Chevy Bolt EV Summer Range Test

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Come with me as I take the Chevy Bolt EV through 183 miles of summertime driving. It was really hot out and most of the drive was spent at 70 miles per hour, but the car still did pretty well.
Here's a link to my winter range test:
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@alec4672 6 лет назад

5:18 as a fire fighter I really appreciate this public service announcement. Don't just do it for government officials do it for everyone cause if you don't then we get called and then you really gotta move over and slow down (our department has portable speed bumps)

@MsKewi-NYC 4 года назад

Virginia and North Carolina have the same rules too. Move over or get a ticket. If the way is clear move over. Safety first!

@dimitripapadopoulos5180 4 года назад

@@MsKewi-NYC Here in Canada the fools refuse to move.

@ralindsey2629 4 года назад

@@dimitripapadopoulos5180 We have plenty of those here too

@Josh-cw8by 2 года назад

Illegal where I'm from in Canada now. Must move over and slow down to half speed or face big fines

@alec4672 2 года назад

@@Josh-cw8by yeah it's the same rules in pretty much every state in the US too. Doesn't mean anyone follows it. I've driven in Canada too, just as many slow pokes in the left lane.

@nemmrrc 5 лет назад

I normally refuel with gasoline every 300 miles. That's like once a week based on my normal driving needs. I'm more convinced after these videos that a switch to an EV is not too much of a stretch.

@acephantom903 Год назад

Even now they are getting better. I -- a condo dweller of south florida -- still cannot switch to one in the foreseeable future, but there is hope. Now which comes sooner, switching to an EV or me leaving this hellhole? lol

@TylerTMG Год назад

@@acephantom903 you still wanna leave

@acephantom903 Год назад

@@TylerTMG Just had to pay $4k additional this year from condo insurance increases and $1k additional for auto insurance increases. Yes. Somehow need to save the money to leave.

@TylerTMG Год назад

@@acephantom903 live In your car

@Spartan_Jackal 6 лет назад

You have such calm sarcasm for road rage. Ride with me in my wrecker and you'll learn a few words lol

@rocketsturgeon9272 6 лет назад

It's 120 miles to Chicago, we've got a full battery, half pack of cigarettes, it's dark out, and we're wearing sunglasses.

@waffleiron271 6 лет назад

Damn how do you have time to do RU-vid with drives like that for work

@MrGrimm73 6 лет назад

Waffle iron...I'm sayin lol

@davidscott5903 6 лет назад

Nice job recommending people to actually be courteous and move over for someone on the side of the road. I had a car come too close for comfort once when changing a flat tire.

@MoistMumble 6 лет назад

I'm always bewildered by the size of the roads in the USA.

@thomasstrickland0 6 лет назад

Cormy SyStem we have tons of traffic.

@JoelGetzhasauselessurl 6 лет назад

Big country, big people, big roads.

@mrflamewars 6 лет назад

Fat Fuck Americans driving around in Big Fat Fuck 11MPG American Cars

@sleepyrasta14820 6 лет назад

Yeah the roads and cars are bigger because everyone is so fat

@Frank71 6 лет назад

Cormy SyStem This guy is mostly driving in the suburbs. Those roads were designed around the car. Cities such as boston, new york, philly, Chicago, etc have more narrow streets. Not as narrow as the old European streets, where that bolt would nearly fit.

@ryantoomey611 6 лет назад

That is great that they have a shift interlock for the charge cord! There have been people in traditional gas engine cars accidentally drive off with the filler hose still attached and they ripped the hose off of the pump! That can't happen with electric.

@Kriss_L 2 года назад

A couple years ago, I saw a van on I-90 with a gas pump nozzle and hose still in the filler. It was doing about 70mph and the driver was oblivious.

