Chevrolet Bolt EV vs Polestar 2
The Bolt EV costs less to run, by the official figures: about £60 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
- £486 (better)
- £548
- New Zealand
- $749 (better)
- $846
- Australia
- $640 (better)
- $722
- United States
- $683 (better)
- $771
Official figures
- Uses
- 3.6 mi/kWh (better)
- 3.2 mi/kWh
- Also
- 17.5 kWh/100km (better)
- 19.7 kWh/100km
- Range
- 258 miles
- 278 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 478 L (better)
- 405 L
- Length
- 4,166 mm
- 4,606 mm
- Weight
- 1,616 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- Single motor
- Single motor
- Power
- 150 kW
- 170 kW (better)
- Torque
- 360 Nm (better)
- 330 Nm
- Gearbox
- Single-speed
- Single-speed
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
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.
Bolt EV or 2?
Which is cheaper to run, the Chevrolet Bolt EV or the Polestar 2?
The Chevrolet Bolt EV: about £60 a year less in the UK than the Polestar 2 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which has the bigger boot, the Chevrolet Bolt EV or the Polestar 2?
The Chevrolet Bolt EV, at 478 L to the Polestar 2's 405 L, for their newest versions.
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