Not just Leaf, the Bolt I test drove only had 20! miles on the GOM when I test drove itLeftieBiker wrote:....It seems to be an unspoken but common dealer rule to keep EVs with barely 25 miles on the GOM.


Not just Leaf, the Bolt I test drove only had 20! miles on the GOM when I test drove itLeftieBiker wrote:....It seems to be an unspoken but common dealer rule to keep EVs with barely 25 miles on the GOM.
I was referring to the Bolt as well. There was 25 miles even on the GOM when I started my test drive, 22 when done. The only exception so far has been the Soul EV I drove. It had about 92 miles on the GOM.jjeff wrote:Not just Leaf, the Bolt I test drove only had 20! miles on the GOM when I test drove itLeftieBiker wrote:....It seems to be an unspoken but common dealer rule to keep EVs with barely 25 miles on the GOM.Heck to only have 25 miles on the GOM of a Bolt it has to be pretty damn low! of course since the Bolt lacks a SOC meter
I couldn't tell you the SOC.
The Bolt I drove had something like 207 miles on the DTE (Chevy's version has been accurate enough that I don't think it merits calling it a GOM).LeftieBiker wrote:I was referring to the Bolt as well. There was 25 miles even on the GOM when I started my test drive, 22 when done. The only exception so far has been the Soul EV I drove. It had about 92 miles on the GOM.jjeff wrote:Not just Leaf, the Bolt I test drove only had 20! miles on the GOM when I test drove itLeftieBiker wrote:....It seems to be an unspoken but common dealer rule to keep EVs with barely 25 miles on the GOM.Heck to only have 25 miles on the GOM of a Bolt it has to be pretty damn low! of course since the Bolt lacks a SOC meter
I couldn't tell you the SOC.
All range estimates are guesses. Unless they can use weather and wind predictions, predict traffic flows hours ahead, and read your mind as to how you are going to drive today.GRA wrote:The Bolt I drove had something like 207 miles on the DTE (Chevy's version has been accurate enough that I don't think it merits calling it a GOM).
Which is why I like the fact that they give you middle, low and high values, and you can take your pick. The Volt and Spark both used a much better algorithm than the LEAF, as it apparently used a rolling average over a much longer interval than was the case with the LEAF, and I imagine the Bolt does likewise. So, sure, they're all estimates of future behavior, but some are a lot more accurate than others.WetEV wrote:All range estimates are guesses. Unless they can use weather and wind predictions, predict traffic flows hours ahead, and read your mind as to how you are going to drive today.GRA wrote:The Bolt I drove had something like 207 miles on the DTE (Chevy's version has been accurate enough that I don't think it merits calling it a GOM).
It is a GOM.
I couldn’t get Apple Car Play to work on mine, and it turned out I had a bad nav unit. I don’t know much about your circumstances, but it’s not impossible.manchi wrote:I got a 2018 Gun-Metal Leaf SV with Technology and Weather package. Took delivery last Friday in metro Atlanta. Anyone who got a 2018 figured out what's up with the Android play on the car? I can't get it to enable.
I finally figure out the issue. It was the USB cable. Somehow the cheap ebay cables doesn't work. Changed to one of the thicker name-brand cable and it worked fine!jonathanfields4ever wrote:I couldn’t get Apple Car Play to work on mine, and it turned out I had a bad nav unit. I don’t know much about your circumstances, but it’s not impossible.manchi wrote:I got a 2018 Gun-Metal Leaf SV with Technology and Weather package. Took delivery last Friday in metro Atlanta. Anyone who got a 2018 figured out what's up with the Android play on the car? I can't get it to enable.