palmermd
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NeilBlanchard said:A few more technical details on the Bolt EV:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/car...hings-to-know-about-chevrolets-30000-bolt-ev/
The Cd is 0.312 and the frontal area is 25.8 sq ft, so the CdA is 8.05 sq ft.
Those are both very close to the Nissan Leaf numbers at 0.32 and 24.5 according to Car and Driver ( https://www.teslamotors.com/sites/default/files/blog_attachments/the-slipperiest-car-on-the-road.pdf )
With the numbers so close you can estimate range by using the Leafs range chart http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?t=4295 and just expanding the 21kWh usable to the usable capacity of the Bolt. Since we don't have that information we don't know anything for sure, but could be as much as 3x the range of a Leaf.