GM unveils Bolt electric car in Vegas

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2. Price is driven by gamechanging range

I suspect the real may underperform the ad-zing but even at say a real world 150 that puts it far in advance of the non-Tesla pack, and far cheaper than Teslas.

I'm on my second EV and reasonably well integrated in the enthusiast community and this is what most have been clamoring for - an affordable car (yes I'm sure the poorer-than-thou purists will sputter but the net price of this thing will be right at the median new car price) that can handle the absurdly long commutes so many people subject themselves to, even in winter when denser air, a cabin heat source that can't rely on engine heat, and less efficient batteries drastically reduce range .

Add to that the fact that driving electric effectively requires changing habits few people but hypermilers have experience with and affordable range has always been the adoption/satisfaction obstacle. Yes I could make my Leaf do 120 on a charge and don't even bother worrying about range on my S, but little Joe Jackrabbit accelerating his way up to 10 yards from a red light and then haring away uphill as fast as he can when they change to slam the brakes again just before the next red two blocks away was always so righteously enraged that his Leaf didn't do the same in a Minnesota January with the heat set to 86. Give him a Bolt as advertised and he'll be able to happily drive like an oblivious ricer boy to his heart's content.