BMW i3 vs Chevrolet Bolt
The Bolt costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $794
- $752 (better)
- Australia
- $678
- $642 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £515
- £488 (better)
- United States
- $724
- $685 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 18.5 kWh/100km
- 17.5 kWh/100km (better)
- UK
- 3.4 mi/kWh
- 3.5 mi/kWh (better)
- US
- 113 MPGe
- 120 MPGe (better)
- Range
- 246 km
- 421 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 478 L
- Length
- 3,999 mm
- 4,166 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,616 kg
Engine
- Engine
- Single motor
- Single motor
- Power
- 125 kW
- 150 kW (better)
- Torque
- 250 Nm
- 360 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- Single-speed
- Single-speed
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
i3 or Bolt?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW i3 or the Chevrolet Bolt?
The Chevrolet Bolt: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the BMW i3 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
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