Bolt EVs and level 2 16amp chargers
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The gen2 Volt @240v*15 amps=3.6kw charges at about 12 miles per hour. The Bolt would pull slightly more at 16amps; 3.84kw. Plus the Bolt is a little more efficient, so it would charge at about 13.5 miles per hour on the same J1772 L2 charger. So yeah, that's 135 miles in 10 hours overnight which will meet the needs of most drivers. Of course, you could upgrade your J1772 L2 charger to 32 amps and double the Bolt's charging rate.
Might as well get a 40 amp charger plug in type. Install a 50 Amp outlet and you can plug in any 32 to 40 amp charger you purchase.
Easy to swap out the wall charger plug-in type and even gives you the option to take the wall charger with you, if you are traveling to a place that you know has outlets for charging like camp grounds or a relatives house.
Easy to swap out the wall charger plug-in type and even gives you the option to take the wall charger with you, if you are traveling to a place that you know has outlets for charging like camp grounds or a relatives house.
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All posts are correct. It is more cost efficient to get a higher current Level 2 EVSE and circuit that can cover the Volt and the Bolt EV. My EVSE was bought, assembled, and installed in 2014, and is set to 7.2 kW before the Chevy Bolt EV was even presented in Jan 2015, so I planned ahead. I can upgrade the circuit to 80 A and charge up to 16 kW for any future BEV.
A full charge from zero with your EVSE would take approx 15-16 hours+/-, allowing for charger losses, etc.
Oddly enough even though several have tested the DCFC charging no one has posted the lower charge rate curve. I suspect it will run at max charge all the way to the end. Personally I'm interested in seeing this curve as I too will be on L1 over night charge, which is what I use for my 2012 Volt.
Keep in mind though though this not a Volt so zero would mean you are stranded on the road, but I'm sure that is not what you meant.
Oddly enough even though several have tested the DCFC charging no one has posted the lower charge rate curve. I suspect it will run at max charge all the way to the end. Personally I'm interested in seeing this curve as I too will be on L1 over night charge, which is what I use for my 2012 Volt.
Keep in mind though though this not a Volt so zero would mean you are stranded on the road, but I'm sure that is not what you meant.
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Not directly related to charging rate, but...
Personally, I would recommend you use the "Hilltop Reserve" setting on your Bolt EV, if you get the car. That will charge the battery only to 90%, which should prolong your battery life if you care about that sort of thing. Of course, when you know you'll need a full charge, you can disable this setting the night before and let it charge to full.
The Volt inherently does this, with the "full charge" topping out around 80% or a bit higher, and with "empty" being somewhere around 20%. Keeping the battery further from experiencing fully charged and fully discharged states for long periods of time helps extend battery life.
Personally, I would recommend you use the "Hilltop Reserve" setting on your Bolt EV, if you get the car. That will charge the battery only to 90%, which should prolong your battery life if you care about that sort of thing. Of course, when you know you'll need a full charge, you can disable this setting the night before and let it charge to full.
The Volt inherently does this, with the "full charge" topping out around 80% or a bit higher, and with "empty" being somewhere around 20%. Keeping the battery further from experiencing fully charged and fully discharged states for long periods of time helps extend battery life.
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