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Debating buying a Chevy Bolt, any suggestions?
Thursday, 07-Jun-18 04:02:40 UTC from web-
@oracle ew, American-made cars
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@oracle I suggest watching the Videos of the YouTube user Technology Connections. He has some videos about that car.
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@adiwan I love that guy!
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@adiwan If only the Tesla Model 3 was an option that I didn't have to wait for .... #FirstWorldProblems
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@oracle Apart from the waiting time, how much do they differ in price?
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@adiwan Model 3 base MSRP is $35,000, 2018 Bolt base MSRP is $36,620
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@adiwan Iv'e been investing $25 a day using acorns for last few years. So I can afford either with a down payment. WOULD RECOMMEND!!!
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@oracle Wow. I expected the Tesla to be more expensive.
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@oracle I'd like to have an electric car but there is no way for me to have a charging station at work or at home.
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@adiwan I live at my University in married housing, so I wouldn't have direct access to a charging station here either. The way I see it though, my current car, 2015 Spark (Glorified Golf Cart™) has the same range as the Bolt because of it's small gas tank. I rarely fill that up more than once every ten days. Even in the small town of Logan Utah, there are a few places to charge. I think I'm fine with parking my car there for the few hours it takes to charge every week and half.
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@oracle The nearest charging station is at a shopping center a few kilometers away from my home but it'd be a hassle to charge there, especially when the only two stations are always occupied when I go there.
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@adiwan You could use level one, 110V contentiously?
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@oracle What is level one? (Here are 220V 50Hz)
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@adiwan In the US, the lowest electrical outlet is 120V at 60HZ +- 15%. This is referred to as level one charging and it takes a LONG time to charge a car like this. Level one is usually the generic term for plugging a car into an outlet with no extra steps. In Europe with the slightly higher voltage, the charge rate is slightly faster, roughly 500 W/h per hour faster
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@oracle Aaah. Well then... I don't think it's possible. I live in an apartment building with parking opportunities on the other side of the street (40m), or nearer, over the sidewalk (8m). I don't think I can lead an extension cable to either places.
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