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GATOS Y VATOS posted:Is the Bolt blue a metallic or simple monotone? It's metallic, kinda sparkles in the light. It's a lot prettier than the Tesla paint, in my opinion.
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My Model 3 has lost 'sensitivity' with the HVAC system. If I was hot in the car, I used to be able to set the temperature to like 68F, and it would very quickly increase the fan and bring the temp down pretty quickly. It was similar on the way up as well. But recently, I have to go way lower/higher to get any change in temp. It's not a physical problem, as the heat and AC still work, and it can spool up when I push the temp lower, so it doesn't seem like the thermometer is broken. Perhaps it is a software update? Has anyone else had this problem? Also, the software update where they changed all the positions still pisses me off. I was reflecting that while the car has gotten better over time, the OTA updates can also mean that your car loses those over time too. :/
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cruft posted:It's metallic, kinda sparkles in the light. Groovy- my last 2 Priuses were metallic blue and I’ve been wondering about the Bolt. Thanks!
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Saw this today. Looks decent in white, but it wouldn't be my choice. Then later I saw a black one drive past and it looks goooood in black. 
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So we're going back to "boxy" now, are we?
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 Work EV crew. Trying to sweet talk the higher ups to get us a charger on the employee parking lot for those of us who have EVs! (It’s literally just us)
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cruft posted:So we're going back to "boxy" now, are we? Boxy but good!
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Charging at work owns!
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Wait a minute. You’re not at work. I’m at work. And it’s dark outside!
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:
We see here: A compact car to the left, a SUV to the right! Car classifications have gotten weird...
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When you set the seat to the highest position in the Leaf there are “crossovers” that you are clearly higher than. Everyone is just buying hatchbacks now but no one wants to admit it.
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Shai-Hulud posted:We see here: A compact car to the left, a SUV to the right! People keep insisting the Polestar 2 is anything but a sedan but when I park it next to sedans it looks identical in size I don’t know anymore
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The Polestar 2 is firmly a sedan, without a doubt
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It’s actually a wagon
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It's not pulled by oxen, try again fuckboi
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One of the hardest things about upsizing the Volt is all the “suvs” are barely larger than my existing compact liftback sedan.
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All the ChargePoint stuff at LibertyStation in San Diego is now broken. Latches on the ones that can connect, no connect on the sole unit (out of 8) that has latches. Luckily I snagged a free charger at Whole Foods in La Jolla.
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I was just today wondering how, with more people getting EVs, increased vandalism at chargers will impact pricing.
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Dc chargers? Not much once they also become convenient stores like QuikTrip
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Yeah chargers will become much more reliable when the business depends on the chargers bringing people in. If an EA charger goes down, I doubt Wal-Mart knows or cares. They certainly aren't losing any significant amount of sales as a result. If a convenience store needs people charging to sell coffee, soda, and chips at high margins, yeah, they'll have a few spare handles/cables/whatever on prem and a hotline to call for a regional DCFC repair service.
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VideoGameVet posted:All the ChargePoint stuff at LibertyStation in San Diego is now broken. The chargers at Liberty Station are so slow. I really wish they had installed non-shared ones. And I don't know how you managed to snag a charger at Whole Foods, those things are always in use. I've long since given up on trying to charge there. The Chula Vista Center is where it's at, though. They have 8 regular Volta chargers plus a Volta fast charger.
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Anyone have a clue why the Westfield UTC EA chargers have been sitting there rotting with the plastic wrap still on the for like a year after they were installed? Seems like such a waste.
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cruft posted:I was just today wondering how, with more people getting EVs, increased vandalism at chargers will impact pricing. I dunno, you have to go out of your way to get to most chargers. I have seen someone post on Reddit about people smearing dog poo poo into them.
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eeenmachine posted:Anyone have a clue why the Westfield UTC EA chargers have been sitting there rotting with the plastic wrap still on the for like a year after they were installed? Seems like such a waste. Any time you see this where things are installed but not open 90% of the time it’s because the power company has not brought power over / made the connection or finalized the permit / started feeding power. And power companies will do poo poo when they want regardless of your schedule because gently caress you that’s why
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McPhearson posted:The chargers at Liberty Station are so slow. I really wish they had installed non-shared ones. And I don't know how you managed to snag a charger at Whole Foods, those things are always in use. I've long since given up on trying to charge there. I start my bike rides with friends at Liberty and even the slow charging was useful. I get lucky at that Whole Foods often. It was easier in 2020 though. I live in Carlsbad and the two Volta chargers near the coffee shop typically have one or two open.
