BMW i3 vs Chevrolet Bolt EV
The Bolt EV costs less to run, by the official figures: about £30 a year less in the UK.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United Kingdom
- £515
- £486 (better)
- New Zealand
- $794
- $749 (better)
- Australia
- $678
- $640 (better)
- United States
- $724
- $683 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 3.4 mi/kWh
- 3.6 mi/kWh (better)
- Also
- 18.5 kWh/100km
- 17.5 kWh/100km (better)
- Range
- 153 miles
- 258 miles (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 EV?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW i3 or the Chevrolet Bolt EV?
The Chevrolet Bolt EV: about £30 a year less in the UK than the BMW i3 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
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