Train your battery brain: We talked about the range indicator on the dash. Instead, all packs were completely replaced with new cells.) There were very few actual battery fires, but the company eventually found that defects in LG Chem battery cells GM used were so widespread that repair and monitoring to show signs of trouble wasn’t an option. (Since 2020, GM has been forced to repair every single copy of the car with a complete battery pack replacement, as my colleague Jennifer Sensiba reported.
My companion expressed a sentiment that I’ve held since purchasing this used 2017 Bolt - “It’s like getting a new car all over again,” with an 8-year/ 100,000 mile battery warranty. I confirmed his suspicion, relating how, in initial conversations with the car dealer, I was told that no car with a recall on it can be sold at a dealership. Recall means renewed: My Bolt pal asked if I had the new battery, acknowledging that he thought it must be. So, I can’t say because I don’t discuss product programs, but … that’s an important vehicle in our portfolio.” Is there hope for a Bolt reboot? Current owners want to know so that we can plan future purchases. CEO Mary Barra admitted in an NPR interview that the Chevy Bolt “is something that has built up a lot of loyalty and equity. Chevrolet eventually plans to stop making the small hatchback in favor of newer EVs that use GM’s third-generation platform and Ultium battery propulsion. The Chevy Bolt is what’s known as an “orphan car” in auto industry parlance - a vehicle produced by a company brand that has discontinued business. I explained that I lived on the base of a small mountain, so, while going up means eating about 10 miles of expected range, the Bolt loves the trip back down and gains the miles back! I continued that it was reliable, quiet, smooth riding, and had great range. I responded that I had only owned the car for a month but was really liking it. What ensued was a really great conversation between one enthused Chevy Bolt owner and another.Īs we snapped pictures of the side-by-side EVs, we started talking easily and readily about our Bolt experiences.Ĭan get a lot of vehicle satisfaction: “It’s the best car I ever owned,” my companion declared happily. “Do you mind?” He presented as a 30-something male with a light brown ponytail. “I have to get a picture!” I admitted to the other driver. “Bolt?” Yup, and blue at that, just like mine. I looked up and saw a small vehicle driving into the lot. I was backed into a space at the town library, quickly sorting through the books I had just borrowed.
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