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You would have no problem driving 160 miles a day at an avg of 35 mph (you'd probably get over 240 miles of range, except in winter). Your driving/ownership costs should go way down (compared to a comparably priced ICE vehicle), and your maintenance would be near zero for the first 75K miles...

A related note - the 2019 Volt has a faster on-board charger than previous years : 7.2 kW. https://electrek.co/2018/09/21/2019-chevy-volt-more-electric-operation/

On highway/freeway, when on a long flat or slight up- or down- hill, I just set cruise control for a couple miles-per-hour less than whoever is in front of me, and rest my foot.

Here's a link to Webber Auto : Here's a link : https://www.youtube.com/user/WeberAuto

Yes, it has been mentioned on this site before. Here's a link : https://www.youtube.com/user/WeberAuto

I've sseen reports (by anal-retentive Bolt owners) who are tracking their battery capacity, and battery loss is 5-10% over a 18-month to 2-year period (over 40K miles - one was 70K miles).

The other trick is to never, ever rent (or pick up) at the airport. First, the airport agencies pay the company for the privilege of being an exclusive provider at the airport so they can charge what they want, and often (usually) municipalities tack on extra taxes for airport rentals. I got in...

Yeah, well, many dealers are lying scumbags. One should always start by seeing what is available (prices, discount) on the internet, find the best deals within 200 miles, print them out, and then take them to the dealer you would prefer to deal with. If they can't match, or get close, walk. (Go...

If you are scared, don't do it. For "more info" search this site and find all the other people who have discussed it over the past year or two.

You should be swapping out the old male (plug) with one that matches a socket that you have available. That is how you pick which plug to attach. (I am a bit surprised that you have a locking, 15A, 240V socket available, but maybe for an air conditioner or small welding unit?) The EVSE that...

(I will be moving some posts here out of other threads.) (said posts may appear above or below this one, due to forum software.)

Oh, do EVSEs have a fuse? Or are they required to actually limit current? I thought that they didn't limit the current they provide at all, that they are a cable that can be improperly used just as an extension cable can be misused. I thought that they simply TELL the car what the car should...

Sean, while effectively true, it isn't really correct (the underlined above). The vehicle itself is the thing that limits current draw. The EVSE ("charger cord") says "I can supply this much current max" (and some other stuff) and the car isn't supposed to (well, won't) pull more electricity...

No. The Bolt's charge profile is : * 150A until about 50% SoC (if available) * about 105A between ~50% - ~70% SoC (if available) If you are using a 100A ("50 kW") DCFC (EVgo has quite a few of these) you will charge between 34-ish and 38-ish kW up until 70% SoC, when the rate will drop when...

Excerpt from https://electricrevs.com/2018/10/31/evgo-350-kw-charging-site-sparks-to-life-on-halloween-eve/ . (which is about the Baker site upgrading to 350 kW) : "EVgo had begun life in 2010 as a brand created by NRG Energy. NRG was a Texas electric utility that got caught up in California’s...

You do NOT want to run a cable trailing out of a window, over the lawn and into the parking lot . Seriously, you do NOT. When you said you didn't have a garage, I thought that you meant that you just had a car port (a driveway allows you to park next to the condo, but not enclosed). Do NOT do...

Concerning "is it safe to plug into a 60 Amp circuit?". Yes, it is safe. The electric device PULLS what it wants, the line doesn't SHOVE it into the device. The purpose of the circuit 'rating' (60 Amp) is to specify the maximum safe load on the circuit, based on the size of the wires. The...

Well, the one you have is fine for 14-30 ( "new" style dryer plug, 1990s era and after). There is also the "old style" (pre-1995-ish) NEMA 10-30 (30A, with two hots and a neutral, no dedicated ground) - you might want a pigtail for one of those, for use when you visit older homes. HOWEVER, since...

It is "a good thing" to be missing the neutral pin on the pigtail's plug : the only difference between a 14-50 socket (oven, EV, 40 or 50 amp) and 14-30 socket (30A, electric dryer) is the neutral pin has a different shape. So if there is no neutral pin on the plug, you can plug into both 14-30...

Yeah, it appears that EVgo's new "subscription" plan is "no contract" (you can switch out whenever you want, you don't have to stay for a year) - but I could be wrong. If that is true, it's worthwhile switching to their subscription plan just before a road trip in an EV ; the $10 monthly fee...