This Chevy Will Help You Charge FASTER - 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV Premier Review

The length of time it takes to charge an electric vehicle has always been a concern. This 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV Premier will help you charge faster! M.S.R.P. - $37,885.
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[@boblondon6980]

I’ve had mine since January. I love it. It put the fun back in driving. Unbelievably my wife who normally could care less fights me to drive it. She really loves it. After 49 years of marriage she actually asked me at nighttime to let’s go out with it and just take a drive just for fun. That hasn’t happened since we first got married. Most reviewers underestimate the fun and safety of one pedal driving. We have a simple level 2 charger at home and charging is very easy and not an issue. Love driving past gas stations too. No more time wasted with that and oil changes. First real factory maintenance is not till 100 thousand miles. Fantastic car. Highly recommend it.

[@AutoAcademics]

That's fantastic, Bob London. Love just going for a drive for no reason. 👍🏾 And with a Level 2 charger at the house, EV life can be lovely. Enjoy your car and thanks for watching!

[@darenjones5306]

Any idea why my 23 LT would be capped at 80% max charge aka 197miles.

[@bounchofbeaners6627]

​@@darenjones5306 it's recomened to not charge above 80% because that's what causes ware and tear on your battery over time.. but you can charge to 100% in the battery settings on the vehicle.

[@garroshhellscream8069]

I just got this in standard Model 2023 in black , with 20.4k miles, almost new condition, and no wrecks for 17.8k USD TOTAL.. and i haven't even included the tax credit yet. did i get a good deal?

[@kap4020]

that's an incredible price... TOO good

[@charleshayden1400]

Excellent Review, Sir! Awaiting arrival of our Bolt EV. To any buyers concerned about LG Energy Solutions Batts - a couple of things: There were VERY FEW fires, and (of course) the MSM always screams negative EV news, guaranteed. The problem with the LG cells were from a defective Anode, which had to be in the same cell with a “folded insulator” - both conditions contemporaneously necessary to cause the problem. After the $$$ spent by both GM & LG to correct the issue, for ME, after long research. . .I bought a ‘23 Model, and have ZERO concerns, but. . .YRMV. Can any sane person think that the future for transportation is ALL ELECTRIC? When a thing is gonna BE, get used-to it FAST.

[@AutoAcademics]

Congrats on your new car and thanks for watching!

[@charleshayden1400]

Howdy, meant to put a “Laugh emoji” 👉🏿🤣, after the penultimate sentence! Obviously, the future IS ELECTRIC. Also, readers can do YT RESEARCH on the PROCESS that the GM Dealers must go through to get ANY GM Vehicle, including Bolts. Yes, the “dreaded” ALLOTMENT is part of it, and “it ain’t their fault.” A New Bolt is worth the wait. Knowledge will foster patience, understanding, and the delicious anticipation of a NEW RIDE! A Strike at the Orion plant “may” not happen, as the UAW well-knows that GM loses money on EVERY BOLT THEY SELL, so this advances their cause? ? ? 😬 Even with possible delays in build, pretty sure they will fulfill all orders placed before the deadline. The Chevron must survive. ☺️🎉

[@charlesjack6571]

The only thing GM got wrong with the Bolt seriy was to stop making them and refusing to be honest as to why.

[@ranapratapsingh3416]

You listed 3 issues with 2023 BOLT EUV. Not bad for that price.

[@AutoAcademics]

It's a good car, Ranapratap Singh. Thanks for watching!

[@johnleebingham8547]

They are bringing it back as only an EUV in 2025. Ultium Battery platform means FAST charging. They promise a similar price point! I can't wait!

[@AutoAcademics]

@@johnleebingham8547 Nice. Thanks for sharing and for watching!

[@obession3able]

Thanks! Excellent video and information. I'm sold!👍👍👍

[@garyssimo]

I keep my tires at 49 lbs cold. They are rated for 51 Rlugher ride better range! NO they dont wear in centers. 50 yrs of doing this with dozens of tires.

[@AutoAcademics]

@@garyssimo Nice! We appreciate hearing personal experiences from actual owners. Thanks for watching!

[@ranapratapsingh3416]

I just got my EUV BOLT Yesterday. My biggest concern is the battery and the charging. I think LG Chem hasn't done a good job with the Battery.

