- General Motors will bring the Bolt EV back to production for the 2026 model year.
- It’ll actually arrive at dealers in 2025 should everything stay on track.
- Expect it to cost a little more than the outgoing version but also offer more range.
The Chevrolet Bolt is going back into production next year as a 2026 model and GM plans to make money with it. Although it won’t be built on the now, not-called-Ultium platform, it will still offer several new features, according to GM President Mark Reuss, who shared updates during GM Investor Day.
The meeting, which took place in Spring Hill, Tennessee, and Reuss wasted no time in highlighting the Bolt. For one thing, the pricing will be “only slightly higher than the 2023 Bolt”, he said. That’s good news since the cheapest electric car on sale from Chevrolet today is the Equinox EV at $34,995. The 2023 Bolt started at $28,795.
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Moreover, he expects it to provide a better overall value to customers when compared to the 2023 edition. According to Autonews, he even threw in a tiny dig at Ford and its unique team tasked with developing a low-cost EV.
“The 2026 Bolt will offer the same value as the original Bolt and much more, and it will be a moneymaker for us,” Reuss said. “It’s a direct result of the investment in the next-gen EV platform, and we don’t need to create a skunkworks to create affordable electric vehicles. We know how to do this.”
We also know that it’ll be built in Kansas at GM’s Fairfax Assembly plant. Expect it to feature an updated interior not all that far from what we see in the Trax. And in what might be the biggest news for Bolt fans, charging speeds are about to get a serious boost—something long overdue for a car that’s already carved out a loyal niche in the U.S. EV market.
But here’s where things get really interesting. GM President Mark Reuss revealed that the new Bolt won’t be rolling solo. “It will just be one member of a family on the Bolt, including an even lower-cost option,” Reuss said. So, we’re looking at a Bolt family—and yes, that includes an even cheaper model.
The details? Well, they’re annoyingly sparse. No word yet on whether we’ll see a return of the original Bolt EV’s more hatchback-like form, or if GM will lean further into the crossover vibe of the EUV. Or maybe they’ll hit us with something totally new as the budget option. One thing’s for sure, GM seems to be getting serious about expanding the Bolt lineup beyond its quirky niche.
