New Chevy Bolt Spy Photos Suggest the Revived EV Barely Changed
This is the first we've seen of the Bolt since Chevy confirmed the model would return in 2025; visually, the design looks awfully familiar.
The electric hatchback has a new grille, a fresh set of taillights, and the headlights appear to adopt Chevy's signature EV LED light strip
Despite solid sales figures in 2022 and 2023, Chevrolet decided to kill the Bolt EV in 2023—a move that was quickly followed by General Motors CEO Mary Barra announcing that the nameplate would be revived in 2025. A long period of radio silence followed, with GM keeping mum, and we've seen neither hide nor hair of the EV until recently. First, GM confirmed the Bolt would return for 2027, and more recently, our spy photographer caught sight of the second-generation Bolt testing with camouflaged front and rear bumpers.
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While we weren't expecting Chevy to reinvent the wheel with the relaunched Bolt, the updates look more like a modest facelift than a new generation. The front of the car is completely covered in camouflage, but we see enough of the headlights to suggest the Bolt is adopting the same LED light strip as Chevy's other electric models. The front grille also looks to have a more prominent role on the second generation. The lower front bumper also appears to have a new set of horizontal slats.
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The back of the Bolt is similarly updated with a new split-taillight design and a new center-mounted brake light mounted in the hatchback's spoiler. Speaking of, the hatch itself appears to take on a new shape and looks more squared-off than the first generation.
That said, it's likely the new Bolt is hiding a number of changes under its sheetmetal. For starters, the updated model is expected to switch to a lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery pack in an attempt to bring costs down. The old version used a 63-kWh liquid-cooled lithium-ion pack that we managed to get 220 miles out of during our 75-mph real-world highway range test. The biggest downside to the old unit was a peak DC fast-charge rate of 55 kW. Estimates for the updated model put the Bolt's range closer to 300 miles with plans for improved DC fast-charging.
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While Chevy hasn't announced any set-in-stone dates, the new Bolt should enter production later this year as a 2027 model, with the on-sale date expected to land in early to mid-2026.
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