[@AutoAcademics]

While we can't speak ok the battery reliability, we can say that the Bolt EUV, overall, is a nice car. Congratulations and thanks for watching!

[@pootispiker2866]

Charging isn't nearly as big of a pain as you think it is. Plug it in and go to bed. In the morning it's always ready.

[@ranapratapsingh3416]

@@pootispiker2866 Correct. But long journey is not a good experience.

[@pootispiker2866]

@@ranapratapsingh3416 Yeah, it could definitely be better.. I'll be taking my EUV on a road trip tomorrow and I'm gonna be wishing that I had at least 100kw charging. But oh well.

[@tommybruce1000]

If you're someone who takes a lot of long road trips you should probably buy another car. But for 90% of people that just do everyday driving commuting to work dropping the kids off at school doing the errands and don't drive over 250 mi a day it's perfect

[@richardjleisner5589]

You got me thinking BEV.

[@AutoAcademics]

While I think there still needs to be more development of infrastructure (places to charge, faster charging options, etc.) for the mainstream public, we're getting close and EVs won't be going anywhere anytime soon. As an only car, there will be some challenges to overcome. As a second or third car, go for it! They make great commuter vehicles. Thanks for watching!

[@doggy911]

Don't drive one unless you're looking for a car. It's like going from dial-up to broadband. You can never go back.

[@ma7mgte]

As nice as this is for an entry level EV, I'm waiting for the EquinoxEV. Possibly similar money and it uses the Ultium battery tech.

[@AutoAcademics]

The new battery tech from both Chevy and others should change the landscape a bit for EVs. Should be interesting, SupraX. Thanks for watching!

[@mosfet500]

Not me, I like the smaller Bolts, the Equinox is too big for us.

[@wmweeza]

@@mosfet500 I agree, I have zero interest in the Equinox due to size. The bolt looks perfect

[@mosfet500]

@@wmweeza People think they need big cars, not me, my Bolt carried 5 bags of 80 lb. concrete at 400 lbs. (could have done more only needed 5 bags). It easily carries all our winter potatoes and root vegetables from the farm, copper pipe, 2x4,s, etc. and once I got a 350 lb. granite surface plate for my shop from 75 mile away without any problems and I charge from home on our paid off PV, the small battery is great for that! Reviewers go on about fast charging, I don't care, every morning I get to drive 250 mile if I ever need too but I rarely do. So is the Bolt perfect? For us it is and apparently a lot of other people, they're now selling like hot cakes, GM can't make enough of them.

[@joer4367]

I'm also interested in the Equinox EV.

[@TheTodaynow]

I am an independent contractor for delivery services. I have two shifts: early morning and late evenings. Both shifts average 100 miles. Is this vehicle suitable for me? I'm in Tucson Arizona. Soon I will need to use the A/C a lot.

[@AutoAcademics]

This Bolt should have enough range for your uses, but you'd need somewhere that you can recharge it quickly once you get home so that it is fully charged again for the next day. A Level 2 charger should be able to handle that. However, if you end up driving more than your expected 100 mi/day average, you may begin to reach the limits of the range that you have available. Hope this helps a bit and thanks for the watching!

[@dougaustin6408]

Great review

[@AutoAcademics]

Thanks for watching!

[@nomadichippie]

Clickbait title.lol love it. It’s one of the slowest charging cars ever made.,I thought the leaf was slow but I have a 2021 leaf and my friend has a redline .I’m done charging almost 15 minutes faster on my 62 battery

[@AutoAcademics]

How is that clickbait? We never said the Bolt charges fast. We said it will help you charge faster because Chevy was subsidizing Level 2 chargers if you bought a Bolt. Did you not watch the video?

[@jamesp433]

Great review!

[@Chops00]

Bro, how tall are you. This car is very small but it looks giant next to you.

[@AutoAcademics]

Chris likes to say he's "of average height," but we figure he's around 5'8 or 5'9. Thanks for watching!

[@intertube1000]

I see you have santa cruz mountain bike, can you install a hitch bike rack on this car?

