In reference to Ed's post http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/GM-Killed-The-Bolt-Electric-Car-GM-only-selling-Bolt-in-CA-OR-tp4684542p4684562.html >I put a deposit down on a BoltEV at my local Chevrolet dealer. I'm told they are expecting 100 to be delivered beginning next week (after Thanksgiving)<
I think it will be interesting to know how that experience went from a driver's perspective. Also to know: -dealership support -Bolt forum (which one is better, GM notes& letters only owners will get, etc.) -compatibility issues charging with various EVSE -how well or badly GM's guessometer is (% or bars?) -hidden costs (regular maintenance required to keep warranty?, special tires- lrr?, etc.) -online upgrades (does GM do over the air software upgrades in the same way (can drivers opt to postpone, or block an upgrade if later it is found to be harmful or leaves driver in a worse state that before the upgrade, etc.) -and any other issues that differentiate the Bolt EV experience from other EVs. Ed's comment about the HMC EV-plus reminded me of way back when I signed my life away to have one for a couple of days to promote it at local shows. I took as many people as I could for rides in it. Even with my type of normal size (larger than munchkins) I remember I was more comfortable in it than today's roomy Soul EV (of course way back then I was skinnier& younger). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_EV_Plus The Honda EV Plus was the first battery electric vehicle from a major automaker with non-lead acid batteries. Roughly 340 EV Plus models were produced and ... http://world.honda.com/history/challenge/1988evplus/ This was before HMC took all of those EVs back to shred them. So, for those two days I felt I was living the EV life as it was meant to be (it felt like it was the year 2010+). I did not bother L1 charging at home, as L2-6kW charging was a breeze at work. An EVII ICS-200 Avcon EVSE had been installed at Bldg 42 (rip, the hp Cupertino site 11+ bldgs were sold& demolished for make way for spaceship Apple, see) http://www.cupertino.org/index.aspx?page=1223 Below is a link to a news item (political discussions are OT on the evdl) http://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2016/11/19/chevy-bolt-tesla-model-3-trump/94018674/ for you to read offline. I am posting a few excerpts from it (below) that might be useful: November 20, 2016 ... electric vehicles in general face a radically new regulatory and political playing field as a professed climate change denier prepares to occupy ... ... But just two days after the election, automakers' chief lobbying group, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, urged ... revise not only the fuel economy standards, but also ... autonomous vehicle standards, on the grounds that they could cost its member companies billions of dollars. [*] "The short answer is that we don’t know what will happen ... " said Dave Reichmuth, senior engineer for the Union of Concerned Scientists clean vehicles program. "It might be awhile before we understand the policy priorities ... ... The Bolt comes to market, beginning in California ... "We have six now and four are already sold. Mid-December is the target week for when we get any more," said Brian Satterlund, new car sales manager at Ron Tonkin Chevrolet in Portland, Or ... About 1,100 miles south in Redwood City, Calif., about 40 customers have preordered Bolts, according to Michael Little, a sales consultant at Boardwalk Chevrolet. [*] "Those people have paid a $1,000 deposit that holds your place in line," Little said. "We're expecting to receive 39 Bolts the week of Nov. 28 and another 14 on Dec. 12." ... the West Coast remains a strong market for EVs ... Nine other states have the same targets. They are Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont ... General Motors hasn't discussed its production plan for the Bolt, beyond saying it will build to meet demand. ... Musk ... appears unfazed by the potential of less-EV-friendly regulations ... Musk taunted GM for its modest production targets for the Bolt, saying, "A car like that should be aiming at shipping 300,000 to 500,000 per year." “GM is using a similar approach to what they’ve done for 100 years. Tesla is following its own playbook," said Stephanie Brinley, an industry analyst with IHS Automotive ... Dan Sperling, founding director of the University of California Davis Institute for Transportation Studies ... "The industry has made a massive investment in electric vehicles," Sperling said. "While some would prefer to slow it down, most companies are going to continue along that path." ... [© 2016 www.freep.com] For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.0catch.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Bolt-EVs-on-order-1k-to-get-in-line-for-a-piece-of-the-GM-action-tp4684567.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
