2022 Chevy Bolt EV Gets The Updates It Needed (Now About That Battery Pack...)

[@BadDriversOfTheIllawarra]

"Im the evil twin not the dumb one" Shots fired

[@wyattbros.garage6692]

Nothing like a little vaccine fear propaganda in a car review video...fail.

[@BadDriversOfTheIllawarra]

@@wyattbros.garage6692 Nothing wrong with making a little joke at the expense of people who fail to understand basic science. But I do suppose those snowflakes can't take a little joke.

[@MrSamsam911]

ya that was a cringe moment. idk why he went there

[@teacake6941]

Time to troll: Chevy Bolt... hottest car in town... I will... uh... see myself out...

[@Sir......]

As the youth say, it's pretty 'lit'

[@Kev2220-r8w]

😅😜😋

[@phillyphil1513]

STONE HIM...!!! (local townspeople voice)

[@robertkat]

Bolt is DEAD, all recalled and going to the Shedder, some parts go to Hell and some parts go to Heaven.

[@ThePadillaFilms]

Love your videos Tom. I just moved to Seattle and now I get all your local references.

[@danield.7359]

Much improved interior. Doesn't look that cheap and toyish anymore.

[@ram64man]

Try before you buy , they are a better improvement over the outgoing model especially in leather it looks the part but they still need a bit more padding and lumber, my trip from buffalo to Newark was a truly event free motoring, but by the second charge you needed to walk a bit while it was charging.

[@mamadouaziza2536]

Still not better in build quality and handling than a BMW i3..

[@danield.7359]

@@mamadouaziza2536 the i3 is a very nice car too. I've been test driving it and from my point of view a perfect 2nd or 3rd car for short distance commuting - sort of daily ute or soccer mom car. Unfortunately BMW has decided to quit that design philosophy and so it remains a one of its kind in the BMW line-up.

[@samusaran7317]

@@danield.7359 Short distancing commuting, just like the bolt.

[@TrainsFerriesFeet]

Good review, Tom. I bought a new 2020 Bolt in February. I'm afraid the battery recall will make a big difference in resale value even with it being replaced. Luckily, the Bolt is dirt cheap to operate - I'll just have to keep it longer than I had planned.

[@sfaxo]

I am in the same boat. Bought a 2020 used about a few weeks ago. I bought it specifically because it didn't have the recall. I like the vehicle and really there is nothing like it at that price point. I am debating keeping it or trying an MSRP swap. :(

[@marqueseason6360]

I really love the front of the Bolt. It looks much better then all other ev's I've seen.

[@haserotmalach7324]

Strong cheap Chinese hunk of garbage vibes coming from all that scratchy plastic, printed stitching and piano black interior. It's sad to see what short-sighted corporate America idea of business is and GM seems to be the poster boy of that philosophy.

[@rzu7120]

That’s the vibe I get from the fake-leather seats in the Teslas.

[@TalismanPHX]

GM states that LG Chem is being billed for the recall of the 2019-2022 Bolts.... to the tune of over $1 billion USD. LG Chem's stock price cratered today on that financial news -- it lost 11% of its stock market valuation. A very harsh lesson in the importance of manufacturing quality control for LG Chem. Hopefully, the Bolt replacement will come to market with GMs Ultium battery packs soon.... and with a new model name. The Bolt is like the 21st century version of the Vega at this point.... with much lower sales. A damn shame. Excellent work as always, Tom!

[@bmw803]

The BOLT is a good car, but they should have made the SUV variant from the get go. 40K for a small hatch back?? No thanks. The EUV will definitely sell better.

[@lemmyd]

can't believe it, first to be a commentator on a driven car review, and that from Vienna, Austria! Big Hug Tom, stay as you are 👍

[@DrivenCarReviews]

And some day I'll bet to Vienna... Cheers!

[@CrankyOldNerd]

I leased a 2017 Limited. The battery thing, while a marketing challenge for chevrolet the risk analysis of the fires per vehicle is really low. it's not great that it happens, and battery fires are definitely more energetic than a gasoline fire. If Chevy wasn't making it right for previous owners i'd be all torches and pitchforks but they seem to be doing the right thing. I gave back my lease in April and have been looking for the replacement car. I dunno if I'll do another Bolt yet, but its significantly cheaper than it was in 2017 too which is a killer feature for the bolt, better interior, lower price. It was a great car and hopefully more people will enjoy this version

[@60secondsOr]

GM lost all credibility with its super slow reaction to the battery fire issue. Sorry, but only a dolt would even consider buying or leasing a Bolt. I’m stuck with my 2020 Bolt lease for another 16 months. Every day I must wonder whether this will be the day something horrible happens. Maybe they should change the name to Chevy Dolt, because that’s what you would have to be to trust GM again anytime soon.

