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I live in temperate Bay Area in California, so I don't have the cold climate that you have, but here are a couple of things I do. I pretty much only use heated seats and turn on the steering wheel heat (I have that option) to stay warm when the temperature "plunges" to 46 degrees. I also keep a...

Your range is incredibly low. Perhaps it is your Mario Andretti driving style? I always get at least 260 miles per charge in a temperate climate. I wonder what kind of range you would get at 65 mph. The bolt is not very aerodynamically advanced compared to other cars, so driving 80 would tend to...

My 2017 Chevy Bolt has 94,000 miles. The 2 little plastic knobs hold the strings that support the privacy cover. That cover weighs very little, so there is not much pull on them. Nonetheless, both plastic knobs have been damaged and I am worried that they may just fall out some day. The bottom...

/r There is no such thing as 140 volts. Maybe you meant 240 volts... If you can only charge at 110, you only get 4 or 5 miles per hour charging - that seems like a non starter to me.

Apr 11, 2019Press and hold Home+FF (the two buttons to the right of the volume knob) for ~7 seconds and the infotainment system will reboot.

That's a good way to extend your range even further: drive until you start running out of juice, then pull out the solar panels and a tent and wait until you get some more range...

We have a 2017 Bolt and a 2017 Model 3. Each car has its merits: for certain drives the Bolt is the baller, and in others the Tesla wins. One thing that seems incredible about Supercharging that I can not figure out why the EA/EvGo/etc. companies are not duplicating, is the plug in and charge...

Why so coy? What is the price? Btw, my 2017 Bolt has 87,000 miles, with about 50,000 miles on the new battery. It is a San Francisco car and shows zero battery degradation. For instance there is a 2019 Bolt with an upgraded battery on Craigslist with 40,000 miles for $12,000 so your car should...

Actually I think Apple CarPlay is fantastic. It is really a better solution than a dedicated system in my book, since our phones are updated all the time, which removes the hassle of updating the software of the dedicated system.

I could not disagree with you more on this issues. Having the software on the phone is awesome. Also, it is too late for me, but the 2022 Bolt has wireless CarPlay, so you don't even have to plug it in. 1) Case in point: my 20005 totally loaded Honda Accord with navigation. This cost a pretty...

My 2017 Premier with 42,000 miles has a problem: my 2 main USB ports just failed. They no longer charge not connect the phone with the brain. The 2 ports for the back seat (rear of center console) are still working, but they don't connect to the brain - they are not designed to. I use Apple...

I helped my friend buy a level 2 outdoors EVSE for your Bolt, and after researching this blog, we decided on a Grizzl-e Classic. I liked the idea that they seemed to be a smart young company who seemed attentive to quality. My friend who happens to be a single woman with zero technical...