WOW! That just seems foreign to my mind. I just returned from a trip and I
never got below 35kW charging the whole trip and it only got that low once when
I was in a resturant eating and it charged to 90%.
That said I heard you can get really good deals on Bolts if you go to the right
dealers. Some dealerships can't move them and are offering as much as 10K of
the the price.
On Monday, August 10, 2020, 12:37:47 PM CDT, Peter Eckhoff via EV
<ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote:
Hello Mark,
We own a Bolt and love it. Hope you have many pleasant drives with it.
I second Steve's comment about Plug Share: Great app!!
One of the things to try is that Chevrolet would let us "fast charge"
using their 20kwh charger for free. You might want to try to do some
fast charging in your local area just to see what sort of reception
you receive at various dealers. Most have been very accommodating and
will free up an ICE'd spot; sometimes without asking.
Most EV companies will mention recharging to 80% and only to 100% for
trips. You might want to ask the folks on:
https://www.chevybolt.org
It's been a while since I've participated there but it was a good
source of info and products for reading your pack.
Peter
On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 12:53 PM Steves via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote:
>
> Congrats! It’s a great car and fun to drive.
>
> I think, in general, fast chargers take credit card and the regular ones are
> generally on a network. You’ll end up joining several depending on where you
> travel. I don’t think ChargePoint has a fee- but you do have to preload your
> account.
>
> I use PlugShare usually. You can filter to just show compatible chargers. I
> wish map programs would show where chargers are. I use a map program to get
> to my destination but then I need to pull over and bring up plugshare to find
> any local chargers. Anyone know a better way?
>
> You are near Blacksburg right? Kroger’s have free charging at their gas
> stations (not fast charging).
>
> I don’t know about switching to 100% periodically.
>
> -Steve
>
> > On Aug 10, 2020, at 9:24 AM, Mark Hanson via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Folks
> > I just bought a 20’ Chevy Bolt LT $30k with Covid Discount ($40k
> > sucker/sticker price) with some fluffy stuff (last on lot). This was the
> > first time I used a fast charger CCS, easy with a credit card, about 1/2
> > hour to get to 80% Electrify America. The dealer wanted me to
> > Sign up with ChargePoint with membership card but don’t understand why if
> > all “pumps” accept a credit card.
> > Is PlugShare the best all inclusive app to see all the fast charging CCS
> > stations? I was surprised (unlike the Leaf manual), the Chevy operators
> > manual was
> > Just the fluffy stuff, nothing about battery longevity like only charge to
> > 80% for best life (which I’m doing) except for a long trip. Does the BMS
> > have to be reset to 100% occasionally or is charging to 80% always best?
> > Best regards
> > Mark
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
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