[@dmitchellhomes]

Super slow? I think GM moved pretty fast when you consider when the fires occurred and how rare they are. A recall like this involves billions of dollars, and you have to have evidence it is right thing to do before pulling the trigger on something like that. GM was first convinced this problem only related to batteries manufactured in Korea, before 2020. Only in the last 30 days were there fires involving newer Bolt with USA made batteries', and GM reacted like lightning to those. I hear the defective cells are about 1 in 10K, so they are hard to find, and that takes time. Obviously LG's quality control is the problem here, and not GM's management.

[@60secondsOr]

@@dmitchellhomes The Chevy Bolt EV has been recalled twice for the risk of battery fire after a dozen fires in a little more than a year. The first recall was in November, with a fix provided in May, which did not fully work. GM then recalled them again in July after another fire on July 1 and a second on July 2 and two on July 25th. On August 16th GM announced that they would start replacing all battery modules in affected Bolts, the same day that a 2020 caught fire as well. This recall has restricted vehicles to about 60% of the battery capacity, and vehicles should not be charged unattended or parked indoors. No fix is currently available. So the problem is about a year old. If the fire department came to your house about a year after you called 911, would that be fast or slow? GM thought they could dodge the bullet with a software fix. But that didn't work. Did they really think it would? Are they incompetent, cheap or simply indifferent to customer safety? None of the options are appealing.

[@dmitchellhomes]

@@60secondsOr Like I said, it takes time to investigate, figure out what happened, investigate the production for problems, and only then can you see there is definitely a manufacturing defect that is widespread, and form a recall. Tesla Plaid had a fire 2 weeks after deliveries started, was there a recall? NOPE! Tesla Model S 85 series have had a bunch of fires, no recall. GM first recalled the Bolt to install advanced diagnostic software to try to sniff out the bad battery cells, for replacement. Was that to save cost? of course... and it failed, once they figured out that it failed, they instantly recalled the fleet. Now, you make think they should recall every vehicle on every problem, but that is not how it works. You have to first understand the problem, and what is going wrong, then you try a fix, does not work, then you recall them, and that is exactly what GM did. Its actually a great example of crisis management, and was done well. Tesla on the other hand has not recalled the S-85, they did however send out a software update that cut owners range, and charging speed (google for class action lawsuit info) And Tesla added battery fires to their warranty, so that they can replace the cars that burn, and insurance claim statistics are not skewed.

[@stangmatt66]

I really dislike (hate?) GM's decision to put the brake lights low in the rear bumper and not in the lights on the hatch in the middle of the car where they were in 2017-2021 models. It's a big safety issue, IMHO.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

It's not. It's even been studied by NHSTA. Brake lights maybe but those are required to be at a certain level.

[@AnalogueKid2112]

I fully agree it’s a safety issue. There was someone on the Bolt forum with a ‘22 who was hit from behind *twice* within a month. Just to add insult to injury, they were pulled over and given a ticket because the cop thought the brake lights weren’t working (they were). Ultimately the ticket was dismissed, but I just can’t get over having to go to court because the manufacturer of your car made a stupid design choice. This seriously is the singular issue preventing me from buying a Bolt EUV. I really like it otherwise.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

@@AnalogueKid2112 That doesn't make sense. The brake lights are above, the turn signal is below.

[@AnalogueKid2112]

@@DrivenCarReviews you would *think* it would be that way, but every 22 I’ve seen has both brake and turn using the same bumper lights instead of the ones higher up

[@rzu7120]

@@DrivenCarReviews The large upper lights are just tail lights, not brake lights.

[@mauricetremblay1324]

It is not like other ( gas powered) vehicles do not have recalls. The whole GDI debacle comes to mind... And that across many brands. They will fix and that is what counts.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Many EVs out there has had the battery pack recalled in one way or other. Including Tesla. Cars are hard.

[@fullmotiondriver]

You’re full of it on shot. When I watch a car review I don’t want to hear about the shot. We get enough of that bilge daily.

[@831Adventures]

Ugly! Chevy designers need to learn from kia/huyndai

[@t0dd000]

So. When you make the back all flat. Is it robust enough for big dogs?

[@joemartino6976]

Very nice review Tom. Thank you. We are in the midst of making our home EV-friendly. Next month, a 13.5KWH solar array will be installed, delivering 125% of our power needs. The extra 25% is with an EV in mind. Here's something that came as a surprise. My home, which has just come out of an extensive renovation, uses 11,000 KWH in a year at a cost of $1500. The surprise is in the realization that my Toyota 4Runner costs a lot more to run.....$2400 of gas in a year. That's a long winded way of saying the potential energy $ savings in switching to EV's is significant.....particularly when a solar array is added to the equation.

