@@Allan_A Hi Allan, Thank you. The Bolt sure is a great little car. No more EV? Wow, I couldn’t go back to ICE cars. My daughter wouldn’t even know how to put gas in it😂. She knows how to plug in at home or at the Supercharger. Many of her friends complain about not having gas money, while she can fill up at home for almost nothing. But you know all that. I hope you and your family are doing well.

@@LawpickingLocksmith Tesla sure builds cars very efficient. They got rid of the RHD in S and X due to the limited production of these models, not very efficient to build making these more expensive. Not sure if they ever go back to build them RHD. I think Tesla’s focus is on going to a lower priced car, robotaxy and there was a third something under cover at last meeting, which may be the Roadster. You may have to settle for LHD. It just slightly inconvenient 😂. Can’t imagine how much that sucks when everything is on the wrong side.

@@RMTFamily Australia does not allow lhd cars on the roads unless built before 1960 with limited exceptions for world travellers such as crazy Swiss bringing their campers here with monthly permits. All eyes are on the Semi or also possible a shorter smaller model 3.

@@LawpickingLocksmith You don’t know any crazy Swiss, do you?🤣🤪 Didn’t know that Australia doesn’t allow LHD vehicles. Hopefully that smaller $25k Tesla will come out soon in both variants.

You can. The front bracket is over the jack point. You have to loosen the two nuts on the clamp for the board and remove the 13mm and 10mm head bolts holding the bracket to the truck, then you can slide the bracket out of the way. This can be done easy with the supplied tools. No need to remove the boards.

I have the feeling most dealers are clueless. Glad it worked👍. Yes this can open up a few new destinations with your Bolt.

To be a bit more exact, it takes anywhere from 1 hour to 1.5 hours to charge from 0% to 100%. A 20% to 80% charge takes about 30 minutes. The Bolt only has a 66kWh battery pack. These charging times are basically the same for older Model S! The Model S charges just a bit faster than the Bolt but has a larger Battery.

In my videos when I arrive at the Supercharger I usually give the stats and show the time on the screen and then I do it again when leaving the Supercharger. I also show the time the truck estimates to charge. As an example the first stop was Butte MT after a two hour 150 mile drive we had to charge for 20 minutes. Getting the coffee and bathroom stop took all of that for the three of us. There was no time wasted😉. Usually when you arrive with this truck people come from everywhere and want to see it and ask questions. Yes bathroom and coffee doesn't take very long but showing the truck having interesting conversations with people from all walks of live takes time. Thus we usually charged more than needed to continue to the trip. Unfortunately in Montana we don't have to many Superchargers yet, like in other places. So even with charging more than needed we can't usually skip a Supercharger. And because we have more than needed we arrive with a higher SOC at the next one and that can lead to slower charging (less kW). In general the Cybertruck requires about 20 to 25 minutes charging for a two hour drive. This has been my experience so far. Not sure yet how it will be in winter with extreme cold. Winter is coming so stay tuned for those winter videos.

No, didn't get a software update. Just went to the Supercharger and it worked.

@@RMTFamily thanks. My brother will be glad to hear it.

@@jcmib7 some do. The dealers around my area are clueless.

@@jcmib7 Dealers are supposed to know. But many people reported that dealers don’t know, are not even aware of GM’s Supercharger access. Do you know what the determining factor is to need the software update?

Thanks to you and the positive comments from others. THIS IS BELIEVED TO BE THE LATEST reliable info on “which Bolts need SOFTWARE UPGRADES ?”from the clueless Chevy Dealers: 👉👉ONLY The 2019s and “some” of the 2020s need to visit the Dealer. 👈👈 I just watched Nikki, at “Transport Evolved” charge her 2017 Bolt w/o Software update. Yeah, STRANGE that the oldest ones are “good to go.” Tom M. at “State of Charge” was INITIALLY told INCORRECT INFO DIRECT FROM, YES, GM - that ALL BOLT EVs and EUVs had to go to the Dealer for the upgrade. He has since issued the clarification, as noted above - direct from GM, currently slowly, ever so slowly, facing the obvious FACT of an ALL EV FUTURE. . .they “might survive” - the BOLT is a great car, and I hope they keep making the Ultium version. Appreciate your Channel!

