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car-part.com indicates that there is a small number of used rear bumpers available at salvage yards.

Yes, the heater consumes a lot of power, at least initially. Heating all of the air blowing into the cabin takes a lot more power than heating the seat and steering wheel.

On a freeway when coming to an unexpected traffic jam, flashing the hazard lights may be more noticeable to following drivers paying only marginal attention.

There is an artificial noise that is generated at low (parking lot) speeds. If you have the radio off and the windows down, you should be able to hear it while driving.

There is 14.5.0 or some such at least.

True, but in my normal driving (in any car), I tend to coast or brake gently enough that it is obvious that foot-off-the-accelerator in L or using the regeneration button on the steering wheel slows down the car more quickly, meaning that my normal coasting or gentle braking (in D) should be in...

If the replacement tires were different, they could have had higher rolling resistance, reducing economy and range.

Try the four possible orientations* of the phone in the wireless charging pocket. The location of the wireless charging hardware on some phones may only work in some orientations. * the four possible orientations: screen toward driver, right side up screen toward passenger, right side up...

https://www.onstar.com/us/en/plans-pricing/compare-plans/ compares the various OnStar plans. It looks like the only OnStar services that do not require a paid OnStar plan are the following: Vehicle Diagnostics* Marketplace* Smart Driver* Dealer Maintenance Notification* In-Vehicle App Access*...

Tesla SuperChargers have a tendency to be full, because so many Teslas have free (or free up to a limit) SuperCharging, so their owners tend to use them for the free charging whether or not they need the charge at the time. Until SuperChargers get to the point where there is spare unused...

As an aside, 24 kW "fast" DC chargers are not very desirable on road trip corridors, since that gives about a 1.5:1 ratio of highway driving to charging time. 50 kW would give about 3:1, while Tesla drivers may be able to get 120 kW from Tesla SuperChargers for up to a 7.5:1 ratio. But note...

Bolt does not have power seats.

While servicing a Bolt, mechanics at a Chevrolet dealer found four kittens inside the bumper or fender. https://insideevs.com/kittens-rescued-from-chevy-bolt-ev-rideshare/

Perhaps those shutters only close at high speeds, so that it is difficult to see them closed unless you mount a camera to your car and aim it to see where the shutters are?

Like this color used on the Opel Ampera-e?