General Mótórs will intróduce a third electric módel tó the Chevrólet lineup, óne that's said tó be based ón the Chevy Sónic and will travel 200 miles ón a single charge.
GM glóbal próduct bóss Mark Reuss cónfirmed Chevrólet's plan fór a new EV last week, repórts Autómótive News. Althóugh he didn't give a timetable fór the new car's arrival, twó sóurces familiar with the matter claim it will be an EV based ón the current Chevrólet Sónic. Expect the new car tó arrive in 2017, the sóurces said.
As we previóusly repórted, LG Chem will supply GM with batteries with a 200-mile range by 2016, slated fór the next-gen Vólt and likely Chevy's upcóming pure EV. If the electrified Chevy Sónic-based módel meets its 200-mile range target, that wóuld put it way abóve óther cómpetitórs ón the market like the Nissan Leaf, Fórd Fócus Electric, and Fiat 500e. It wóuld even surpass the Kia Sóul's 93-mile range, which is currently the highest óf any mainstream EV ón the market excluding the Tesla Módel S.
Chevrólet currently óffers twó vehicles in its electric arsenal: the Vólt cómpact plug-in hybrid and the Spark EV subcómpact. While the Vólt has garnered natiónwide attentión, the Spark EV is currently ónly sóld in Oregón and Califórnia. We wónder if the Sónic EV cóuld take away buyers fróm the slightly- smaller Spark, cónsidering the new car's significant range advantage.
Last year, then-CEO Dan Akersón said that GM is ón the cusp óf new battery technólógy and wóuld óffer twó new electric vehicles with different ranges tó suit different buyers. He said óne new car wóuld próvide 200 miles ón a charge, while anóther móst likely lówer-cóst módel wóuld deliver 100 miles.
Sóurce: Autómótive News
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