[@Gilamath.]

That’s really interesting, thank you for sharing. My fiancée and I are saving to build a home and want it to run on renewable energy. It’s always great to hear from people who’ve made the effort and gone through the process

[@joemartino6976]

@@Gilamath. We went into the process looking to offset the energy needs of our home only to realize the energy savings opportunities were greater with our cars. There are lots of variables, but, in our case, factoring in an EV made the switch to solar more compelling. Good luck!

[@dmitchellhomes]

@@Gilamath. If you are just in the designing, and building phase, do a solar survey first and design your house so that you maximize your solar capacity. Too many houses try to add solar to less than optimal configurations, and then are disappointed with the yield, and have an ugly (less efficient ) solar array.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Sounds very cool. I've looked at panels myself but our house is poorly oriented for it. I want to build but Mariko is not so keen on that.

[@dmitchellhomes]

@@DrivenCarReviews I live not too far from you, our big problem around here is trees. If your roof gets any shading, it creates even more challenges for a solar array.

[@automan25]

Love the pro-vaccination PSA!

[@rzu7120]

Did it occur to you that he may own stock in the vaccine-producing pharmaceutical companies?

[@automan25]

@@rzu7120 Or the far more likely conclusion here is that he sees the value in everyone getting vaccinated in order to get through this pandemic. I seriously doubt Tom is getting rich off big pharma stock.

[@justcollectingdust]

@@automan25 So those that didn't receive the Vaccine are hurting the ones that did, but both spread the virus? Pfizer's vaccine is now down to 38% efficiency in less than 6 months. I can't wait to get my booster shot every 6 months!

[@goostrey4210]

@@justcollectingdust Getting a booster shot is a whole lot better than getting COVID, surely?

[@toddlind9140]

When the inventor of mRNA technology says be cautious, that’s good enough for me.

[@stephenhendricks103]

You drove to Centralia for a new pair of shoes? C'mon be honest. You didn't need shoes; you just wanted an excuse to visit Burgerville. 😁 "Fresh TP is always the way to go." A truism that no one should dispute. I may put it on a plaque and mount it on my wall. And seriously, kudos for the comment about government support of the oil industry and encouragement for vaccinations. Another pair of indisputable comments.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Honestly? The line was so long at at BV we ended up at DQ. Another thing we don’t have in Seattle.

[@stephenhendricks103]

@@DrivenCarReviews Really? Seattle has become too posh for DQ? We're well stocked with them down here in the South Sound. You need to come slumming to Tacoma or Gig Harbor.

[@TheHomeExpert5]

The big problem with the Chevy Bolt from the beginning is that it looks like a $15,000 Econo car.

[@financenumber2953]

I agree with you. The look, size and the way this drives is like a $15-$20k car. The price is approx $40k-$45k CAD and with credit comes down to approx $35k range. Is this worth $35k. Maybe, it is as you save a lot of gas.

[@marcob1729]

It truly looks like they intentionally made it cheap looking

[@dmitchellhomes]

Thats a fair point, the Bolt was built off the Sonic platform, so its limited in what they can do appearance wise, but it still sold OK for what it was.

[@Cello69.]

EV makers need to borrow a page from Tesla’s playbook. Stop design vehicles only for the stereo typical tree hugger. I’m very environmentally conscious but I like my vehicles more aggressive and dare I say masculine. Maybe I’m a minority in the group and they know this.

[@dmitchellhomes]

@@Cello69. Hummer Ev, and Lyriq do not look like typical tree hugger vehicles.

[@jkmsaturn]

Great interior . . . almost on par with your videos, Tom! Nice compromises between tactile buttons and touch controls - especially compared to Tesla's complicated simplicity. Well thought out vehicle that is maturing well - but lack of dual zone climate control & LG battery recall is unfortunate.

[@dcbel]

Nice video! The new 2023 Chevrolet Bolt is now the cheapest EV in America! The Bolt is a quality EV with great range and offered at a great price. 🚗 ⚡️

[@BTC909]

Is Evil Twin ever inclined to steal a pack of TP?

[@divid3dbyZero]

Wow, I was literally going to buy one of these last weekend, but JUST before that I saw the news about the recalls. Sure enough the dealer pulled all of their Bolts from sales. Gonna have to wait now...

