Chevrolet’s Bolt EV is already crushing its 200 mile target

Chevrolet may only have shown off its Bolt EV concept in January, but pre-production models are already in testing as the car gets fast-tracked to market. “They’re running fast,” Pam Fletcher, executive chief engineer of electrified vehicles at Chevrolet, said today in Detroit, “the fact that we can show you fifty-something cars running is busy.” The early cars actually began trials back in April, each a hand-built prototype put through its paces for things like maximum range, cabin comfort, and the performance of the DC fast-charging system.

Although GM expected the Bolt EV concept to be popular, there’s a sense that the company was still surprised by the warmth of the reception at the Detroit Auto Show in January, 2015.

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