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Alternate fact is one theory. Another more likely theory is that GM had him sign a non-disclosure agreement in return for buying back his car or some other favorable disposition. Happens all the time (see Tesla). I guess if you're a Bolt fanboy, the guy is some evildoer from the Dark Side. If...

I got a second look at the Bolt seats today at the Providence RI auto show. Had my spouse with me. I first sat in the Bolt two months ago at another auto show. So the first show I was chatting with the Chevy lady the whole time, and kind of distracted by the conversation. I remember being wowed...

I've seen Alex on Autos. Agree he does a great review. Isn't he Canadian? Aren't Canadians always honest and boring? I sometimes think all the "be nice" karma somehow leaked through a semipermeable membrane from the USA to Canada. And all the "be mean" karma leaked the other way. I'll bet I'm...

I kind of recant what I said earlier about it being a biased review. I must not have read the whole thing, or I must have read a first draft. I just went back there and he added a section about the "gotchas". I recant. Shame. Shame. Shame.

I thought Roman would make the point that it's good for Colorado, because there will be no power fade a mile high. I'd think an electric vehicle would be an advantage there. And it's the first time I've ever heard FWD being called bad in snow. He should try commuting 5 winters in snowy MA in a...

Fair enough. And the reviewer is from an electric blog, so in his opinion it probably is the best car ever. It's just that I've never seen a review come out of these press junkets that says anything remotely bad about the car in question. I sometimes think these events are planned by...

https://electrek.co/2017/01/27/the-electrek-review-2017-chevy-bolt-ev-is-the-first-plug-in-for-everyone/ "for my money, the best car of any kind on the roads right now at its price point" That was at the start of the review, and had me ROTFL before I was 100 words into this absolute joke of a...

I can't help thinking that Chevy interior engineers aren't butt-stupid. So they must have made that seat the way it is for a reason. Would a normal seat even fit inside the Bolt? From my auto-show memories, it seemed like a very narrow car (Sonic class). I wonder if they were forced to engineer...

Not by me, but by a Tesla owner. I thought it was a totally fair review. He praises the car's strengths, assesses it for what it is, and points out some of the issues raised in this forum. https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/chevy-bolt-24-hour-test-drive-its-no-tesla-but-its-not-bad.84945/

The Bolt seats might be horrible for one person, awesome for another person. They're both valid statements. Last time I checked, human bodies came in all sizes, shapes and proportions. And continuing in that vein, a seat might be totally unimportant for person A, and not a factor in choosing a...

I know it's a matter of taste, but what is it with EV designers feeling obligated to create these horrific electronic instrument displays? The Bolt is just as stupid as some of the others I've seen. Does it have a mode where it just frigging looks like an elegantly restrained classic speedometer...

http://theteslashow.com/ Podcast. I was interested in how they described the crowd waiting to test drive the Bolt. So I think we can say the Bolt has been discovered. I'd love to know how many of those test drives turned into sales.

Fair response. I should change that to read "you and the taxpayers subsidizing you are paying $25,000 over".

I think the arguments about a $40,000 car should come with good seats miss the point. It ain't a $40,000 car. It's a $15,000 car that happens to be electric. The other $25,000 is what you're paying to be a leading adopter. I drive a 2015 Kia Soul+. After discount, it was $18,000. As a car, it...

>> It will probably be more like "an interesting December." I wish I could fast forward to 2020...

About the Recaro questions. It's been a few years, so i can't speak on airbags. You can buy narrow or wide Recaros. They come heated if desired. They come with manual or power settings as desired. They're simply amazing. I'm not a Recaro marketing robot - just a happy customer who's absolutely...

Also, after I reflected on the question, I realized it was an idiotic question to start with. I asked a question nobody in this forum could possibly answer. None of us know how many Bolts GM intends to build this year, and they've given conflicting guidance that changed over time. I'm not even...

Boltage phrased it well in the post above to capture the intent of my original question in this thread. He observed: "If market demand is high, GM will produce lots of them, making it more than just a compliance car." The crux of my question is whether or not this statement is true. My real...

One word: Recaros. If you're willing to spend $40,000 on the functional equivalent of a $15,000 economy car, you can definitely afford to add another $1,200 for comfortable seats. I'm a seat fanatic. I bought Recaros for a few cars, and you can take them with you from car to car with a new...

This is tongue-in-cheek guys, but also a little serious. I'm a software engineer by trade, with 30+ years of experience. Everything with software in it scares me. I'm pretty sure in 30 years I never wrote anything without bugs. The bigger or faster or more complex the thing with software, the...