[@mamadouaziza2536]

Buy the VW iD.4 or something else. GM isn't saying how they are gonna resolve this battery fiasco.. If you can get by with a 170 mile range in Urban driving, I recommend the BMW i3. If you need a bit more range to avoid range anxiety, option the i3 with a range extender. As long as there is gas in the tank, the range extender will give you endless range. The base model Mini Cooper EV is only $19k after all the tax incentives.. If you are leasing and plan to give the car up after 30 month, go for something you can really drive hard..

[@nelsonc6173]

I would say just buy a Tesla. Best range of any EV and the best charing network of any car maker currently on the Market.

[@mamadouaziza2536]

@@nelsonc6173 I agree, however, you'll have to live with the subpar build quality.

[@rzu7120]

@@mamadouaziza2536 GM is saying how they are going to resolve this: they are replacing battery modules.

[@mamadouaziza2536]

@@rzu7120 Only replacing the bad battery modules? What happens when the battery is put back into the car and the prior modules go bad and start fires? They should just replace the entire pack

[@jazzjokesjalopies]

Would need awd here in the mountains, unless the fire 🔥 melts the snow. Great 👍🏻 review!

[@davidmccarthy6061]

You'd be far better off with actual winter tires. Better traction than AWD with all season tires.

[@jazzjokesjalopies]

@@davidmccarthy6061 we have awd with winter tires.

[@Jcewazhere]

I went from an old Subaru to a Bolt last October in Colorado and the Bolt is great, if boring, in the snow. I put some CrossClimate 2's on it, that plus the traction control and weight keeps it planted in the snow. I can't do donuts or play in the snow as well as in the 'Roo, but for normal driving it was far better than I expected. February, March and April had more snow than normal, often 10+ inches on the ground, almost 100 inches total, and the Bolt did great. The regen braking is especially nice in the snow because your wheels cannot lock up, plus one pedal driving gets you to pay attention and start stopping sooner. You don't have to worry about snow wrecking the radiator, because there is none. In rain the Bolt is better because you can practically drive the thing underwater. The whole powertrain is sealed, and doesn't need air. The 12v accessories are water resistant, but probably not ip68 like the powertrain. To be fair my 'Roo was a 1993, so no traction control or ABS, but the Bolt is good in the snow. The best car I've driven in the snow was my 1986 Subaru GL, that little 2 door hatchback was an absolute snow demon. Put it in 4lo and you could pull one of these modern SUVs that only pretend to be offroad capable up a snowy hill.

[@randyk7699]

Just have a fire extinguisher in the back seat!

[@renemolina7235]

Bought a 2020 Bolt last year, love everything except the seats. I'm a large man.

[@marki61422]

has it caught fire yet?

[@marcob1729]

The world needs more used EVs for me to consider buying! Nissan Leaf battery degradation is super real

[@smallmj2886]

Looks like a really practical car. If only it were made by Toyota or Honda so I could trust it to last 8-10 years.

[@petercollingwood522]

With no engine in it there's no reason why it wouldn't. Assuming the new battery packs fix the issue.

[@1Jbeats]

Tom goes to Costco every week. Buys between 10-20 mega packs of 2-ply depending on what he's driving that day. WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU EATING??

[@phillyphil1513]

LMAO...

[@PaulHo]

Thank you for the public health reminder. I hate that it even has to be said, but I'm glad to see people taking an explicit stance.

[@yesloow]

Did Chevy fix the constitutively on radio problem in the Bolts? In our 2018 Bolt, you can only essentially mute the radio. Next time you get in the car, the radio immediately goes on when you turn the car on. Very annoying...but not as annoying as reduced range due to the battery recall issue.

[@goostrey4210]

Hope everything is OK, Tom. I can't seem to find your latest video.

[@TheHomeExpert5]

The Styling is disastrous, it looks like a amalgamation of futuristic cliches which make it look like a plastic piece of junk. GM knows how to style cars, look at the Cadillac ELR for example. They screwed up on this one though.

[@thomosburn8740]

I chuckled at some of the comments in your review and your offhand dismissal of the Kia Niro-EV. Based on my driving behavior and staying in fast-enough-for-me Eco mode I get 347 miles on a charge in spring/summer/fall Atlanta weather. The Niro-EV has a sunroof, decently sized vertical-not-angled rear door storage pockets, mesh pockets on the back of both front seats, its lane keeping assist maintains a rock-steady path down the center or any lane, and cruise control (standard, not optional) works flawlessly. I own a Niro-EV and test drove a VW ID.4 out of curiosity. The ID.4 in sport mode has slower acceleration than the Niro-EV in Eco mode. ID.4's infotainment software was slow/buggy compared to what I'm used to. VW has a plusher interior, but that wasn't enough to get me to sell the car I'm in.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

What outright dismissal? The Niro EV is a fine vehicle, it just doesn't have enthusiast grade handling dynamics.

