Chevrolet Bolt EV: which version to buy
The Chevrolet Bolt EV is a Hatchback 5-door electric hatchback sold in two catalogue slices of the same first generation: the original AT (2016-01-01 to 2021-01-31) and the restyled 65 kWh (from 2021-02-01, production still open). Both use Electro fuel, an Automatic 1-speed gearbox, and FWD.
The Chevrolet Bolt EV is a Hatchback 5-door electric hatchback sold in two catalogue slices of the same first generation: the original AT (2016-01-01 to 2021-01-31) and the restyled 65 kWh (from 2021-02-01, production still open). Both use Electro fuel, an Automatic 1-speed gearbox, and FWD. The buying question is not “petrol or diesel” and not “which generation number.” It is whether the extra 4 hp of 65 kWh (204 hp versus 200 hp on AT) is enough to prefer the restyling when 0–100, top speed, kerb weight, and ground clearance are measured only on AT.
People searching Chevrolet Bolt EV specs, Chevrolet Bolt EV horsepower, Chevrolet Bolt EV weight, 2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV specs, and Chevrolet Bolt EV motor specifications are comparing these two named versions. There is no second generation in this dataset. Restyling 1 sits inside generation 1.
Chevrolet Bolt EV generations: original versus restyling 1
Generation 1 ran as AT from 2016-01-01 to 2021-01-31. Body: Hatchback 5-door. Count of versions in this slice: 1. That version is named AT. Measured on AT: 200 hp (150 kW), 360 Nm, Electro, Automatic 1, FWD, 0–100 in 7 s, top speed 145, kerb weight 1625, ground clearance 150. Displacement, cylinders, cylinder layout, valves per cylinder, boost, engine location, fuel system, compression ratio, bore and stroke, fuel consumption (city / highway / mixed), tank, CO2, eco class, gross weight, and wheel sizes are not measured.
Restyling 1 of the same generation starts 2021-02-01 and has no stop date in the data. Body remains Hatchback 5-door. Count of versions: 1, named 65 kWh. Measured on 65 kWh: 204 hp (150 kW), 360 Nm, Electro, Automatic 1, FWD. Front suspension Independent, spring; rear Semi-independent, torsion; front brakes Ventilated disc; rear Disc — the same labels as AT. 0–100, top speed, kerb weight, gross weight, ground clearance, tank, wheels, consumption, CO2, eco class, displacement, cylinders, layout, boost, and the rest of the engine geometry fields are not measured.
Arithmetic that is allowed from the dates: the original AT window is closed; the 65 kWh window is open. Anyone shopping a used Chevrolet Bolt EV from 2016 through January 2021 is looking at AT. Anyone shopping from February 2021 onward is looking at 65 kWh. Searches such as 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV specs and 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV specs map to AT. Searches such as 2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV specs and 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV specs map to 65 kWh for any date on or after 2021-02-01; January 2021 still maps to AT.
What the restyling changed in numbers that exist: peak horsepower rose by 4 hp (204 − 200). Peak kW did not change (150 on both). Peak torque did not change (360 Nm on both). Gearbox type, gear count, drive, body type, fuel type, and the suspension and brake labels did not change. Acceleration, top speed, and mass were published for AT and then left not measured for 65 kWh, so a buyer cannot treat the restyling as a proven quicker or lighter car from this catalogue.
Chevrolet Bolt EV engine and motor specs
Both versions are Electro. Displacement is not measured on AT and not measured on 65 kWh, so power per litre cannot be calculated for either car. Cylinders, cylinder layout, valves per cylinder, boost, engine location, and fuel system are not measured on both. The motor comparison that this dataset actually supports is horsepower, kilowatts, and newton-metres, plus the driveline that takes that torque to the road.
| Version | hp | kW | Nm | Displacement | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Boost | Gearbox | Gears | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT | 200 | 150 | 360 | not measured | Electro | not measured | not measured | not measured | Automatic | 1 | FWD |
| 65 kWh | 204 | 150 | 360 | not measured | Electro | not measured | not measured | not measured | Automatic | 1 | FWD |
Chevrolet Bolt EV horsepower in this catalogue is therefore 200 hp on AT and 204 hp on 65 kWh. That is a 4 hp gap, or 204 / 200 = 1.02, a 2% rise in the hp figure. Chevrolet Bolt EV motor specifications in kilowatts are identical: 150 kW on AT and 150 kW on 65 kWh. Torque is identical: 360 Nm on both. A buyer who ranks “more motor” by hp picks 65 kWh. A buyer who ranks by kW or Nm finds no motor difference.
The Automatic 1 and FWD pairing is the same on both named versions. There is no second gearbox and no AWD row to pay extra for. Chevrolet Bolt EV engine / motor choice in this file is not a menu of layouts; it is one Electro FWD automatic, offered as AT then as 65 kWh.
Chevrolet Bolt EV performance: 0–100, top speed, consumption
Performance is measured on AT only.
