Learning To Charge The Chevy Bolt On The Road — Trial & Error & Lots Of Learning

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 15:40:32 +0000

Last summer I bought a used 2017 Chevy Bolt. With a brand-spanking new battery, an 8-year warranty, and just over 20,000 miles, it was a good fit. Hubby installed an electrical outlet on the side of our rural country shed, and we were ready to charge for the majority of … [continued]

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GM Will Pull The Plug On Chevy Malibu To Make Room For 2nd-Generation Bolt

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 12 May 2024 02:59:24 +0000

The Chevrolet Malibu is scheduled to go out of production at the end of 2024 to make room for the second generation Chevy Bolt.

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Despite SUV Craze, Tesla Model 3 Dominates US Luxury Vehicle Market

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 00:10:03 +0000

If there’s anything Elon Musk loves, it’s bringing a gadget out of a sci-fi novel to life. In December 2014, he said Tesla was working on “a charger that automatically moves out from the wall & connects like a solid metal snake.” Shades of Doctor Octopus’s robot arms, and the human-hunting robotic snakes from the Terminator universe! Surely Elon knows better than to hook up an AI to this monstrosity

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Bolt EV: Drive Unit Deep Dive

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2019 19:40:50 +0000

While batteries get a lot of attention, drive units in electric vehicles don’t get as much love. Why? Because many think they’re simple and all the same. An electric motor turns a reduction gear of some kind, which turns the CV axles, which turn the wheels and makes us go. It’s just a few moving parts, right

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