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    Great Chevy Bolt Ad!

    The scenery in the video points to the Republic of Korea, which is right hand traffic and left hand drive (same as the United States).
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    Great Chevy Bolt Ad!

    However, at 0:29, you can see a road sign for cities in the Republic of Korea (the sign has both Korean and English on it). You can also see the car's displays showing km and Korean writing. Also, license plates on the cars look like those used in the Republic of Korea (not like those of any...
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    Bolt or Volt?

    If the car's mirrors are reasonably adjustable, try adjusting them outward to minimize blind sports as described in http://www.caranddriver.com/features/how-to-adjust-your-mirrors-to-avoid-blind-spots . That should help reduce the risk of merging into someone while changing lanes. However...
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    Motor Trend: Future Car Special: Comparing Hybrids, Plug-Ins, EVs, and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars

    http://www.motortrend.com/cars/chevrolet/bolt-ev/2017/hyundai-ioniq-hybrid-vs-toyota-prius-chevrolet-volt-vs-prius-prime-bolt-ev-vs-ioniq-ev-vs-honda-clarity-vs-mirai/
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    Bolt or Volt?

    Or the country roads are those which are a hoot to drive at an electricity-efficient 50mph in a Bolt while other cars need to slow down to 40mph to go around the curves.
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    My Inquiry About the Bolt Automatic Braking

    Low speed automatic braking is only included with the Driver Confidence 2 package (which is only available on the Premier with all other options except for DC fast charging and extra cost colors). You can get a Bolt with all options except the Driver Confidence 2 package. You can also turn off...
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    Rate Chevy Bolt

    EV aspects: 9. The Bolt's range eliminates any issues I have with frequent day trips (commonly 50-70 miles for me, sometimes up to 150 miles or so). Main areas of possible improvement: * Charging infrastructure for occasional longer trips (not completely under car company's control beyond the...
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    What are the Trailer Interface Module fuses for?

    Note that speed limits for cars towing trailers in much of Europe are 80 km/h (50 mph). http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/going_abroad/germany/speed_limits_en.htm
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    trailer modules

    You may want to see this thread: http://www.mychevybolt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=5797
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    What are the Trailer Interface Module fuses for?

    https://oppositelock.kinja.com/tow-me-down-1609112611/1609771499 describes why Europeans tow with small cars while Americans tow with large trucks. In the first setup, the tongue weight is higher, making it more difficult for a small car to tow. In the second setup, the lesser tongue weight...
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    The Death of my Range Anxiety

    My driving tends to have a lot of 50 and 70 mile days, with destinations that do not have chargers. So an 80 mile EV would leave me very little margin for side trips, heat/AC use, high winds, battery degradation, etc.. Having to recharge to 100% after every day of driving would probably worsen...
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    The Apr 2017 EV Sales Numbers are in (1292 Bolts)

    I have seen (non-dealer) ads for the Bolt on billboards, in magazines, and on Facebook. But the volume of such ads does not appear to be that high.
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    Used Model S vs New Bolt

    Tesla offers battery upgrades for the Roadster: https://shop.teslamotors.com/products/roadster-3-0-upgrade Expensive, though ($29,000). In theory, the Model S should be easier to upgrade, since the battery is provisioned for quick change (that was demonstrated but not implemented otherwise)...
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    Howto: Adding more padding to front seats

    If you web search "closed cell foam", you should get several web/mail order foam vendors in your search results.
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    Bumpy Ride - Stiff Suspension

    https://tiresize.com/calculator/ You can get a taller sidewall with a very similar diameter to the stock 215/50R17 with 215/55R16, 205/60R16. Obviously, these require changing to a 16" wheel (which requires checking if the smaller wheels clear the brakes and such). This is called "minus 1"...
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    Bumpy Ride - Stiff Suspension

    Josh Tavel reportedly likes sporty driving. So perhaps it is not a surprise that the Bolt's suspension is tuned to be on the firmer and sportier side of the normal range, more like what you might expect from smaller Fords, Mazdas, and Hondas, as opposed to smaller Toyotas and Nissans which are...
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    Unfortunately Bolt is still a compliance car from GM

    ICE vehicles can degrade also, particularly with the poor maintenance habits of many owners. However, short range EVs, already marginal for many driving patterns, may become unusable for a larger percentage of drivers as batteries degrade.
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    Bike racks

    Haven't tried it in the Bolt yet, though from what I remember in similar size cars, the front wheel may have to come off to fit inside. Here is the roof rack thread: http://www.mychevybolt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=6036
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    Bike racks

    * Fold the seats down and put inside. * With roof rails, Yakima roof rack can be used. Thule racks for with and without rails exist, but are not yet available. * Yakima has a trunk rack. * There are hitches that can be bolted on so that hitch mounted bike racks can be used.
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    Bumpy Ride - Stiff Suspension

    For comparison, what cars do you consider to be good riding?
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