Chevy Bolt One Week Review — 4½ Stars
. Our biggest concern was that four days later we were planning a road trip to Newport, RI. We never worry about trips in the Model Y, thanks to the Tesla Supercharger network, but the Chevy Bolt was a complete unknown. I began having flashbacks to the Nissan LEAF we had a few years ago that was lucky to go 75 miles downhill with a tailwind.
Now I had to decipher the menu of charging options presented. Did I want to start at 7 am tomorrow? No, I wanted to start charging now. Did I want the Hilltop Reserve enabled, which limits charging to 80% SOC? No, thank you. Would I like to set my time-of-use program to take advantage of lower electricity rates? No, my local utility doesn’t get involved with such folderol. Just please charge my battery. Eventually, I got everything set correctly and charging began.
With nothing to compare it to other than the Nissan LEAF we used to own, I expected to see the range meter drop like a rock with every mile. It didn’t. In fact, the regen in the car seemed to be particularly effective. After 40 miles of driving, the guess-o-meter showed a decrease in range of only 20 miles.
If I were doing a movie about this trip, I would title it, “How I stopped worrying and learned to love my Chevy Bolt.” The car’s information center shows almost six miles per kWh, which is spectacular. But I suspect that has something to do with the battery being new and the algorithm not being fully programmed yet. Nevertheless, the Bolt seems quite efficient.The Chevy Bolt is a seriously good car. It is efficient, quiet, and comfortable. Is it a Tesla? No, not by a long shot.
One observation — public chargers are becoming more common. Many town halls have them in rural communities. They don’t give you the jolt of a fast charger, but they can take away the fear of being stuck on the side of the road with a depleted battery.My goodness, the Chevy Bolt has a lot of buttons! After the simplicity of the Tesla touchscreen and its de-cluttered interior, the Bolt has buttons and dials and gauges everywhere you look. Some of them are useful.
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