@@jcmib7 - no issues charging my 2017 Bolt. No software update required.

Why? There are not enough "other" EV's out there to affect Tesla owners charging experience. The huge amount of Superchargers added to the network is ahead of the amount of non Tesla cars added. Many Chevy Bolt don't even have a DC fast charge port. Allowing others to charge at the Supercharger network also creates revenue to build more Superchargers. The way the Tesla app is designed it will bring more people to switch to Tesla, which again brings more money for more Superchargers. And just hanging out with Tesla owners and seeing the throughput of Teslas at Superchargers will bring more people to Tesla and again the network keeps growing like that. The majority of EV drivers don't even DC fast charge. They just charge at home or work for daily driving.

@@EVPHASE ignorant comment

This is a 2021

Tesla Superchargers have an uptime of 99.9%! In over 6 years of driving Tesla I only experienced one location that was completely down. But if I would have looked at the Tesla Navigation at home, I would have know already as it was clearly marked as closed. You are probably right that eventually the adapter will be necessary, but that is at least a decade away I think. Tesla's V4 Superchargers seems to have the Magic Dock build in, no adapter needed. Chargepoint also started to install a similar adapter type like Tesla. Currently car maker have not switched to installing NACS yet. This will start with some next year. But with the adapter you can use most V3 Superchargers right now. With Electrify America the monthly plan is $7 now. If you go on a road trip it maybe worth to pay that for one month as you could save more than $7 in charging cost. I have done it before and it worked out in my favor to sign up with EA for one month. Now Superchargers are cheaper, at least in Montana, so instead of using EA you possibly could just use Superchargers without the monthly fee and still save over using EA. But it requires the adapter. You better hurry to get an adapter. I'm sure there are many that want one right now. Use Tom's discount links if you get an aftermarket adapter:Use the "STATEOFCHARGE" coupon code to save on your NACS to CCS1 Adapter: Save 10% on the A2Z Typhoon Pro adapter: a2zevshop.com/?ref=lsh8xAcYPb... Save 15% on the Lectron Vortex adapter: ev-lectron.com/products/lectr... Thank You so much. Yes the Bolt is great. To get heat in your seat you need to eat more beans😂 and I guess you just have to wear gloves for steering wheel heat. Thank You for watching👍

I love my bolt too. 🎉cheers from north TX.

@@RMTFamily you're a bad influence. Ordered the A2Z adapter. 🙂. As for the "heating," shouldn't there be less emissions with EVs? Oh, just the car not the driver. Like that!

We put almost 20k miles on the Bolt and the only thing that failed was the radios😂. There is not really to much GM involvement in the Bolt, at least not until they had to have an Bolt EUV. That island you're on is just to far from everything😉😂. I thought Montana is behind but we are way ahead of Australia. In the US you can mount anything on a car you want. Doesn't matter. Unless it falls off and someone gets hurt. Compliant or not people just do it and nobody says anything. In regards to bike carriers, the law requires the taillights and license plate to stay clearly visible. One can interpret that in many ways😂. Not sure if that is good or bad!? I think bifacial panels would do great here. Unless one has a tracker, panels are really never facing the sun. I think a mix of panels would be best overall. Bifacial panels installed vertically, facing east and west and regular panels facing south would work pretty good. Or even use bifacial panels to face south, because they would pick up the reflection from the snow in the winter. It maybe a matter of price. One maybe able to gain more with bifacial panels but ROI maybe way longer. Do you got solar?

@@LawpickingLocksmith check out his bolt road trip videos in the cold. Hilarious 😂

@@miltonaldridge4170 Looks like Usain had some imitators. My Suzuki 3 cyl 550cc was cornering faster and on maintenance it was like 100 times cheaper to own.

@LawpickingLocksmith wow that's impressive savings. 👍

@@RMTFamily Nobody ever gets a payback on solar in the corrosive wet tropics. No installer ever learned what dissimilar metals are and how they react. Despite the blistering summer heat where we get skin cancer under cover most solar hotwater systems get trashed 5 minutes out of warranty. Reason: A leak near a dissimilar metal junction. You can have as many sacrificial anodes as you can afford but getting access to change them is never there. I keep getting free panels and use them for fencing. Our mains is so soft that once I connected my own grid tie inverter the voltage surged past 300V. Our power company is still driving around dropping leaflets to advise of interruptions but they just never get the supply into the right range.

