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I was playing around with some acceleration models and thought this forum might be interested in the results. I created the models based on Car&Driver test data: 2017 Bolt EV - http://media.caranddriver.com/files/2017-chevrolet-bolt-ev-test-review-car-and-driverchevroletboltev2017.pdf 2017...

If you haven't seen them yet, these articles are worth the read to any potential Bolt EV buyer. http://www.motortrend.com/cars/chevrolet/bolt-ev/2017/2017-chevrolet-bolt-ev-vs-2016-tesla-model-s-60/ http://www.motortrend.com/news/chevrolet-bolt-tesla-model-s-60-range-charging-travel/...

At this point we know all the major details about the Bolt EV. I think GM has pretty much accomplished their goal of making an EV that can be shopped against "normal" cars. My question is which cars should those interested in a Bolt EV use for that due diligence comparison? Certainly the Bolt...

Motor Trend had their Bolt EV at an EV event on Saturday and gave a ride to an OC Tesla Club member, Dennis Pascual. Here's a link to his Periscope videos. https://www.periscope.tv/dennis_p/1djGXYoXbzVJZ I recognize the demo driver as Kim Reynolds, the Testing Director at Motor Trend. So...

The Premier trim level gets you "Front and Rear Heated Seats" and "Leather-Wrapped Heated Steering Wheel". I could see putting the steering wheel in the Premier trim but heated seats? Heated seats should be standard in all BEVs, especially the front seat...

I wrote up my thoughts on the rolling start test that Car&Driver routinely performs and InsideEVs agreed to post it: http://insideevs.com/the-rolling-start-a-better-ev-performance-metric/. The Bolt EV section states: "The Chevrolet Bolt EV, a car GM claims to be faster than 7 seconds to 60...

When the Bolt EV arrives at the dealers late in 2016, there will likely be at lease two trim levels. We've all seen this before and a relevant example is the Volt, which has LT and Premier trim levels. On top of the trim levels are the packages, such as the "Drivers Confidence Package" and...

There's a lot more to a car than a table of numbers, but I wanted to share my compilation of specs on the Bolt EV and it's competitors. In the spec sheet for the Bolt EV, GM listed it's competitors as the LEAF, i3, Focus Electric, Soul EV, e-Golf, and B250e. I also included the Spark EV, the...

I was genuinely surprised to hear of sub 7 second 0-60 acceleration times at the Bolt EV announcement at CES. I fully expected the Bolt EV motor to be nearly the same as the one in the Spark EV. The 2015 Spark EV motor puts out 140 hp / 327 lb-ft propelling that 2866 lb vehicle to 60 in about...

The most direct competitor to the Bolt EV is the Tesla Model 3, but we can also look at the body style of the Bolt EV and make some comparisons to similar vehicles. The Bolt EV is a small, tall 5-door wagon. This body style dates back to the late 80's Toyota Tercel Wagon and the Toyota Matrix...

I haven't seen a picture of a Bolt with a sunroof. If, in fact, a sunroof isn't an option, it might be to save headroom, weight, or cost (or all 3). As a tall guy, I applaud this decision!

From this image on the Chevy Bolt EV website: ...we can infer the useable battery capacity is about 65 kWh. This is based on using 18.1 kWh for 28% of the battery (18.1/0.28 = 64.6). I do this calculation all the time to measure the battery capacity in my Spark EV, to create trend data for...