In the right conditions a Chevy Bolt EUV goes 560 miles without charging

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In the right conditions a Chevy Bolt EUV goes 560 miles without charging

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In the right conditions a Chevy Bolt EUV goes 560 miles without charging
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@meomy1937 Жыл бұрын

I love mine 2023 bolt 2lt it has consistently exceeded my expectations. It has excellent regen it pics up a lot of miles. It is a great car. My first EV.

@charlesl21 Жыл бұрын

It's great to take on camping trip to start fires......Bolt is better then Flint and lighter fluid.

@gene4390 Жыл бұрын

I have a 2017 Bolt Premier. Best car I've ever owned.

@ed2204 7 ай бұрын

My '23 Bolt EUV gets me a range of 202 miles. I live in Arizona, so I do drive mostly on the highways with the A/C on. I've put 15k miles in one year and no issues. Best car I've owned.

@flolou8496 3 ай бұрын

How warm can it get and you still get that highway range of 202 miles ? (Are you actually saying the range is this good even when it's 105 degrees outdoors?)

@OldSOULinsight 2 ай бұрын

I’m in Phoenix as well and I can’t go past 60mph without losing so many miles. I’m on the fence about ev’s

@BarryObaminable Жыл бұрын

i have a bolt euv. I get 330 miles no problem. This is commuting 30 miles to work. I have not charged for the week and let it get down to 30 miles left and there was 300 miles on my trip meter. If i want to baby it. it will get 6 miles per kilowatt hour

@mjells79621 Жыл бұрын

Same here, I drive a total of 52 miles to and from work. On a full charge the guess o-meter shows and estimated 325 miles. My average speed is 30 MPH.

@michaelnussbaumer1534 6 ай бұрын

Love my 2023 Bolt, no issues.

@poopichalupi 4 ай бұрын

Ditto

@chiplangowski3298 6 ай бұрын

Our 2020 Bolt routinely gets more than 300 miles when driven in the city at low speeds. At highway speeds, the range is much lower.

@JenoFletter 10 ай бұрын

Every EV company should have a 24-28k base model so that regular people can afford one. The Bolt and EUV are the best EV's on the market currently because of their feature list and price point.

@sam-ww1wk 9 ай бұрын

1000% agree.

@richardlocke7264 Жыл бұрын

Hyper mile-ing can be fun!...10 years ago I used to play on a 17 mile circular route with my 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. My results 76-78 MPG. Normal driving 45 MPG. The route had: hills, stop lights, other cars, and I drove at posted speeds. I accelerated slowly, tried to time the lights, no AC, etc. I usually did this at night to reduce traffic. I loved that car! Put 210,000 miles on it and it still ran like new! In the 11 years I never had any issues with the batteries....My wife averaged 42 MPG in that car (Lead foot!) P.S. - that car made me a better and more calm driver.

@scottmcshannon6821 Жыл бұрын

hypermiling may be useful at times, i cant imagine anyone actually thinking it fun. might as well walk.

@Longsnowsm Жыл бұрын

You are right. I think hypermiling calmed me down, helped me learn patience, and it turned into a game. Like Sam said the concept is different with a EV as the speeds for optimal range with electric motors is much much slower, but it still sounds like fun! 🙂

@EdwardGarrenMFT Жыл бұрын

My Bolt EUV is my 7th EV. On a few occasions, with other EV's with shorter range, I missed my planned charging station. I just slowed down to 45 MPH, the slowest you can go on a freeway in the US and the range got much better. On one occasion, I was able to drive almost 30 miles with a stated range of 15 miles. Speed and downhill are the factors. On another trip, another car, I was down to 33% battery at the top of our infamous "Grapevine" (I-5 from Bakersfield to Los Angeles, which climbs about 2,500 feet in 8 miles). Even though the range estimator showed 45 miles, I was able to drive the almost 65 miles to my home where I have a level 2 charger. It was down to "turtle" mode, but I made it home. Learning how to drive an EV, it's possibilities is the only way to understand the experiene beyond reports, charts and information.

@raven4k998 Жыл бұрын

wait till they make a bigger battery for the Bolt you'll see the range increase like crazy then with that trick driving🤣🤣🤣

@kens97sto171 9 ай бұрын

On highways one other thing you can do is draft behind a semi... it is a little nerve racking.. probably illegal.. There are many fleet semis that go 60-65 MPH.. you could hide in the wake.. and do very well.

@garyssimo 2 ай бұрын

better range and tons of rock chips in glass and paint.

