On the one hand, this looks awesome. On the other hand, I currently own a Chevy, and when I turn on the heat, the A/C comes one whether I want it to or not, and the fuel and oil gauges turn themselves off, so I'm not sure I entirely trust them with electrical stuff.
There seems to be a missed market for electric delivery vans, I can't see many in urban areas doing more than 200 miles a day. A European company had plans to build one on part of the old Ford site in the St. Louis area, but as far as I know they took the money they were offered towards development costs, and ran.
Here's some cutaway gearhead porn on the Bolt:
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2016/01/naias-20…
On the one hand, this looks awesome. On the other hand, I currently own a Chevy, and when I turn on the heat, the A/C comes one whether I want it to or not, and the fuel and oil gauges turn themselves off, so I'm not sure I entirely trust them with electrical stuff.
Chevy bought Lucas?
There seems to be a missed market for electric delivery vans, I can't see many in urban areas doing more than 200 miles a day. A European company had plans to build one on part of the old Ford site in the St. Louis area, but as far as I know they took the money they were offered towards development costs, and ran.
A lot of the local vans — the panel jobs, like UPS truck size — around here have switched to LP gas power.