Chevy Bolt Articles – WIND WORKS

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.

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Chevy Bolt 225 Mile Roundtrip with 21 Percent Charge Remaining

June 13, 2020

Paul Gipe

We’re a one-car family and our vehicle is a Chevy Bolt EV. So when friends decided to go backpacking in the Golden Trout Wilderness during the Covid-19 pandemic, social distancing required that we each drive separately to and from the trailhead.

Route from bakersfield to shell creek road on hwy 58 across the temblor range and carrizo plains national monument.

Chevy Bolt Expedition: 200-Mile Round Trip on One Charge

April 24, 2020

Paul Gipe

With spring wildflowers beckoning and little chance of breaking social distancing orders, we headed to a remote site between Bakersfield and the coast famous for its spectacular blooms.

Elkhorn grade from maricopa to soda lake road across the temblor range.

Climbing the Elkhorn Grade in a Chevy Bolt EV

April 9, 2020

Paul Gipe

With bright sunshine, spring in the air, and a bit of cabin fever, we headed west out of Bakersfield to a remote site on the Carrizo Plains National Monument hunting wild flowers. Social distancing wasn’t a problem. Most of the time there wasn’t a human in sight for as far as the eye could see.