@dennisalexanderreilly8624 6 ай бұрын

Wondering why the Bolt was never sold in Australia under Holden name. What a missed opportunity. Best EV for the price, period.

@tlister67 Жыл бұрын

EUV EPA range is 247 miles. If you live in the northeast US and stay off freeways your range in the summer is very good.

@rp9674 11 ай бұрын

I was astounded to hear that it can do it's rated 259 miles at 70 mph ! Also the range estimator is fairly accurate.

@flolou8496 3 ай бұрын

We need confirmation of this with actual proof from real owners however right?

@rp9674 3 ай бұрын

I think it was Kyle Connor that did the test, looked honest. I'll never have the conditions to test it but it seems like my range is lower at 73 mph, but still very good

@mjells79621 3 ай бұрын

I am an owner with 20K miles on the car as of last week. If I drove the car at 70 MPH I would not get 259 miles out of the car. I charge at 80% and the Electric Miles is at 257 this morning. I drive to and from work which is 60 miles a day. After 4 days, I was down to 17 Miles remaining. A pretty good estimation from the Electric Miles estimate. When I charged the vehicle fully at 100% the vehicles estimation was 320 miles. I did not test that one down to 15 miles but was tempted to. Winters were hard pressed to get more miles, after a charge of 80% the Electric Miles measured to 160 miles & that was in 20 below 0 Fahrenheit.

@flolou8496 3 ай бұрын

@@mjells79621 I've recently been told by some EV owners that it's cold weather even in Las Vegas that is the bigger concern for battery range loss. I find this very hard to accept but these guys are long term EV owners of the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Bolt, anyway my quick question to you is, have you noticed a longer process to DC Fast charge the bolt for that first 100 miles of range which is advertised to be capable of doing so in 30 minutes, (weather permitting)

@mjells79621 3 ай бұрын

@@flolou8496 I did only one DC Charge at the local Chevy Dealership in the very cold of winter. I can't remember exactly but in summer I believe that DC Charger was best at 38 Kwh charge capacity, in winter it did drop to like 20 Kwh. I have yet to draw over 40 Kwh charge, but I have seldom used a DC charger.

@darkstorme37 Жыл бұрын

I took my Bolt EUV on a recent trip to Shenandoah National Park. The morning we were leaving the park, the estimated range was 255 miles. By the time we drove 53 miles to the park exit, the orange had increased and it was only after 80 miles that the estimated range was back at 255. The park has a 35 mile speed limit and there are a lot of hills, but very impressed with the region. Didn't check the max and min estimates, but suspect these must have been a little lower after 80 miles or I would be breaking the laws of physics.

@rp9674 11 ай бұрын

Must be 2LT trim, I think it comes with a nuclear fusion reactor.

@TheCostofAutism 9 ай бұрын

you were probably going mostly downhill

@rp9674 9 ай бұрын

& a tailwind

@icekk007 6 ай бұрын

560 mi over 28 hours 37 minutes yields an average speed of 19.6 mph.

@jasonmoquin 10 күн бұрын

My used 2019 Bolt leaseback purchase(bought it last September with only 16k miles on it for $15k…it was a pandemic-leased car which explained the low mileage)gets over 300 miles per charge on a regular basis. If it’s mostly highway miles, it’s still a respectable 240ish. The one-pedal regenerative braking works REALLY well on these cars. I commute about 15 miles each way from home to work, mostly city driving, and it typically only uses about 12-17 miles of range both ways. I seriously love these cars. I got one for my wife, too, and she very happy with it.

@solarlaura3355 15 күн бұрын

I leased a 2020 BOLT that had factory heat blocking windows. Heaven! The car was cool in 100F+ weather and the air conditioner barely ran. I bought a 2023 EUV with normal glass windows. Hell! The sun heated the car so much the AC ran full blast even on mild days. Ceramic window tint on the back windows has helped a lot and I plan to add more tint. From my experience, the type of windows will make a big difference in car range because of AC use. If I ever buy another car, factory heat blocking glass will be a necessary feature.

@lesliefranklin1870 Жыл бұрын

If they drove 560 miles in 28 hours, they averaged about 20 miles per hour...including stops to change drivers.

@rp9674 11 ай бұрын

They weren't dying, it just felt like they were dying

@sam-ww1wk 9 ай бұрын

Wonder how much the Bolts will be worth after they cancel them. My guess will be high, with the new higher priced models holding them up. Good investment, in a number of areas. I'm looking forward to an awd or small truck ev, but not the price.

