Just ordered a Bolt

[mzziaz]

Just signed a contract for the Opel Ampera-e, the euro Chevy Bolt sibling.

Expected delivery = summer '17.

[68_427]

Congrats 

none of that Tesla vaporware bs 

[AutobahnSHO]

sweet!   What color?

[mzziaz]

Don't know, yet. Specs and even pricing isn't confirmed, yet.

I really like the orange color on the Bolt. I think I'll get that if it's available.

[Rich]

metric or standard?

[shp4man]

I thought you might have meant this:

[Payman]

Nice! I really like the Bolt. Nicely styled, and real electric range from a real car company.

[MrH]

Don't you like in the arctic?   How do electric cars do in the cold?

Congratulations though.  You'll be driving in electric style for years before the model 3 ever gets here.

[RomanChariot]

Most people on here spend a year discussing what features they want on a car before they buy it not after.

[Payman]

Don't know, yet. Specs and even pricing isn't confirmed, yet.

I really like the orange color on the Bolt. I think I'll get that if it's available.

Oh yes!

[mzziaz]

Most people on here spend a year discussing what features they want on a car before they buy it not after.

It is kind of weird with this model. EV's have such great incentives here that the demand is high. So Opel opened for orders without specs and final price being ready.

If I was to wait until test drives were available, I'm afraid the wait would be maybe a year.

The dealer didn't even require a deposit, and they promised me I could walk later if I want to.
"We'll have no problems whatsoever to move that car. The problem will be getting enough of them", he said.


The range really makes it a game changer.

[mzziaz]

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[mzziaz]

Oh yes!

Exactly!

[mzziaz]

Don't you like in the arctic? [emoji38]  How do electric cars do in the cold?

Congratulations though.  You'll be driving in electric style for years before the model 3 ever gets here.

No problems. I believe the batteries gets heated to prevent them from going too cold. It isn't any colder where I live than in upstate New York, BTW.

[Payman]

No problems. I believe the batteries gets heated to prevent them from going too cold. It isn't any colder where I live than in upstate New York, BTW.

Do you guys use road salt? We do, and that's my biggest concern with an EV here in Ontario.

[SJ_GTI]

Nice, congrats.

I actually dig the way the Bolt looks. If they offered it with AWD it probably would have been a contender when I was shopping. I would like to get an electric car at some point (I would likely lease rather than buy since the tech is still so new), but don't want to get FWD. Model 3 looks nice too, but it could realistically be 2020 before I could actually buy one.

[2o6]

Do drive wheels really even matter in a car like this?

[SJ_GTI]

Do drive wheels really even matter in a car like this?

To me, yes. I prefer AWD in my daily driver. It is nice to not have to worry about wheelspin in the rain or bad weather in general.

In an electric car with near instant max torque I would expect AWD to be even more helpful (particular when considering FWD vs AWD).

[2o6]

It's not really "front engined" and the car's design is so much different than an ICE. I feel like a lot of typical driving dynamics of an FF or FR car won't come into play (as much) since the weight distribution, CG, and overall car design is so much different. Hell, this thing doesn't even have a transmission, and pretty much any sort of traction control will be totally electronic.


I mean, an AWD Bolt would be nice, but I don't think it's possible.

[MexicoCityM3]

Congrats! I really really dig electric cars.

[SJ_GTI]

It's not really "front engined" and the car's design is so much different than an ICE. I feel like a lot of typical driving dynamics of an FF or FR car won't come into play (as much) since the weight distribution, CG, and overall car design is so much different. Hell, this thing doesn't even have a transmission, and pretty much any sort of traction control will be totally electronic.


I mean, an AWD Bolt would be nice, but I don't think it's possible.

Its a preference. I am sure I could live with plenty of FWD cars and clearly the vast majority of the population either prefers FWD or is completely ambivalent about it...but I prefer it. 

[Laconian]

Doesn't Norway have fnuts incentives for electric cars? My Norwegian friend says there are Teslas everywhere in Oslo because it's just a "cheap" car for Norwegians. O_o

[mzziaz]

Doesn't Norway have fnuts incentives for electric cars? My Norwegian friend says there are Teslas everywhere in Oslo because it's just a "cheap" car for Norwegians. O_o

Yeah, pretty much. Or rather the complete lack of draconian taxes including GST, plus cheap electric power.

[mzziaz]

Do you guys use road salt? We do, and that's my biggest concern with an EV here in Ontario.

Yes, and that is a worry, especially underused braking systems because regenerative braking.

[cawimmer430]

Isn't it lame that "they named" that relatively slow car after this guy? 

[mzziaz]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hNJjdVzMmiE&feature=youtu.be


I'm getting a car specced exactly like this one.

[12,000 RPM]

Nice!

[FoMoJo]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hNJjdVzMmiE&feature=youtu.be


I'm getting a car specced exactly like this one.

That looks pretty nice as well.  Bright orange not available?

[CaminoRacer]

Sick.

Bolt is a pretty good name, but Ampera is fantastic.

[MexicoCityM3]

Fantastic.