NAIAS 2017: Chevrolet Bolt EV wins North American Car of the Year

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Detroit - General Motors' Chevrolet Bolt EV took the Motor Trend Car of the Year award here at the North American International Auto Show. The company's most recent plug-in electric car, which was launched here last year, is set to start shipping its first orders in the US and later on this year in Canada.

The Chevy Bolt EV is a culmination of decades worth of development in electrified vehicles from Chevrolet. I has a range of 238 miles (383 kilometers) on a full charge and costs US $ 29,995, making it the the first fully electric vehicle that's within reach of a larger majority of consumers and car buyers.

According to Motor Trend, "the Bolt EV sets a benchmark for value and performance they’ll have to work overtime to match. “This is a direct challenge for Tesla to make the Model 3 anything near the Bolt EV for the same price,” executive editor Mark Rechtin said. “Chevrolet has made affordable long-range electric transportation available to the masses. Elon Musk should be afraid. Very, very afraid.”