Chevy Bolt beats Tesla Model 3 with official 238-mile

[Suarez™]

Chevrolet's all-purpose EV comes in at $37,500 before tax break

The Chevrolet Bolt can go from the U.S. Capitol to the Empire State Building on one battery charge.

General Motors today said the EPA-certified range of the Bolt, which is scheduled to arrive at some dealerships by the end of this year, is 238 miles.

That would make it the first electric vehicle to be sold in the U.S. with a range of more than 200 miles and a starting price of less than $40,000.

It beats the 215-mile range that Tesla has promised for the similarly priced Model 3, which is not expected until 2018. It also tops some versions of Tesla’s more costly Model S, which is on sale now.

GM said 238 miles will meet the average consumer’s daily driving needs “with plenty of range to spare.”

“Chevrolet showed the world the production version Bolt EV earlier this year and in a few short months we’ve moved from that vision to a reality,” GM North America President Alan Batey said in a statement. “The Bolt EV is a game changer for the electric car segment and it will start to become available at Chevrolet dealerships later this year.”