I have a 2022 Bolt over in SD. So the same temps he is seeing. In the non winter months I was getting 300 miles range in the city and 230ish range at 65 mph, 200-210 range at 75 mph. The in Dec and Jan I have been getting 170 mile ranges both in the city and on the highway. Short trips you use a lot of energy (10 - 30%) heating the cabin. Longer trips it's only using 10-15% to heat the cabin but the higher speeds ready into your range. Pre heating the cabin is really nice. I love the car
I've had a 2023 Bolt EUV since early Nov 2023. We had to take over an abandoned order (which was not hard to find). We thought it would take 3 or 4 months to get the car, with the strike, but only took 2 months. We've been learning about it. We luckily have level 2 chargers not far away (easy walking distance), so we charge there and walk the dog home then walk back when it's done. I also charge in the garage on 110, but have learned to only charge from say 9pm to 7am as rates go up during the day. I think we will add a 240V plug for the garage, but need to get a good electrician for that.
You can schedule charging hours in the car itself. Basically you put in your peak/non peak rate times and then you can tell the car to only charge off peak. Works well for me - lets me plug in when I get home but not actually charge until rates drop later
Yeah, I do a lot of highway driving with my Bolt EUV. Was averaging 3.3 miles per kw when it was 40 outside then I averaged 2.8 miles per kw when it was 18 outside... The battery holds 65 kw
Hi Shad, Is your outlet and charger outside? I don't park in my barn and I'd like my charger on the outside of the barn or on a post near the driveway but Qmerit seems to assume it will be inside.
It doesn't preheat the car. Regardless of whether the car is plugged in or not, the battery will warm itself in extreme cold to protect it. Having it plugged in prevents that from reducing the charge.
@@geekingoutwithshad Love your videos on the Bolt EUV. Your car looks great in the Ghost Grey Metallic. I’m in Michigan which is plenty cold in winter. If I lived in Minnesota which is even colder, I’d be sure to make it a priority to clean out and organize the garage so it can be used to keep the car inside. You are obviously an early adopter on electric - so my advice is to get an EGO mower and snow blower (they fold and store in a small area) and throw away or donate the rest of your ‘crap’. You won’t regret it.
@@danlambesis1289 Thanks. I will need to build a bigger garage as I am a cyclist, with another RUclips channel called @ShadLife, and simply don't have enough room in the garage. Also, if you look at other videos on my channel you will see I have solar, EGO mower and snowblower as well as a chainsaw, weed whip and leaf blower. Someday I hope to rebuild the small garage and add solar on it also. Until then my car and truck have to sit outside. I don't mind my vehicles being outside.
I have hino the one thing nobody talks about is what it you get into an accident and are sitting on the side of the road. We are taught in cold weather to make sure you have a full tank In case you have to wait for a tow truck or an emergency vehicle. I would be terrified that I would freeze 🥶 if it runs out of electricity. I don't think electric is viable for cold weather states.
My car will run with heat on for many hours in cold temps just sitting there. Yeah, if I get in an accident when the charge is low that could be an issue, but how is that different than getting in an accident when your gas tank is low? To add to this, regardless of what I am driving in the cold, I have always had proper clothing to handle the temps in the case I do get stuck or stranded somewhere. In the city it's not much of an issue, but out of the city you better be prepared for the cold without the expectation that your car will protect you from the cold. Blankets, boots, hat, gloves, and so on. I see far too many people underdressed in the cold and relying on their vehicles to stay warm. You could get in an accident and your engine gets damaged and can't run....then what?
Just make sure you have charged before you go out. You can always just use the heated seats and a jacket to stay warm for days. It's not like a gas car that just runs every and drains your tank when it's on. There's no idling motor to worry about poisoning you either.
Shad, could you do a test to simulate being stranded in cold weather. Test hom much battery consumption takes place for a 12 or 24 hour duration with no driving but maintaining cabin temp for survival in extreme cold??
I don't need to actually go out and do that. I could just calculate it with how many kWh is being used. Also, I don't go out in extreme cold in any car without having with me what I need to survive without my car. I would rather tell people to be smart and be properly equipped rather than convince them that their car should be their only means of survival.
