2023 Chevy Bolt EUV: First and Final Review?

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  • Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024

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  • @CallasEV
    @CallasEV  Год назад +26

    The Chevy Bolt will be back!

    • @Michael_the_muffinman
      @Michael_the_muffinman Год назад +1

      🎉🎉🎉

    • @ponceprmitierra9957
      @ponceprmitierra9957 Год назад +1

      When? Cant find anythig on internet

    • @rp9674
      @rp9674 Год назад

      I don't think Ia release date has been announced, someone speculated 2024 or later

    • @whynotthinkwhynot-
      @whynotthinkwhynot- Год назад +1

      I just hope that GM gets the message of the EUV’s popularity, and uses that body style in the future. I thought it was a goofy attempt at following popular trends until I sat in it. The low priced options for ventilated seats, and the extended rear seat room make it an outstanding choice for grocery getting/ work taxi duty. I own an Ice Blue Metallic Premiere base with no sunroof or SCruise. I have gotten as far as 200 miles with 60 miles still left on the guess-o-meter. I think it’s a perfect little car for little car duty. It’s not the fastest EV, but up until 85 mph- it’s plenty quick. Around town, it’s a hoot to drive, and personally, I get lower efficiency in town than I do on long trips to my parent’s house- because where I live you have to drive offensively or get bullied by speeding Suburbans with 28” wheels and jacked up F-150 4WDs.
      I’ve always solid Ford fan for 30 years, but as far as EVs go- I think GM is doing the best out of the domestic manufacturers. Just keep in mind, it is GM, they will screw it up eventually. All they need to do is focus on building EVs with passenger comfort in mind- more cabin room, ventilated seats, etc and keep the sales prices down and they will carve out a niche.

    • @jeffpro8
      @jeffpro8 Год назад +1

      Does that include the EUV as well?

  • @Davran2742
    @Davran2742 7 месяцев назад +4

    A year now owning my '23 euv Lt, and it's been flawless; it's a great commuter, quiet and smooth.

  • @squarebet6653
    @squarebet6653 Год назад +5

    I really appreciate your straight forward no-nonsense reviews without the clickbait titles. I've had a Volt for almost 10 years now and its the best car I've ever owned. I've been waiting waiting waiting for the Equinox EV to appear... hopefully soon.

    • @mattjames7272
      @mattjames7272 Год назад +1

      Loved my Volt. Transmission just went out and no replacements available so I just replaced with a Bolt EUV

    • @RacerX1971
      @RacerX1971 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@mattjames7272, how long does the tranny last?

  • @BensEcoAdvntr
    @BensEcoAdvntr Год назад +16

    I’ve owned my Bolt EUV for almost a year now. Love the car overall, it’s been great. I have a Premier trim with Super Cruise and it works pretty well on long highway trips. Speaking of which, I’ve done a couple longer journeys from my home in Ohio to Washington DC and Northern Michigan. While faster charging would definitely be nice, it was still doable for those distances of 400-500 miles. Wouldn’t want to go coast to coast though. Highly recommend the EUV if you’re able to find one - most appear to be spoken for.

  • @mfurmyr
    @mfurmyr Год назад +3

    Thanks for good short videos.

  • @tonym4813
    @tonym4813 Год назад +9

    TY for another direct and practical review! If you seldom road-trip, this is a fantastic entry level EV! I bought an EUV (waiting for delivery) and it is perfect for my use case. I commute 92-100 miles per day on local and heavy traffic interstate roads. It’s a no brainer from a price point perspective ESPECIALLY when factoring in local and federal incentives. Unless the Equinox comes in close to 30k starting (it won’t ) , the Bolt name will be back to fill the void in the market that currently exists

  • @ethanhouston2433
    @ethanhouston2433 9 месяцев назад +1

    She is so lovely! I could seriously watch her review anything haha🥰

  • @dushandesilva2595
    @dushandesilva2595 Год назад +4

    Great job, love watching your ev reviews

  • @YuMiGOfun
    @YuMiGOfun Год назад +4

    Thanks for sharing another great review 👍🏼

  • @Streeknine
    @Streeknine Год назад +2

    I loved the ride off into the sunset motif. haha. Nice ending. Thanks for a great review.

  • @patrick7228
    @patrick7228 Год назад +10

    Great review. As you said a shame if they truly get rid of the Bolt. Even given some of the Bolts early issues, Bolt drivers are some of the most enthusiastic out there.

