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Hi- It's been a long time since I posted because the Bolt has been virtually trouble free. I have noticed a few times, about 1 out of 4 times, that if I use the My Chevrolet App to check on my car while it is charging on a public level 2 charger, it temporarily stops the charging for 1 or 2...

Any 2020 owners out there? I'm interested to hear your DCFC experiences. I have read elsewhere the max. DCFC rate is still 55 kw but it now charges at high rate at much colder temperatures, and maybe, just maybe for a wider swath of battery state of charge range. Chevy advertised 1.5 times...

My steering wheel all of a sudden developed play or slop and is making clunking noise. How do I post an iPhone video?

In hybrid cars (that have electronic throttle) if your foot is on the brake even a little bit (enough to trigger the brake lamp for example) the electric drive motor is disabled and the gas engine goes to idle. You can’t rev the engine to warm it up faster, and it makes it near impossible to...

I was on a 6.6 kw public charger all day. (Sunday at an office park with 12 charge stations and I saw only 2 other cars all day, so I didn’t prevent a soul from charging today by being parked there all day.) It was a 50 to 55 degree day. Unknown if any battery conditioning took place. I...

In future Bolt EV’s, the steering wheel may be optional. Along with pedals. News out of San Francisco this AM is GM is trying to get governmental approvals for test driving these cars on public roads without a steering wheel or pedals. The car will have what amounts to an emergency stop...

If driving is 24% of your usage, And climate control is 4%, And battery conditioning is 0%, What is the other 72% used on?

For the first time, I saw a ChargePoint Level 1 charging station. You must use your own EVSE up to 20 amps. It locks your EVSE on your plug (wall) end so no one can steal it or unplug it. The door locks with only a slot for the cable to come out at the bottom. Found this at the UCSF...

About 3 times now I have noticed the following software glitch. It does not happen all the time. Probably 3 / 15 times, or 20% of the time this has happened. I pull into a DCFC stall. I leave the car "on". I put it in park, and have the parking brake on. I plug in and activate the 50 kw...

Who has a lot of miles if not quite 15,000? I'm wondering how the tire tread is lasting on the stock tires. My dealer said they were 36,000 mile tires. I don't know if that was true, or just based on the 3 year, 36,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty. If you have 15k + miles, your tires...

Hello. I currently can get power all hours at 20.5 cents. I can, for no additional fee, switch to a time of use plan. Sounds good on the surface, but while late night rates go down, the rest of the day rates go UP. Under my area's time of use plan: Peak is 45 cents per kWh. Partial Peak...

Has anyone gone past 999 kWh used on the in car display without resetting? I'm curious if it shows 1000 kWh, 1.0 MWh, or resets to 0. Thanks if you have seen this and can give a difinitive answer.

What is the highest ACTUAL charge rate you have seen going into your Bolt? For me, I've seen sustained 46 kw for 10 minites with momentary bumps at 47 kw on a 50 kw charger. This is with battery about 50% SOC.

For the first time ever (in 5 mos / 5,000 miles) my battery needed "Battery Conditioning". This time, cooling. Day: 95 degrees Parking Garage Basement: 85 degrees While on DCFC for one hour: 48% to 90% SOC 29 kw paid for, 1% reported went to battery conditioning. I also ran the cabin A/C at...

I just bought an older house. This house only has 2 wires run to each plug. I drive few enough miles per day I have gotten by with 120 VAC charging. Has anyone had any luck with charging off a 2-wire house? I will upgrade the home eventually. But it will take me several months and I need...

Some of you must be beyond the 3 month Free OnStar trial by now. If we do not pay for a subscription, what features remain? Thanks.

SF to Disneyland is an easy Drive in the Bolt at 65 MPH. I left home with battery (97%). I drove 70 MPH from SF area to Salinas for a DCFC. I drove fast because this was a short segment of 100 miles, with no range anxiety. Charged for 45 min to almost top off. $9.95 flat fee. I drove 65...

For two months I have been driving in the SF Bay area with nights in the 50's and days mostly in the 60's. My combined city & highway driving is usually right around 4.0 miles per kWh. Exactly the EPA rating. The past week I have been driving in sunny southern CA with nights in the 60's and...

So far I only own the 120 volt AC EVSE that comes with the car. The past couple of nights I have had 60 to 75 "Charge has been interrupted" messages come through on my cell phone connected to my OnStar account. (That's a lot of text messages!) The car still charged up over those 12 hours...

How do we get to see charge rate (kw) from inside the Bolt? Does this only work when on DCFC? For example I went to a public L2 charger. The bolt screen in front of the steering wheel only said "charging" and "done by" time. Only after an hour I surmised it was only a 3.3 kw charger due to...