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GM to Spark EV owners: gently caress You https://www.pcmag.com/news/gm-reportedly-stops-making-chevy-spark-ev-batteries Even though some are still under warranty.
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That…doesn’t make me thrilled about long term Bolt ownership.
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Kirios posted:That…doesn’t make me thrilled about long term Bolt ownership. It'll be fine, just give it a few years. I used to own a LEAF, and shops are popping up all over the country to refurbish batteries and sell them to you. Anyway the world is about to be awash in recalled Bolt batteries. There's a business-savvy recent EE graduate out there right now trying to angle her way into buying these at fire sale prices, and hack them into something people will want to pay money for. It's just going to take 5 years before you and I hear about her. PS: hello from the Chevrolet service department lobby. In 2-4 hours I should have a brand spanking new battery!
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Elviscat posted:Chevy, sell me my goddamn Bolt, cruft posted:PS: hello from the Chevrolet service department lobby. In 2-4 hours I should have a brand spanking new battery! Chevy's website shows inventory again, though mostly in transit. I actually got a message from the dealership on Sunday that they had one (non-EUV) available to sell now.
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Anyone want to place a bet on whether I'll get this EA charger to work after another 10 minutes of attempts? e: GOT IT! Only took 5 attempts. I am the charging master! I'm getting 45kW at about 25% SOC with 63°F ambient temperature, which is a far cry from the "up to 55kW" advertised. People considering this car should bear in mind that 55kW is a theoretical maximum. In reality it's going to take 70+ minutes to get from 20% SOC to 80%. cruft fucked around with this message at 18:59 on Apr 25, 2022 |
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Chevrolet has confirmed a hybrid eAWD Corvette coming next year and full EV after that. https://twitter.com/chevrolet/status/1518577631716913152
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Darchangel posted:GM to Spark EV owners: gently caress You  I doubt any third party would invest in making a replacement due to the low production quantities of the car. Maybe someone will want the motor out of mine when I'm done with it.
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I'm a little worried about the future of my Soul then, given that people are already waiting months and months for warranty replacements. Guess I better janitor my battery.
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Kia Soul Enthusias posted:I'm a little worried about the future of my Soul then Have you heard the good news 
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cruft posted:Anyone want to place a bet on whether I'll get this EA charger to work after another 10 minutes of attempts? Yeah as much as I loved my Bolt that was a sticking point and one of the factors leading me to jump ship. The other being lack of communication at the time about the recall
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I'm 99% sure that the Bolt can pull 55kW from the plug but transmission losses plus HVAC bring that number down. You might get 2kW back if you turn the air off.
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Endymion FRS MK1 posted:Yeah as much as I loved my Bolt that was a sticking point and one of the factors leading me to jump ship. The other being lack of communication at the time about the recall I bought a used one that someone in South Carolina had clearly sold in a jump ship moment, like 1 month after the recall. They took awesome care of it. Thanks, mystery original owner! And now it has a brand new battery! 
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cruft posted:Anyone want to place a bet on whether I'll get this EA charger to work after another 10 minutes of attempts? Hey you are lucky. The bolt at work doesn’t even have DC charging pins.
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Kirios posted:That…doesn’t make me thrilled about long term Bolt ownership. There were two comments on the article when I looked at it, and one was already about how much of a sham EVs are... Yeah, OK, boomer. Clearly, there will never be any sort of aftermarket or third-party replacements. Just like laptops. You just throw those away when the battery shits itself, right? (Probably...) Odds on Mr. "It's a sham" daily driving a 6000 pound diesel pickup? wolrah posted:Chevrolet has confirmed a hybrid eAWD Corvette coming next year and full EV after that. The thing that stood out to me there besides EV/hybrid is AWD! Sweet!
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cruft posted:Anyone want to place a bet on whether I'll get this EA charger to work after another 10 minutes of attempts? Looking at plugshare, I swear that 70% of the EA charger complaints are Bolts. Aside from when a stall is just offline, I've not really had any problems with EA. Sometimes takes two tries, but that's about it. EV Gateway can go loving choke on a CHAdeMO plug though.
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