The Chevy Bolt is electric, but that's not the really good part

Though it's the first electric car that is both affordable and has a range over 200 miles, the Chevy Bolt is almost aggressively normal. Slipping into the driver's seat, it feels like any number of other cars I've driven. There's a steering wheel, a couple of pedals, a shift knob, and all the other stuff one expects from a car built in 2016. The only hint to the high-tech infrastructure hiding beneath the floor is the complete lack of noise when I hit the power button. And that's very, very impressive. Last week, I drove a preproduction Chevy Bolt down the gorgeous California co... more »