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Here's Why the Chevy Bolt is the Uncool Electric Car

Doug DeMuro · 3.3M views · 2017-08-31 · 18:53

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Doug DeMuro reviews the 2017 Chevy Bolt, which has a $37,500 base price and 238 miles of range. He looks at why it sells poorly next to the Tesla Model 3, noting its quirks and narrow seats.

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Cited as a thorough, candid review of the Bolt, particularly for its uncomfortable seats and uncool image.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2017–2019

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whalesalad · 2017-10 · Strong recommendation

Note that this is the Bolt not the Volt. Even as a petrol head who owns a V8 and a Subaru STI, I really like what GM has done with this vehicle. Really really great review from Doug DeMuro here: [VIDEO] Doug has a great style - really digs deep into all the quirks and oddities of the cars he reviews.

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drewg123 · 2019-05 · Reference

I think they did it to avoid competing with themselves. Before we bought our Telsa in 2017, we test drove a Bolt. The sales people tried really hard to steer us toward a Volt (which was more expensive). It seemed clear they were not really interested in selling the Bolt. Speaking of the design: On the drive, we noticed that the seats in the Bolt were narrow and uncomfortable. The odd thing was that they had plenty of room to make the seats a few inches wider. Doug DeMuro noticed the same thing in his review: [VIDEO]

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xedeon · 2018-09 · Reference

You can walk into a dealership and buy a Chevy Bolt right now because there is plenty of surplus inventory. People are just not buying them for many reasons. [VIDEO] >GM's electric offering was built from the ground up to be an electric car, and has won tons of awards for actually being a good car. The Bolt actually used many of the Chevy Sonic hardware/parts so I would hardly call it being built from the ground up. I mean, they look pretty much the same. It's like the Tesla roadster 1.0 which used Lotus parts.

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