[@Niro.C]

Nice review Tom. By the way, you forgot to mention that the new Bolt has got buttons instead of a shifter, not to everyone's taste ...

[@DrivenCarReviews]

I did mention that.

[@Niro.C]

@@DrivenCarReviews really ?? So I take it back. I missed it.

[@garrettw99]

@@Niro.C it’s at 2:45

[@vaderprime923]

I will be purchasing an EV next year as my commuter car, just probably not going to be one of these. Still going to test drive it just in case it really can be 80% of the experience of the others for $10k less.

[@blueryxfalls7949]

Try to get a good lease on the base id4 if you can stand it. Don't buy, lease.

[@anderstars]

@@blueryxfalls7949 lol horrible advice

[@84imreplica]

I thought seriously about purchasing a 2022 Bolt EUV, but not anymore.

[@mamadouaziza2536]

Hopefully GM will fix these batteries

[@CraigDohner]

report "Driven Car Reviews With Tom Voelk" for vaccine virtue signaling

[@wonjkimchi9891]

it looks like there was an error on the sign at 3:33 under all other hours, 12am-6:59pm. this should be 12am to 6:59am or im super high right now.

[@richardbarnes6530]

The Kona was really quick BUT the front end tended to slip around snug corners. With the Bolt I would be worried some about fires. I tend to think people will play wait and see what the new cars are doing 6 months from now. In case of fires.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Kona has also been recalled for the same issues but you probably know that.

[@ekuhlkamp]

Great review, but please no more 90s car review voice. The trend with YT is just speaking to the audience as if it's a one on one conversation.

[@rkgsd]

So no charging in the garage for now. Yeah, that's reassuring. New technology, same old GM.

[@TwoHawksHunting]

We are still charge ours inside the garage. We just don't charge it to 100%. We don't keep it plugged in overnight. 44,000 miles and no expenses except new tires. It only cost about $40.00 per month to operate. The defective batteries were made by LG a Korean company. Although GM has recalled all of the Bolts, all of the Bolts don't have defective batteries. They will be replacing all of the batteries, eventually, anyway. It will be like getting a new engine. The range will also increase for the older Bolts.

[@vernonengbino6186]

On a different note, Chevy was stupid to stop building the hybrid Volt. This hybrid was a good car.

[@sjasloan]

Ty Tom. Great review. Toyota believes the EV is only a stopgap on the way to the hydrogen fuel cell. Competing technologies. I don't expect battery tech to improve much. Which is bad for EVs. Could be like Beta vs VHS (for those old enough to remember). No guarantee that the better tech will win.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

That's what Toyota is saying. The hydrogen infrastructure doesn't seem to be getting any larger and there seems to be frustration with it in CA. At this point it's hard to know where hydrogen is going.

[@markstafford6357]

Always love your reviews !

[@Synomenon]

Too bad EV tax credits have run dry for Chevy. I'd trade my Prius in for a new Bolt.

[@robertvandenberg3998]

Great review. I have to agree, the battery issue may do tremendous harm to EV sales in general. That is unfortunate. Appreciate the commentary on global warming and vaccinations. Keep the faith.

[@Mamo878]

Too bad they catch fire and burn the house down. So there is that.

[@JedCPDunlap]

I test-drove the previous generation, and found the seats horribly uncomfortable. I am nevertheless interested in the revamp, but cannot get a specimen to test-drive: dealer is back-ordered 6-9 months, and seems to imply that I will need to buy it to try it. Really?

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Might be too late. Chevy is shutting down production soon. My brother ordered his a couple months back and it's being delivered in a week or two.

[@markmasi5219]

Thorough, smart, funny. Still the best car reviews on the tube.

[@Frank71]

2023 The Bolt proved to be popular, with GM upping production.

[@taochen]

(not so) Fun Fact: The TP test is no longer consistent/comparable* because Costco has done Shrinkflation on the BathTissue product. It used to be 30/425, now they are 30/380. Dimensions are definitely smaller without pulling out the measuring tape. *+ - 1

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Do you think that I have not done the measurement? Dimensions are only slightly different because the rolls are similar in size. According to Costco the formulation of the paper is slightly thicker to be more competitive with Charmin. Yes, these are the weird things I do research on.

[@taochen]

@@DrivenCarReviews Just pointing out the 10%ish shrinkage. Your reviews are top notch.

[@SHOREHILLEYEWEAR]

Still keep a GEN 1 Volt in the Garage blacked out for the collection :)

[@bmw803]

GEN 1 volt is definitely a good car. Bought a 2015 last year. Enough EV range for local driving. On long distance, just pump gas in it. They should have made an SUV variant of the volt.