    • @stevenk.4083
      @stevenk.4083 Год назад

      GM is bringing the bolt back under the Ultium platform.

  • @JohnGrumbling
    @JohnGrumbling 8 месяцев назад

    Trrrific review! Just finished viewing 2 c.r. Reviews of new trax and evista and this little girl did a far better job of providing car info than they did on both combined.

  • @ericelfner
    @ericelfner Год назад +4

    Fantastic review‼️ I drove my Bolt Premier 65k miles in 2 years as an Uber driver. Fantastic around town car with great passenger space for such a small car. Drives like a dream and with the 360 bird's eye camera view and shorter wheelbase, more navigable than my new Model 3. The whole Bolt lineup are great 2nd cars, but impractical for road trips because of the slow charging.

  • @rockymtnmovies
    @rockymtnmovies Год назад +2

    Great review. Well done!

  • @JB-fq9dp
    @JB-fq9dp 9 месяцев назад

    I use my BOLT EUV to drive to Sacramento from San Jose weekly and LVL2 charge for a few hours and drive back. If I need to DCF it takes about 15-20 min to give me enough range to drive back to SJ.

  • @LouisDuran
    @LouisDuran Год назад +2

    Great review! Keep up the good work!

  • @roberto366
    @roberto366 Год назад +2

    you should review the MINI cooper SE

  • @jimsEVadventures
    @jimsEVadventures Год назад +2

    Yes. The Tesla adapter will be available for Bolt owners. Why wouldn’t it be?

  • @Sansa0713
    @Sansa0713 Год назад +2

    Best EV, great value 👏 👌

  • @dancar02
    @dancar02 7 месяцев назад +1

    I am lbuying one. Thank you for the video.

  • @richarddeason1845
    @richarddeason1845 Год назад

    I love my bolt
    It’s been great car
    I got my car 16 weeks ago
    I found it perfect for one person and trips to work
    It’s simple to drive and charge

  • @BremboT
    @BremboT 10 месяцев назад +1

    Hope the Boltium will look more along the lines of the orange concept car. We know Ultium platform require more width, so the new Bolt will be wider. Competition will be stiff in the next 5 years for this price point. Especially when Fisker Pear enters the chat.

  • @slacker_DIY
    @slacker_DIY Год назад +2

    Amazing you can be out in 110 degree heat and not sweat!

  • @brendamillich968
    @brendamillich968 11 месяцев назад

    You can easily fit a suitcase under the false floor

  • @touchyourdream1352
    @touchyourdream1352 10 месяцев назад

    How much is the clearance of the car?

  • @ay0xgames977
    @ay0xgames977 Год назад +1

    GM said they are bringing it back

  • @tkmedia3866
    @tkmedia3866 Год назад +3

    Thats a odd charging curve, usually I can get at least 51-53kW at that same state of charge, then dipping in the 40s must be the heat.

    • @pootispiker2866
      @pootispiker2866 Год назад

      I get 50-55kw pretty reliably from ~30-ish% up until 50%. The bolt doesn't like charging with a hot pack evidently.

  • @knotatraitor
    @knotatraitor Год назад +1

    Well, GM is bringing back the Bolt in 2024 using the Ultium battery. It's been announced everywhere. Zero doubt.

  • @Yanquetino
    @Yanquetino Год назад +3

    Another informative, thorough, articulate review from you, Lorraine! Y'know… I really like both models of the Bolt. I'd seriously consider one if it just offered AWD, more range, and faster DCFC charging. Frankly, I think it's a mistake for GM to discontinue it, as they could simply equip it with an Ultium battery. And with the transition to NACS, access to Superchargers would really help sell it. By the way, Callas is a truly beautiful dog… just like his master!

    • @pootispiker2866
      @pootispiker2866 Год назад

      Tesla chargers are definitely not the way to go currently. The entire northwestern western part of PA is completely devoid of Tesla chargers save for Erie. There's enough CCS chargers to get by even with my Bolt. Down with NACS.
      And you don't need AWD unless you live in super brutal winters. The bolt does perfectly fine on a set of good winter tires.

  • @ronniandnikkiworld2206
    @ronniandnikkiworld2206 10 месяцев назад

    The battery drain fast when you drive only 20 miles but battery say drove 55miles

  • @microhaxo
    @microhaxo Год назад +2

    The bolt and EUV are great cars and really the only good affordable options. I hope the bolt comes back on ultium otherwise there will be basically no options for a car ev aside from a model 3.

