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Old 05-15-2017, 03:25 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post

I have not come across the auto climate control comments - can you summarize this?
Some people have experienced problems where the temperature fluctuates all over the place by tens of degrees F. It appears this might be caused by damaged wiring on some cars.

I haven't even seen a Bolt in person, so I'm only relaying other things I've read.

As far as seat comfort and interior go, I'm not that interested in discussing it. As you say, it's subjective, and the only way I'll know if it meets my expectations is to sit in the car. I have very low standards for interior design too. Plastic is fine by me as long as the cabin noise is low. I'm more concerned with having a logical layout of controls and efficient use of space.

One thing I heard mentioned is that the Bolt uses resistance heating instead of a heat pump. If so, that is disappointing.

The AC is a heat pump, so reversing it to provide heat should be a fairly straightforward task. Nissan figured it out for the Leaf 4 years ago.

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