GM slashes price of 2023 Chevy Bolt, making it the cheapest EV in America

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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chevy-slashes-prices-of-2023-bolt-making-it-the-cheapest-ev-in-america-210129059.html

The 2023 Chevrolet Bolt will be the cheapest EV you can buy in America — with a caveat.

Earlier this week General Motors (GM) revealed pricing for the 2023 version of the Bolt EV. The base 1LT and better equipped 2LT models are now priced at $26,595 and $29,795 respectively, which GM says is a price cut of $5,900 per model compared to last year.

The larger Bolt EUV is getting an even bigger price cut, at least nominally speaking, of $6,300.

For the regular Bolt EV, that price represents a massive 18.5% price cut from a year ago, at a time when everything from components to labor costs are rising considerably in this country.

GM says even with the big price cut, no features have been removed or trimmed compared to last year’s model.

"Nothing has been removed," GM product specialist Shad Balch told the Detroit Free Press. "This reflects our ongoing desire to make sure Bolt EV/EUV is competitive in the marketplace. As we’ve said, affordability has always been a priority for these vehicles."

Pricing and tax credits

Though 2023 pricing hasn't been announced yet, the 2022 Nissan Leaf, which was the cheapest EV offered in the U.S., starts at $27,400. If you don’t include the $7,500 federal tax credit (that Nissan still qualifies for, but GM does not), the 2023 Bolt EV is the cheapest car in America.

So technically the Bolt EV is the cheapest EV in America when it goes on sale in 2023, not including the federal tax credit (which brings the Nissan Leaf down to a whoppingly low $19,900). The bad news for Nissan (7201.T) is the Leaf’s cumulative total sales in the U.S. are around 175,000 units, and when the 200,000 threshold is reached the federal tax credit is halved.