@lakeeffected 8 ай бұрын

I love my Bolt EUV.

@vermontsownboy6957 Жыл бұрын

I used to hyper-mile our Honda Accord hybrid - has a 15 gallon tank, so I tried to get 1000 miles per tank. Twice came within 40 miles...960+ miles range; probably could have gone farther, but didn't want to risk running the tank dry and damaging the fuel pump. Still.....

@padrehousecat Ай бұрын

I have a 2023 Bolt EUV. I use it as a commuter car and love it. I also do delivery side gigs and works perfectly for that as well. I love not worrying about gas prices or gas stations

@TheGreg7664 7 ай бұрын

I am on my 3rd EV and have to agree on Bolt EV's range on long-range driving...with normal driving practice, I normally go over 300 mile per trip with only minimal if any charging....I never top-off (never over 80%), and still get an approximate estimated 250-290 mile range and sometimes over 300 mile range estimate.

@bobdemott 2 ай бұрын

This year 2024 I purchased a new 2023 EUV Bolt to save money, my daughter opened a business that is 72 miles away round trip. She was driving a Lexus and spending around $40.00 in gas every 5 to 6 days. We charge the car at home and the cost is a fraction of the cost of the gas. Have driven the car around town with the one peddle driving and drove 28 miles and all but 1 mile was on regen electricity. The only thing I don't like about the car is it does not have adaptive cruse control, I was told that it did and it did not. GM should make adaptive cruse control standard on all cars for real safety. I love the Chevy Volt it was just to small.

@natehill8069 Ай бұрын

They got the extra range by using Shell electricity - with PLATFORMATE! They had gasoline range competitions back in the 60's and they would hypermile a 1962 Chevy Impala and get 300 miles per gallon - by removing the seats, the dashboard, the light bulbs, the glass, the spare and jack, replace the transmission with a straight gear and idle along at 18mph.

@Longsnowsm Жыл бұрын

You can look up the record that was set in the Model 3 was done the same way. I think the speed on a closed loop track was like 25-26mph or something. Very similar results. If you are patient and like to play the game when driving hypermiling can be fun. No doubt the Bolt as lower speeds is very efficient and it appears to regen even more aggressively than the Tesla Model 3 so it recoups more energy when backing off. The Bolt also gives you the option to run in drive mode which allows coasting when that is beneficial and you still have a regen paddle on the steering wheel to pull in more regen power when you want it and want to slow down. The Bolt is pretty flexible.

@rp9674 11 ай бұрын

Theoretically, you should be able to regen harder w/ FWD.

@themrjim1953 Жыл бұрын

I bought a Bolt EV 2Lt 2 months ago , I'm doing Doordash and Uber eats deliveries, and I'm getting over 300 miles everyday, I leave the house and when I return home it says I drove 150 miles and the car has 150 left on the battery, this car is amazing, my drive is about 75% city and 25 % highway

@OneWhoKnowz 10 ай бұрын

Mine doesn’t and I’ve charged it 4 times in 5 days

@themrjim1953 10 ай бұрын

i charge mine just about everyday since march@@OneWhoKnowz

@kens97sto171 9 ай бұрын

The Bolt EV is also very efficient in stop and go traffic... it has excellent regen options.. I have seen 70kw of regen... and 50KW even in city traffic speeds. best efficiency I have seen is 5.5miles per kwh.. over a longer drive ... I have seen 6.2 on occasion.. but only over short distances and ideal conditions. I have seen a few Uber drivers say they get 300-315 miles of range.

@davidrandall2742 Жыл бұрын

With the hot weather in BC Canada right now, in my Bolt EUV I'm seeing an average of 11.9kwh/100kms (5.23 miles /kwh), and a/c barely reduces range. This average means over 500kms/ on a full charge. Using the resistive heater on the other hand...

@auditingcanada3600 5 ай бұрын

@davidrandall2742 5 ай бұрын

@@auditingcanada3600 -- And what data do you have to back up your statement? I have screenshots of the dash and PIDs using Torque Pro.

@dogblack3400 2 ай бұрын

The heat pump is 4 times more efficient than resistance.

@jamesmcfarland2636 Ай бұрын

I often go slow on the way where I'm going and if it's a plus going home it's hammer down lol

@ndobbins58 Ай бұрын

I’m glad to hear that you like the Bolt. I really like my 2022 Bolt EV 2LT. I take several trips across country from WV to Arkansas and haven’t had any problems with the car other than there are few charging stations in WV and KY. I changed my route to WV across TN and it’s not as stressful. The Bolt is a great buy and I plan on keeping mine for at least another five or six years!!

