Gallery: Meet the Chevy Bolt, the First Electric Car for the Masses

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    At CES today, Chevy unveiled the all-electric Bolt.
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    With 200 miles of range and for a price of $30,000, it's the first mainstream electric car.
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    It sits on 17-inch Michelin tires.
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    The good news on the design front is that GM's South Korea-based team didn't make any fundamental changes from the concept it showed off this time last year.
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    The car in Vegas isn't quite production ready---these lights aren't the final look.
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    In keeping with the theme of CES, GM's mostly talking about passenger-facing features.
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    If the Bolt doesn't live up to its promised range and price point, this litany of little features won't matter---it will be a failure, and a 4G connection won't save it. But if it delivers, these sprinkles could become crucial.
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