r/BoltEV

I found a used Bolt that I’m planning to buy, and despite it being a 2020, it only has 1,600 miles on the odometer. It’s a buyback and has completed the recall service. When it comes to gas powered cars, I remember that you are supposed to drive it gently during the break-in period. Is the same true with an EV? Is there anything I need to know about driving an almost new Chevy Bolt?

Hi all. I test-drove a 2027 Bolt LT today for my wife. $30,926 OTD at 0.9% financing for 36 months.

My other options are: 2023 Bolt EUV Premier, 2023 Honda CRV Hybrid, and 2024 Ford Maverick Hybrid. Any used car would be paid for in cash. (2023 Bolt is roughly $23k; others are in the $30k range.)

All will function to our needs, so we are hoping for the best value proposition.

Are the 2027s much better than the 2023s? With the financing, and the opportunity cost therein, it's really tempting to buy new. On a net basis, it's not that much more.

Also: The dealer said they cannot offer a discount ($29,990 MSRP sticker plus $1,000 in fees). Any tips on getting them to go lower? Financing offer expires May 31 so I would need to move quick.

Thanks!

Haven’t been to Costco since I purchased my 2019 Bolt. Instinctively I pulled into the gas lanes and im thinking which side is my gas cap on?! Muscle-memory!

On the hunt for a quality new/used Bolt in the great state of Massachusetts. Any tips from the esteemed community here would be well-appreciated.

With the Federal Trade Comission order that came out of the NY Times investigation and now GM settling a CA lawsuit for mishandling/selling driver data to 3rd parties after promising not to do so, is there any way to avoid giving GM all your data on the new Bolts? We clearly can't trust GM to do what they say even if the new lawsuit requires them to not sell 3rd party data sales for 5 years. When I pulled my Lexis Nexus report I was surprised by not just how much data there was after a few months of ownership (80+ pages) but how much of it was just wrong. But insurance companies buy that data and use it to set rates and most consumers will never see it to check for accuracy and I don't think all this effort should be required just to own a new car.

On the 2017 - 2023 Bolts you can pull one fuse and know the car's Onstar module isn't sending data to GM. You lose your compass, home-charging scheduling, and some of the voice command stuff but otherwise the car works as it should. Is there something similar you can do for the 2027 Bolts or is the infotainment /Onstar too tied up with the car now?

Those of you with the new Chevy bolt (2027) what is the vehicle classified as? Our dealership is trying to tell us our car is classified as a pickup. In Michigan, a ev pickup registration is more than a passenger car. From what I have found the vin number starting with "1G1" shows that it's a passenger car and the GM vin numbers for trucks usually start with "1GC", "1GT", "3GC".

I feel like the dealership is in error here, so I wanted to see what any of you have on your registration. Bonus if you're registered in Michigan.

Hi !

I want to get rid of my old Elantra 2011. I live in Montréal and the Bolt EUV could fit my usage. I mainly use my car to go to work ( 60km per day). I dont want to install a charger at home for now. Could it be doable to just use a normal 120v outlet ?

I guess it would be hard in winter with the big drop in effiency.

Also any advantage of getting a 20203 over a 2022 ? I would like to get premier trim with Bose sound system.

Thanks !

2021 Chevy Bolt premier

I want Comma on my 21 Bolt or trade for a 27 with super cruise. I have read and watched videos. My understanding is that comma is currently better than super cruise.

Could someone please ELI5 (explain like I'm 5)

• what I need to purchase for comma to work on a 21 bolt ev
• who should I buy from
• what I need to buy
• how difficult is the comma system to install?
• I guess anything else someone thinks I should know or be aware of

Thank you

Got my 2019 last month with 100k miles. Ice cold AC. How’s your AC doing? If you’re in VA we’ve had our first heat wave last few days so I’m very grateful.

2022 Bolt EUV. Completed our first vacation with a good amount of driving. The drive back is 441 miles (the longest section of our trip). I used premium ABRP and used my free trial of Onstar to connect to ABRP. Southeast Nebraska to Southwest Missouri.

My first complaint - ALL THE CHARGING APPS, good lord. I underestimated how many I would have to download because you cannot tap pay at most stations.

2nd complaint - if you arent using plug share to double check if the charger is available/in working condition, then you will have a headache. We didn't run into this on our way there, but on the way back was rough. One charger was out of order and we had just enough to get to a slow charger. Then use reduced speeds to get to a fast charger. Another one was being used, so we had to just wait till they were done.

3rd complaint - It seriously added around 5 hours over the whole trip for charging.

Pro - we saved on gas $ by a good amount (trade off via time spent charging)

Overall, I loved the way she drove/performed. It was just really inconvenient to charge and deal with charger availability/usability. Definetly will just spend the extra on gas money for the convienece on long hauls next time, but I wanted to give it a try. If your in it for the trip itself and arent in a hurry to get to your destination, it isnt awful. Otherwise, use the Bolt as intended - a daily commuter.