Recent content by like2bike

I think it is called "Hill Top" instead of "Battery Life" mode because of what the EPA did to Nissan with their 80% setting for the early LEAF. They made them use the 80% for the stated range. Of course, if you just have an adjustable max charge, like Tesla had, then you are not advocating any...

The Bolt can only charge at Tesla Magic Dock stations currently. You can find them here: https://www.plugshare.com/map/tesla-ccs-locations You will need to have the Tesla app, with a payment method set up, to use the Supercharger.

This seems to work to get the V3 Superchargers. I hope my 2019 will be working with the Superchargers.

I faithfully used the 80% setting on my 2013 LEAF and think the battery degradation was not too bad. Presently at 10 bars, 48.1 AHr, 73.6% SOH at 61K miles, 5yr 10 mo. old. I understand that my early 2013 has the 2011/12 battery chemistry and is not very good on degradation compared to some of...

Did you ask anyone if this should work? Not that I know any reason why it shouldn't. I did check my car to see if I could hear a relay used for it, but I could not hear any.

I have more confidence in my measurements now and I still have similar results. I will also show results without the house wiring loss: Breaker Box to DC into battery: 87.8% for Bolt L1, 94.1% for Schneider L2. Wall plug to DC into battery: 89.6% for L1, 95.3% for L2 (actually hard wired)...

I knew about programming the new fob yourself by reading the manual while waiting for the car to be delivered. One of the fobs for my LEAF is dead and Nissan's new fob cost about the same and there is no programming it yourself. I am living with one working fob and was assured by my dealer's...

I hadn't figured out the visors on my 2019 slide back. Thanks, that will make the tiny visors more useful :D .

I think the difference between L1 and L2 is much more the than most people would guess. I am working on doing a comparison study but don't have very accurate numbers yet. One thing I noticed was that the Bolt L1 cable uses 16 gauge wire while my 2013 LEAFs L1 used 12 gauge. I calculated the...

The Target Charge Level feature is something I've been waiting for in an EV. When I heard it had been added to the 2019 I stopped considering the 2018s and even did without a car for a week while waiting to get the 2019 I wanted. This is the first I've heard of ACC. I think the author must be...

I uploaded pics to another forum. They are Here: https://www.chevybolt.org/forum/9-2017-chevy-bolt-ev-general-discussion-forum/30361-2019-seats.html#post450233

ADMIN, could I get permission to post pics please.

Now that I have my 2019 Bolt LT, I'm very happy with the seats and suspension. The seats are at least as good as my LEAF and the suspension is a big improvement. I always found the LEAF suspension to be the worst part of the car. I never had a big problem with the light steering on the LEAF...

I picked up my new 2019 Bolt yesterday. I just added it to my EVgo account. If I don't get any offers in a few days I'll try calling them.

This story sounds reliable: http://gmauthority.com/blog/2018/08/2019-chevrolet-bolt-ev-on-deck-for-better-seats-improved-suspension/ Also, the 2018 seats a tried a few weeks ago seemed like a big improvement from the early 2017 seats I had tried. Hope to buy a Bolt soon. This gives me more...