[@AutoAcademics]

That's a good question, Emtb Rookie. If I find out, I'll post back on here. I assume you ride an e-mtb and while there are some cargo hatch-mounted (or trunk mount) racks, I'm not sure if they are sturdy enough for the weight of an e-bike. I personally use a roof rack on my Caddy wagon for my bike, but again I don't know if crossbars are available for the Bolt. Sorry I couldn't help more at the moment. Thanks for watching!

[@intertube1000]

@@AutoAcademics I have a prius with 1.25in hitch rack, I can carry 2 ebike just fine. my ebike is specialized turbo levo. thanks, please find out about the hitch.

[@natehill8069]

Not on the tailgate, but several places will put a 1.25" "trailer hitch" (including Chevy dealers) on the car which numerous models of bike rack can plug into. Dont plan to actually use it for a trailer though.

[@susanhartley5732]

I'm in my 4th month waiting for my Bolt ev 1lt. Feeling like I'll never get it, that the dealership is jerking me around. Chevy too. Waiting for allotment from Chevy so my order can be placed. At least that's what I'm told. Told Chevy not producing the 1lt, cheapest model. BS? Ridiculous.

[@boilerslp3921]

I'm waiting on a premier and have the same problem...

[@natehill8069]

I ordered one in October and it was supposed to take 3-6 months, which would have been early January - perfect. Then it arrived just before Thanksgiving - only 6 weeks. But that was too soon to get the presumed rebate, so I let them sell it to the waiting list. Ordered another the day after Thanksgiving. But this was after the new rebate had been announced and the floodgates opened. Took until 2nd week of April to get (almost 5 months this time).

[@susanhartley5732]

Now even bigger confusion with Bolt discontinuance. Will I have mine before their discontinued production? Will there now be a glut or surge in orders? Did GM find a major problem or do they want to jack up sales of more expensive evs? Not enough profit margin with Bolts? Smh. Barra you're handling of the Bolt is disappointing. What a way to run a company. Said by one woman to another. Crazy.

[@natehill8069]

@@susanhartley5732 If you have an order they will fulfill it; I imagine first step in shutting down will be stop taking orders, then fulfill those that are on the books, they did this before with the Volts. I also doubt they will stop making Bolts before the assembly line on at least Blazer EVs or Equinox EVs are shipping to take up the slack. They didnt fight this hard for market share just to let it slip away. Again.

[@robinwinslow7242]

​@@natehill8069 I just ordered an EUV Premier 3 weeks ago, so hope you're right. Although you could be giving upper management too much credit...

[@rebeccadubois8270]

Own a bolt euv. Winter range is cut in half. It had a max range of sub 100 when it was below 0. Can't wait for a long range aptera so i can get rid of this.

[@15coals39]

Tesla does good thermal management. I have 2023 Tesla Model 3 LFP and in winter the range loss was around 10% in 20 degrees weather. I use it as cab so I'm impressed with the range of this car. In good conditions I'm sure it'll exceed 300 miles.

[@TricksTipsFix]

It really depends on the actual temperature since ''winter'' is not the same in New York or in Northern Ontario. Even here In Montreal, range is cut in half when it's like -25 -30 degrees Celsius but most ''winter'' days it's around -10 Celsius and the range is definitely above half especially if you pre heat the car at home before going.

[@mosfet500]

What do you think, the Aptera is going 400 miles when it's below zero? It's an unproven So. Ca. car that may never come out or if it does might be a bucket of bolts.

[@jermainec2462]

Long range what ? 👀. ... Sound like you need to move down south where we got short winters 😂

[@mowcowbell]

@@jermainec2462 Yep, no problem here with winter 'short range'. Range is about the same year round.

[@jsanf44373]

way more leg room than the kona

[@sm753]

Odd title. This is basically THE slowest charging EV currently in the NA market...

[@AutoAcademics]

Did you watch the video?

[@yili9725]

no entirely true: bolt ev charges faster on level 2, up to 12 kw per hour. it's indeed slowest fast charging ev on the market. so if you don't take a long trip, that is not a big concern. let's say you plan to travel 300 miles a day, the full battery can carry you up to 200 miles, and you need about 1 hour to charge for the rest 100 miles. depending on your trip plan, you may charge once or twice. during the trip you will need to take a break for a meal or something anyway, then 1 hour break is no difference from half hour break, IMO.

