Dark-Fx
Well-Known Member
The Bolt has an issue with the really heavy cables sometimes preventing the locking latch from being able to engage. These stations didn't exist when they were designing the Bolt, so it wasn't something they would have ever encountered in testing. The trick is to lift up on the cable just enough to take the weight off the charging port until you hear it engage. Not always needed, but there isn't any indication that could be what the problem is when you are trying to charge.After watching a few videos on problems with early MACH-E Electrify America (EA) scenarios we questioned whether the MACH-E was right for her. At the same time our Volt was in for maintenance and we were provided a BOLT-EV as a courtesy car.
We decided to try DCFC at a local EA. Our first attempt using a 350kw charger failed to handshake, our second attempt using the adjacent 150kw charger was flawless.
A few days later I was thinking back on our EA experience and I realized that EA charges by the minute, not by the kilowatt. Despite the larger battery our MACH-E (yeah we eventually bought one) could charge 0-80% for less money than a Bolt-EV driver.
Some how ? that just doesn't seem right.
I hope EA changes their business model prior to the arrival of our R1S!
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