Chevy Bolt: the First Practical, Mass-Market Electric Vehicle

Post by vsl » Tue, Oct 24, 2017, 4:15 PM UTC

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Case in point. I thought I read bolts (volts?) sometimes put themselves into reverse and accelerate while off+charging. I wanted to paste a link, but found this article instead. It looks like this safety issue is by design. (Also, CR says the handling is “choppy” on uneven pavement, which matches my old lemon): http://www.chevybolt.org/forum/#/topics/7778?page=1 “On this rainy morning while turning to park in a stall…

I've noticed this plenty: "Hitting a large bump may also disengage Regen, which will feel like the car is actually speeding up (since you are expecting it to decelerate)." But that's not a design fault, you're essentially using a "weaker brake" to stop, then you go over a large bump which overpowers the brake for a second. Even real brakes have that issue, but they "catch" quicker than the regen-only. I just don't dr…

Post by otterley » Tue, Oct 24, 2017, 8:46 PM UTC

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Actually a more serious reply. I'm not special at all, anyone living in a rural area ends up with a pickup. I need to stock pile gas at my place for the chainsaws and the chipper and the log splitter, etc. I usually have 25 gallons when I'm "full". The gas cans leak a little, do you want that in your nice car? Nope, that's what a pickup is for. In rural areas it's normal to get stuck. I pull people out of the ditch a…

> I'm not special at all, anyone living in a rural area ends up with a pickup You are special (i.e. part of the minority). Somewhere between 60 and 80% of people live in cities/urban areas in the US. As you said yourself, a truck is a tool with uses where it is critical but there are many where it is unnecessary. The original post you replied to just said that trucks aren't needed by most people, not that they're nev…

Post by luckydude » Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 11:42 PM UTC

otterley wrote: post #293

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> I'm not special at all, anyone living in a rural area ends up with a pickup You are special (i.e. part of the minority). Somewhere between 60 and 80% of people live in cities/urban areas in the US. As you said yourself, a truck is a tool with uses where it is critical but there are many where it is unnecessary. The original post you replied to just said that trucks aren't needed by most people, not that they're nev…

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Post by lostboys67 » Mon, Oct 30, 2017, 11:44 AM UTC

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A related Q is how do first responders safely deal with crashes of electrical vehicles which may have a risk of electrocution at best and a full on metal fire.

Same way they deal with internal combustion engine crashes and gasoline fires and explosions: training and preparedness.