@fireyblackdragon 2 года назад

I had an original RAV4 EV back in like 03, and it also refused to shift into gear when plugged in, so I assume it was discovered pretty quickly that people weren't used to being plugged in at home, so the interlock was important. However: the parking brake was manual, so if your garage was ever so slightly sloped, you could release the brake and begin to roll backwards. Even though the connector just kinda slid in (there were no latches on that charging cable), and it was on the front, the cord connected at a 90deg angle, and so could still cause tons of damage. Totally not speaking from experience, though. (it was caught in time, but still a scary event)

@austinwalker7439 4 года назад

I really appreciate how observant you are to everything. I also notice small things nobody cares about but I like that!

@GoomEevee 6 лет назад

just realized that the Bolt EV looks an awful lot like a Car i made on Test Track at Disney World once. It was a fully electric car too. Chevrolet, i expect royalty payments.

@SsspraakForsskkarring 2 года назад

It was made by a dog...He was in a talkie on the big screen, get it right !

@johnnychang4233 6 лет назад

Going Bolt-ly where no EV has went before 😉

@Jose_Pointero 6 лет назад

I've enjoyed all of your videos about the Bolt. Great car; I'm planning on buying one later this year.

@thephilipxperimentx6807 4 года назад

I know this is an old video but really enjoyed it.I was lost in your world and forgot about mine for awhile.luv u man!

@PhilipLeitch 6 лет назад

Thanks for the metric units. I understand and can comprehend feet and inches but I don't have a reference/understanding of miles, gallons, pounds and so on.

@seraphina985 6 лет назад

A pound is 454 grams so at small scales thinking of it as half a kilo is a reasonable way to get a sense of scale, sure it's about 10% off but that's probably not much worse than the estimate error a person would typically have if you just dropped a pound of stainless steel in their hand and asked them to guess the weight so at human scales it's close enough. Also miles it's about 5 miles to 8 km roughly. Gallons however are a pain in the ass because there are multiple different units commonly all simply called a gallon that mean different things.

@crystalsoulslayer 6 лет назад

People only really "get" a unit when they use it on a regular basis. It's a bit like learning a language. When you start speaking that language more fluently, you think in that language rather than translating from your native tongue. I know that a meter is roughly 3 feet, but I don't "think" in meters. It might be helpful to give you an idea based on everyday examples: - If you buy your milk in one-liter bottles, one of those weighs a little over 2 pounds. - Four liters of milk would be roughly equivalent to a US gallon. - Walking for 5 minutes would cover about a quarter of a mile, assuming you walk at the average speed of humans, about 3 miles an hour. - The average speed limit in European cities is about 50 KPH, which is roughly 30 miles per hour. US highways have a maximum speed limit of 70 MPH, slightly slower than the 75-80 MPH of Europe's average (120-130 KPH). Most people speed, though, which I find irritating. All this being said: _why can't the US just convert to metric._ I'd be happy to learn a new "language" of measurement if it meant conversions were that easy. How many feet are in a mile? I don't know! _Nobody_ knows! This entire country Googles it!

@ataksnajpera 6 лет назад

Do not write KPH because it means Kilo Per Hour! Correct is km/h.

@shadowbanalternateaccount0309 6 лет назад

KilometrePerHour is also valid and you will see it pretty often.

@ataksnajpera 6 лет назад

I have never seen KPH in Europe! It is always written as km/h.

@bryancurry1898 5 лет назад

Thanks for the review. I heard it while working as a process server in Phoenix, who drives crazy miles in my Bolt. The temperature was 110F and it definitely takes a toll on range, but I still have plenty. About once every other week, I have to top up at a level 3. Most of the time I leave the house with enough to do my work. I will admit to a little hypermiling, on occasion.

@timursimon3557 5 лет назад

Thank you for providing conversion to the metric units! A person who lives 15-20 minutes from you (: Your videos are great to watch, I only wish there was any chance to have a discussion with you in person

@Fredy5100 6 лет назад

It's just as much fun to watch you review a car, than it is to watch you talk about electronics gizmos and stuff... great work!

@daveb5041 6 лет назад

I like these videos they are different then the regular in the house videos.

