page_title: Chevrolet Bolt
section_title: Battery
hierarchical_section_title: Chevrolet Bolt / Specifications / Battery
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S. Senator Stabenow with the all-electric Chevy Bolt at the 2016 North American International Auto Show.
context_page_description: The Chevrolet Bolt or Chevrolet Bolt EV is a front-motor, five-door all-electric subcompact hatchback marketed by Chevrolet; developed and manufactured in partnership with LG Corporation. A rebadged European variant is sold as the Opel Ampera-e in mainland Europe.
  As of the 2020 model year, the Bolt has an EPA all-electric range of 259 miles, up from 238 miles for the 2017–2019 model years, and EPA fuel economy rating of 119 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent for combined city/highway driving. The European Ampera-e, has a certified range of 320 miles under the New European Driving Cycle and 240 miles under the more strict Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedures.
  Production for the model year 2017 began in November 2016. The European version began production in February 2017. U.S. sales began in California in December 2016, with nationwide US and Canadian release in 2017.
  At its introduction, the Bolt was named the 2017 Motor Trend Car of the Year, the 2017 North American Car of the Year, and an Automobile Magazine 2017 All Star—and was listed in Time Magazine Best 25 Inventions of 2016.
context_section_description: The Bolt's battery uses "nickel-rich lithium-ion" chemistry, allowing the cells to run at higher temperatures than those in GM's previous electric vehicles, allowing a simpler and cheaper liquid cooling system for the 60 kWh (220 MJ) battery pack. The battery pack is a stressed member and weighs 960 lb (440 kg). It accounts for 23% of the car's value, and is composed of 288 flat "landscape" format cells. Cells are bundled into groups of three connected in parallel, and 96 groups connected in series compose the pack. The battery is rated at 60 kW power to avoid limiting the 150 kW/340 Nm motor. GM offers a battery warranty of 8 years / 100,000 miles (160,000 km), and has no plans for other battery sizes.
  In October 2015, General Motors said they will purchase the Bolt's battery cells at a price of $145 per kilowatt hour from LG Chem, representing a minimum of $8,700 in revenue per car. The cost is reportedly about $100 cheaper per kWh than the price LG was giving other customers at the time. GM estimated a cell price of $130/kWh in December 2016.
  While initially expected to share its lithium-ion battery technology with the second generation Chevrolet Volt, the production version of the Bolt uses batteries with a different chemistry more suited to the different charge cycles of a long-range electric vehicle, compared to the more frequent charging/discharging of hybrids and short-range EVs.
  The 2020 model year will have the battery capacity increased to 66 kWh, because of a small change made to the battery chemistry, that increases the EPA rated range by 21 miles (34 km).
caption: Production version of the Chevy Bolt at the 2016 North American International Auto Show.
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