Yahoo – AFP,
December 13, 2016
New York
(AFP) - General Motors began deliveries Tuesday of the first all-electric car
model aimed at the middle market, getting a head start on Tesla Motors and
other competitors.
GM
delivered the Chevrolet Bolt EV to three customers in California, including one
in Fremont, where Tesla has a big factory.
The Bolt
can travel up to 238 miles on a full charge. It lists for $37,495, but
consumers are eligible for clean fuel tax credits of up to $7,500, GM said.
GM plans to
accelerate deliveries of the Bolt next year as part of its campaign to
reposition itself as a mobility company of the 21st century.
Tesla also
is working on an all-electric Model 3 aimed at the middle market, but it is not
expected to hit the market until the end of 2017. Tesla's higher-end Model S
already is available but the price starts at $68,000.
Other
manufacturers also are working on comparable all-electric models, including Ford,
whose sedan is called the "Model E" and Fisker, led by Henrik Fisker,
who previously designed cars for BMW and Aston Martin.
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