@garyssimo 2 ай бұрын

im too busy having a blast embarrasing LOUD hot rods off the line to get great range. Love my 2017 bolt premiere! Thanks for the new battery Mary! I once had 8 trapped ferals in it that I recued from evil people. all fixed and now havehappy homes. 3 sleep with Dad and became luv bugs. Pets love evs cause they are so quiet. I just dont get the idiots who hate cleaner air.

@user-pp2cj7rx7c 9 ай бұрын

Nice and clean 🎉

@apterachallenge Жыл бұрын

If you want to get the same result WITHOUT hypermiling, get your name down for an Aptera. It has the same drag at 65mph as a regular EV at 35mph.

@rp9674 11 ай бұрын

I'm losing patience with aptera plus I just bought a Chevy Bolt. Aptera should do limited beta-production sold only to select qualified contracted buyers. If they actually get on the road, it would advertise itself like no car has ever.

@bdeithrick Жыл бұрын

I got 240km out of a 210kkm 40kwh leaf yesterday. Ireland was warm 20°C. Amazing

@erik5820 Жыл бұрын

The 40kwh Leaf actually has 270 km wltp range. wltp is the european standard. (It has 240km epa range, american standard).

@bdeithrick Жыл бұрын

@@erik5820 nope

@erik5820 Жыл бұрын

@@bdeithrick en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Leaf Clearly States "40 kWh: 243 km (151 miles) EPA[87] 270 km (170 miles) WLTP" (I have been driving Leaf's for 11 years. Have one 2012 24kwh and one 2019 40kwh)

@cjs1948 Жыл бұрын

This is actually not a mystery. Any EV can likely get close to doubling its range in this manner. An example of range extension with a Model Y was going from northern New Mexico north through the east central mountains of Colorado--with two mountain passes--on a regular trip. The screen on the Y specified that I not exceed 55 mph or risk NOT getting to the next charger--there was that much distance between them and no alternative on this route. There were places I went a bit slower to gain some percentage (of residual charge at the next stop) so that I had some reserve if I wanted or needed it for passing or playing. The trip was slower, obviously, but otherwise just fine. Could have gone much further by going much slower. It is simply an EV strategy when necessary or useful and works on all.

@themrjim1953 Жыл бұрын

The bolt recently won the 'ultimate range ' test on youtube it beat the tesla model 3 performance

@ab-tf5fl 9 ай бұрын

On the freeway, a good balance in low-battery situations between conserving energy and not making other drivers mad is to just stay in the right lane, obey the speed limit to the letter, and don't pass anyone (not even semi trucks). Going 20 mph in a 70 mph zone is usually way overkill (and dangerous/illegal).

@TreDeuce-qw3kv 9 ай бұрын

Most drivers are terribly inefficient operators. All gas and brake. People get upset when the very conservative EPA MPG 'Estimates' are not met by their new vehicle. To understand the problem just look in a mirror. I'm a big fan of EV's and Bolts. Greatly enjoy and appreciate your honest, rational, commonsense posts. 👍👍

@chiplangowski3298 6 ай бұрын

Agreed. Just watch people accelerating when the light turns green, or stopping when they come to a red light. Most drivers seemingly put their foot to the floor tearing away from the light and hold the pedal there until both feet are on the brake pedal flirting with ABS when it comes time to stop. In addition to how that kills your mileage, it also wears out tires and brakes.

@jeffmann2494 3 ай бұрын

The most interesting thing about this is that it shows how much air resistance affects the range. That's why Aptera goes so far. Rather than working on bigger batteries, maybe cutting wind resistance would accomplish more.

@garyssimo 2 ай бұрын

I keep my tires at 49 lbs and use rain x on glass and keep her waxed up. helps at high speeds. tires ride stiff but rated for 51 lbs cold.

@RWBHere Жыл бұрын

Hypermiling is interesting if you have the time, good weather, good traffic conditions and patience. I can attain better than 7.5 miles per kWh in a standard ZE50, which gives 490 miles of range. But with ordinary careful driving, 5.7 is easy to maintain if motorways are avoided, giving about 295 miles of range. That's an easily attainable improvement if 50 miles more than the official range; Renault reckon that the car can manage 4.7 miles/kWh, giving a range of about 245 miles. This kind of range extension, about 20%, should be possible with any vehicle, whether it's electric or fossil-fuelled.

