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Old 11-17-2021, 03:44 PM   #99 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary View Post
Sounds good. I have heard that the replacement battery will take a long time to roll out. But still, I like your choice and it seems like now could be the time to get a Bolt as others are afraid to buy one, which helps lower the price.

The current "fix" - don't charge past 90% or discharge below 30% won't effect me. One should avoid those anyway to extend battery life and my Spark EV only had a 82 mile range. I shouldn't have any problem getting buy with an EV with "only" a 150 mile usable range.


Redpoint has a theory that Bolt prices will drop once the stop-sale at Chevy dealers is lifted but with a rolling battery replacement recall I don't see a glut of cars hitting the market at once.
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