How to drive a Chevy Bolt EV and Bolt EUV 

Thanks for mentioning that Michael. A few days after I made this video I took one of our new Bolt EV training tests and they covered that. Brake light will stay on until you accelerate. Next Bolt we get in I'm going to test it out.

Do you have any dealerships around southern IL

Wow - I have the 2022 and did not know that. I usually put my foot on the brake when stopped in traffic and I use 1-pedal driving all the time. I seldom ever touch the brake otherwise. Thanks for sharing that info.

Unless the car actually applies the brake while stopped, you still would probably want to push the brake pedal when not moving. If not moving you will lose 0 of the calipers (since nothing is rubbing when not moving) and if you get rear-ended, the brakes help reduce how far you move after being hit. It could mean the difference between hitting the car in front or not, or getting hit by intersection cross-traffic or not. It is good to know though that the new bolts still light the brake lights when stopped.

mine is a 2017 an my brake likes come on with one pedal driving

Thanks 👍

Very good point!

During very scary slippery black ice and snow don’t do it. Unless you have dedicated winter tires on the vehicle it is dangerous to do that on black ice. I’ve tried it with both kinds of tires. Stock is scary. Winters I have control both tested in L

I spend most of my life in cruise control. Human input always kills mileage.

use your brakes once in a while or they will seize up

With the new 2022 and the one pedal button you also get one pedal driving in reverse!

In D you can coast more and it is easier in D to slow down gradually, which is more efficient. Mode L requires you to put just the right pressure on the pedal to maintain a speed or slow down gradually. I like L mode in the city or in heavy traffic on the freeway. I drive a 17 Bolt LT. On quiet roads that don't have too many tight turns, I prefer D mode and use cruise control a lot.

Can it be a little tricky going back and forth between your ICE sports car and the Bolt with one pedal driving? Just curious, I am looking at the Bolt EUV but will still have 2 other ICE vehicles.

@@ValConB My 2 ICE cars are automatic and it is a little confusing once you are used to 1-pedal driving. But you acclimate yourself quickly back to the ICE style. It just makes you appreciate 1-pedal driving more. It's just easier IMO, but my wife chooses NOT to use it when in the EV. To each their own I guess.

Some people are putting on stickier tires and a rear sway bar. Though I haven’t seen any videos on how it turned out. But would be very curious.

yeah I did not hear him say that when you step on the brake pedal the car itself IS using regen to slow the car down as much as possible, and if the car is not stopping fast enough only then it applies the disk brakes the drawback to using one pedal driving is there is a limit to how fast the regen can stop the car, and if you need to stop faster then you have to move your foot to the brake pedal, and you can be lulled into a situation where you will have to slam on the brakes to stop in time - and your passengers will look at you like WTF?! also, when you pull the paddle to regen stop you are decelerating at the maximum regen force it can apply, and its doing all the braking with the front tires only - in the long run, if you do this all the time, you are going to wear out your front tires quickly - and if you use max regen in a corner or curve you are more likely to slide out if you take the turn too fast as you said: you cannot out perform the computer in the car for regen energy using L or the paddle - just drive in D, use the brakes like you normally would in an ICE car, and when you see traffic ahead slowing down or an intersection light is red, take your foot off the accelerator, the car will slow down more gradually, putting less wear on your front tires - and use the brake pedal as needed to burn off the last 10 to 20 mph to come to a stop - this will use the disk brakes just enough to keep them from constantly rusting over, and it will keep your calipers in good condition if you are using the cruise control the car is much smoother in D, when you cancel the cruise with the button, tapping the paddle, or tapping the brake to disengage it, the car comes out of cruise less 'jerky' than if you have it in L, where it instantly goes to max regen braking when you disable the cruise control with your foot off the accelerator

@@kenwittlief255Great comments. Thank you! I still leave car in L (single peddle mode) while cruising so that if I do need a quicker deceleration, all I have to do is tap the brake, tap the regen paddle, OR cancel cruise control. If I don’t want the extra regenerative brakes, I just hold the accelerator pedal down 20% or so for a smooth transition from cruise to “one peddle mode.” ❤ my Bolt!

Would you please explain the very big misinformation about the DCFC charging on long trips. The charging situation is what's stopping me from buying this car. I take a trip once a month, which is 207 miles. I wouldn't try it without stopping to do a partial charge and I don't want to add 30 minutes to this trip. I'm looking for any info that would put me in this car.

