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I had a 2017 Bolt for nearly 3 years and 49,000 miles and got Newcaritius; traded it in on a 2020 model, Premium trim level. Couple of issues: I had dome "something" so that pressing the lock/unlock button the the door(s) would unlock all doors with a single button press. For the life of me, I...

2017 Bolt Premier w/surround view camera system: Left the Subway Sanwich shop; had to back out of my parking spot, go about 40 yards to the main road, then turn left onto the road. Noticed that the cameras were still active and the radio wasn't playing. Travelling at 45 Mph or so.. Had to...

My 2017 Bolt w/37000 miles resides in a detached garage (30'X30' pole barn) that has a 60-amp subpanel fed from the 200-amp service in the adjacent building. Subpanel is connected to its own ground rod, sunk into wet soil. The subpanel feeds a Clipper Creek HCS-40 that I upgraded to when I...

For someone wanting to buy a used Bolt, is there a way to guage battery health? Mileage alone wouldn't necessarily be a good indication; i recently watched a U-Tube video of a fella with a Bolt that has 100,000 miles on it. He claimed that his battery had lost only 9% of its original capacity...

I've noticed that the car often takes longer to charge than it's supposed to: The other day, I set the HTR to "off', and the charge completion time to 7:30 AM. It wasn't done yet at 8:15. Today, with HTR 'on', charge completion time set to 10:00 AM, it wasn't finished at 10:15. Yet, it does...

was for an electric car. It was a taxi in NYC. He was going 12 MPH in his electric car, where the speed limit was 8 MPH. The police officer was riding a bicycle. Another first for electric vehicles! This is according to the Today in History column in today's (May20) Monroe MI News.

The question is in the title. A friend (who is convinced that EVs are absolutely not for him) seems to think that BEVs are available from the major auto manufacturers "anywhere". I'm thinking that compliance cars are sold in California and a few other places, but not in Flyover Country. I...

What are the typical rates of DC quick chargers? Seems like I've seen numbers as high as (at least) 55 KW. My Clipper Creek gives me 7.7 KW, so that's kind of my baseline. I charged at a Chevy dealer today, just to see how they operate, and sat in the car, listening to the radio while...

Yesterday, I got in the car and when the radio booted up, attempted to select XM (radio had been on AM). The "Sirius XM" displayed, along with the channel name and the name of the current selection, but just momentarily, then "No Signal". I could return to AM, but when again selecting XM, it...

This is just sad: https://twitter.com/PlainSite/status/1103387830733045761 Comments on the blog post are cruel (as you'd expect): https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/323745/#respond

For the 4 years of Leaf ownership, I used a Schneider EVSE; when I got the Bolt in November of 2017, I upgraded to the CC HC-40, just to get a bit faster charging. Not that I needed it, but... Anyway, it's been working fine for about a year, but recently has developed a "sometimes" problem...

I tried connecting my iPhone 6 to the Bolt for the first time the other day, wanting to try out the navigation function. Although I didn't go much further than watching the map on the dash screen, (using the iPhone's native mapping app) it appears like it'll work well. I laid the phone on the...

2017, 17,000 miles: drove about 8 miles to an appointment, returned to the car an hour later, pressed the 'Go' button. The car started up as usual, driver's display working, but the infotainment screen was dead. Did the usual; shut down the car and restarted, pressed buttons aimlessly, said a...

Do Chevy dealers have an EVSE available for L2 charging? When I had a Nissan Leaf, I was under the impression that mos dealers had charging stations that were outside and available. The one at my dealer is in an unfenced area, and presumably usable 24/7. A local Cadillac dealer has an EVSE...

Yesterday, the screen froze up, pressing anything did nothing. The "home" button next to the volume control also was inoperative. After shutting down the car, the screen remained lit up. As I was home, and had other stuff to do, I figured I'd leave it sit, then disconnect the 12-volt battery so...

Asking for a friend who is a volunteer fireman: Is there a way to disconnect the HV traction battery in a crash/ rescue situation? I know the Leaf has a disconnect switch under the floor behind the front seats, but I see no mention of such a device in the Bolt. If I'm reading the manual...

If I have a full load, IE: 4 adults, oncoming traffic flashes their lights at me; from reflections on buildings when I turn a corner shows why. The low beams are aimed too high. With only 2 people in the car, the adjustment appears to be JUST low enough. Where is the adjustment, and which way...

I live in Michigan, which doesn't require a front plate, so none was installed on the Bolt when I took delivery. My VW had it in the trunk, so I could install it myself, but Chevy apparently doesn't do this. Is it an extra-cost item, or can I just ask the dealer for it? My vehicles sport a...

Took delivery of my new Bolt on Monday, and now trying to get familiar with it. One question: Shown on my detailed invoice is "120 volt charging cable, dealer installed, $485.00" Sure enough, there's 2 cables in the storage compartment, exact same part #. I'm assuming that the Bolt, like the...