Four year old car. And a part failed, that is disappointing? What do you drive?

You are missing out on lot of great stuff.

@RMTFamily well i have a model y that im happy with, but the cybertruck was under delivered at a much higher price than promised. I want my 500 miles of range off-road tank.

@@adobo1976 The price was not really "promised". I checked out other trucks (ICE), and could not find one that when similar equipped is less money. Most of them can't be bought with all the stuff the CT offers. The off road capabilities are great without needing any modifications. Most people will never need 500 mile range. For the few there maybe an option one day. A larger battery pack gives more range but makes the truck less off road capable being even heavier. Without a trailer behind it the truck's range is impressive for the battery size. Smaller battery and bigger truck than the Rivian but same range. For me it works great as I tow usually within a 50 mile radius. As technology improves there probably will be a 500 mile range truck some day.

@RMTFamily The original 500-mile range never made mention of needing an extender in the back, taking up half your truck bed. Was supposed to be a smaller battery. We live in the west. 500 miles is exactly what i want for some of these excursions

@@snapper69996666 Sorry but you couldn’t be more wrong when you talk about EV’s. The truck towing a trailer makes a trip longer due to longer charging times. But when driving a car you only stop about every 2 hours for 10 to 20 minutes. A 1000 mile trip we did to Las Vegas in one day didn’t take any longer than it would have in a gas car. And it was not stressful, we got there and were not all worn out because we stopped about every two hours stretched our legs, went to the bathroom, maybe grabbed a coffee, had lunch etc. In any event the charging was faster than we were. Still waiting on coffee the notification came that the car is ready to go for the next two hour stretch. At lunch it even charged to full and I had to go move it before we were done eating. More frequent stops is better for your health and decreases total travel time with an EV. Driving longer stretches without stopping is unhealthy, makes you tired and stressed and at the end you maybe a few minutes faster but completely worn out.

That is the Madison River Rest Area on US 287 N between Ennis and West Yellowstone MT.

@@RMTFamily I just checked my Garmin Basecamp software tracked data from my GPS and I was there. I got there August 20 2023 in late evening and slept overnight before heading for Yellowstone park the following day. I remember it was raining a lot too. I watched your video because I was interested in the economy of the CT and when you pulled in that rest area It triggered a flashback.

@@loveaviation Cool. Yes that rest area is on the way to Yellowstone’s west entrance. Sounds like you were on a long trip, coming back from the arctic?

@@RMTFamily I just ended a very stressful job and went on a two month 18500 mile trip to the Arctic ocean and visiting many places in the west and Northwest of the continent, including Alaska. It was kind of a mental therapy for me it was great. I drove my Honda Accord and I had solar on it to keep my refrigerator going and lots of survival gear. I slept in the car every day except one day when I drove through Las Vegas. It was too hot to sleep in the car there.

@@loveaviation Cool. That is a lot of miles in two months. Impressive. That sounds like a great trip. The Honda Accord is a bit small for such an undertaking, but reliable and good on gas. Vegas sure gets hot and doesn't cool off much at night either. Montana get's a few hot days but cools off at night. We don't even have air conditioning. Did your fridge run on 12V on the solar just charge the car battery, or did you have a separate battery?

@@duanerykhus9425 Not wrong at all what that person said. That is not the case if you have a Tesla. In over six years of only driving electric cars, I have only once come to a Tesla Supercharger that was down completely. But that was my own fault. I didn’t look at the navigation that clearly stated the charger is out of service, before I even started my trip. For people with other EV’s that require a CCS plug for fast charging, it is a bit more difficult. There are fewer of those and they are from different networks or even belong to a store or gas station. For the different networks you need different apps or RFID cards. Only very few have a credit card reader. Then it depends on the network or owner how well these chargers are maintained and how quickly they are repaired. Tesla has an uptime of 99.9% while others are several % lower. Now Ford, Rivian and GM vehicles can access most V3 Tesla Superchargers. This makes it easier already for these. As all networks grow all that fear will just melt away. Thank you for watching👍

@@adan7182 What you say doesn’t make any sense.

