All Chevy Bolt EV and Chevy Bolt EUV customers who have not yet received a new battery pack module can now update the onboard software to lift related parking and charging restrictions.
Per a recent report from The Detroit News, the new software limits Chevy Bolt EV and EUV models to a maximum of 80-percent battery charge, and enables customers to charge their vehicle indoors overnight, use the vehicle with less than 70 miles of range, and park inside after charging.
The new software was previously available for 2017 through 2019 Chevy Bolt EV and Chevy Bolt EUV models. Now, the software has expanded availability for 2020-through-2022 model-year vehicles. Customers are encouraged to reach out to their local Chevrolet dealer for more information on acquiring the software update.
Earlier this year, General Motors recalled all Chevy Bolt EV and Chevy Bolt EUV models in response to a potential manufacturing defect in the vehicles’ battery pack. Affected battery packs had a torn anode tab and folded separator present within one or multiple battery cells, which could result in a fire. At this point, General Motors has confirmed that the defect has resulted in 18 fires around the world, with minor injuries and no deaths.
Following the discovery of the manufacturing defect, General Motors advised Chevy Bolt EV and Bolt EUV customers to limit charging their battery below the maximum capacity, as well as to avoid depleting the battery below 70 miles of range and to park their vehicle outside after charging, as well as to avoid charging their vehicle indoors overnight.
General Motors has committed to replacing the battery packs on all Chevy Bolt EV and Chevy Bolt EUV models. GM’s battery partner, LG Corp, has agreed to reimburse GM for much of the costs and expenses associated with the recall, a bill expected total roughly $1.9 billion.
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Don’t buy one…
For the rest of the market realistically probably 20% or so will be EV by ’30. IMO Id see hybrid electric making a massive comeback as sort of having your cake and eating it, especially in the performance market..
He can’t even if he wanted to
Not true. The rest of the market is going full EV. At least the large majority of it. Even Toyota just announced they will be full EV buy 2035.
So your information is inaccurate.
Yes just like BBB guaranteed passage… oops 😬
Lmao nice.
If GM provides complimentary home fire insurance, I may buy one.
Education is never free. Battery development is where gas engines were 100 years ago.
This isn’t lifting restrictions! I don’t know why they keep saying that. What it is doing is automatically enforcing the restrictions on owners. This also significantly reduces the range of the car.
The issue I have is that it is winter. In the winter months I get about 120 – 150 miles of range here in Minnesota. So if Max charge is reduced to 80% and I can’t go below 70 miles of range left, what does that leave me? Yeah, approximately 50 miles of range on a charge!!!
Unacceptable!
so blame the asians for making terrible natteries, don’t blame GM
Reread the article, it says you can drive below the 70 mile mark.
Agree! I made the mistake of allowing the update to be done at a dealer 160 miles from my house. Now I have 129 mile range! The car is still there until I can figure out how to get it home.
Happy with our bolts. My 2017 has its new battery and the range increased. Even when there was a restriction it still had more range than the competition. Dollar per mile of range , it’s still the best value.
Our 2019 is great as well. When you travel you charge to 80% at each stop anyway. This is just part of being an early pioneer.
My vo-worker just got the call his 2017 Bolt is done and ready for pickup. He is on the edge of the daily travel to work with older, lower range battery. Which proved difficult in colder weather. Now we are officially into winter the new battery will be put to the test.
He was fitting tired of the rental but GM did pick up the tab plus paid for his gasoline!
This car is a complete failure with possible dangerous situations. Imagine getting into a minor crash and the battery got some damage, instant inferno! Imagine the trade in value of this junk pile. The rest of the market going EV will take decades as people aren’t going to dump their ICE vehicles for many decades. Remember Europe with the diesel push? Then one day everybody was forced out of those cars because they cause health problems. A financial disaster like EV’s coming soon.
That scenario only happens with the Tesla Model S. No Chevy Bolt has ever suffered a fire in a collision.
Daniel, it seems before you were around, gasoline tanks were mounted behind the rear axle and bumper. Rear end collisions were a common place until disk brakes were in all vehicles. Talk about inferno’s, many were killed from exploding fuel tanks.