For this, EVs do very well. Running just the heat without the car moving uses a small amount of charge. Hence all the camping-in-my-EV tests where people sleep in the car and keep it warm by running the heat overnight. Of course the amount of charge you use depends on how cold it is outside and how warm you want to keep the cabin, but generally this is not a problem.
Good winter information, however perhaps you could say Fahrenheit when you say the temperature. Saying degrees is not sufficient and shows your US centric bias. Remember that only a few countries in the world use th at system. Stil good information just saying broaden your audienceto the worldand say your units.
Why risk a used Tesla instead of a brand-new Bolt EUV with all the features he wants; especially with, Tesla's poor build quality reputation? Older Tesla's have well-documented issues.
I would rather have a car with the full warranty rather than a used Tesla without a warranty and also with a bunch of battery degradation. I know someone who got a used Model S for just under $40k and they get about 150 miles of highway range in warmer weather. So yeah, not going to do that.
@@ks5831 The poor build quality was true until about 3 years ago. Especially for the model Y, those are top notch now because of how they designed the frame as two giant pieces rather than a bunch of framing assembled together.
I have a 2022 Bolt over in SD. So the same temps he is seeing. In the non winter months I was getting 300 miles range in the city and 230ish range at 65 mph, 200-210 range at 75 mph. The in Dec and Jan I have been getting 170 mile ranges both in the city and on the highway. Short trips you use a lot of energy (10 - 30%) heating the cabin. Longer trips it's only using 10-15% to heat the cabin but the higher speeds ready into your range.
Pre heating the cabin is really nice. I love the car
I'm in Colorado. Are you in SW SD? Just curious on how the charging options are in SD as I like to visit your state in the summer.
Great info on the euv,I gained so much Intel on the car in the past several months. looking forward to your next video.
5 minutes that's it? Wow. Just so you know Shad, I am so jealous. lol. I don't have mine yet. Anyway, good information to know in this video. Thanks.
I've had a 2023 Bolt EUV since early Nov 2023. We had to take over an abandoned order (which was not hard to find). We thought it would take 3 or 4 months to get the car, with the strike, but only took 2 months. We've been learning about it. We luckily have level 2 chargers not far away (easy walking distance), so we charge there and walk the dog home then walk back when it's done. I also charge in the garage on 110, but have learned to only charge from say 9pm to 7am as rates go up during the day. I think we will add a 240V plug for the garage, but need to get a good electrician for that.
You can schedule charging hours in the car itself. Basically you put in your peak/non peak rate times and then you can tell the car to only charge off peak. Works well for me - lets me plug in when I get home but not actually charge until rates drop later
Yeah, I do a lot of highway driving with my Bolt EUV. Was averaging 3.3 miles per kw when it was 40 outside then I averaged 2.8 miles per kw when it was 18 outside... The battery holds 65 kw
Hi Shad, Is your outlet and charger outside? I don't park in my barn and I'd like my charger on the outside of the barn or on a post near the driveway but Qmerit seems to assume it will be inside.
Mine is inside my garage but I charge outside by parking near the door and running the cable under the closed door.
@@geekingoutwithshad
Good information, Thanks!
Thanks. So interesting.
What kind of range when the temp is in the 40's? Tia
How long does the warmup take? Did you happen to say?
There isn't an official warm up for the Bolt. So I did about 5 mins usually.
I have a 2020 Bolt in Edmonton Canada at -35F i get 2 miles per kWh. I have to charge it twice a day doing deliveries.
2 miles per kWh in -35 temps is actually pretty impressive!
You said that you plug in overnight and that's keeps the battery warm. Is that still the case with level one charging?
It doesn't preheat the car. Regardless of whether the car is plugged in or not, the battery will warm itself in extreme cold to protect it. Having it plugged in prevents that from reducing the charge.
@@geekingoutwithshad OK. Thank you for the response.
What state do you live in?
Minnesota
Why don't you keep it in the garage?
Because I have too much crap in the garage and the garage isn't very big.
