It's a 2023. Found it by license plate lookup.
Peri
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From: "Peri Hartman" <pe...@kotatko.com>
To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
Sent: 07-Oct-23 07:22:44
Subject: Re[2]: [EVDL] Bolt road trip
It was brand new, about 1000 miles. I presume that means 2023, but
could be 2024, don't know.
The seats themselves seemed fine for me. But the head rest spoiled it.
I was able to find a reasonably comfortable position by tilting the
seat back a bit excessively, so that the head rest wouldn't push my
head past vertical. That meant bringing the seat forward so my arms
would reach the steering wheel. It also meant the middle pillar was
blocking my side view a bit.
If I owned the car, I would find a way to change the angle on the head
rests.
Peri
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From: "Jay Summet via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
To: ev@lists.evdl.org
Cc: "Jay Summet" <j...@summet.com>
Sent: 07-Oct-23 02:34:45
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Bolt road trip
What year Bolt was it, and how did you find the comfort of the front seats?
We test drove a (2017??) Bolt a while back and both my wife and I felt that the front
seats "pinched" our hips (too narrow and weirdly shaped).
I'd be interested to know if they have improved the seats or if you noticed
that but didn't think to mention it?
Jay
On 10/7/23 00:16, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
I just finished a road trip in a Bolt rental car. Went round trip from Boston
to Cape Code. I'm thinking some people would like to hear how it worked to take
a vacation (wedding and other activities) in a Bolt.
Overall, I was very pleased with the car. It was quiet, adequately powerful,
and the battery has plenty of range for that trip - about 100 miles each way.
There are no level 3 chargers in Cape Cod, so we had to find places to leave
the car for a few hours and do something else. Fortunately, there were several
level 2 chargers in Orleans, near where we stayed. I was able to charge there
several times while taking nature walks or eating a meal. It worked out pretty
well.
It would have been better if the rental agency had provided a 120V cable as we
could have charged at our accommodation. Next time I'll be thinking about that.
The rental agency expects the car to be returned with 80% charge. That was the
real challenge. The Bolt fails miserably, as I think most people know, at level
3 charging. It took about 1h20 to charge from about 25% to 85%. That is
substantially slower than most other contemporary EVs.
So, I think the Bolt makes a great car to take on short road trips but probably
not on longer ones, since you will need to charge for 1-2 hours every so often.
The only other thing I would mention is the damned head rests. They aren't
reversible like in most cars. For me, they force my head too far forward, which
causes back slump and neck pain.
All in all, I'm pleased we drove an EV rather than an ICE. And our friends
enjoyed rides in it, too.
Peri
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