Articles about Chevy’s Bolt
We’re now on our second Chevy Bolt and as a result I’ve written a lot about the Bolt. In addition there has been a number of news stories about the Bolt and GM’s on and off again plans to produce the car in the future. I am assembling the articles here for my friends, colleagues, and family members who drive a Bolt.
Eric Way’s Epic 1,000 Mile One-Day Road Trip Driving a Bolt
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Paul Gipe
Who said you can’t take a road trip in a Chevy Bolt? Sure, by today’s standards its fast charging is downright pokey at 55 kW max. But if you know what you’re doing—and Way does—you can make it work. See Way’s report on how and why he did it on YouTube at 2017 Chevy Bolt EV: Driving 1,000 Miles In A Day. Yes, he did it in one day—a long day, but one day driving from northern California to a new charging hub near LAX and back.
Backup Power from a Bolt: EV Extend & V2L
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Paul Gipe
Since the advent of EVs, drivers have wondered how to use that big battery to power their home in an …
GM Autocharge and the Bolt: The Way Charging Should be
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Paul Gipe
We were on a road trip and pulled up to an EV Connect kiosk at Daniels Wood Land in Paso …
EV Charging: Where it Can Lead You
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Paul Gipe
Stopping to charge your EV on a road trip may seem an inconvenience to some, but not to us. True, …
Capacity of 2020 Bolt with New Battery after 20,000 Miles
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Paul Gipe
I’ve tracked battery degradation in the EVs we’ve driven during the past decade. The short answer is that our Nissan Leaf lost a lot, our Chevy Bolts not so much. Since switching to the Bolts, we’ve traveled nearly 70,000 miles on three different batteries. Each battery has lost about 5% of its capacity over 20,000 to 30,000 miles. Importantly, this modest capacity loss hasn’t affected how we use the cars or how far we can drive them.
Rolling Across Carrizo Plains in a Bolt–Luxuriating at the Buckhorn
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Paul Gipe
In mid March Nancy and I saddled up our Bolt EV and headed out to the Carrizo Plains National Monument …
