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My guess is manufacturers (all of them, including Tesla) used off the shelf components that operate on 12V as opposed to adding a transformer (?) to reduce the voltage from the main battery to 12V. Components such as A/C, windshield wipers, radio, lights, turn signals, door locks, and yes, the...

GM has sold "equivalent" cars in Europe for many years under the Opel brand. This is nothing new.

Most everything in the car works off the 12V battery....lights, heat, radio, wipers, A/C, computer, etc. Of course the drive motor works off the main battery. There's a lot of discussion about how to check the 12V battery, but it seems that it doesn't give warning when it dies. And when it...

I suggest you examine your charging needs. How many miles do you drive a day, how often do you want to charge, and how long do you mind charging? Note that the supplied "charger", when plugged into 240 volts, charges at 2.8kW, or about 11 miles per hour. A 32 amp L2 charger will charge around...

You'll get a lot of recommendations on brand, so I'll let others chime in (or you can search this and other forums). One of the important things to decide is the amps of the "charger" (technically an EVSE...the charger is in the car). The Bolt will take a max of 32 amps at 240 Volts. Anything...

There's a saying...misery loves company. You're not alone in this. Other EV brands have the same issue. Of course this doesn't help solve the problem. 12V batteries go dead, even in ICE cars. In ICE cars you usually get slow cranking before it dies, which is somewhat of a warning. I agree...

Thanks for posting. Kinda like CTL-ALT-DEL on a computer.....:)

I hear you but the BMW i3 works the same way. The i3 was generally a slow seller and sat on dealer's lots for a long time, giving the battery time to degrade. Did your car sit on the lot for awhile before it sold? I wouldn't be surprised if the Nissan Leaf and Tesla do the same thing as well...

Pictures or link to pictures?

Here's another discussion on the subject: http://www.mychevybolt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=8424

Thanks, Telek!

Yes, it's normal. A lot of people use the heated seats and heated steering wheel but not the cabin heat.

Thanks for the explanation

Your new Bolt will come with an EVSE (which most people, including me, mistakenly call a charger) which you plug in an outlet and plug the other end into your car. I'm not sure what you mean by "pigtail". There's a big debate about whether you should charge to 100% or not. You can search the...

Thanks for the review. Very encouraging.

I've read a few posts about ice building up on the windshield wipers (while driving!!) because there's no engine heat to melt it. I don't live in a very cold climate so I haven't personally experienced it.

Thank you, tomofNV !! I've been searching for an explanation that makes sense, and you've provided it. Thanks again !

The stars have aligned for EV's in China. All the people want cars but there's no oil industry to support them. There are little to no repair shops. People don't know how to change oil or otherwise do maintenance on an ICE vehicle (EV's require little to no maintenance). The Chinese...

I watched it live last night. As you say, more for the lay person, but I think the take away is that China is ahead of the US, and the lead is growing. We may be left in the dust.

That's a nice feature. Thanks for posting