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    What should I do when the power goes down?

    The alarm went off because there's a setting where it'll do that. To turn off the alert, select the Energy option, and the Charging Options. The option for this is Charge Power Loss Alert and you can turn it off (I have).
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    Questions about Tire Sealant and Comoressor Kit

    The compressor and tire sealant kit only came standard on Canadian Bolts. So, yes, assuming you're in the US, only having the tow eye bolt under the false floor sounds right.
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    Extending battery life

    The expertise on this topic is based on chemistry, not EE, and this is the expert that Tesla contracts: https://www.dal.ca/diff/dahn/about.html Jeff Dahn's simple recommendation is to charge up to 70%, and to 100% when needed. He hasn't said anything specifically about the low end, but that's...
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    New 2019 Color "Shock"

    This color chip was posted in a couple of other groups. https://ibb.co/cF68qd
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    Saw new recall on mychevrolet today

    Weird thing that I found was that the new recall isn't listed on the MyChev/MyGM website, but it is on my phone app.
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    Battery life

    With only a bit over one year on the market, we won't find any data and conclusions on the Bolt's battery longevity. But we can draw conclusions from other EVs, with thermal management systems for their batteries, that have been on the road longer...
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    Dead Bolt, battery suspected

    Imagine if they left the setting on Tundra or Sequoia :o
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    Dead Bolt, battery suspected

    Exactly. The "health" of a 12v automotive/vehicle battery is measured on a load tester (at a garage, or many auto supply stores) that tells you the Cold Cranking Amps. Compare that number with the original rating, and you then know if the battery is OK or about to die. CCA is not a literal...
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    Door closing difficult

    The lower mass of the doors, because of the aluminum used in its construction, also doesn't help in their ease of closing. Coming from a two door sport coupe where the mass of the doors gave them really nice momentum after a gentle push, the Bolt doors need a more assertive closing motion.
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    Tips for Long Distance Travel

    Those numbers look like they could be how many kwh have been supplied to the car. The Chargepoint chargers list that stat in the data that it scrolls through when it's in operation.
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    Any concerns with never fully charging battery

    On another forum, a member collected data from their Juicebox EVSE that showed cell balancing happens when hill top reserve is on and the battery reaches its "full" charge. That would be the gentlest way for the battery to get it to balance the cells.
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    Rear Camera Spray?

    I've also found that the lens will eventually get a layer of grime that the spray can't completely clean off, especially with the road salt used up here in Canada for the winter. You can still see an image, but it'll be a bit hazy and and darker. I've just gently rubbed it clean with a finger...
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    Rear Camera Spray?

    Push the windshield wiper stalk forward
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    infotainment screen frozen

    You can force a reset by holding down the Home and Fast Forward buttons together until the infotainment resets. If it's not the latest version (14.4.2), the infotaintainment update might help.
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    remote start using app

    On the phone app, the precondition is just a tap and wait (you'll see the "waiting" rotating arrow). When it succeeds, you'll see a green checkmark and time the action was completed.
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    2018 Bolt Release Date

    It doesn't sound like you're behind in the process, but your dealer could get the order started so that they can get the official order with GM off as soon as the system is open for the 2018s.
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    2018 Bolt Release Date

    Over on the Canadian Bolt Facebook group, a number of people have put in their orders at dealers. They don't yet have an official order # with the factory, so they're still waiting on that and don't know exactly when it will happen (hopefully soon!).
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    Leaving Bolt for 3 months

    I would put a trickle charger on the 12v battery and use Transport Mode, if I was in your situation. http://www.mychevybolt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=7310
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    Bolt Driver Stranded at DCFC Station in Ontario

    I can only speculate, but this could be one of the reasons why KSI won over $10 million in grants. Throttling down the output of the chargers definitely increases their revenue per charging station, so they could've promised to build a larger number of stations counting on this padded income.
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    Bolt Driver Stranded at DCFC Station in Ontario

    MyEVRoute is a company, like EVGo down in the U.S., so EV drivers up here will use Plugshare to find and report on charging stations. If the North Bay station was "only" downgraded to 35kw, that's pretty good for MyEVRoute, as most of their DCFCs are reported to be throttled down to 24kw.
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