Re:Tesla Financial Results 2019 Q4
by DarmokJalad1701 on Thursday January 30, 2020 @12:00AM
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Is it practical to own it as the primary car though? Can you travel cross-country in the Bolt without spending hours charging?
Re:Tesla Financial Results 2019 Q4
by clouddrover on Thursday January 30, 2020 @12:08AM
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Yes. In the video he talks about the roadtrip he is on right now from Boston to Austin for the Fully Charged Live event. He's posting more videos as he goes.
Here's a 2020 Bolt doing a 1,000 km trip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMVRm8UvHjs
Here's a Bolt which did the Cannonball run: https://www.torquenews.com/8861/chevrolet-bolt-ev-set-cannon...
Here's a 2017 Bolt surviving the cold: https://www.torquenews.com/8861/my-chevy-bolt-ev-sat-unplugg...
As ever, you need to plan your trip around charging stops. A Better Route Planner (https://abetterrouteplanner.com/) is a useful tool but it's a bit conservative for the Bolt (although I think it's better to be conservative than stranded). It also doesn't necessarily take into account overnight charging. On a long trip you'd charge overnight and start the next day with a full battery: https://www.torquenews.com/8861/chevrolet-bolt-ev-issues-bet...
The 2020 Bolt has 259 miles of EPA range and is the best value for money of any EV in the world at the moment. Have a look at these prices:
https://www.cars.com/for-sale/searchresults.action/?mdId=362...
Here's a real world example of someone who has leased a 2020 Bolt:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8Egdi0GU9Y
He has a 2017 Bolt on lease and he was thinking about getting a different EV, but in the end he went with a 3 year lease on a 2020 Bolt because the offer was too good to refuse. He paid $2500 down (which was covered by state EV incentives) and the lease is $147 a month for 12,000 miles per annum.
Show me a better EV deal than that.