@CHunt-cz1ek Жыл бұрын

Simple physics. Moving a lot of mass requires more energy. The large eSUVs being produced are ridiculous. The Bolt is small and lightweight.

@pauld9653 3 ай бұрын

What was the miles/kw ? I routinely get 6 on my Bolt in city driving. I used to Pulse/Glide in my Prius which was very effective (ie go up to 55 coast to 45 ,repeat) but not sure it works as well on a EV?, amazing how just being observant on red lights in the distance and slowing down to time their switch to green helps efficiency and get to your destination at the same time. AC is a big draw. I accelerate down hills and reduce the speed going up.. Most efficient speed in an EV is probably 15 mph.. tough to do.

@JustWasted3HoursHere 5 ай бұрын

An Aptera, especially in conjunction with its solar panels, could probably drive around the Earth.

@TheCostofAutism Жыл бұрын

I looked into getting a bolt euv but the problem is that most of the dealers in South Florida want to only have the high-end versions that are right around $40,000.... 😅😅 I mean let's face it for that you can get a Tesla. If I could just order one at a low price, I'd get one.

@sam-ww1wk 9 ай бұрын

You can. Just walk in and order one. After the tax rebate, my 23 RedLine was 27.5K, that's with a 8 year warranty, leather, heated/ac seats, etc.

@ChKashifRasheed 9 ай бұрын

Wow, nice mileage ❤

@AtifKhan-fw5jd 9 ай бұрын

Amazing car

@SMGJohn 10 ай бұрын

If GM keeps making good cars like the Bolt, they might just actually become profitable for once

@user-cz1rc4ej5o 9 ай бұрын

Very good amazing ❤❤

@sam-ww1wk 9 ай бұрын

In real life use, the regen is where it's at. Mountain driving, this thing tosses back in some serious miles. The down/uphill regen to loss ratio is insane. Uphill, same loss as a gas car, but dh it tosses in way more miles than you're driving. My friend lives in a town 75 miles away, and I use 0 miles on the way back from his house, and use about 100 to get there. That's 66% increase in range (I think ha ha) over the meter, and I'm driving hard. Probably be 100% if I took it easy. Again, I think, I suck at math.

@RanaFaisal-mk9yb 9 ай бұрын

Nice

@DallasMichaelCyr Ай бұрын

My 2023 Chevy Bolt is making a crazy noise while charging on a level 2 charging at home. Any one know why? Sounds like maybe the fan but really loud

@kennethramonet5421 Ай бұрын

I LOVE MY BOLT!!

@natehill8069 Ай бұрын

All cars use less energy to drive the slower they go, regardless of power source, because the biggest energy drain is pushing air out of the way of the car, which increase logarithmically with speed. However, a gas car loses efficiency when it has to go into a lower gear because an ICE has internal friction that increase with RPMs, so its max range is going to be the slowest it can go while being in the highest gear (and if its an automatic - while locking up the torque converter). Since an EV only has one gear, that means it _always_ gets more range by going slower. When I get stuck going through my little town (25/35 limits) during the (infinite) road construction, I wind up with 6+ miles per kWh - cause my average speed drops to like 12. You could probably get 1,000 miles on a charge by driving at 8mph, if you could survive the road rage and werent using any accessories (especially heat; and doubly so if the mfr didnt spend the extra $8 to make the A/C function as a heat pump).

@user-zq2ph9qh3g 9 ай бұрын

Good ❤❤

@skepticalmechanic Жыл бұрын

I constantly get 300 + miles on a charge with my model 3 SR but I’m only driving at low speeds around town…

@younged510 Жыл бұрын

You don'thave to drive at low speed. it's call maintaining on a constant speed 65 mph or 70mph using less kw in the freeway or highway, use cruise if you have to.Have not tested 75mph yet though. You can do 30-40 mph on a 25 mph city, but you must stay on that speed to get the lowest kw and make sure to use regen. Simple. Just got my euv and now at 295 range..

@greggamer9032 10 ай бұрын

I drive 48mph when I'm not in a hurry.. it uses 4 to 6 miles off my battery.. on a 20 mile trip..I have a 2023 1lt

@michelangelo3674 4 ай бұрын

312 miles on a charge . 40-50 degree Fahrenheit 60% highway

@Victic005 Жыл бұрын

Good luck with that.

