The recent era has been flooded with electric cars, with the second-generation versions selling for a fair price and having outstanding performance. First up, there is the 2017’s Chevrolet Bolt, which has been projected to have a range exceeding 200 miles with a sticker price of approximately $37,500 before incentives. A comparable car with the same price range and a sleeker design is Tesla’s Model 3 whose pre-orders have exceeded 325,000. Nissan also has the novel Leaf that is deemed to offer Chevy Bolt and Tesla a run for their money.

The Bolt has a number of advantages over Tesla’s Model 3 and one of the merits is regarding its design. The Bolt’s design is perfect and slightly similar to that of Chevy Sonic in addition to a few frills. This is contrary to Model 3 whose design is comparable to that of BMW’s 3-series. Owners of the Chevy Bolt will also be able to charge their cars at home. The car’s 200-plus miles in terms of range imply that the standard daily drives will resolve minimal range anxiety.

Another advantage of the Bolt is that it will be available sooner and this is evident after GM fast tracked the car’s development from the concept stage to production phase. The fast tracking was done using fifty five test mules coupled with a thousand engineers. The spec sheet adopted by Bolt is the very same one that Tesla has been hoping to attain for more than ten years. This may be inclusive of the vision and design brought to the table by Tesla. Hence, Bolt is clearly a step ahead in terms of production and market availability.

It is also worth noting that the Chevy Bolt is well sorted. All the processes that take place at the factory, as well as the huge engineer pool are a clear indication of an investment in product development. In the field of plug-in vehicles, GM is famed for producing up to 100,000 plug-in electric cars that have been marketed over the last five years. All these plug-in electric cars have clearly achieved an exemplary track record. GM said that the lessons that have been learned are being passed onto the Chevy Bolt.

Another advantage is the Bolt’s good utility. The car is has adequate room for five passengers, a flat floor, as well as a tall ceiling. Finally, the Chevy Bolt has front wheel drive that is not only better, but also more capable compared to that of the Model 3.