Chevy Bolt second generation confirmed for 2025 debut

The current-generation Chevrolet Bolt will retire before the end of 2023, but the nameplate won't remain dormant for long. General Motors CEO Mary Barra confirmed that a second-generation Bolt will make its debut at some point in 2025 using newer battery technology.

In the United States, Chevrolet sold 11,029 units of the Bolt in 2022, a 50% drop compared to 2021 that can be at least partially attributed to the launch of the bigger Bolt EUV. While the Bolt isn't a volume model (the Camaro outsold it), Barra argues that the folks who buy one love it, according to Automotive News. This suggests the next-generation model will remained positioned as a relatively affordable entry-level EV.

Technical specifications haven't been released yet. All we know is that the next-generation Bolt will remain electric; you didn't think it would get the Corvette's 6.2-liter V8, did you? While the current car uses older technology, its replacement is being designed around the Ultium technology that powers the newer battery-powered models in the General Motors portfolio. Barra previously revealed that the battery pack will use lithium-iron-phosphate cells, Automotive News reported, and that the model will be built "at a lower cost and on a faster timeline."