@@RMTFamily having a truck that can’t tow 100 miles and can’t do a road trip without having to stop every 140 miles for 30 minutes of charging at a cost as higher than gasoline makes no sense to me.

Obviuously you are pretty clueless about EV's and their costs. I'm glad you found this channel, because here you can see what really is possible, not FUD. Traveling and charging on the road is in general 10% cheaper than gasoline. Charging at home is 90% cheaper. The Cybertruck can tow about 150 miles on a full charge, that is about a two hour drive, and that is when everyone is supposed to stop and stretch anyway. Now the truck takes about 30 minutes to charge, but a Tesla Model 3 takes only about 5 to 15 minutes to charge. And we have not even talked about all the other savings an EV has over ICE vehicles.

I’ve owned two Teslas that’s how I knew the technology wasn’t ready for a truck. A 100% charge (which isn’t good for the battery) 150 miles for a light load in perfect weather. Not exactly the definition of a truck for most people. I like the video, don’t get too upset. I just don’t believe it’s a practical vehicle. There’s a lot of excuses for its shortcomings that I find comical. We haven’t even began to go into all the panel gaps and the poor build quality of your truck. Driving that thing in serious winter conditions will also destroy the range. It’s a niche item. Not a mainstream truck that’s going to replace a F150.

100% charge is not a problem for a battery if the vehicle is driven within an hour or two of reaching full charge. No harm, no more degradation, nothing is done. Even people that have not followed that rule have not experienced excessive degradation. For most people a 1/2ton truck is a commuter/daily driver not a long distance towing vehicle. It makes a great work truck too as it has enough range for towing a work trailer without charging throughout the day for many contractors. I'm one of them! Shortcomings? Specify these shortcomings. Range is not one of them since most 1/2ton trucks never drive that far daily and for the once in a while when you visit Grandma you have to charge on the road and maybe loose a few minutes compare to a ICE truck, that is not a shortcoming because you make all that time up by not going to get your regular and expensive oil changes, tune-ups and repairs that all ICE vehicles have. Panel gaps? It is not 2018 anymore when Tesla was ramping production on the Model 3. Our Cybertruck has no panel gap issues and all those that I've seen don't either. Panel gaps in "production" Cybertruck is not an issue. Explain the poor build quality. Without owning one you can't even judge build quality. You can't judge build quality based on videos you maybe watching from pre-production models. Driving in serious winter condition will not affect the truck more than any other EV. And if you watch all the EVC winter driving videos on our channel you will see that there is no affect on daily driving and very limited change on road trips. It's not a niche product. The more people will see how capable this truck is what it offers for the money the more people want one. Yes there are a few hick-ups in the first series of truck, just like with any vehicle that is brand new, not built on a previous chassis. But unlike legacy car makers, Tesla doesn't wait a model year to improve the vehicle, they continuously improve as changes are needed. This truck will in a few years take a chunk of the truck market share. You certainly right it will not completely replace the F 150! Many people will buy Ford's electric F 150 Lightning instead of the Cybertruck. I just met one of those people today. He got the F 150 Lightning because they were almost giving away and he needed a truck now and couldn't wait until his Cybertruck reservation turns into an order in a year or two. Stick with our channel so you can see how the Cybertruck really does, we have real live videos and will be driving it in the serious cold winter here in Montana too. And who knows maybe I'm completely wrong, but I doubt it. In any event thank you for watching.👍

This is an adjustment screw that seems like it has been eliminated at some point by Tesla. I have heard from others that they don't have that screw and the regulator still works fine. I would not worry about it, seems like it is not necessary. Window closing adjustments are made via amp-stop (programming window stop with switch) and regulator attachment points.

@@RMTFamily Thanks for your prompt reply. Good to know the screw is not required. I just placed an Amazon order for the Dorman 740-603 aftermarket replacement regulator. Do you have opinions on the reliability of this product? Again, your wonderful video was a lifesaver; could not have pulled off the job without your help.

