Chevrolet has up to date the Bolt EV electrical hatch for the 2022 mannequin 12 months and within the course of expanded the lineup to incorporate a brand new Bolt EUV (Electrical Utility Automobile) crossover SUV physique type. Each had been revealed on Sunday forward of the gross sales debut this summer season.

Impressively, the 2022 Bolt EV will begin about $5,000 lower than the 2021 mannequin. Chevy on Sunday confirmed a beginning value of $31,995. The brand new Bolt EUV begins a tad larger at $33,995. Each figures embrace vacation spot.

Each automobiles journey on Basic Motors’ battery-electric platform often called BEV2 that made its debut in 2016 within the unique Bolt EV. It is a separate platform to the new Ultium design that may underpin many of the 30 EVs GM plans to offer globally by 2025.

Within the 2022 Bolt EV and Bolt EUV there is a 65-kilowatt-hour battery powering a single electrical motor on the entrance axle, rated at 200 hp and 266 lb-ft of torque. The Bolt EV’s EPA-rated vary of 259 miles is unchanged from the earlier 12 months. The Bolt EUV, as a result of a barely bigger and taller physique, is estimated to ship a variety of 250 miles.

When utilizing DC fast-charging, near 100 miles of vary could be added in about half-hour, in response to Chevy. An app permits homeowners to verify on the charging standing of the car so it may be plugged in and left to cost whereas the proprietor stops for a espresso or goes purchasing. The app additionally helps the proprietor plan street journeys by finding out there charging stations alongside the vacation spot’s route.

Not a single physique panel is shared between the 2 automobiles (though the journey top is about the identical). The Bolt EUV measures 6.3 inches longer than the Bolt EV on a wheelbase that’s been stretched 2.9 inches. The Bolt EUV can also be two-tenths of an inch taller, as a result of its prolonged roofline.

Inside each automobiles is an 8.0-inch digital instrument cluster and 10.2-inch infotainment display, with the latter containing an influence circulate graphic that lets the motive force know, for instance, when brake power is being recovered and the way a lot cost is left within the battery. There’s additionally an digital gear shift design that makes use of pull toggles and push buttons, in addition to a button that switches on one-pedal driving.

One different massive piece of stories is the supply of GM’s Super Cruise driver-assist feature on the Bolt EUV, a characteristic that thus far has been unique to the Cadillac model. The characteristic allows hands-free operation on suitable highways, although the motive force nonetheless must be alert to observe issues in case of an emergency. Tremendous Cruise is on the market on the Bolt EUV Premier grade. There’s additionally a particular Launch Version of the Bolt EUV that features Tremendous Cruise and some different extras as customary.

Manufacturing of each automobiles will probably be dealt with at GM’s Orion Meeting plant in Lake Orion, Michigan.