Stefan1991
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Stefan1991 said:I'm thinking at the moment about buying the Volt. Still not 100% sure and am still going to make a test ride this weekend.
But I've found some pretty good deals (4000 below MSRP) out of state not too far away from here for the exact Volt Premier I would like.
My main reason for the volt would be to not be afraid and be able to make further trips than just around the city.
And with barely any Bolts in Tennessee, I'm afraid it will be almost impossible to get a good deal on the price.
Stefan1991 said:I think it's not possible right now to buy Bolts out of state? I read that Chevy is threatening dealers that they will risk losing allocations if they sell them out of state? That's also what the dealer here told me. (although he probably would tell me that no matter what to make me come back to them to order a Bolt).
I often read about people leasing Volts and Bolts. What's the benefit of that? And would I still be able to get the 7500 tax credit if you lease a car?
Whenever I buy a car I plan to at least drive it for a long time (5 till 10 years). That's why I'm also a little concerned about the Bolt, since they haven't been on the road for years like the Volt. And 5 or 10 years from now I still want to be able to drive it more than 200 miles. Maybe the batteries will do good, but there is no way to know that for sure until they have been on the road for a couple of years I think.
Bolt battery warranty is 60% capacity for 8 years.marshallinwa said:GM is so confident in the battery, that they are offering a capacity warranty on it for 10 years. I don't know of anyone else that is offering a capacity warranty on the traction warranty.
Stefan1991 said:And what's the best way to see just level 3 chargers on a map? The Chevrolet website is annoying since it isn't able to filter just on level 3 chargers.
Some chargers you can track online. If you have a co-driver, they might be able to check the status of upcoming DCQC stations, and perhaps reroute if reasonable.Stefan1991 said:Does anyone know how likely it usually is that a level 3 charger is in use?
To maximize the charging rate, and minimize the charging time, you would want to stay on the bottom 65% of the battery as much as you could. So look at more like 4 charging stops. 200 miles initial run, then 100 mile runs. Longer runs will increase the charging time.Stefan1991 said:It's 666 miles from the dealer to my house, so I for sure will need to recharge on the way.
I probably will have to drive 200 miles, and depending how good I'm doing with the millage charge it up a few times.
Stefan1991 said:I read that a level 3 charger will charge 90 miles in 30 minutes. How much will it slow down after the first 30 minutes?
It happens. Not often, but the last time I took a long trip when I got to the DCQC there was one car charging, one car waiting, and all three L2 chargers were busy. Was on a Sunday. I can't even guess as to how likely it would be on your trip.Stefan1991 said:I've no idea how likely it is that chargers will be in use, or people parked on the spots. Does it ever happen that people are in line for level 3 chargers? I'll be doing this drive on a Sunday.
Both of those are good ideas.Stefan1991 said:I also could get some to drive with a trailer into my direction and see how far I get on a charge, and do the rest with a trailer.
I might be able to find more chargers and do more small stops, or try to make it to the furthest away level 3 charger possible and charge from almost empty.