@@plee4321 I would order the same Doorman regulator you do. I have not heard anything about it, nothing good or bad. Usually we get to hear the bad right away😂. You can be the first to tell me how that regulator is! I’m glad the video was helpful. Thanks

@@RMTFamily The regulator is scheduled to be delivered this coming Monday. As soon as it arrives, I will get to work installing it. I hope the installation will be much easier than the removal. Will be happy to share the results with you.

Awesome!

@@WinstonsGarage The Bolt is great. Our neighbor down the road also bought one. There were some really cheap Bolts at a dealer, I think in PA, those were buy backs from GM. They ship anywhere in the lower 48. The prices were so good that even with shipping they were still a great deal. And if you qualify you get a $4500 tax credit.

@@gamerfan8445 Towing with Cybertruck is great. Just came back from a 60 mile round trip towing a dump trailer. Most people are very positive when they see this truck.

@RMTFamily so I guessing you didn't know that Hitch can break off due to not using steel for the frame.

@@gamerfan8445 If you are referring to Whistling Diesel torture and abuse of the truck where it eventually failed, than I’m not worried at all. Now if there are people towing trailers in a normal way and it fails that would be worrisome. Please let me know your source. Thanks

@RMTFamily i talking about the report of Cybertruck losing an RV due to the poor design of the frame. Also, WD did a follow-up to that video and showed that the F-150 Frame didn't fail like the Cybertruck.

There are several engineers that show why the frame broke. I have not seen the follow up video from WD but it doesn't matter. Impact during the abuse is what lead to it breaking. But I have not seen anything about someone loosing an RV. Would you have a link to this report?

@@InternetDude Between the 5 of us one is always either hungry or needs to go to the bathroom 😂

@@duanerykhus9425 You’re welcome 😀

It's pretty basic math😉. In an ICE vehicle you just rely on the gas stations along your way. It won't be much longer and charging stations will be right there too. Most towing we do is within a 50mile radius and we never even have to think about fueling up anywhere, just plug in when we get home in the evening😃

Rain in the dry season, that sounds upside down,LOL. I think you have to wait a little longer for the Cybertruck. Didn't it take like 3 or 4 years for the Model 3 to get there?

Awesome! Thank you!

No sound issues here. My wonderful voice sounds great as always. Not sure what you're experiencing.

@RMTFamily Every time you move the camera/phone/microphone, the sound is scratchy.

Interesting. The GoPro is known to make some of these noises when using the internal mic. At some point I changed the handle which could affect that. Have you watched our Model Y video? I'm interested if you hear the same noises there. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bn7Cq4iCmpeIibc

@RMTFamily Hi, I'm at lunch now, but I will check it out later tonight.

@@vivbhardwaj1962 Not a bad choice😀

@@DanBrassmen Good question. Top speed is to fast😂and the acceleration makes most people feel sick wanting to throw up🤣 Ok, serious facts now( but the foregoing is true) Top speed of my dual motor is governed at 112mph, the tri motor version is governed at 130mph. 0 to 60mph for mine is just above 3 seconds while the tri motor gets 2.6seconds. The tri motor takes just over 6 seconds to 100mph. With this truck you can silently leave all other trucks and pretty much all muscle cars behind.😁

That is incredible, thx for sharing!

Thanks 👍 It's funny how they get that wrong, it's so nicely labeled😂. Since they don't give any torque specs I used my arm as torque wrench😂 Since I have been turning wrenches all my life I have some feel for it. The loctite will make sure they are not coming loose. If you'd like to torque them, then I would just use the standard torque for the bolt size thread type. Did you get yours installed yet?

@@patrickmelson4745 Does the door handle unlatch the door when pulled? It just does not retract flush? If so I suspect the gear that extends and retracts the handle, the wiring/switches, the motor that activates the gear or the handle controller are broken. Visual inspection for gear and wiring is first.

@@RMTFamily will my micro switch apparently is out it goes in and out but it won't open. But I'm trying to take it out from the inside but the handles in the open position it doesn't want to come out very easily

@@patrickmelson4745 Did you remove the window and regulator? With those removed it should come out easy.

@RMTFamily No I was trying to get it out without removing the window. Because it's a rear window.