@tech3431 6 лет назад

“On the highway, there’s no braking going on...” Oh boy, just wait till you drive the freeways in LA. EVs are wonderful for rush hour traffic though. Good video on range anxiety.

@eabeeson 6 лет назад

Thank you for using your indicator.

@matthewholzner9526 6 лет назад

Watching from Austin, but you're in my old stomping grounds. Grew up in Mendota, shopped in Peru/Ottawa, and worked in the burbs. Enjoy the channel - keep it coming!

@carsonGoodwin16 6 лет назад

From a fellow Suburban Illinoisan, Thanks for this. Always was a little worried about Electric vehicles in conditions like where we live. But this shows that I have pretty much no reason to worry. Love your videos!

@Cheese_1337 6 лет назад

Props to you that you included conversions in video

@bdbgh 6 лет назад

I honestly appreciate the metric annotations

@Hdtjdjbszh 6 лет назад

I watched the whole thing. I have intention of driving or ever buying a car. But your voice is just so damned easy to listen to!

@axeman2073 4 года назад

I live in central Maine, rural and we have some pretty wicked winters, but I have some pretty short commutes. After watching this and the winter driving video, I will consider an EV for my next purchase. Thanks for these videos

@oxcartsr7127 5 лет назад

One of your better productions, covered just about any question that could come up on the issue of using an EV for long range transportation. I live in your general area so it’s also nice to see and hear your comments and frustrations about our wonderful (facetious comment directed at IDOT and the ITA) Interstate and Tollway systems.

@ElmtreeLine Год назад

I legit thought RU-vid was your full time job, so I learnt lots today!

@georgemartin1436 6 лет назад

You got me. Though I have street parking half the time, I bought a Volt. Wow what a nice car. It was used so was hugely depreciated. I'll never buy a gas-only vehicle again.

@skagerstrom 6 лет назад

I love your very civiliced and humble road rage ;)

@ambulocetusnatans 4 года назад

Cool that your boss lets you plug in your car. I once worked at a place that wouldn't let you plug in your phone.

@Zizzily 6 лет назад

No matter what video you post, if you mention an EV, there's going to be a bunch of posts about how people will never buy an EV because of $edgecase;.

@TechnologyConnections 6 лет назад

Yep. But I hope at least _some_ viewers will realize I spent more than three hours in the car at highway speeds without needing to charge, and still I am recharged by morning. Hopefully at least a _few_ people will put two-and-two together.

@Zizzily 6 лет назад

You'd think. It's surprising how committed some people are to saying how it can't work, though.

@mrb692 6 лет назад

All those edge cases are all perfect examples of the “But Sometimes!” effect as demonstrated on this very channel! TC, I really can’t thank you enough for the “But sometimes!”, it’s a wonderful thing to keep in mind.

@spazzman90 6 лет назад

EVs really benefit those households the most that (A) have more than one vehicle (B) have charging available at home where the vehicle is parked. (C) Drive 50-100 miles at least 5 days a week. This list is a huge number of households and represent the 'lowest hanging fruit' to EV adoption. If you meet all 3 of these criteria, get an EV an start saving money on fuel and maintenance. Once we start getting EVs in the garages of single family dwellings, then we can figure out how to help the on-street parking and apartment dwelling folks. Around this time, the secondary EV market should be a bit bigger and it should start to become more clear just how much easier and cheaper it is to drive electric and it will no longer will make financial sense to keep driving a gas powered car every day.

@Furiends 6 лет назад

+Zzyzx Wolfe I've heard everything from solar panels would have to cover the entire surface of the Earth to generate the power humanity currently uses to EVs require more oil to produce than ICE cars. You gotta laugh it off sometimes.

@linkinpark9812 6 лет назад

Hey you aren't that far from me! Great motorcycle roads out there! Great video (still watching)!

@MavericksHangar 3 года назад

I have a 2020 Chevy Bolt and I love it!!

