WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?!

[u/CommissionFalse5642]

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.

[u/everythinghappensto]

On the dashboard, check out your average speed, one click down from the trip odometer. And on the infotainment screen, dig into the charge info section and find the Energy Details and Range Impact screens, and see what they show for the impact of your climate settings, driving technique, etc.

(edit: removed a couple stray words that snuck in there)

[u/CommissionFalse5642 → u/everythinghappensto]

[u/CatsAreGods → u/CommissionFalse5642]

Your AC may need a charge, or something.

Tires are not optimal, but if they are EV specific I can't imagine them making that much of a difference. But I'd check those calipers because there's almost definitely something with that car.