The Volt isn't made any more, for one. And it's smaller (lower to the ground, at least, and less head clearance). I wasn't comfortable in the Volt, but the Bolt is great.
Volt was a stepping stone towards the Bolt. Bolt was intended to be mass volume, not a compliance vehicle. But you are right...once Bolt was good enough there was no need for Volt.
"GM executives wanted an EV that could generate serious volume. The design should be expressive and distinct without veering into “science project” territory, Norris said."
Additionally, if it was only a compliance vehicle it would be sold only in the US. But it was first sold in Korea
"The Bolt is making its commercial debut in Korea, albeit only 400 units initially are being distributed to winners of a lottery draw held among the few thousand applicants who had completed orders. Bolt sales have just begun in the U.S."
Exactly my point! It’s a shame that the bolt (a car of indiscriminate quality) has been so named as to cause this confusion with the volt, (a car of discriminate quality).
This surprises me as I know some very happy Volt owners and I assumed the Bolt would not be terribly different. I see a fair number of them at the charging stations at my workplace.
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