GM may have done for EVs what they did for diesels in the 80s. After OPEC II, it looked like diesels were the future with many models being launched and many more planned. Of course GM was leading the way with a broad array of diesel-powered products ranging from the Chevette to the Seville. Unfortunately their first effort, the hastily developed Oldsmobile 350 diesel, quickly developed a reputation for catastrophic engine failures and they soured many buyers out on diesels entirely. Word got around fast and the diesel boom became a diesel bust. Even the good diesels from European makes like Mercedes were caught up in the rash of bad publicity and the public backlash brought on by GM and were
withdrawn from the US market.
It seems to me today’s lowercase gm may do for EVs what they did to diesels years ago. As Shad indicated above, who wants an EV with such range restrictions and the potential for fire and edicts declaring them unfit to sell and the resultant decline in resell value. If I owned one, I’d be dumping it and I’d be very reluctant to try unproven technology again and take another financial hit being a guinea pig for gm.
The difference today is that GM circa 1980 was huge. They sold half the cars in America so everyone knew someone with a GM diesel and they knew of the issues with them. Today’s gm has about 17 percent af the US market and virtually nobody even knows the Bolt exists so although it’s a similar disaster for General Motors, the low volume may contain the damage gm is doing to EVs. Still, I think many will be reluctant to try a Lyriq after gm burned so many consumers again with the Bolt.
I disagree, while the diesel Olds engine conversion was a learning curve for many , the engine was not the main culprit , it was the fuel system that did not have a water separation system.
Our family had a pickup with this engine as well as a neighbor . it was a satisfying pickup and the fuel economy was fantastic for a full size truck.. Diesels have their place today in NA , with almost all HD pickups powered by a diesel
The Bolt is a very good car and represents a great value especially to the commuter market . the issue is not the design of the car , its a defect in the batter that is manufactured by a supplier. That same supplier puts batteries in other brands .
People can hate on GM, but the EVs are coming with or with out GM. Look at what is coming from Nissan , Toyota , Subaru , Merceedes , Audi Hyundia , KIA , VW , etc . Ford is late with full up EV’s , and now even RAM is talking about their future EV pickup
If you want proof of the advances GM is making with EVs, I understand they will help Honda with an EV SUV
WOW!!
The Bolt has OTA software update capability (when connected to wifi at home, for example). My Bolt has never received a software update from GM. Why GM isn’t using their existing OTA capability is beyond me. It would save them a ton of money, and reduce aggravation from owners needing to visit a dealer. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I was under the impression that wifi wasn’t necessary for the updates. Is this true?
The Bolt’s OTA capability only extends to the infotainment system. Which they’ve never bother to update.
Thank you for clarifying.
For those of us that put down $100 deposit back in March of 2021 (I know, not really that much money) to secure a special edition 2022 Bolt EUV Premier built in “early summer”, it would be nice if they would at least keep us up to date on the status of our battery replacements. Mine was delivered in late August last year. A couple days after I was able to do a test drive, I got the call from the dealer that they couldn’t sell it to me until new batteries arrived. Every time I drive past my local dealer I see my new Bolt sitting in the back of the parking lot – in the sun, rain or covered with snow. Zero word from GM for those of us who took the chance and made a commitment to this new car. I’m sure they were bragging last March about how quickly the pre-orders for the Launch Edition sold out. Now they don’t seem to give a damn about us. They have my email address, same one they sent order confirmation to when they took my $100. How hard would it be to send us regular updates to keep us informed of the status?
Never had the last software update done which reduced battery capacity to 80%. Just got my 2017 Bolt EV back from having battery replaced. It now has its range increased to 259 miles, with an eight year, 100,000 mile warranty from the date of replacement. Hopefully it will increase the resale value of the car when I’m ready for a new one in a couple more years.
My GM dealer in Vaughan Ontario says they no longer do the software update that allows my 2022 Bolt to cherge to 80% and park in the garage. True?
What is the expected battery replacement schedule for Bolt 2022 in Ontario?
David
Super Cruise
Does anyone know when the Super Cruise is engaged, does it have the capability to change lanes automatically like Cadillacs ?