Chevy Bolt EUV ROAD TRIP! - 600 EV Miles With Charging (POV Binaural Audio) 

I owned a Nissan Leaf so similar charge speed. I didn't find it an issue on road trips other than it overheated the battery from fast charging. I upgraded to a Bolt for a low budget EV, but now it wont over heat. I don't mind the charge speed.

@@FinnishArmy the bolt liquid cools the battery whereas the leaf air cools. You no doubt know this already:)

@@cheefussmith9380 yup.. deceived me when I bought it, I just concluded all EV's were liquid cooled. It isn't evena. Cost savings when the Bolt is a similar price and way better in every aspect.

Where di you drive to and from? What range did you tend to get on the highway? Already did a trip to DC and back from South Carolina. Looking at driving from SC to Seattle next summer. Was able to make a route in Plug Share with all but two stops being Electrify America. Trying to alleviate some range stress

@@JordanYemothy My trip was from Rockledge, FL to Mason OH, with an overnight charge in Cleveland, TN. In my minivan, we usually made it up to Knoxville to find a hotel. On the way back from Mason, OH, I took the scenic route. I drove east to Front Royal, VA and took Skyline Drive and the Blueridge Parkway down to Asheville. I camped overnight an an RV park that had 220v plug so was able to charge overnight without coming down off the Parkway. From Asheville, down I-26 through SC to 95 and back home to FL. A hurricane made landfall in SC while I was headed down 26. I charged at a Walmart in Columbia in the outer bans of the storm. I averaged about 3.4 miles per kw on the trip. Overnights I charged to 100%, and to 80% on DC fast charging, even if I didn't have to. Electrify America had issues so I charged for free most of the time. On interstates, I mostly went 70mph, but went up to 75 or down to 60 if my margin was close. On one leg, I remember getting down to about 10% SOC when I arrived at the hotel. If the destination charger had been taken, I had enough to get myself to an EA, but would have had to backtrack. My recommendation is to get to your hotel early in the evening in order to get a charger. Good luck on your trip.

If they would have put even a 150kw peak charge capability on this thing, it would be the number 1 selling ev, I’m convinced of it. It’s the ONLY thing keeping me from this car, and I have zero plans to commute beyond work with it…that’s how much that scares off consumers.

@@L3x4Pr0ne What was GM thinking by putting such a small battery in this?

@@Superman-xr1oh 66kw is a pretty decent sized battery.

@@Kazzmod It is, just wish the DCFC was a little faster.

Too bad they killed the bolt and are replacing its factory with 80k pickup trucks…

Agreed. If you hold up the handle a bit until charging actually begins, it usually works.

CCS charging uses powerline communication between the charger and the car, which can be a little finicky.

Another reason for moving to NACS!

I love the heated seats and steering wheel, too, and am keeping the heater temp low or off. Still, got to find something to do about the resulting cold feet...

@@coreylawson1103 Wear thick, wool socks.

Thank you!

I am driving one right now and it isn't bad if you keep the temps between 70 to 75 degrees. Higher and the range starts to drop off fairly quick. Great car and I keep my speed at 60 on the freeways doing lyft to maximize range

I've done 1200 mile trips in my Bolt EUV. 320 miles should be fine Just expect to charge around the halfway point and again at the end. Well, and make sure there are chargers on your route at the halfway point and the end.

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Ah... car memories...

They don't care. Electrify America was only created as part of Volkswagen's settlement with the government for their emissions fraud. Nobody is bothering to check up on whether they're delivering a quality product, and they know that. So of course they're delivering absolute crap and getting away with it.

Thanks Randy!

Yes, T has a GREAT style, enthusiastic, never "rah rah", and konwelagable.

Ya’ll get the cute MG4. Plus others we don’t get. I’m kinda jealous.

I think it's over there, just under a different name "ampera".

Haha too funny! I went in and got snacks while it charged

@@TedwardDrives cool! It was nice to meet you too at the New Canaan Caffeine and Carburetors event as well. Great video man

my 2022 Bolt EUV is quite a bit quieter (NVH) on the road compared to the 2005 Subaru Outback XT it replaced.

You don't pay 40 grand (out the door) and HAVE to rent a car when a long trip turns up, and if you do , that can easily go 4,5,6,++++, hundred $$$$. Not ready for prime time GM.

Failure was due to dummies like me who didn't do the math: 40 mile range = 14,000 miles annually all-electric commuting just by plugging in each night. Shame that despite Volt's virtues, GM couldn't communicate in 2011 beyond the confusing "230 mpg" claims.

My wife wanted a 2017 Chevy Volt Premier. I hated the rear "middle" seat, lack of rear winshield wiper, was afraid of future problem with the preowned engine of a Volt. Eventually we are happy with a very low mileage preowned Chevy Bolt EUV 2022 Premier since she has a short commute and we installed a 220 V outlet in the garage. I limited charge to 65% for the battery for longevity. Now I don't need to worry about the engine. We charged at EA just once on the road home from dealership which was 215 miles away from home due to closure of the main highway caused by wildfires: I new the traffic is forced for a detour, otherwise we would not need to use DC charging. Being at night first time ever we called EA customer service to help with charging: they were very helpful even with restarting remotely the unit thus not to need to switch to a different one. For the temperature outside and state of charge the charging speed was expected for this particular EV.

Haha yes it is.

The big chargers are still faster than your 110 at home even above 80%. The 110 is a pretty slow process. but really no need to fill that much unless you really need the range

How much of a charge can you get doing that?

@@tonyklr I usually drive 40 - 50 miles on a given day and I charge overnight. I was charging to 90%, but decided to drop to 80% a few months ago. I'm usually back up to my target level the next morning.

@@Tee-Catin I drove a bolt euv the other day and started at 99 miles range and after driving about 5 miles it said 84 left. I was on it hard a bit... Is that typical?

@@tonyklr I have noticed some odd things on my Bolt's GOM, more so now that I'm charging to 80% rather than 90% for some reason. I live in southwest Florida and wonder if the summer temperatures (high 90s) contribute to this. I've noticed more of a variation from day to day in my starting "miles" at 80% than at 90% when my Bolt is showing "charge complete" - sometimes it says 258 miles and other days closer to 278 miles (middle number on the GOM). On the days when it's closer to 258 miles of range in particular, it seems to start dropping much faster than my actual mileage for the first few miles. At that point, I am leaving my community and driving between 35 mph and 45 mph. Then it barely goes down for the next 5 miles or so and sometimes goes up a couple of miles after I've come to a stop - but it doesn't seem I've stopped that often that it gains that range due to regen braking. After those first 10 miles it seems to go down as expected. I don't know if there's an issue with my GOM. I don't remember this erratic behavior when I charged to 90%, but perhaps I wasn't paying attention.

Thanks Dan!

@Tedward you're so welcome! I can wait to see what you do next

For day to day use they're incredible. its rare that im driving 240 miles before coming home so this would be great outside of the long road trips.

The infrastructure just isn't there yet unless you have a Tesla