General Motors effectively reconfirmed that fact in a humdrum press release touting investments in U.S. manufacturing, it's actually quite a big deal.
00:21After all, with many automakers scaling back their EV ambitions or frantically trying to spin up hybrids, GM is largely staying the course, a bet that's paying off handsomely, as the new affordable Equinox EV has sold so well.
00:36It's moved Chevy into second place on the EV sales charts.
00:40The new Bolt, which we've rendered above and will cost even less than the Equinox EV, pictured below and in the gallery, should push Chevrolet's electric sales even higher.
00:51S.O. What did GM let slip about the new Bolt? The model year, for starters.
00:57Even though production is set to begin later in 2025 at GM's Fairfax assembly plant in Kansas City, the new Bolt will be a 2027 model year introduction.
01:08We're not sure that means anyone needs to wait until 2027 to buy one. Most likely, the Bolt will become available early in 2026.
01:18The Bolt's price tag, though not confirmed, is widely expected to land at or around the $30,000 mark while delivering near or close to 300 miles of driving range.
01:30Chevrolet has confirmed that the new Bolt will use GM's Ultium component set, the branding of which has changed, meaning it's likely to incorporate the front motor from the entry-level Equinox EV and sit on a similar platform, albeit one smaller and more car-like than that SUV.
01:48A big change is headed for the battery, which will be GM's first LFP-style lithium-ion phosphate pack, which will make it more affordable.
01:57The company has a three-pronged battery chemistry approach, the Equinox EV's relatively modest charging specs.
02:05It uses a 400-volt architecture, not a pricier 800-volt setup, and DC fast charging speeds maxed out at a SOSO 150 kW should carry over, again, in a bid to keep things attainable.
02:19Regardless, the new Bolt is expected to drastically outpace the old Bolt, which also was super affordable, something that boosted its popularity in its waning years, but suffered from outdated and slow fast charging speeds of just 50 kW.
02:35That old Bolt, below, also delivered more than 250 miles of range, a big reason to expect the new one to land somewhere between that distance and the Equinox EV's 315-mile best.
02:49The Bolt's lower, smaller body relative to that electric SUV should help its aerodynamics, while its smaller frontal area will surely boost range even if its battery is smaller than its Equinox siblings.
03:02The Equinox EV already sets a smart standard for basic yet functional interior design, and the Bolt will no doubt borrow heavily from that model, namely its Google-equipped digital displays.
03:14Though the Bolt will be cheap, the Equinox, as well as the stylish yet affordable tracks, shows Chevy is getting very good at designing low-cost interiors that don't feel low-buck or crummy.
03:26We're expecting the Bolt to be larger than before, but smaller than the Equinox EV, as well as less upright feeling than its dumpling-shaped predecessor.
03:36It's possible GM tries to inject a little more driving fun into the Bolt, something the old version, while comfortable and refined, sorely lacked.
03:46All of GM's EV learnings up to this point are being poured into the Bolt.
03:50The automaker has learned a lot about EV customers, their wants and their pain points, as well as its own technologies.
03:58All of that will be synthesized through a filter focused on affordability and accessibility.
04:04We're excited to see the new Bolt, and more important, its price.
04:08After all, the affordable EV space is heating up.
04:11There is a new Nissan LEAF on the way for 2026, and Tesla has promised, again, a more affordable model to slot in beneath its current Model 3.
04:23And with the $7,500 EV tax credit in trouble, EVs that are both good and cheap, with or without tax credits, will be critical to serving customers eager to go electric, but less eager to spend big money to do so.
