Recent content by BikingManiac

I have 47k miles on my 2017, which had its second birthday today. My typical drive is about 50 miles, mostly highway speed. The battery appears to have about 56-57 KWH of capacity, based on the energy use reported by the car and comparing it with the fuel gauge readings between 25% and 100%...

Sorry, I realize I did not answer the question: When it was bitterly cold, the battery reported 27 KWH used when I got to half a “tank.” This compares with 28 KWH now with the temps back in the 20s, and 29 KWH last summer. The gauge is only a guess, I know, but battery conditioning seems to...

In northwest Wisconsin, I hit a low of 1.8 miles per KWH in mid February, with a high temperature of -20 F. The GOM on a full charge was 110 miles at that point. In more normal winter weather, temps are in the 20s F and the range has risen to 165. Our gas guzzling Toyota Prius dropped from its...

If you drove a long distance, perhaps you were driving faster than your normal? The mileage estimate is based on your recent driving, so if your technique and speed resulted in just 3.3 miles per Kilowatt hour recently, it will guess your full range at 200 miles. Drive 55 mph for a while and see...

A few weeks ago we got 12 inches of heavy snow in just a few hours here in Wisconsin. I presumed the weight of the EV batteries would keep my wheels down on the pavement. Only to a point. I learned that the smooth bottom of the Bolt, and lots of inertia, allowed me to float up onto an unplowed...

In the cold midwinter of northern Wisconsin, my power use increased so that I was at 2.2 miles per KWH today over 65 miles. Briefly at 1.8 miles with 28% going to battery conditioning. Temp was -10 F rising to -2. Charging from near empty to 88% SOC is still about 50 KWH, so a comfortable range...

Yes, leave your Bolt plugged in. Here in Wisconsin when it is below zero the car draws about 4 KWH in 24 hours.

Page 152 of the owner’s manual describes a knob to the left of the steering column.

I am happy for those in Oregon who will get a rebate. Here in Wisconsin we pay $100 per year surcharge for driving an EV. Our state government does not count the sales tax paid on the EV battery and the sales tax paid on electricity to be an adequate contribution toward road maintenance...

In my garage! Premiere, Red Tintcoat. D.C. Fast charge and the packages. Discounted $1600 off of list price. Took delivery from Keyes Chevy in Menomonie on 8/22/17. Finally able to use my JuiceBox charger for more than the 2.5 Kw that my 2012 Plug in Prius would take. Thus far, 76 miles at...

Wisconsin. Waiting patiently to buy locally from our Chevy dealer. Seeing the discounts on the west coast is intriguing though.

Here in the Midwest we pay 10-12% sales tax on electricity. In my Plugin Prius I pay $1.02 in gas tax to go 100 miles. That same distance takes 10 charges (that is why I am joining the Bolt EV crowd as soon as I can, September they tell me) at 3.5 KWH each. The sales tax is about 50 cents...