AT: 0–100 is 7. Top speed is 145. City consumption is not measured. Highway consumption is not measured. Mixed consumption is not measured. Tank is not measured (Electro). CO2 is not measured. Eco class is not measured.
65 kWh: 0–100 is not measured. Top speed is not measured. City, highway, and mixed consumption are not measured. Tank is not measured. CO2 is not measured. Eco class is not measured.
A search for Chevrolet Bolt EV 0–60 or 0–100 that needs a number from this dataset must use AT and the figure 7. Applying 7 to 65 kWh would invent a time that is not in the data. The restyling has 4 more hp and the same 360 Nm and the same 150 kW, which is a small peak-power change and a zero change in the two other motor figures. That is not a measured sprint advantage.
Chevrolet Bolt EV range and Chevrolet Bolt EV range km appear in search language. Range in kilometres is not measured for AT and not measured for 65 kWh. Do not read the version name 65 kWh as a range figure; in this catalogue it is the modification name only. Consumption in L/100 km is not measured on either Electro version, so there is no mpg table to rank them.
For a used Chevrolet Bolt EV whose owner cares about a published top speed, AT is the only version with 145 on the card. 65 kWh does not replace that number with a higher one here; it leaves the field not measured.
Chevrolet Bolt EV dimensions, weight, and clearance
Chevrolet Bolt EV length and Chevrolet Bolt EV dimensions (2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2027) are frequent queries. Length is not measured on AT and not measured on 65 kWh. Wheel sizes are not measured on both. Gross weight is not measured on both. Tank is not measured on both.
What is measured is kerb weight and ground clearance, and only on AT.
AT: kerb weight 1625. Gross weight not measured. Ground clearance 150. Wheels not measured. Tank not measured.
65 kWh: kerb weight not measured. Gross weight not measured. Ground clearance not measured. Wheels not measured. Tank not measured.
Weight per horsepower can be computed only for AT: 1625 / 200 = 8.125 kg per hp. For 65 kWh the mass is not measured, so kg per hp is not measured. A shopper comparing 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV weight or 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV weight to 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV weight has 1625 for the closed AT years and not measured for the restyled 65 kWh years. Treating the restyling as lighter or heavier is not supported.
Ground clearance 150 on AT is the only clearance number. 65 kWh does not publish a different figure. Independent, spring front and Semi-independent, torsion rear are the same labels on both versions. Ventilated disc front and Disc rear are the same labels on both. Chassis hardware, as named in this file, did not change with the restyling.
Which Chevrolet Bolt EV version to choose
There are exactly two named versions: AT and 65 kWh. They are not two engines in one year. They are sequential slices of generation 1.
Choose AT if the purchase year is 2016-01-01 through 2021-01-31, or if the decision needs measured dynamics and mass. AT is the only row with 0–100 = 7, top speed = 145, kerb weight = 1625, and ground clearance = 150. It has 200 hp, 150 kW, 360 Nm, Electro, Automatic 1, FWD. For a used Chevrolet Bolt EV whose spec sheet must include a sprint time, AT is the version that actually carries that time. Weight-to-power is 8.125 kg/hp on AT and cannot be compared to the restyling without inventing a mass.
Choose 65 kWh if the car must be the post-2021-02-01 restyling and the 4 hp higher peak (204 hp versus 200 hp) is the criterion. 65 kWh matches AT on 150 kW, 360 Nm, Electro, Automatic 1, FWD, Hatchback 5-door, Independent, spring front, Semi-independent, torsion rear, Ventilated disc front, and Disc rear. It does not add a second driven axle, a second gear count, or a measured improvement in 0–100, top speed, consumption, kerb weight, or clearance. The extra 4 hp is 2% on the hp column and 0% on the kW and Nm columns.
What the restyling does not buy, in this dataset: it does not buy a second generation. It does not buy a measured range figure. It does not buy a measured Chevrolet Bolt EV 2023 weight or 2023 dimensions set. It does not buy a different gearbox or drive. Price, “for sale near me,” and 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV specs are outside this file; 2027 dimensions and 2027 specs are not measured here, and the open production window of 65 kWh is not a 2027 specification sheet.
Side-by-side arithmetic a buyer can use:
- hp: 65 kWh 204 minus AT 200 = +4 hp.
- kW: 150 − 150 = 0.
- Nm: 360 − 360 = 0.
- 0–100: AT 7; 65 kWh not measured; difference not measured.
- Top speed: AT 145; 65 kWh not measured; difference not measured.
- Kerb weight: AT 1625; 65 kWh not measured; difference not measured.
- Clearance: AT 150; 65 kWh not measured; difference not measured.
- Displacement: not measured on both; power per litre not measured on both.
- Body, gearbox, gears, drive, fuel: identical labels.
If the job is a used Chevrolet Bolt EV with a complete measured card, AT is the only complete card. If the job is the current first-generation restyling and the name 65 kWh plus 204 hp is what the listing must match, take 65 kWh and treat sprint, top speed, weight, and clearance as not measured until a different dataset supplies them. There is no third Chevrolet Bolt EV version in this catalogue to split the difference.