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The recall that changes the software to detect a weak cell condition earlier does appear to lose the following settings if they are not the default ones: * Home location. * Location based charging. * Hilltop reserve mode. * When to charge based on electric rates. Possibly others as well...

Benefit would be no noise or fumes during the trip...

Probably means that your car was about to have the weak cell failure, but the original firmware was giving no warning of that. Then the dealer put on the new firmware which detected the problem. If that is the case, the new firmware merely found an impending problem that could have otherwise...

What module? If it was a battery module, it could be that your car had an impending battery module failure that the new firmware detected earlier rather than just before forcing a shutdown with little or no warning that the old firmware did. I had both the detect-battery-problem-earlier and...

My experience with roof rack crossbars alone, when driving on a long flat bridge on a calm day with cruise control at 65mph: * Yakima round bars or Thule rectangular bars with nothing (other cars): -8% or so * Yakima aero bars (CoreBar) with nothing on them (Bolt): too small a difference to...

Remember, seasonal temperature changes can affect tire air pressure. Expect to have to top up the tire air more often in the autumn, but less often in the spring.

That looks longer than a single seat boat...

Updated for Yakima fit for LT without flush rails (using BaseLine towers and door clips).

Regarding other driver assistance features: * Forward collision warning: Had it come on four times, three of which were obviously true. Since I was already just about the brake or swerve to avoid crashing, the autobrake did not engage. The one false alarm did not result in the autobrake...

That following distance warning has three settings for "too close". Unfortunately, the settings range from 1 second to 0.5 second, not exactly what you want if you want to keep the larger distance recommended in driving school (or want to train your teenage new driver on that). Perhaps they...

Looks like GM parts sellers on the web offer Bolt windshields and wiper switches with rain sensing: https://www.chevynationparts.net/v-2017-chevrolet-bolt-ev--premier--electric/body--glass-windshield...

Tesla had a good idea by starting with high end EVs, where the cost of big batteries could be more easily hidden in the price of the car, while being a dedicated EV gave some advantages in ride and handling compared to ICE cars. The Supercharger network was also a good way to market EVs to...

Regarding the Tesla Mobile Charger, do you mean this for $300? https://shop.tesla.com/us/en/product/vehicle-accessories/model-s_x_3-mobile-connector-bundle.html?sku=1139373-00-A Of course, the TeslaTap adapter is $235 or so in addition.

That generation of VW Golf had three large head restraints that did not fold down in the back seat. These did obstruct the view somewhat if they were installed and the seat back is not folded down. The Ampera (Bolt in Europe) center rear head restraint is the shingle type to minimize view...

Also, if the high consumption is from driving EVs, a home battery may only need the capacity to be a UPS for the home, since the EVs can be driven to public charging stations to be recharged. Not as convenient as charging them at home, but lets the home battery last longer as a UPS for the home.

A lead foot on the brake pedal will require braking beyond what the regenerative braking can do, forfeiting the opportunity to put some of the energy back into the battery. Avoiding situations where a lead foot on the brake pedal is necessary reduces energy consumption and improves safety.

In terms of long distance driving with an EV, the driving-to-recharging time ratio is best with Tesla at 5:1 on the SuperChargers. For other current EVs with DCFC, the maximum seems to be 3:1, assuming that the EV is capable of 50kW and the DCFC station offers that. But if your route has only...

Today's EVs presumably have software that limits the charging rate to what the manufacturer specified to stay within the temperature and longevity specs desired by the manufacturer. In other threads, it has been discussed that the Bolt reduces maximum charging rate as the battery gets more full.

https://insideevs.com/monthly-plug-in-sales-scorecard/ lists other EVs as well.