danrjones
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I'm trying to remember... was the refresh such as better seats pushed from 2020 to 2021, or 2021 to 2022? Or just dead?
I don't recommend putting any $ down on a lease due to the risk that you mention. Look at the total cost of the lease over its life. Feel good low monthly payments aren't worth it, in my book. But, paying some upfront will save some $ on interest (still not worth it to me).GRA said:Thanks, Paul. Where are you seeing sub-$100/month leases? I've seen IIRR a Bolt lease listed for that locally, but IIRC it required $3,885 down so didn't seem all that great a deal, as you'd be out that if the car was totaled as you drove it off the lot!
For you and cwerdna, approximately how long does it take to charge from 15 or 20% to 100%? 75 minutes? 90? Obviously I'd prefer to limit my enroute charging to 80% or less, but given the dearth of charging options and the unknowns of a trip involving multiple actual or potential range-reducing factors in a car I have no experience with, I plan to be conservative.
cwerdna said:I don't recommend putting any $ down on a lease due to the risk that you mention. Look at the total cost of the lease over its life. Feel good low monthly payments aren't worth it, in my book. But, paying some upfront will save some $ on interest (still not worth it to me).GRA said:Thanks, Paul. Where are you seeing sub-$100/month leases? I've seen IIRR a Bolt lease listed for that locally, but IIRC it required $3,885 down so didn't seem all that great a deal, as you'd be out that if the car was totaled as you drove it off the lot!
For you and cwerdna, approximately how long does it take to charge from 15 or 20% to 100%? 75 minutes? 90? Obviously I'd prefer to limit my enroute charging to 80% or less, but given the dearth of charging options and the unknowns of a trip involving multiple actual or potential range-reducing factors in a car I have no experience with, I plan to be conservative.
Sorry, hard for me to characterize as I almost never DC FC starting from that low and don't go usually to 100% on DC FC as it gets real slow near the top (down to ~9 kW somewhere past 90%). If you look at https://electricrevs.com/2018/07/17/watch-a-bolt-ev-at-a-chargepoint-express-250-charge-at-up-to-55-kw/, Jeff started at 13% reported to the charger and it took him about 76 minutes to reach 90% on a 60 kWh car. His charge ended early as he had hilltop reserve enabled (removed from '19+ Bolts and replaced by the more flexible target charge level screen).
https://www.chevybolt.org/threads/costco-discount-loopole.36344/ has some chatter about the Costco deal, including a possible loophole and a possible date change but ummm... Sept 30th has already passed.GRA said:I'd have to be an existing Costco member living in San Francisco! I don't mind spending$60 to join Costco if I could get that rate, but it seems you had to be a member as of September 1st. And I don't live in the City!
I haven't followed anything about this deal so I can't comment about whether there's a catch or an actual good deal.‡To qualify for the Chevrolet Costco member-only incentive, you must: (1) be a current Costco member by September 30, 2020; (2) register with Costco Auto Program online or through its call center to receive a certificate with your unique promotion code; (3) present your certificate and unique promotion code to any Chevrolet dealer at time of visit; (4) take delivery between October 1, 2020, and January 4, 2021, of a new and eligible 2020 or 2021 Chevrolet Blazer, Colorado, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe or Traverse, or 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer to receive the $1,000 incentive; or 2020 or 2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV to receive the $3,000 incentive. The member-only incentive will be applied at time of eligible purchase or lease and is compatible with most publicly available Chevrolet incentives for which you qualify. This incentive cannot be combined with HR Voucher Coupon. Subject to change without notice.
I had no idea he'd made fun of Bolts but I knew he had done all sorts of Tesla repair work, usually on salvage ones. He posts a lot of videos at https://www.youtube.com/c/RichRebuilds/videos, a few of which I've seen.Let the record show. I am officially apologizing for all of the negative yet hilarious things I’ve said about the Chevy bolt. It is absolutely, positively THE BEST electric car value on a budget you can get today. You can literally get a used one for 13k. 13k for 240 miles of range!
which you could set.Radio Power Down : This allows for automatic conservation of high voltage battery power based on level of battery charge.
Select Off, 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, or 10%. When the selected high voltage battery power level is reached, a message will show on the infotainment display
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