@jamesvandamme7786 Жыл бұрын

An EV fights wind resistance, and at lower speed it's less. A ICE is geared to run most efficiently in top gear, and that's above 40 MPH or so. Non-hybrids have no regenerative braking, so stop and go traffic at low speed and many gear changes really ruin the MPG.

@TheFourthWinchester Жыл бұрын

They should sell this car in Asian countries like India, Indonesia, etc at $20k and it will sell like hotcakes. They all have slow charging anyway.

@jamesvandamme7786 Жыл бұрын

They should sell them in the USA for $20K instead of loading them up with useless options

@kohalurker Ай бұрын

3:11 to skip to the point lol

@Paul-cj1wb Жыл бұрын

Not long ago I pointed out the hypermiling of that Mercedes EV to get to that 600 miles/1000 kilometers and a commenter went ballistic on me. "That's perfectly normal! That's the way people drive in Europe! Where are you from!" He went on, and on, and on. I let him be. Could have been someone from Mercedes, I suppose.

@jamesnasmith984 4 ай бұрын

Crazy that it’s discontinued. This is the low price EV that the world needs; the GM beetle. Can’t save the world if you have to look after shareholders.

@glike2 Жыл бұрын

Hyundai Kona EV did 619 miles at 30kph

@rodden1953 Жыл бұрын

i think if anyone with an EV like the Bolt just went to the shop and back would get 4 or 500 on a charge , i have a Kona and whatever driving i do get 300

@othmanskn Жыл бұрын

Hypermolling is well known among EV enthusiasts. It is good that GM promotes this concept to journalists, not just EV journalists. I just do not expect this rate at a speed of 30 km/h. This is the fastest legal speed for ebikes. Not easy to pedal at this speed for hours. Just imagine how a gearless hub wheel motor car can manage. Should be 10-20% more efficient.

@jamespaul2587 Жыл бұрын

Hypermiling is even more well known, Othman :)

@ShirtPapa Жыл бұрын

GM wants you to attend their driving classes and teach everyone how to actually drive their cars 😂

@skepticalmechanic Жыл бұрын

@bdeithrick Жыл бұрын

As long as you go faster that the avg speed of the town. You will never be any later than , driving like an idiot. I crawl at 40 in 50s. People pass me at 60 and I just, Roll up to them at the red light. I keep it then rolling and just back to the cruise speed. I’m not holding anyone up as I’m faster than the avg speed. . The avg speed of my work day is 21 kph. 30kph on 60 traffic lighted controlled dual carriageways.

@grosjean3 Жыл бұрын

Got a friend wirh bolt ev and he does 430km are you sure of that.

@jebes909090 Жыл бұрын

He would have to drive like an asshole, but its possible

@ISuperTed Жыл бұрын

The only way to get that range in a Bolt on a real road is to put it on the back of a transporter!

@mickzed6393 Жыл бұрын

That goes for any BEV.

@ISuperTed Жыл бұрын

@@mickzed6393 Yep take 25% off any claimed range - I know I own one!

@glike2 Жыл бұрын

Zombie apocalypse mode

@solexxx8588 Жыл бұрын

It must be quite the road,downhill for 500 miles.

@markanthony3275 Жыл бұрын

Downhill, with a tail wind, on a straight road of glass, with no one in the car! These manufacturers all play the same game whether it's an ICE vehicle or electric...they never get the advertised mileage.

@everaldopeixoto7634 Жыл бұрын

it was done at a test track that belongs to GM in Brazil. It is a flat circular track regarded as a simulated infinite straight.

@scottmcshannon6821 Жыл бұрын

they rolled it downhill for 500 miles?

@kennymaster900 Жыл бұрын

500 miles at 22 mph jesus ... no way

@charlesl21 Жыл бұрын

Downhill in a hurricane?

@rp9674 11 ай бұрын

Hypermiling sounds like life in hell, also hard on the battery, only a psycho or serial killer would charge to 100% just to hyper mile. Bolt EV, same drivetrain and battery, less weight.

@rp9674 Жыл бұрын

Very cool until you get stuck behind a hyper miler

@aftonline Жыл бұрын

Let me guess, they took the car to the top of a mountain and let it coast all the way down to the bottom...

@Bob_Sacamano Жыл бұрын

good thing they stopped production /s

@iwannacutube Жыл бұрын

Sam really? I mean.. this exercise was as contrived as anything.. like.. who drives at 20 mph except in neighborhoods. I suspect the vast majority of people have to commute a certain distance for daily life and in the process adhere to higher speed requirements.