  • @hc7679
    @hc7679 11 месяцев назад

    It looks like the Bolt will live on , thanks to the agreement between GM and UAW . But I should have commented on this video first , sorry for allowing myself to be distracted . This is a very good video that gives a lot of information on the Bolt euv . Most others are more like a commercial for the vehicle , so thumbs up from me , God bless America , go green and I'm out 🎭

  • @DavidScott-e5m
    @DavidScott-e5m Год назад +1

    GM's pulling out all of the social media stops.

  • @toner37
    @toner37 Год назад

    as of today GM says they're are looking at the next generation of the Bolt is underway. So it'll be interesting what the next one will be.

  • @leonardbrinkman4410
    @leonardbrinkman4410 Год назад +1

    I wonder what they'll replace the Chevy bolt EV with? Because I have a strong feeling there's going to be another Eevee that will replace it and rival the mustang Mach E.

    • @dwoodygura
      @dwoodygura Год назад +1

      The Equinox EV will replace it, but I doubt they can keep cost the same.

  • @ItsBinhRepaired
    @ItsBinhRepaired Год назад

    Pretty cool. How do you get a hold of all these EVs to test?

  • @mrdsn189
    @mrdsn189 Год назад +4

    Thank you! P.S. Callas is a beautiful dog!

  • @rp9674
    @rp9674 Месяц назад

    It's too bad there won't be a re-review of the euv comma but At least that leaves an opening for a re-review of the EV

    • @rp9674
      @rp9674 Месяц назад

      ... retrospective

  • @robbiemiddlebrooks8188
    @robbiemiddlebrooks8188 Год назад

    August of 2023, the CEO OF CHEVROLET has decided that the Bolt will continue now and had radical cuanges

  • @acolon8999
    @acolon8999 Год назад +1

    Wow. One hour to get 144 miles.
    Definitely not a car to drive on long trips.

  • @jimk8520
    @jimk8520 Год назад

    Considering the vast majority of Chevy’s dealer network is ripping off the taxpayer by upping the price of these cars in the face of an ev rebate program with tacit approval from Chevy (they say they don’t control the dealers but also refuse to limit sales to bad actor dealers), I won’t buy any car from them ever again.

  • @pootispiker2866
    @pootispiker2866 Год назад

    I love my EUV to death. It just eats up miles on long highway drives. I only wish they put a more powerful wireless charger in it since it can't keep up with android auto's power draw.

  • @bobpeticolas121
    @bobpeticolas121 Год назад

    These are great if you keep a car 3-5 years. Problem is it's not a long-term vehicle. At some point north of 100,000 miles, you will need to replace the battery. Even the relatively small Bolt battery replacement runs about $17,000.

    • @CallasEV
      @CallasEV  Год назад +1

      Hello, EVs are fantastic long term vehicles. Stay tuned for our upcoming annual maintenence video, one of the cars in the series has over 100,000 miles.

  • @rodhonco5681
    @rodhonco5681 Год назад

    Definitely interested in this car.
    I will wait for Ultium. And proof that it is good.

  • @CasperChicago
    @CasperChicago Год назад +2

    I was dumbfounded when I heard GM would discontinue the Chevy bolt?? This was a successful EV that’s been around since 2016. You may be right to think GM will bring back the Bolt. But, it is still difficult to understand why GM (which no longer has asuccessld icontinues the bolt). The Ford F150 is not in mass production; and unless truck people have changed over the last 15 years, they have no interest in EVs. They only want big trucks big & hi horsepower SUVs. What is GM and Ford thinking?

    • @sevenflashowls
      @sevenflashowls Год назад

      For most of its lifespan, the Bolt did not sell well and during the battery recall none were produced. That combined with the old tech make it an easy decision to stop making Bolts and convert the factory to make Silverado EVs.

  • @Utygyihgfggc
    @Utygyihgfggc Год назад

    It COST $23 DOLLARS to charge from 17% to 80%? That means a full charge is at least $30 dollars very close to a full tank for a small car in most states.i thought electric cars were cheaper to refuel 😂😂

    • @dwoodygura
      @dwoodygura Год назад +1

      I just rented a Bolt in Vermont for a week. Was able to charge from 70 miles to 250 for $7.50.

