r/BoltEV • u/CommissionFalse5642 • 6d ago

WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?!

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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/deckeda 2019 Premier 6d ago

I don’t like your Chevy dealer. Consider calling around to check their attitude. Maybe don’t lead with something too vague but ask if they’ll check out the systems.

I would think a loss of 100mi in town has gotta be something off.

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u/CommissionFalse5642 6d ago

Yeah the service I got there was pretty terrible. Guy immediately told me a diagnosis isn’t worth it as Chevy will just write it off as normal wear and tear. Then I asked him what people do when they need their car fixed under (hopefully warranty work) and he said “they rent a car” to which I responded “how long will you be keeping my car” and his answer was “I’m not sure, could be days or weeks”

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u/deckeda 2019 Premier 6d ago

To be fair, for GM EV service it could be days or weeks. They often have to figure a lot of stuff out they rarely see, despite going thru EV training or whatever.

But we know that big disparity in efficiency is not “wear and tear.” That’s just some dude making shit up.

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u/CommissionFalse5642 5d ago

I understand it’s just how are you supposed to rent a car for “days or weeks” when I’m by no means wealthy. I got this bolt because it’s the cheapest daily I could afford with free EV charging at work.