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And here's what a breakthrough that 238-mile range is. Prior to this test, the best range we'd seen from a pure EV is 93 miles from the 2015 Kia Soul EV. As good as that sounds, and is, for certain people, let's consider whether a typical driver---yours truly, for example, could live with one as his or her only automobile. But that means that, EV charging stations being considerably less plentiful and predictable than gas stations, the rule should apply here, too---meaning I would only use 80% of the car's range before recharging. For the Bolt, all things being equal, that's 190.4 miles between charges. 2019 Chevrolet Bolt at a Level 2 charger. But, with EVs, even more than with ICEs, all things aren't equal, at least not all the time. Your driving style and traffic conditions can impact your range with both electric and gasoline, but batteries react to temperature---becoming less efficient in cold weather.
Yes, there are things like regenerative braking that can put miles back on the range meter, but those aren't miles you can count on, depending on conditions. And when you need that charge---it can take a while. Tesla's Supercharger may get all the press for its ability to do a full charge of its cars in a little over an hour, but the Supercharger only works on a Tesla. The Level 2 chargers you'll find at shopping malls and office buildings---the kind you absolutely should have installed in your own garage if you buy an EV---they take 9.3 hours to bring a Bolt up to a full charge. 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV at a DC fast charging station. Less common than the Level 2 chargers are the DC fast charging stations. 750 a Bolt owner can spend is to say yes to the optional DC fast charging provisions. That will allow you to use a DC fast charger.
Chevrolet says you can get up to 90 miles of range in 30 minutes on an 80kw DC fast charger. So figure a bit less range or a bit more time. Still, doing the math, never going below 20% charge, you ought to be able to get a full recharge from a DC fast charger in about the same hour and a few minutes that Tesla can deliver from its Superchargers. There are just fewer DC chargers as of this writing, and there's usually only one, along with two or three Level 2s, in a typical shopping center parking lot. Yes, there is a cord that allows you to charge at home on your household current. Chevrolet says you'll get four (yes, four) miles of range per hour. Taking a Bolt from 20% to a full charge on household current would take 43 hours. My friend and fellow Western Automotive Journalists member Steve Schaefer found EV religion a couple of years ago, bought a Bolt and changed his website to SteveGoesGreen.