@@geekingoutwithshad Love your videos on the Bolt EUV. Your car looks great in the Ghost Grey Metallic. I’m in Michigan which is plenty cold in winter. If I lived in Minnesota which is even colder, I’d be sure to make it a priority to clean out and organize the garage so it can be used to keep the car inside. You are obviously an early adopter on electric - so my advice is to get an EGO mower and snow blower (they fold and store in a small area) and throw away or donate the rest of your ‘crap’. You won’t regret it.
@@danlambesis1289 Thanks. I will need to build a bigger garage as I am a cyclist, with another RUclips channel called @ShadLife, and simply don't have enough room in the garage.
Also, if you look at other videos on my channel you will see I have solar, EGO mower and snowblower as well as a chainsaw, weed whip and leaf blower.
Someday I hope to rebuild the small garage and add solar on it also. Until then my car and truck have to sit outside. I don't mind my vehicles being outside.
I have hino the one thing nobody talks about is what it you get into an accident and are sitting on the side of the road. We are taught in cold weather to make sure you have a full tank In case you have to wait for a tow truck or an emergency vehicle. I would be terrified that I would freeze 🥶 if it runs out of electricity. I don't think electric is viable for cold weather states.
My car will run with heat on for many hours in cold temps just sitting there. Yeah, if I get in an accident when the charge is low that could be an issue, but how is that different than getting in an accident when your gas tank is low?
To add to this, regardless of what I am driving in the cold, I have always had proper clothing to handle the temps in the case I do get stuck or stranded somewhere. In the city it's not much of an issue, but out of the city you better be prepared for the cold without the expectation that your car will protect you from the cold. Blankets, boots, hat, gloves, and so on. I see far too many people underdressed in the cold and relying on their vehicles to stay warm.
You could get in an accident and your engine gets damaged and can't run....then what?
EVs are better than gas cars in such situations. Here's an experiment that proves it: ruclips.net/video/H_xcMQ987u4/видео.html
Just make sure you have charged before you go out. You can always just use the heated seats and a jacket to stay warm for days. It's not like a gas car that just runs every and drains your tank when it's on. There's no idling motor to worry about poisoning you either.
66KWh battery, the heater is only going to run 1 to 2KW, so if you had a full battery it would last a long time.
So if you’re in an accident in an ICE and the engine no longer runs?
Shad, could you do a test to simulate being stranded in cold weather. Test hom much battery consumption takes place for a 12 or 24 hour duration with no driving but maintaining cabin temp for survival in extreme cold??
I don't need to actually go out and do that. I could just calculate it with how many kWh is being used. Also, I don't go out in extreme cold in any car without having with me what I need to survive without my car. I would rather tell people to be smart and be properly equipped rather than convince them that their car should be their only means of survival.
For this, EVs do very well. Running just the heat without the car moving uses a small amount of charge. Hence all the camping-in-my-EV tests where people sleep in the car and keep it warm by running the heat overnight. Of course the amount of charge you use depends on how cold it is outside and how warm you want to keep the cabin, but generally this is not a problem.
Good winter information, however perhaps you could say Fahrenheit when you say the temperature. Saying degrees is not sufficient and shows your US centric bias. Remember that only a few countries in the world use th
at system. Stil good information just saying broaden your audienceto the worldand say your units.
$37k? You could have bought a used Tesla for that.
Not when he bought it
Why risk a used Tesla instead of a brand-new Bolt EUV with all the features he wants; especially with, Tesla's poor build quality reputation? Older Tesla's have well-documented issues.
I would rather have a car with the full warranty rather than a used Tesla without a warranty and also with a bunch of battery degradation.
I know someone who got a used Model S for just under $40k and they get about 150 miles of highway range in warmer weather. So yeah, not going to do that.
Actually a new Tesla model 3 after the rebate is effectively $37k. Nothing can beat the supercharger network. Resale and resiliency are unmatched.
@@ks5831 The poor build quality was true until about 3 years ago. Especially for the model Y, those are top notch now because of how they designed the frame as two giant pieces rather than a bunch of framing assembled together.