[@AlexPerez-fo2nc]

This car truly trash 10000000% I hate it .if you gonna go electric. I only recommend tesla

[@yili9725]

why do i see a lot of thumb ups for bolt review and rarely see the same opinions like yours ? :)

[@JohnLarsen-p6e]

Ok Elon

[@J.W.W.]

MY 2023 EUV has been faultless since I brought it home in February. And, I charge it and keep it in the garage 👍

[@AutoAcademics]

Nice to hear. Enjoy your car and thanks for watching!

[@doggy911]

It's the best car I've ever owned and I've had many.

[@thelast1900]

The recall for the batteries was based on LG produced in korea. The robot assembling the cells was damaging the plates with the guide pins. LG knew about yet said nothing. Hence why everything should always be made in house. Most recalls are supplier based. All newer euvs have American made batteries.

[@jp107ms]

I have a 2023 Bolt EV 1LT. Thanks for reminding me what great features I don't have. 😀

[@thelast1900]

I can now get 290 plus mile on my euv using ac as normal in the summer. Just drive like an old man. Learn to use only the regen braking. I loved my euv so much I bought a second one two months later. Live my bolts! Best purchase ever!

[@garyssimo]

My 2017 Premeire has AMAZING BOSE 6 speaker stereo. I love it! except charging at aleays broken Chargepoint DC chargers

[@KevinNeustadter]

Out here, I've had more luck with ChargePoint's. EVgo's tend to be more problematic out here. Did a 1000+ mile trip and EVgos had to be restarted (using their tech support). ChargePoints worked great.

[@Tugennov]

Nicely done.

[@AutoAcademics]

Thanks for watching, Matthew Packard!

[@BensEcoAdvntr]

I’ve had mine for about 6 months now. It’s been great, I really like Super Cruise on longer trips. It’s much more comfortable than earlier Bolts. Really this car’s only significant downside is slow DC Fast Charging compared to other EVs on the market. If you’re mostly driving around town and only occasionally taking a longer trip, it’s no issue. I wouldn’t want to drive cross country though.

[@AutoAcademics]

To be honest, no EVs are ready for a cross country trip, IMO, if you're on any type of schedule, Ben's Eco Adventure. Even with the faster charging that some have, you still have to find a fast charger along your route to benefit from that, then add the charging time to that. I'm glad your Bolt is working well for you. They make great commuter vehicles. Thanks for sharing and for watching, too!

[@barriewebster7406]

A senTsible approach to a long drive is to take a break every couple of hours - a coffee break, lunch, etc. thosej are the times you plug in the car to bring it back up to the level that will last a couple of hundred km. If your expectations allow for this sort of travel, the 2023 Bolt EV has plenty of range. And you drive more safely and don’t wear yourself out with frenetic ambitions to drive non-stop for many hours.

[@everythingpony]

I consider charging my car almost to 80 in an hour. Perfect! Because if you're fast charging all of it at once in like 30 seconds you're going to kill the battery

[@dajosco115]

Would you recommend this for ridesharing?

[@_2315_]

I’m renting one now. Let’s hope it’s profitable! 😨

[@dajosco115]

@@_2315_ I actually had also - very unexpectedly nice, spacious and fast. riders complimented often and youngsters would pull up and want to race.

[@meinekleineweltreise]

It’s a shame they don’t sell it in Europe! 😢

[@markbader4942]

Does this car have schedulable pre-departure cabin conditioning? I've been looking, and I don't think it does. My 2016 Kia Soul has it, and it's fantastic. Mon-Fri at 7:40am, the interior of my car is 24c, don't have to remember to hit the remote or anything. Supposed to be picking up my new Bolt EUV premier in two weeks, in this respect I hope I'm wrong.

[@ALGYMU]

Had car 2 weeks and it is awesome. The more I find out about the car and drive it the more I love it. Zero buyer remorse.

[@everythingpony]

It charges the same as the 2020

[@leelastname6329]

So are you gonna tell us how to charge it faster less than a minute or make a 1014 minute video about all the cars options?

[@AutoAcademics]

This isn't a Short. But we're sorry your attention span is. Thanks for watching, anyway.

[@trenier23]

I've been driving mine since July 2022. It appears to be one of the first off the line after the battery recall. Love it and can't think of a vehicle that I would rather be in.