  • @JB-fq9dp
    @JB-fq9dp 10 месяцев назад

    good holy geez.....48 cents to charge @ ChargePoint? At the price, ICE cars with around 30 mpg will be better.

    • @keithwiebe1787
      @keithwiebe1787 10 месяцев назад

      Most of us are not in that position. I'm getting solar today and our KWH is .12 to .14 cents.

  • @LicPlate8VPL158
    @LicPlate8VPL158 Год назад +2

    I wish my wife would let me buy one :/

  • @dathyr1
    @dathyr1 Год назад +2

    Well it is now Aug 2023 and supposedly the Chevy Bolt is coming back, along with the 2024 Blazer and Equinox EV's.
    That said, i got tired of waiting for GM to do their thing with EV's - and I now have a Tesla 2023 model Y long range vehicle. It does everything an allot more features that the Chevy Bolt's will ever have. I am very happy with this vehicle and wanted an Electric vehicle now.
    I originally was going to get the latest Bolt EV 2 years ago, and then decided with the Equinox EV. But who knows when these will ever come out and what would be the wait times Plus I didn't want to buy from greedy dealerships. So Bye Bye GM.
    End of story.

  • @barryw9473
    @barryw9473 Год назад +2

    GM's EVs are a bit of mess - it seems Ultium pack charging has major thermal problems and GM doesn't seem able to make Ultium cars in any significant volume. Too bad Bolt is being killed off, but it does need 100 kW (minimum) DCFC.

    • @Resist4
      @Resist4 Год назад

      It's a huge mistake for GM to drop the Bolt when it's the most affordable of all their EV's. Just like with the EV1, the don't want to make EV's.

    • @BTC909
      @BTC909 Год назад

      Inconsistent charging curve on the Lyriq. I'd get a Bolt before an Ultium anything.

    • @barryw9473
      @barryw9473 Год назад +2

      @@BTC909 better get a new one soon or a used one. GM just announced an Ultium Bolt EV is coming (probably with shit charge curve).

    • @BTC909
      @BTC909 Год назад

      I am considering this. I was told by the person I would be dealing with said "no ADM's". I agree the Ultium platform needs to bake for a few years.@@barryw9473

  • @GasCityGuy
    @GasCityGuy Год назад +1

    30mins to only get 95 miles of range? What good is that?🤷‍♂️

    • @blue_ig1
      @blue_ig1 Год назад

      The bolt is good for city only, as a highway car it’s kinda bad but in the city it works great

  • @rp9674
    @rp9674 Год назад

    It's a great only car, especially for smart people

  • @markbader4942
    @markbader4942 Год назад

    Why do all you YT reviewers seem oblivious to the battery bottleneck? GM is planning on rolling out the Equinox and their truck within the next 6-12 months. Where do you think they’re getting the batteries for these? Did the battery fairy just say, ‘hey Chevy, here’s some batteries for an additional 50,000 vehicles’. No, no, sorry, the fairy set the extra capacity aside for Tesla. 😢. Once they get their battery manufacturing up and running, say, in another 3-4 years, they’ll bring the Bolt back and yes it will be using the second (or third) gen Ultium architecture.

    • @sevenflashowls
      @sevenflashowls Год назад +1

      GM has built several battery factories for Ultium batteries The Bolt batteries are from LG.

  • @krane15
    @krane15 Год назад

    Lose the USB A. You can always use an adapter then eventually get rid of it once those legacy products have reached the end of their useful life.
    This is a commuter vehicle only. An EV is useless to me unless it can get a minimum of 300 mi/charge, and come with fast charging.

  • @CMCNestT
    @CMCNestT Год назад

    I wish you would say " HI, my name is ....." at the beginning of videos and let us know what your first name is.

    • @wayne1916
      @wayne1916 Год назад

      "Hi, my name is Lorraine."🙂

    • @rp9674
      @rp9674 Год назад

      Hi I'm Callas owner

  • @joeculver7489
    @joeculver7489 Год назад

    I can recharge my car in 5 minutes or less anywhere in the USA while driving all day or night. Never an EV in my garage.

    • @keithwiebe1787
      @keithwiebe1787 10 месяцев назад

      But not from your garage. LOL! Some of us will be able to fill up our vehicle in our garage for next to nothing every night. Take that and smoke it.

  • @MrStebe120
    @MrStebe120 Год назад

    This isn't really a review, just a listing of all it's specs..

