GM Tells Bolt Owners To Expect Range Reduction Of 40% Within Warranty Period

Battery capacity degradation is to be expected with any battery-powered electric vehicle. The questions are how much degradation, how fast, and what is covered under the warranty. GM released the owner’s manual for the Chevy Bolt EV this week and in it, the automaker warns of potential battery degradation of up to 40% during the 8-year warranty period or within 100,000 miles.
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TheSteve - 12/9/2016 1:05:52 PM

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Article: "...Early data shows a trend of reaching 150,000 miles before coming close to a 10% capacity loss..."

This is quite a different scenario than the worst-case one painted by this forum's title, and by GM in their owner's manual. I'm interested in the REAL numbers as they become more available.

carloslassiter - 12/10/2016 12:09:35 AM

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Elon Musk is terrified of GM's genius.