[@crizvee7247]

I make a commute to work of 112 miles a day round trip ,how long is the life of the battery for the EUV ? As for charging I dont have an issue I can charge at work for free and I have a home charger any suggestions on how to keep the battery in good condition?

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Check on Bolt forums to see what people are seeing as far as battery degradation. The best way to help preserve the battery is to keep DC fast charging to a minimum and don't charge the battery all the way up. In your case you could set it at 80 percent and you'd be good charging at work.

[@johncollins5501]

Look somewhere else these cars won't be ready for a while do to there cheap battery's that are under recal

[@ksorsomeplace]

They ought to do as Ford does and offer the charger with the 220 plug and the 120 plug. Eliminates the need for the charger purchase/install. Then, all one needs is the 220 outlet. Sure seems like the way to go to me. I do with they'd improve the side profile. It just doesn't look very appealing. The front, to me, is an improvement. The interior, definitely an improvement in looks.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

That’s available

[@scraig248]

Thats how the included charger comes with the EUV

[@ksorsomeplace]

@@scraig248 Odd that GM would include both plugs/built-in charger in the EUV but not the EV?

[@ksorsomeplace]

@@DrivenCarReviews I wish they would make it standard. That's one attribute I like about the Mach-e. It's included, so all one needs to do is install/wire the 220 outlet and they're ready to go. The wall mounted chargers are an expensive extra that can be avoided this way.

[@mowcowbell]

Not a huge deal breaker, you can buy a Level 2 evse from Amazon for $179.

[@gungan5822]

Charge away from buildings? Wtf you smoking GM?

[@joebazooks]

dislike. have you really not heard of the myoCARditis?

[@bcallahan08]

Unfortunately, the charging speed has only been improved for level 2 charging, from ~7kW to ~11kW; the DC fast charging rate remains at a mere 50kW, same as it’s been since 2017😕

[@bmw803]

Good for the battery, but bad for when you're on a road trip or on a hurry. They want affordability, but a 100+ charger would have been much better. Doubt it would be more that a couple if hundred for it.

[@rzu7120]

They improved the charging curve starting with the 2020 model year.

[@samuelabbott931]

I love your reviews and your message! Keep them coming.

[@pawisangtulisan1248]

Not in 4k?

[@craigw.scribner6490]

I'm sure Tom shot it in 4K, but KZbin is still uploading the file.

[@kevinandre7064]

Won’t the cops pull you over for having too much cargo and having your rear window blocked??

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Doubtful.

[@berke2336]

when suvs are all 4 brushless motored wheel drive it will be a surreal time to be alive

[@flolou8496]

? why is there a reference to ''brake pedal'' I thought these EV's don't use a dedicated brake pedal but instead you just step off the gas pedal to come to a complete stop? (this question comes as I heard him say something that sounds odd to me at minute 2:53

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Because there is a brake pedal and it is used to stop the vehicle. In most EVs, the first part of the pedal travel is recuperation drag, the farther it's pushed the more the hydraulic brakes are feathered in. For emergency situations, you need the stopping power of real binders, not motor/generator drag. FWIW, over the years, I've started opting out of "one pedal drive" since I feel I don't react to emergency situations as optimally. In most EVs, the rate of drag is adjustable, you can set it to your liking. It's a personal choice.

[@flolou8496]

@@DrivenCarReviews Thank you for taking the time to respond, I 'm still learning, thankfully the more I research, the more the answers are coming, by any chance do you know first hand how the ''used 4K EV taxable income credit works ''? I only know the general overview, but my question is highly specific and important for the 2017 models that now are available for under 15,000 and nobody seems to know the exact answer with good confidence:

[@Rick9482]

Nope, nope, nope! The End

[@TheAdventureAuto]

I work in car sales, and my lot currently has a 2022 Bolt with a max range indicated at 404 miles with a full charge. It also doesn't show an existing recall, so it has the new battery. It seems like they made a lot of nice upgrades. If they could just improve their charging speeds it would be great all around.

[@kevinmccloskeyAuthor]

Fascinating and informative as always. I just bought a 5 cup-coffee maker that disappoints me. Turns out it makes 5 times 5 ounce cups, so total 25 ounces, just two mugs. The box promised "automatic" warming tray. I thought that meant it would turn OFF automatically, but no, that only means it turns ON automatically. What's this got to do with Tom Voelk and Driven? Well, someday when the chips return, I hope to buy a new EV. I can not afford the sort of buyer's remorse I am suffering with my $40 coffeemaker on that grand a scale. So I watch car reviews with extreme attention and I really appreciate these thorough and honest reviews.