@tylerpeterson4726 6 лет назад

9:53. That beautiful sarcasm. I love it!

@brandonb3279 6 лет назад

You are so Gloriously Nerdy, and I love you for that!

@pikaijzer 5 лет назад

Thank you for the metric and celsius units! made this severely more enjoyable!

@mitch019850 6 лет назад

You have the exact same dashcam as I do. That startup sound is unmistakable.

@FTLNewsFeed 6 лет назад

I'm loving the snark in this video.

@vwestlife 6 лет назад

I'm blue, da ba dee da ba dai... And what the state of Bad Noise calls an "oasis" is more commonly referred to as a "rest stop" or "service plaza".

@TechnologyConnections 6 лет назад

Oh, well I knew _that_ (that rest stops exist elsewhere). I was more wondering aloud if the bridge/overpass configuration is used elsewhere. After some research it appears Illinois is almost the only state where these exist: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_restaurant (or at least the only state aside from Oklahoma that's represented in that list)

@vwestlife 6 лет назад

There is one in North Korea (it's shown about 2/3rds of the way down the page): thevelvetrocket.com/2014/02/08/the-lonely-highways-of-north-korea/

@TechnologyConnections 6 лет назад

Interesting!

@BenQuigley 6 лет назад

Technology Connections we have some like this in Britain, but only a handful in my experience.

@homestar92 6 лет назад

In my travels, it seems that not only are those exclusive to Illinois, they're pretty much exclusive to the Chicago area and most notably the Tri-State tollway in particular. I've traveled the entire length of I-70 across the southern half of Illinois and don't recall ever seeing one there.

@CorndogBrownie 6 лет назад

Thank you for putting metric alongside

@nerd8192 6 лет назад

Over here in the UK, we have many rest stops (or what we call Service Areas) which were built over the road, mostly in the 1950s and 60s, it's kinda cool to sit there and eat your food watching the traffic racing past... Also it may interest you to know that *every* UK service area has at least 2 AC fast chargers provided by the utility company Ecotricity as part of their electric highway scheme. I enjoyed this video a lot and laughed at your commentary! :)

@richdaley9982 8 месяцев назад

I realize this is an old comment but there are federal laws in the US preventing most commercial activity in highway rest stops. 80 years ago when the system was built, people were worried that drivers would bypass their town if they could eat and fuel up on the road. It resulted in travel plazas being built near exit ramps so they didn’t save their towns anyway.

@kadepow11 3 года назад

Your road rage is so much like mine i'll just be all like "Nice turn signal, jackass"

@jcavenagh 5 лет назад

And in grand IL style...The O'Hare oasis is now closed as of Jan. 2019

@zlate42 6 лет назад

A polarizing filter in front of the lens will reduce those nasty dashboard reflexions. I always use polarized sunglasses when driving which makes those nasty reflexions go away. I can really recommend it!

@call_me_stan5887 6 лет назад

I'm pretty sure polarized sunglasses and LCD panels in modern cars don't add up particularly well - tilt your head slightly and you can't see damn thing on your dashboard.

@zlate42 6 лет назад

After testing with lcd monitors, to my suprise, it works pretty well with lcd screens as long as you keep your eyeline in the horizontal.

@call_me_stan5887 6 лет назад

Whatever works for you, then :)

@jimbos1567 4 года назад

This is the second video you have posted that gives real world conditions here in the mid west. Thanks much for that. The only criticism I have is the noise while in the car. Very hard to hear you. Had to use the closed caption which I don't want to use, but otherwise very well done.

@CardboardShroom 3 года назад

i love this road rage more than anything

@Neon8787 6 лет назад

Thank you so much for consistently putting metric units up on the screen!

@baaelectronics 6 лет назад

I always enjoy your EV videos, mostly because of how real yours are, unlike everyone else who "hate" EV because it is "too difficult." On a somewhat unrelated note, how do you write your closed captioning? I could never figure it out in Premiere with trying to export CEA-608 and it cutting off the last parts of sentences or with Open Captions only exporting as closed captions sometimes. Even though I am not deaf, I watch with CC because it helps me understand the video better and your CC quality is always so good compared to most community-contributed videos out there!

