starise
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Seems odd to me that a car line still being sold until the end of 2023 is referred to as old tech. Must make new owners cringe. The only thing 'old' in terms of the tech might be that it has a different battery pack and slower charging. Still lithium ion, but not "Ultium" although it's not a honed in term for a honed in system because GM is using cylindrical cells in the Lyriq in China and maybe elsewhere.. One gets the feeling GM doesn't really know what GM is doing or has decided what to do with ultium. My hunch is it will be whatever batteries are available to scale they can get their hands on.
The cells in Bolt EUV look very similar to ultium pouch cells. I understand ultium is really a platform term and not expressly a battery term, but I have associated the battery tech with their term. In reality ultium seems to be something that changes. Ultium 2.0?
Most Bolt owners love their cars. According to most info we have on the battery longetivity, the Bolts are every bit as resilient at pack retention over time as Teslas. Average short commuter 30-60 miles a day still has no issue just plugging the car in over night at home for a full ( if not slow) charge.
The things I've seen GM do recently just cause me to shake my head. A sure strategy to lose customers, build up a following for a car and then.....kill it completely. They did the same thing with the Volt. Then they build the Hummer one of the most inefficient large SUVs out there.
For a minimum of 10 years I still see the popularity of this car holding as it will continue to make an excellent runner. Has features Tesla doesn't have, such as integrated apple car play and ventilated seats. The car is really more efficient than the dual, motor Tesla platform, and you couldn't touch a Tesla for what one of these cars cost.
It's unfortunate the Bolt is going away. It fits a nice niche'.
The cells in Bolt EUV look very similar to ultium pouch cells. I understand ultium is really a platform term and not expressly a battery term, but I have associated the battery tech with their term. In reality ultium seems to be something that changes. Ultium 2.0?
Most Bolt owners love their cars. According to most info we have on the battery longetivity, the Bolts are every bit as resilient at pack retention over time as Teslas. Average short commuter 30-60 miles a day still has no issue just plugging the car in over night at home for a full ( if not slow) charge.
The things I've seen GM do recently just cause me to shake my head. A sure strategy to lose customers, build up a following for a car and then.....kill it completely. They did the same thing with the Volt. Then they build the Hummer one of the most inefficient large SUVs out there.
For a minimum of 10 years I still see the popularity of this car holding as it will continue to make an excellent runner. Has features Tesla doesn't have, such as integrated apple car play and ventilated seats. The car is really more efficient than the dual, motor Tesla platform, and you couldn't touch a Tesla for what one of these cars cost.
It's unfortunate the Bolt is going away. It fits a nice niche'.