[@nelsonc6173]

Why may I ask would you suffer buyer's remorse with an EV? Just buy a Tesla? Great track record and great charging network....sure it's not perfect but nothing is. Just look at your coffee maker. Plus people disappoint all the time.

[@rzu7120]

Instead of whining about your purchase, why didn’t you just return it?

[@matthewhuszarik4173]

@@nelsonc6173 I tried the Tesla Model 3 purchasing it would have lead to serious remorse due to the lack of room. Haven’t tried the Model Y because the Cyber Truck was previewed, it is a better all around deal, and I put my $100 in.

[@robburns4176]

Thanks for the video, I am very seriously going to order a 2023 with GM's advertised price drop. I've been wanting to see/drive one for some time, in Virginia Beach they are very very rare to see (despite VAB being Tesla infested). The used ones when they can be found are as or more expensive than new. I want the 2LT model, and the red looks good. I do a 60 mile round trip commute, a mixture of highway (tunnel traffic counts as city) and city. There are three 1LT's in Newport News, I may go by there and see if I can get inside one.

[@eb1888.]

Wholefully and fatally inadequate. That's the best description of the DC fast charging speed when compared to other evs like the ID4. And you're as much at fault for maintaining opaqueness when you describe it. Shout it out! . . .Make the GM engineers squirm. They have completely failed. Better to just design evs to charge at home. Nuts.

[@rightlanehog3151]

Tom, What I am about to say may be controversial but I feel we have known each other long enough to speak frankly. I think your evil twin is a slightly snappier dresser than you are. Maybe you should let him take you clothes shopping some time. Just sayin'......... :D

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Easy to do when he always wears the same thing.

[@neonzapper2894]

The charging station (3:31/17:35) has incorrect hours listed. Under ALL OTHER HOURS Monday-Saturday, it should read, “12:00am-6:59am (not 6:59pm).

[@Tuppoo94]

5:09 The laws of physics dictate that the faster you go, the more energy you will consume. Electric cars give a better presentation of this fact than gasoline cars. Gasoline cars are very inefficient when they accelerate or stand idling, which is what happens a lot in city driving. They would also get better MPG in the city than on the highway if they never had to stop at traffic lights. Electric cars don't need to idle their motors when they're stopped, can regenerate while braking, and their torque makes for much more efficient acceleration, therefore their city consumption is lower. However, these aren't significant advantages on the highway, where the weight of the batteries hurts electric cars. Gasoline cars actually get more efficient as you drive, because fuel burns off and reduces the vehicle's weight.

[@johnpowell8188]

You bought and paid for yt ev pumpers will be hearing from my attorney I have a never ending amount of company’s and stupid people that will be paying me.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Yes, most agreed! Lawyers are most excellence and will be glorious in triumphant victory of companies.

[@johnpowell8188]

@@DrivenCarReviews no response to the last msg no problem and I didn’t make stupid people buy a fire hazard that water can’t put out. Lawyers are getting me paid because of dumb people that can’t do any research of there own too fat lazy and stupid!! Ps stupidity isn’t a defense it’s a condition you choose

[@pbentsonable]

The EUV is better looking. They should just get rid of this one. GM likes having too many vehicles in the same category. As a company struggling the need to do anything to better themselves.

[@frankcolumbo9615]

Thxs Tom, comprehensive as usual. If I were to go EV I’d go Mustang…. …..in five years 🇺🇸🔋👍

[@williamquemuel7824]

One of the major issues with EV's is in the support area. Not too many dealers have certified EV technicians who can perform maintenance or repairs. Even if EV's are low maintenance, you have to find a dealership with a service technician who is certified and trained to work on EV's. With EV auto sales representing 2%, dealerships have a hard time justifying training a technician. With a limited number of technicians to go around, dealerships have to share resources to do the maintenance. That could be one of the reasons that the dealers weren't pushing Chevy Volts when they first came out.

[@garrettw99]

Every car reviewer should do a PSA on recommending the vaccine. Nice review, Tom!

[@johnpowell8188]

I will be sending your lack of caring or even understanding of who your putting in danger. Hopefully when you have a problem they don’t come.. let’s totally disregard the safety problems just recycling your junk. Insurance company’s are going too nail you homeowners and car insurance I start next week at one.

[@Cello69.]

He’s not worried. He has an “evil” and “dumb” twin to shift blame to.🤦🏻‍♂️

[@johnpowell8188]

@@Cello69. here’s the facts better get a million dollar insurance policy or you will be living in your bolt golf whatever they call this stupid idea. Let’s park these things all of em at your house. And when there done you recycle em. You people don’t care how many recycling centers burn down or the firefighters getting hurt trying too pot one of these out. I’m sending your responses to every fire station in the country

[@Cello69.]

