I hope this month's Electric Vehicle Newsletter finds you in great health and fantastic spirits! Below you will find news and views around the Electric Vehicle world.
Volt and BoltEV sales reports for June are in and the BoltEV and Volt have overtaken Prius Prime! The numbers break down to 1,745 Volts and 1,642 BoltEVs sold in June bringing their yearly totals to 10,932 and 7,592 units respectively. Only Tesla Model S has sold more units and its only by 263 units this year! With BoltEV distribution going national in August and September plus 2018 Volt Production beginning soon, Chevy is poised to increase sales numbers over the next dozen months!
Chevy Volt Factory Incentive Summary:
Receive $500 towards your new lease of Volt when somebody in your household leases a General Motors Vehicle. (No need to turn in leased vehicle)
Receive $1,500 towards your Purchase of Volt when somebody in your household leases a General Motors Vehicle. (No need to turn in leased vehicle)
0% ZERO PERCENT Financing for up to 60-months on approved credit
Save up to $4,000 on New Volt Purchase or $2,000 on Leases
Charging Infrastructure is greatly improving across the entire world and we are seeing this first hand here at Rosedale Chevrolet. Our first DCFC (DC Fast Charger) has arrived and installation of this high powered charger along with our Level 2 chargers is scheduled over the next couple of weeks. As your Chevy EV Destination, we pledge to charge every EV that goes through our service or sales departments. When available, free charging will be open to the public and vehicles of all makes. We do lock our gates at night, so no overnight charging please. Watch Plugshare.com for our chargers coming online soon.
Chargers are also being installed all over Minnesota and Wisconsin. We recently visited the DCFC at Albertville Outlet Mall and we were pleased to see the vast charging options in Duluth's Harbor Park with FREE Solar Fast Charging and 7 Level 2 chargers! We are excited about the vast quantity of charging facilities around our area!
DULUTH's CANAL PARK EV CHARGERS
Rosedale Chevrolet's Electric Vehicle Department continues to visit public and private events all over the upper midwest. In June, we provided Ride n Drive experiences at the Makers Faire at the MN State Fairgrounds, Dairyland Power's Membership Meeting in LaCrosse Wisconsin, Roseville Rosefest and Midwest Evolve's event at the Albertville Outlet Mall. I even had the honor to drive Dairyland Power's VIA Motors Silverado! In July we are excited to attend events hosted by Xcel Energy, 3M and others. If you know of an event where folks would like to see and/or drive the BoltEV and/or Volt, please let us know and we will work to get it onto our schedule. You can look for our BoltEV at the Eco Experience at the Minnesota State Fair this year, charging under a solar panel roof.
Chevy BoltEV Fun Facts:
- .312 Aerodynamic Drag
- 94 Cubic Feet of Passenger Space is equal to Tesla Model S
- The Battery Pack weighs 960 lbs, contains 288 individual cells in 10 modules and sits inside Steel and Plastic/Composite case with Steel Reinforced bottom
- In the first 0.5 seconds after pushing the Power Button, the BoltEV checks 1400 Controls and Modules to ensure proper operation
Rosedale Chevrolet is the #1 Chevrolet Electric Vehicle Destination and we wish to improve! If you have any suggestions, comments or concerns, please let us know so we may learn how to improve our services to you. We are always happy to discuss EV's and would love to speak with you. We are also looking for recommendations to the EVSalesSavvy.com website. If you have had a positive experience with Rosedale Chevrolet, please post your experience on any of these great review/recommendation websites:
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Here are some news articles and/or opinion pieces for your reading pleasure:
Electric vehicle buyers pleased with their new cars
13 States Now Charge Fees for Electric Vehicles
Volvo's Major Shift to Electric Vehicles
Lyft's autonomous electric vehicles will run on 100% renewable energy
Until next month's newsletter or if we get to speak sooner,
EV-ON!
Rosedale Chevrolet
Electric Vehicle Department
Dave Troy ~ 651-639-2186 ~ dtroy@rosedalechev.com
Roger Ratajczak ~ 651-639-2163 ~ rratajczak@rosedalechev.com
