2022 Chevy Bolt EUV Spy Shots and Video Served up Via Motor Authority

During this time of year here at West Chevy of Knoxville, we are giving plenty of test drives, answering questions about which vehicle may be best for you, and finding the best possible financing options out there. The type of savvy customer that is concerned about our planet's future but still has a tight schedule to follow is the type that has been following the Chevy Bolt, a revolutionary model which has seen a drastic rise in driving range on a full charge year after year.

Prototypes for a subcompact crossover closely related to the Chevy Bolt EV have been spotted by the savvy-and-stealth staff on duty at Motor Authority, who posted the spy shots and video here. The announcement was officially made Wednesday that the vehicle will be called the Bolt EUV, which may offer a glimpse into the future of separating “Electric Utility Vehicles” from those electric vehicles that already exist on sale. The models spotted were heavily camouflaged but the basic elements appear to be similar to those on the current Bolt EV.

Underneath the vehicle will be GM's BEV2 platform that saw its debut in the Bolt EV, meaning the range should be almost as good as the Bolt EV's 259-mile EPA rating for last year's model. The Bolt EV's single electric motor at the front should also be similar to what is present in the Bolt EUV, but the platform could also be changed up to accommodate all-wheel drive. This BEV2 platform is now a placeholder to serve Chevy models until the exciting launch of a brand-new BEV3 platform for EV's that boast 400 miles of range or more.

This Bolt EUV is slated to hit dealers in the summer of 2021 as a 2022 model, and the updated BOLT EV will go on sale in late 2020 as a 2021 model. Production of both these models will proudly be handled at GM's Orion Township plant in Michigan, a 4,300,000 square foot facility that now employs over 1,000 hard-working men and women. During a no-cameras-allowed preview of nearly a dozen upcoming fully electric models, it was confirmed that the new Bolt EUV now boasts three inches longer the wheelbase which will ultimately allow for more legroom and headroom in the back.

One feature that the Bolt will now come with that EV fans were asking about for quite some time is the button-activated one-pedal driving mode. The new model has also been equipped with a new sensor cluster and camera, which could lead to various self-driving efforts down the road. We will also have to stay tuned to updates on charging: EUV.GM Officials have long hinted that the Bolt EV may soon be capable of more than its current 50 kw peak quick-charging rate.