Chevrolet Bolt Deliveries Delayed By As Much As Three Months

According to reports, deliveries of the Chevrolet Bolt could be as much as three months behind schedule with dealerships yet to start accepting pre-orders.

A post from CleanTechnica asserts that Chevrolet was originally intending on opening up the order books for the all-electric Bolt in August. It is now reported that pre-orders won’t be accepted until November meaning the first deliveries are very unlikely to take place before the end of 2016, later than the marque anticipated.

However, in a statement, a General Motors spokesperson revealed that the first examples will be given to customers before 2016 is out but it is thought that those numbers will be limited and could be restricted to fleet vehicles.

In either case, a delay in Bolt deliveries reduces Chevrolet’s advantage over the Tesla Model 3, the only other electric sedan promising a range of over 200 miles and a starting price of around $30,000. Initial Model 3 deliveries are pinned to kick off towards the end of 2017.

When keys are given to Bolt customers, they’ll be welcomed by an electric motor delivering 200 hp and 266 lb-ft (360 Nm) of torque mated to the brand’s Electronic Precision Shift System. Helping to achieve a range in excess of 200 miles will be the model’s floor-mounted 60kWh battery pack developed by LG.