All-New 2025 Chevrolet Bolt Hatchback EV Doesn't Look All That Different, Even in CGI

Anyway, the company's fortunes – just like Volkswagen with its MEB investment – hang in the balance of Ultium technology and Ultifi features, as General Motors has probably invested billions into setting up the new-age structure. After years of problems, Ultium EV production has finally picked up some speed, but there are many questions about whether or not anyone is buying them.

Plagued with issues, customers have come to distrust the Ultium-based models – and as such, it is no wonder that GM decided to delay the intended production of the Chevy Silverado EV RST and GMC Sierra EV pickup trucks at its refurbished Detroit plant, allegedly to introduce engineering improvements that will increase profitability.

Some people are now questioning whether or not affordable EVs are missing the point because of reliability, repair cost, and pressure on the charging infrastructure. With all that, it's easy to see the half-empty glass where the EV sales boom is apparently taking a break. Luckily for GM, the company does have a trick up its sleeve – the affordable Bolt EV ($26,500) and Bolt EUV ($27,800), which have remained high sellers throughout all the ordeals despite their age.

Naturally, GM wants to capitalize on that as fast as possible – and although they are ending production of the original Bolt EV and Bolt EUV later this month, Chevrolet will introduce the second generation next year as a 2025MY coming with cheaper and more durable LFP battery packs. Also, the next iteration is coming with Ultium hardware and Ultifi software, so we really hope they are ready for prime time because the successor might remain just as successful as its predecessor.

The rumor mill eagerly expects the first mules and development prototypes, but the imaginative realm of digital car content creators is having nothing of that. Instead, the Halo oto channel on YouTube provides fresh automotive info corroborated with their virtual designs; now, there are some CGI ideas about the upcoming Bolt EV – we don't know yet if they will keep the EUV or simply make the Bolt another crossover SUV, one slightly smaller than the Equinox EV.

Anyway, the channel's resident pixel master shared an unofficial design project related to the Chevrolet Bolt EV, and we have to say that we are pretty unimpressed because the hypothetical zero-emissions vehicle doesn't stray too far away from the current model's design recipe. Oh well, maybe it doesn't have to – it just needs good software, suitable hardware, excellent range, and an affordable MSRP tag, right?