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Thanks again for all of your help with this... I'm thinking about hooking up the battery tender to the underhood remote positive and negative terminals without disconnecting the battery, as suggested in the manual. If I did this and the SOC was above 30% then battery conditioning might take...

Thanks everyone for your input. I do have someone who can open the door and see what pops up on the screen. That would give me an idea as to what's going on. I agree that GM almost certainly built in a buffer at both the lower and upper ends of the battery, so that it's impossible to really...

Ok, so it looks like whoever is monitoring this thread from Chevrolet isn't able to chime in on the topic of winter storage. I did buy the Bolt and I've had it for a few months if that help Chevrolet decide to respond to this thread. After researching as best I can on the internet, I've...

I saw that someone else posted that thermal management only works above 30% SOC (maybe in this thread). Do you know if that's a fact or if this is something that is believed to be true? If this is a fact, then I think I have my answer about the battery running down.

Thanks for all of the help with this. I've posted in an "Ask Chevrolet" thread on another forum to see what they say. Seems unlikely that storage between zero F and 32 F sometimes would be damaging to the battery - as long as the thermal management system doesn't kick in to deplete the...

Update: I just read the thermal management thread in this "Ask Chevrolet" section. So the question is whether being left in below freezing temps for an indeterminate period (very likely above zero F), damage the battery? Can I assume that if the car is unplugged with only a few bars of charge...

Hi I'm in the process of buying a Bolt and I just want to make sure that I won't be damaging the car by leaving it in my unheated garage for 5 months each winter (mid-December to mid-May). I live in upstate New York so it will likely have periods of time below freezing (although not below...

As reported above, the manual states to "discharge the high voltage battery until two or three bars remain on the battery range indicator." Can anyone tell me approximately what SOC this equates to? It sounds very low. Also, can anyone tell me if the car has the ability to turn something on...

Thanks everyone for your help with this. I guess I should lean toward following the manual's instructions. I'm left with the question of whether leaving it unplugged in below freezing weather will result in any damage. If the car tries to warm up the battery when it's very cold it would...

Hi - Thanks for the info. I guess that will be the decision I'll have to make - whether to leave it plugged in or not. Even if I leave it plugged into a 110v outlet I should be able to look in on it using the MyChevy app (and wifi)? Whether to leave it at 30-40% (unplugged) or at 90% (plugged...

No input on this? I guess there's little experience with letting EV cars sit for long periods of time.

Hi I'm looking at the Bolt as a next car after my 08 Prius (170K miles). Since I spend 5 months a year away from my home in NY, I would be leaving the Bolt in my garage over the winter (Dec-May). Currently, I hook up my Prius to a trickle charger (for the 12 volt battery), add stabil to the...