@reidturnbull9650 4 года назад

Last I uploaded to RU-vid, there was a handy video editor that allowed you to auto-generate cc and go back over it and correct any mistakes. An extra step, but time effective.

@Wassenhoven420 6 лет назад

Thank you for posting the Celsius at the start there. Just had to post this... my mind started to wander (even though i know the conversion) then that got me back on track lol. -edit- also loved the text reminder for closed captioning (my girlfriend is a native hindi speaker). I think I geek out when people are considerate and take the time to assist others in a basic way with actions or information.

@cdurkinz 2 года назад

Hah cool I live right around the Joliet to Morris area. Saw the Morris exit. It's cool knowing you share my pain. haha

@Flyingpapaya 6 лет назад

You've got the best dry humor ever.

@Flyingpapaya 6 лет назад

Also we've got rest stops here in Minnesota, sort of the same thing although I haven't seen ones with restaurants in 'em. But I haven't seen most of them.

@GarnettLast 4 года назад

10:07, fantastic example of video frame-rate on wheel rotation! The wheels of the car passing you look like they are spinning backwards.

@YouTubecommentor284 2 года назад

Thank you for displaying metric units.

@manielek 5 лет назад

i'd suggest polarizing filter for that dash cam, would really improve the quality of the recording by eliminating windshield reflections

@pieterfranke 3 года назад

you commenting on other drivers is the best, i coul dwatch that all day

@trottingwolf 4 года назад

Just got a used Bolt with only 7300 miles on it and I love it so far. For the price one I include gas savings you can't beat it. And it's fun to drive. Your not taking it to a race track, but when you need to get moving the Bolt just goes!

@quagmier3 6 лет назад

Awesome video. I was thinking about getting a Volt a couple years ago and I was wondering if you would pick a Bolt or a Volt if the cost to purchase was the same.

@bryanchalker 5 лет назад

Terrific video that covered so much of what I needed. I’m in Florida. “Flatlands” (or “Flatline”) and hot 90% of the time. Question...with all the time driving this extended ranges, how is the seat comfort? I hear more gripes regarding that, than any other.

@erinfreize4717 3 года назад

Glad you're not driving in the passing lane. Not surprised, but I always like to see good lane discipline. Consistent signaling is also a courtesy many seem to have forgotten, or maybe never learned.

@octap79 6 лет назад

Nice video. Thumbs up for going out... :)

@emeraldqueen1994 2 года назад

I like how it won’t let you drive while plugged in, my mobility scooter has the same safety feature!

@raychang8648 6 лет назад

I loved this video! I even did a video about the "gogoro" motorcycle on my channel. (You had the cabin temp set at 71F???? I've lived in Taiwan for nearly 22 years and I would freeze at that temp. HA! I usually choose 26C because lowering the humidity is more important than the temperature). Keep up the great videos!!! (Wish I could talk to you about the psychrometric chart...)

@reddcube 6 лет назад

I love the sarcastic commentary about other driver. Especially the front license plate. Their so many chumps that don't know front plates are required on cars registered in Illinois.

@highac3s 6 лет назад

I also get back home from work at around midnight. I feel your pain.

@call_me_stan5887 6 лет назад

Thank you for the video :) Great content! Weird question - what dashcam is that? Could you provide any details? Rexing V1?

@nickpickel1400 5 лет назад

Lol, my Land cruiser gets 190 miles out of a tank of gas on a good day so well done

@KarimErrytouny 5 лет назад

Excellent and information rich video, by the way is your dashcam a VIOFO A 119? I hope you do a video on the Gamecube s optics and its copy protection techniques. Regards

@whoever6458 3 года назад

I have never seen anything in California resembling that Oasis stop. We certainly have conventional oases and we could use more of them because it's hot, dry, and if you get stuck, the first thing you need if you can't get out of there is water and then some shade. There are rest stops sometimes in remote areas, particularly if you go to drive across the desert where there isn't much else. A lot of places just have the occasional town so they mostly leave people to stop there if they need to do so.

