I've been really conservative about using climate control in general, but I do find that the auto setting is a really good balance between comfort and efficiency. It was very nice to be able to start the car from the shuttle and come back to a car with the AC already blasting. I just got back from a trip and had parked my car in an off-airport lot. It does take a while to find a schedule that works for you. For example, I try to have some extra range going into the weekend in case somebody wants to go do something, so I'll plug it in on a Friday evening even if it's at 40%. I also keep in mind any extra driving I'm likely to have to do over the next day or two. I use hilltop reserve (2018 feature that caps it at 90%) and charge it when it gets around 20-25%. The Li-ion batteries suffer the least degradation when the charge is between 20% and 80%. I just use the brake pedal to keep the lights on. Note that the brake lights go off once you're at a complete stop. Haven't really looked into it yet as I rarely parallel park.įor getting into the nitty-gritty of what makes this thing tick (or rather hum), I recommends WeberAuto's YouTube series on disassembling and reassembling the Bolt's drivetrain.
I have a Pixel 3, so I can't help you there. Many of the people I've spoken to had some prejudice against Teslas and their owners due to the price tag, but somehow this thing being "just a Chevy" makes it much more endearing and approachable, it seems. I've gotten a lot more positive reactions to this car overall than I was expecting. We also have a free 24kw fast charger in town, so I'll very infrequently give myself a little boost off that. I departure charge to keep the battery away from 100% as much as possible, but I should probably drop the max charge down to 80% if I really want to be anal about battery life. I live in an apartment complex and my landlord is cool with me running an extension cord from my balcony to the nearby parking lot, so I generally 120v charge every day. For me, one-pedal driving is pure, unadulterated bliss.
Once you get used to it, that's just "how the car drives." For my part, though, I was something of a hypermiler through four different traditional ICE cars and a Prius before I got my Bolt (and I replaced pads, rotors, calipers, and even a few brake lines on those cars), so I absolutely despise unnecessarily using my friction brakes. I drove in L all the way from Des Moines to Chicago.
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