@@patrickmelson4745 Since the door handle goes in and out, you maybe able to close the door, after removing the interior door panel, and then unplug the wiring from the door handle while it’s in. Lock car from inside to retract door handles. Check out the Tesla service manual with detailed instructions on how to remove the door handle. service.tesla.com/en-US/

@@peteroffpist1621 Do all Model Y from Berlin have the LFP? How many kW is the charge rate roughly about under good conditions?

@@RMTFamily Yes Berlin Y use LFP blade batteries from BYD. The charging starts at 173 kW and continues at that speed to about 60% SoC and then begins to tapper slowly. Normally 15 minutes for another 300 km driving or three hours driving at highway speeds.

@@LawpickingLocksmith Downunder just makes things upside down 🙃 😂. Wow, I didn’t know they charge a luxury tax on a not luxury vehicle. I could see it on the S or X maybe, but on the Y. That island is just to big, to far away and not enough people there. But eventually even Australia will catch up.

@@RMTFamily To kick things off they made a free fast charger in town that was good for anything but Tesla. Now you need an app, give them your credit card number before you even ket to know how much they are going to charge you. You can actually circumnavigate Australia on the large highway in an EV. But instead of solar and batteries they use a generator to provide power. The roads here are just too bad to drive without a spare wheel. Speeding fines are way too high. Growing road rage makes life hard for Tesla drivers. Tell us how Canada is like. Do they have more road rage than the US?

Compare to Australia, Canada is extremely advanced😂. Even compare to the US, Canada is very advanced when it comes to EV's. I thought we seen a lot of EV's in the Seattle WA area, but once we crossed the border into Canada there were not just one here and there, they were in groups😂. Usually you would see multiple parked on the side of the road, several behind each other at red lights. Many of them in every parking lot. Between Vancouver BC and Whistler there are lots of Tesla Superchargers as well as many other DCFCs. Also many Level 2 chargers in parking structures. I have not experienced any road rage in Canada. I'm sure there is, but not necessarily against EV's. Majority of EV's obviously were Teslas, but seen Hyundai Kona EV, Ionic 5, Kia EV6, VW ID4, Cadillac Lyric, multiple models of electric Mercedes, Rivian, Ford Mustang Mach e and F150 Lightning and many more. No China EV's.

@@TeslaRoadtrips Yes they do. Even without the low interest an EV charged at home is way way way cheaper than an ICE car.

@@RMTFamily yep a base rav4 le w/ cloth seats in my area was 616$ per month after tax. awd my LR was 596$ lol

@@wayne1559 You’re right it is a regular CCS plug. Unfortunately Rivian that is supposed to open their network to all brands, is a little slow. I don’t even know if they actually opened any of their chargers to other brands yet. When I plugged into a Rivian charger with the Bolt it showed “only for Rivian vehicles” on the display after a couple minutes. Across the street at Travelers Oasis is a Tesla Supercharger that is open to non-Tesla vehicles. This one does require you to have an adapter. Then you can activate it from the Tesla app.

@@LawpickingLocksmith The higher the better! I would love to have 6 feet here. But I probably have to live with about 1 to 2 feet. It’s definitely not as cold as it used to be and thus snow doesn’t hang around to build up high anymore.

@@RMTFamily Different situation here at -17 degrees. Going to be sweltering with extreme UV radiation near year end.

Good question. No there were no charges whatsoever.

@@RMTFamily thank you for the reply, was very curious from what your experience was at the end of video

@@217RockStar217 You’re welcome. Let me know if you have any other questions in regards to EVs.

@@masterofnone7876 Thank you. A pallet jack would only work on a flat solid surface. You would have to stack multiple pallets on top of each other since the end where the hydraulics are on the pallet jack would under the car most likely. That would the require the car to be raised much higher. A pallet jack can only lift a pallet about 6 to 8 inches of the ground, this may not be sufficient in this case. Two low profile transmission jacks would maybe be another option, but also requires a flat solid surface. For me this was the easiest solution with the equipment I already had. Certainly other ways are possible depending on the situation. Thank you for watching👍

Hi, This car had and still has the MCU 1. No need to upgrade to MCU2 to see the tire pressures. Just have to retrofit to the Continental TPMS. Tesla introduced the Continental TPMS with the pressure read out several years before the MCU2 came out.