@Peter-vn8ue 5 лет назад

I'm just curious what the dollar outlay is for the faster Charger option that use use to charge your car at your apartment, I enjoyed your videos. I visit Phoenix AZ quite a bit, I'm an Aussie, and really like your car but would be a bit concerned about how it would perform in the Arizona hot summers and if this would have an effect on the life of the battery pack

@cyansius3950 5 лет назад

9:52 My god! You're my spirit animal!

@QuadroNVS 6 лет назад

I've got the same dashcam, I have 2 installed forward aft of my vehicle. They are good for the price.

@baylinkdashyt 5 лет назад

Every time I see you switch into the 60:1 hyperspeed mode, the only phrase that goes through my mind is "Turbos, buddie!" ;-)

@djpandup 6 лет назад

Look i know its hot but WHERE IS YOUR JACKET !?

@archlinuxrussian 6 лет назад

He DID say it was 35°C outside :P I wouldn't be wearing a jacket in that kind of heat.

@ninjamaster3453 6 лет назад

Yeah it makes him look dynamic.

@Trident_Euclid 6 лет назад

I SAID MANS NOT HOT!

@Tibadude 6 лет назад

Jezz...u have a hell of a commute to and from work.

@gplustree 6 лет назад

Haha, the dig about the front plate on the Tesla.. dork 💕

@metricstormtrooper 5 лет назад

@ 6.02 In my Mitsubishi Minicab Miev ev I just couldn't stop myself from slip streaming that truck. with that in front I reckon I could get far better that my 80kl/50mile range. PS thanks for the metric conversions.

@lexisnep525 6 лет назад

Taking the Turnpike (I-80) is always fun when I pass through Illinois, because those oases are so much better than your typical service plaza. In Ohio, they have to build a mirror of the service plaza on either side of the highway, so their budget is stretched more. Some day I hope to have a job where I can travel by road more, because I personally enjoy long highway trips like these.

@sweagboi 6 лет назад

an extra video on my birthday?! What!

@daxvolfan 4 года назад

When we visited Chicago about 10 years ago we were surprised to the oasis stops, never seen one before. We stopped at that one next to O'hare on our way out. Ate breakfast watching the cars go under us. Weird experience.

@ChrisJones-fn6tw 6 лет назад

Can the charge plug be locked in? I could see some hippie coming along and pulling it out for fun.

@ZiggyTheHamster 6 лет назад

The toll plaza on the Will Rogers turnpike on I-44 in Oklahoma is like the Oasis.

@shanethede8250 3 года назад

Can I just say what a beautiful front yard

@TheSeanUhTron 6 лет назад

19:35 - We have one in Nebraska called the Great Platte River Road Archway. It's more of a museum, but it does have some restaurants.

@ChrisLhamon 5 лет назад

I love your videos. I've been looking at a Volt. If you have any tips for people buying used EVs, that would really help me.

@Tibadude 6 лет назад

a dash cam with a properly calibrated CPL filter over the lens would greatly cut back the glare and dash reflections.

@patrickneary8446 6 лет назад

Great video. I was really curious about the climate use. Is it hard to back into the garage? Might make it easier to charge.

@cURLybOi 6 лет назад

get a polarization filter for that dashcam to eliminate the reflections. i even made one from polarization foil bought online

@vwestlife 6 лет назад

Since I noticed you had the radio tuned to 720 WGN... how's the AM reception in the Bolt? The BMW i3 and Tesla Models 3 and X don't have AM radio because they claim the electric motor causes too much interference (heck, the Model 3 didn't even include *FM* radio until they added it with an update!) -- but somehow GM managed to make it work in their electric cars.

