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General Motors has just released the first official teaser for its all-new, next-generation Chevrolet Bolt EV, confirming that the affordable electric vehicle will return in 2026 — with Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) port onboard.
Production of the outgoing Bolt EV and Bolt EUV ended in December 2023 as GM shifted focus to its next-generation Ultium EV platform. During the same year, GM CEO Mary Barra confirmed a new Bolt was in development but offered no timeline. With this teaser, GM has now made it official: the next-gen Bolt is coming in 2026, and more details are expected in the coming months.
GM on Tuesday shared preview images of the new Bolt on Instagram, offering a first look at the EV’s rear badging and confirming a native NACS charging port — making it among the first GM EVs to integrate Tesla’s connector without an adapter. The move aligns with GM’s broader transition to NACS, part of a growing industry shift sparked by Tesla’s open-sourcing of the plug standard.
The inclusion of a native NACS port means the next-gen Bolt will be able to charge directly at Tesla Superchargers without the need for an adapter, offering owners access to the largest and most reliable fast-charging network in North America.
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The Bolt EV has long been one of the most affordable electric vehicles on the market, and its return couldn’t come at a better time. GM is riding a wave of EV momentum — selling 46,000 electric vehicles in the U.S. between April and June 2025, its best EV quarter yet. That put the legacy automaker in second place for overall U.S. EV sales in Q2, behind only Tesla.
With a competitive price tag expected and better charging convenience thanks to NACS, the new Bolt EV could be a major player in the increasingly crowded compact EV segment when it arrives next year.