@@johnpowell8188 Not sure why you’re directing your message to me. Lol. If you understood my humor you would’ve picked up on that it’s directed at the video maker. I agree this is a big deal. Curious to see how homeowners insurance companies are going to handle this. Chevy don’t care. They’ll say “hey we warned you….”

[@bikebudha01]

$36,600???? Hello GR86...

[@farcinue]

This is the kind of electric car I’m looking for… a not exorbitantly expensive daily commuter that actually saves money over time. I’m hoping the other manufacturers get into this price point. I would love to see an ev version of the Fit and Corolla hatchback.

[@kv1930]

Very informative review sir! How accurate is the car's calculation regarding range until empty? On my Ice when the gas light comes on I know i have approx 2 gallons until empty.

[@johnpowell8188]

These cars stay with the owners they can figure out how to dispose of these liabilities after burning they can start on fire again days latter recycling facility’s have had an unprecedented amount of dangerous fires. Putting employees at risk these things stay with there stupid owners the lawyers are going too eat you alive

[@dmitchellhomes]

Did Tom remove the video?

[@DrivenCarReviews]

YT seems to be having tech issues. Some are seeing this low res even though it’s 4K.

[@dmitchellhomes]

@@DrivenCarReviews Interesting, I will try back later..

[@mjohnsimon1337]

Excellent review and I think you sold me on the Bolt. I really do like the red color! You think with production coming back in April and with the newer 2023 model coming out around summer time, you think Dealerships will cut down the prices for the older models? Or will they do what everyone else has been doing and add ridiculous mark-ups?

[@spaluny]

I read somewhere that Chevrolet wrote a letter to their dealerships basically telling them that they will not get cars anymore if they markup EVs. Let‘s see how this goes. Some of the mark-ups in the market are just ridiculous!

[@jamesseelye1866]

Shut up with the shot! Other than that, great review!!

[@cnutrack80]

Thx you for review. With the recent pricing for the 2023 model i may be buying my 1st electric car soon

[@stephengoetsch349]

I own a 2019 Bolt EV which I love. Bought it in late 2020 with >10k miles. Got my new battery in January at 17500 miles. Mine is an LT without any fancy or practical upgrades, so no DCFC. But I love it! It always recharges overnight, but I cannot drive it across the state as it would take much too long to recharge. I think your video is a fair evaluation of the Bolt, perhaps one of the best low-end EVs not called Tesla.

[@randyk7699]

I am holding off.....I want one but Chevy has dropped the ball so many times! Oh....and leave Tesla out of this mess!

[@jonathand9377]

XD I had to like the video for 9:06

[@andrefecteau]

amazing the money and talent GM has and this POS is all they can do? Elon Musk must get up and die laughing everyday

[@cbrbird]

Been trying to get one using the BC Scrap-it program on my old VW which gives CDN $6,000 on top of $3k BC and $5k Federal purchase rebates. I can't get one delivered before the Scrap-it program ends Oct 31...

[@jessethompson9087]

Does anyone else keep seeing the chrome trim around the bottom of the windows disappearing or is it just me?!?!?!

[@samusaran7317]

Decent looking hatchback. Shame it doesn't do anything good beyond what was originally stated.

[@robertkat]

All the Bolts have been recalled, the batteries are burning up. Cost of recall 1 billion dollars.

[@tommihelich2613]

Ok, I scanned all the comments and no mention of your guess of a 230 mile range MINUS the recommended 70 mile reserve = 160 mile actual range. Kinda reminds me of Toyota saying the RAV4 Prime will go 600 miles but only if you run the tank empty. Or start on top of a mountain.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Defending GM is GMs job but let's live in the real world. The 70 mile reserve is a recommendation, not a hard and fast rule that GM is implementing (because it could do that with a software update). I've only talked to 4 owners but none of them were bothered by that (the furthest one of them drove was a 65 mile commute daily. They charge nightly. The only concern I heard was resale. One didn't like charging outside so much.

[@p.o.4339]

Oh yeah, and a lot uglier. Yuk.

[@matthewhuszarik4173]

Since when are SUVs just hatchbacks with front wheel drive? What sport?

[@beautyandthesimp]

Coulld we use thorium in car?

[@blueryxfalls7949]

Battery technology is already sorted out.... on smartphones and laptops, not in extra mega large battery packs. Also, those devices have their battery last between 3 to 5 years before crapping out. The same happens with EVs 😔 long way to go still

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Every once in a while the phones go bad too. Saw it in an airport a couple months ago. Quite a commotion.