@@dougroberts3643 the charging times depends on many factors. Range of car, weather, and speeds. Also there are different speeds of DCFC units.

I agree.. Once you get used to driving an electric the gas cars do seem outdated.

Right on John! Happy 4th 🇺🇸

Thanks 👍 The GoPro does all the work, I just hold it, lol.

Are you happy with the adaptive cruise control? If another car cuts you off, does it react quickly? How does it handle stop and go traffic?

@@sbouzari Sadly, my trim doesn't have the adaptive cruise control so I can't tell you.

@@AlecThePirateKing I see, Thank you!

Amazing brake pad life!

I do live west, was just visiting the hometown. I too never had a problem driving manuals in any situation. I've had to manual trans C6 Corvettes and a manual 2 door wrangler.. loved them all!

I drive electrics, but I still have my old Ford Focus stick shift, it's a fun contrast to drive it once in awhile, can't justify keeping it tho.

Thanks for sharing 👍

What model year do you have? I heard they improved the seat comfort in the 2022 model. I wonder if it's good enough for long trips now.

@@flamingspinach I had a 2020; I'm in a Tesla Model 3, now.

@@TrainsFerriesFeet Thanks! How do you like the Tesla in comparison with the Bolt? I'd kind of written off Tesla because of their obsession with touchscreens and their supposedly poor build quality (misaligned doors etc.).

@@flamingspinach It's fine - the seats are more comfortable, it charges faster and the superchargers are plentiful. I can't stand Elon, but the car meets my needs. It's a 2019 that I got until new vehicles become more plentiful. I want a 2023 GV 60 when they're more available. To get around using the touch screen when driving, I use voice controls.

Awesome! Glad you are enjoying the Bolt EUV so far!

A heat pump is slightly LESS efficient than a Bolt AC UNLESS the heat is going to the battery (which rarely is needed.) Yes, the cold weather drains battery with resistance air heater shaving 15-30% off your range. I use steering wheel and seat heaters for short trips and never use “hot air.” These use much less power, but it is actually more comfortable than breathing hot, dry air. I am usually “dressed for the cold” anyway if it is below 40°. When in Florida, I never use “hot air”, and get 4.7 miles / KWh (240 miles per monthly charge) even through this hot summer with AC. The AC cools fast because it isn’t fighting against a hot engine “under the hood!”

Hey Art, thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed 👍

idiots behind you should also be looking past you and acting accordingly. No one can fix that ptoblem...

I'll have to check that out

Glad it was helpful!

Great tip.. I randomly use the brakes just to work them from time to time as well.

I'm sure there will be. They already have the platform with the Hummer EV and Silverado EV

Bolt EUV Premiere can get adaptive cruise control with one of the option sets. I really wanted adaptive cruise control, so... it is pretty sweet. It works like you were hoping it does. detects slowing, matches speed. if car in front pulls away, it nicely picks your speed up, too. or, you can add some "extra encouragement" on your own, and it does not disengage the adaptive cruise control, even if you get going over the currently set target speed. it greatly reduces one's attention load up to dense, but flowing, traffic. my periodic drives between Portland OR and Bellingham WA on I5 are quite a bit less mentally draining using it, compared to my previous car.

if you buy the Adaptive Cruise Control option, you can set the following distance to one of three: close, medium, far

They do

It does slow you harder. So if you let go of the pedal completely and need to stop faster you can go to the paddle next and then the actual brake pedal

July 18th!!

You and me both

No, I just measured them on the one end but I really never use the brake pedal so I'm confident they're pretty much the same all around

Haha, you can still smell their pizza from blocks away

Awesome! You are going to love it Jennifer 👍

The Tesla 3 is the better vehicle if you are doing cross country trips. It charges a lot faster than the Bolt. In the Bolt you'd be stopping more to charge and waiting longer while charging.

the tesla's acceleration of course is a bit more snappy, but for this occasional lead foot, my Bolt EUV is quite satisfying. 55->80 pedal mashing is surprisingly quick in the EUV, on par to the ol Subaru Outback XT experience. I think I'd feel comfortable in SoCal driving in my Bolt. It works quite well for me when I'm driving through Seattle Metro, which can be comparable to SoCal traffic. ymmv.

@@coreylawson1103 to late. My Tesla Model Y should be here in a few weeks. Thanks for the info

You're going to love it!!

Glad to have helped 👍 Enjoy your new Bolt!