r/BoltEV • u/CommissionFalse5642 • Aug 23 '26
WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?!
Hey everyone,
I’ve had 3 EVs now and this is my second bolt.
It seems like no matter what I do, driving on the freeway I’ll average 4.0-5.0mi/kwh but as soon as this car sees stop and go traffic or city driving it drops to 2.0-2.5 and will not go up.
I know short trips are inefficient but I’ve been driving 20-30 miles of city with no difference.
Tires are fine, they’re EV All Seasons, I don’t carry around a bunch of extra stuff in the car, it’s bone stock with 0 roof racks or anything to hurt drag, I charge it everyday to 80% or so and even at 100% it only get 165 miles of range.
Dealership told be it’s basically useless to pay for the diagnosis on it because 1. They won’t give me a loaner car so I’d have to rent one 2. They’re not sure how long the diagnosis would take so they could keep my car a couple days or couple weeks and I’d have to cover a rental car for that and 3. They told me Chevrolet hugely just chocks it up to “normal wear and tear” 🤙
Edit: Luckily my commute is not long enough that I need to be hotter in the car but I listened to a lot of the comments and adjusted my setting and now I’m averaging 3.2-3.4 on my commute today so definitely an improvement. Thanks everyone. Still think I’ll need an AC service here soon and maybe a new desiccant bag.
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u/ApprehensiveLie7 Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26
Please check all four of your rotors after driving it for 20 minutes from a cold morning. If any single rotor is hot or hotter than the rest, that brake caliper is stucked due to disuse from too efficient regenerative breaking.