  • @Antiorganizer
    @Antiorganizer Год назад

    Seems with kids this car is practically useless.

    • @younged510
      @younged510 Год назад

      I have kids and this car works!

    • @Antiorganizer
      @Antiorganizer Год назад

      @@younged510 Practically everyone with kids disagree.
      Even a teen will have its legs push up against the back seat.
      People with babies that need a rear facing seat, find it far too cramped.
      I think the only people that say it's ok, are the ones that want to feel good about the car, and are basically roughing it and pretending it's ok, when it's not.

    • @younged510
      @younged510 Год назад +1

      @@Antiorganizer I have two kids, my wife sitting in the front while my daughter 8 years old and Son 17 sits in the back. I picked up my grandson the other day with the huge car seat and they were fine. Another day I had my grandson again, and this time my wife sat in the back while my 17 year old son sat in the front. Wife's first time sitting in the back and she was surprise how roomy it was sitting there with the babies car seat in the middle. If the people in the back seat are 5 feet 9 inches tall/taller and 190-220 pounds then yes. It might be a problem, otherwise it's perfectly fine. Remember it's not an SUV it's a trick it's technically a regular compact car like a Civic,CArolla, Sentra but sits taller with a body of a hatchback..

    • @Antiorganizer
      @Antiorganizer Год назад

      @@younged510 OK, so, if the people are less than average in size, I suppose it could work.
      So I'm 6 2 200 lbs. Wife is 5 9. Kids 5 7 and 5 5 and growing.
      Anyway, as a second errand and run the kids to sports type car, the Bolt would be great. Now if only they weren't so damn expensive. And the used market just refuses to drop the prices a bit. So stubborn.
      The industry is SO SO slow in meeting demand. I think they're milking people and selling products with limited lifespans, is the only thing that motivates them it seems.
      Where are the $25k (CAD) EVs?
      And then all this talk about upcoming sodium ion batteries as the fix, and the industry refusing to actually make it happen. And then watching the Chinese do it.
      The industry is too busy scamming people, is the problem.

    • @younged510
      @younged510 Год назад

      @@Antiorganizer yeah it won't work for you.. you need a real size SUV or, it's time.. time to be a soccer dad.. sorry man, well actually it might work, Since there is only 4 of you'll. it's actually not that expensive if your patient.. if by next year you buy example EUV and you buy for 30k-31k and you get rederal and rebate. In California if you qualify clean air you'll get 2.5k-7.5k depending on 2023 income. Then by 2024 if you qualify for fed that's 7.5k you pretty much paid half the car. I'm using this year's example. It might change next year.. and don't forget brand new cars now a days are 24k-30k+tax. So closest ones to gas car prices are the Bolt and with incentives and rebate it might actually be cheaper then most gas cars. On top of that chevy provides a level 2 free install. Do your research. I wanted to get a Tesla but model 3 would cost 8k-12k more. It's didn't make sense to spend more for fast charging.. I travel once or twice a year no more then 600 miles round trip. I don't drive out of state no more not in awhile. Longest I ever drove was California to Arizona that was 15 years ago. If you travel alot then don't get a bolt otherwise Bolt is a great car with a fantastic deal that can't be beat..

  • @adofoi30
    @adofoi30 Год назад

    Love your reviews BUT using that 350 kw charger was just plain rude and inconsiderate. Hopefully no one pulled up in a lucid or Hyundai/Kia or Porsche and was cussing at the cute girl hogging a charging station she must know sh couldn’t take advantage of. Or maybe the other 150 kw chargers were full.

    • @CallasEV
      @CallasEV  Год назад +5

      Hello! Glad you like my reviews! At that site there are only 350kW chargers and a single 150kW. I opted not to use the 150kW since that's the only stall that has a ChaDeMo and I didn't want to inconvenience a leaf if one pulled up. Hope that clears it up!

    • @adofoi30
      @adofoi30 Год назад

      @@CallasEV I never knew those existed in America. My heart deep apologies for my erroneous presumption. Keep up the good interesting reviews. They feel like one of my friends are telling me the real views on those cars.

  • @rodneygooding9459
    @rodneygooding9459 Год назад

    ok so a skinny girl fits great in the seats but can you get a more full sized man to sit in your videos to let large folks see what it's like please!

  • @brendamillich968
    @brendamillich968 11 месяцев назад

    You can easily fit a suitcase under the false floor