Recent content by 67goat

Got the car back today. I didn’t get a chance to talk to the rep, because he was at lunch. However, I am going back in a day or two to get fob batteries. The invoice (which I will post a pic of later) gives some hint as to what happens. It says the instructions were to replace the drive...

I didn’t think I would get the pack. I assume there is a core charge that could be pretty hefty. My solar panels are tied to the grid. I could still tie it in, but while I have the skills to do so, I don’t do any electrical that requires me to work directly in the panel. Plus, I have no idea...

So far it has only been a couple days (took it in Tuesday), but they said it could be a couple weeks. They couldn’t get a ship date on a new pack. However, they gave me a rental on their dime. The funny thing is they make the rental car company give you a GM vehicle, and the only one they had...

I was planning on asking what they do with the old battery when I go in, but I assume it has a core charge value. Being such a low production vehicle, I don’t know if it would be worth it to recondition vs recycle the pack. If people submit questions, I will see if I can get them answered...

I don’t know if they are related or not. However, when I went to get some things out of my car, the guy at the dealership said that initially the engineers just wanted to replace a specific part in the pack (about 4-5K) that would not be covered by the warranty and replace the bad cell. He...

Mine. Just got diagnosed with a bad cell (43K miles). It was causing the car to go super wonky. Getting replaced for free under warranty.

So here is the deal, my 2015 (Oct purchase) has over 43K miles on it. It started having issues with the electronics. I would get the propulsion power reduced message come up three blocks after leaving the charging station with 100% charge, the check system light would come on and then shut off...

Do you know what your capacity was last Dec? What is the difference in temp where you are living between Sept and now? Cold months you will get your lowest readings. Warmer months see your best numbers. It is possible to see a large decline due to temp alone. I have had years with a 1+ drop...

Take the Bolt battery pack, make it the base of a trailer, wire it in parallel (assuming output is the same and only aH is different), and off you go. You wouldn’t even need to reprogram the computer. Ranges might be off, but it’s already a GOM. Or take the bolt battery and shove it into an...

I have not had that specific issue, but I am starting to get things like propulsion reduced after being plugged in all day and having 100% charge. Reading other posts, it could be the accessory battery dying. Appa ntly, when it is not providing a high enough charge, the computer can go crazy.

I’m sure tax credits play a part (between state and county, I got $5500 back, on top of the $7500 fed). But that glosses over one fact that was pointed out in that blurb, and omits another big reason. One, as mentioned, California has better infrastructure than most other places. Nobody...

So, I see a bunch of Electrify America stations popping up in the near future in the Sac/Central Valley area of Cali. There are several things that are cool about that. One, there is nothing currently on I5 from Sac until Tracy. On the 99 side, nothing from Galt to Salida. Two, these...

I do not have the card, but I have the thicker keychain rfid. Mine works at the 65kw stations like HQ and the airport, but does not work at 50kw stations like Elk Grove. Never called to ask about it.

The oil industry does not deduct the way other businesses do. In addition to several credits that only apply to the oil industry (intangible drilling costs, depletion allowance, royalty relief from making payments for using federal land that any other industry using federal land would pay...

I don't know of a fix, but it happens to me all the time. It is most annoying in the middle of a call.