@TechnologyConnections 6 лет назад

It seems completely fine! I can tell its reception isn't a good at far distances--getting near Peoria you can hear a little static--but it's still intelligible. The only weird phenomenons I've encountered were in the Volt. When I get near my parents house, for some reason there is a sporadic "SSHK" like the static between two-way radio transmissions at random times. This only happens once I get past where I-180 meets IL-29, and it starts like clockwork. It's very strange and I have no explanation, especially as it doesn't happen in the Bolt, and it hasn't happened in any other car I've driven down there! The other thing which isn't the fault of the car was a set of aftermarket LED headlights I had installed in the Volt caused AM interference for a few minutes upon startup, but it would go away. This is no longer an issue as the diodes had worn to the point where they are much dimmer than the halogens and I swapped them back. The Gen1 Volt has terrible headlights unfortunately. Now separate high-beam bulb, just the shutter and projector.

@rustlebruxz0013 6 лет назад

Nice videos, summer and winter. I sent video links to some friends that might be interested.

@bradleymeyer9775 3 года назад

I have been to the Belvidere Oasis in Belvidere, IL, I have also driven past the Belvidere assembly plant.

@theblackwidower 6 лет назад

This is like if David Mitchell did Top Gear... Subscribed.

@compu85 6 лет назад

In the winer Ill always precondition my ELR. I wish it had a precondition timer like the Leaf, I have to remember to kick off a precondition cycle as soon as I wake up while electricity is still off peak.

@whoever6458 3 года назад

lol I used to live in Peru, as in the one in South America. That was really a cool place.

@BrokebutCreative 3 года назад

This is why the world isn't small. I travel the same footprint it seems as you but we will never cross paths lol also please continue to be a good Illinois driver. We need them. Side note about Peru, I worked at the Walmart there while in college. That was after working at the Morris, Streator, and Pontiac Walmarts in college lol.

@ArtiePenguin1 6 лет назад

Great video, nice to see you take advantage of the great range of the Bolt EV and show that EVs don't have to limited to only city driving. I did not know it could be that hot (mid 30s Celsius) in Illinois in late May. Do you have idea why your garage only has 208 V instead of the more common 240 V?

@TechnologyConnections 6 лет назад

I live in a condo building which has a three phase electrical supply. When you tap two phases of the three, you get 208V across them rather than the 240 of standard split-phase household service. It's nothing out of the ordinary, just an odd quirk of industrial/large building supplies. Similarly, my appliances are also on 208V. Most appliances are designed to tolerate that voltage for apartments, condos, etc. And these temps in May are almost unheard of! We were very near the record this weekend, and as I write this it is now 53 degrees (which is 11.6° C). That's more along the lines of normal.

@LocoHosa 4 года назад

I would love to see this test done in cold weather.... I have a 155 mile commute and have considered one of these...

@therealelizafox 6 лет назад

We have an overpass oasis in Oklahoma in Vinita on I-44. Has a Kum and Go, Subway, and McDonalds.

@Kresh42 6 лет назад

DeKalb Oasis is my go to stopping point for trips from the Quad-Cities to Chicago.

@MichaelFlatman 6 лет назад

odd question but did you use the ac in recirculate mode? I think i know some ICE cars that struggle to cool down 90F outside.

@TechnologyConnections 6 лет назад

It's a fully automatic climate control, and the "recirc" button was set to "auto" the entire time, so most likely it was recirculating. It's much more efficient aside from simply more effective

@MichaelFlatman 6 лет назад

yeah, especially in winter where you can heat fresh air using free heat, it would be wasteful on an electric car.

@md_vandenberg 6 лет назад

My mom's 20 year old Mitsubishi Mirage hasn't had it's A/C serviced the 12 years she's owned it and it cools down Southern California Summer temperatures just fine. If a bottom-of-the-automotive-food-chain sedan can do that with a wimpy-ass 1.5L 4-cylinder, then you've encountered people with some shitty cars or you're lying.