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I switched from Dunlops to Metzlers on my Mean Streak last year. The riding characteristics changed pretty dramatically. Cornering on the ME880's doesn't feel as quick as the Dunlops (can't remember what model they were). No idea of longevity yet on the Metz since I didn't get a lot of riding in...

No issues in the Bolt with Michelin X-Ice 3's on it. Have to be a little careful with the throttle at times and had a couple of slip & slide moments, but nothing I wouldn't have had in any other car. Mostly was frustrated getting stuck behind idiots with summer/bald tires. Couldn't believe the...

We go out more. The Bolt always has enough for local trips, even after driving to and from work. We don't think twice about jumping in and going. Simple, buy an EVSE that uses a standard plug, not hardwired. Also, buy an EVSE that is rated to the maximum charge rate at the time of purchase and...

Yeah, despite the range decrease in the cold I would still rather be in the Bolt than an ICE vehicle. Of course since I still had 200km+ range today it's not like I have any worries about not making it home or anything. Every time I get in an ICE vehicle now I'm instantly thinking how much...

The Colorado is great, it's just weird after not driving it for so long. The Bolt became our #1 vehicle the moment we got it. It's just so much better suited to almost everything we do, especially right now since we don't really need the truck for truck stuff. I don't have much need to haul...

Yup, I precondition the Bolt every day, I just can't set it to do it automatically. I'm sure that it will show up in the app as an option at some point, it's not something they need to change in the car, just a scheduler in the app would do it fine. On a different note, I hopped in my Colorado...

Scheduled departures for the Bolt is for charging not preconditioning. It tells the car what time to complete the charging by, mostly for managing time of use billing from hydro. Unfortunately there is no way to schedule preconditioning yet.

It's not actually that bad. I get back about half of my daily commute so it's totally worthwhile. I leave hilltop reserve on so at home the battery charges to about 88% max. When I get to work I'm usually down to about 67% and the L1 charging through the day gets me back up to about 83% or so...

I L1 charge the Bolt at work every day and have to do the same thing. At least I was able to customize the home screen to add the button to switch the setting so I don't have to hunt for it.

I have been seeing about a 30 to 40km drop in estimated range. The Bolt is always plugged in when at home in the unheated garage, and sits all day in a heated parking garage at work. Up until this week, it was actually turning on the A/C when I got in to go home to get the inside temp to 21c...

I find myself checking my speed much more often in the Bolt when I realize I'm flying by other traffic.

Strange, I was under the impression that all CDN Bolts would get heated front seats, but only the Premier could get the heated rear seats. Given the near complete lack of knowledge that most dealers seem to have about the Bolts, I would go look at it just in case they are wrong. That would...

My Bolt LT has heated front seats and steering wheel, supposed to be standard on all Canadian Bolts regardless of trim level. Bolt availability is also getting better, seeing many more deliveries and hearing rumors of increased production. We took the chance and waited for one, but I can...

For the Bolt, I ran 100amp to our barn (which feeds the garage as well). If in the future I get a 2nd EV I will set up a 2nd Juicebox pro since it they will talk to each other and you can set them to account for even being on the same circuit. So if you have 2 EVs plugged in on the same 50amp...

Yes, this was several months ago and they couldn't order '18's yet. Although at the time they weren't sure they would even be able to order them until Jan.

I called around a bit about the Ioniq while I was waiting for the Bolt to get built and the response I got from the dealers was that they were all sold out until 2018. Seems like Canada only got a few of them and they sold quickly. It looks like a pretty decent car though.

That's how it worked on my '06 Caddy as well. It sucks that you need a special tool now.

My concern with the Leaf is the battery life. It seems like Nissan still hasn't put a good system in place to manage battery temps like the Volt/Bolt have. I think GM really took the lead with this specifically. Also, the leaf will almost certainly have a nicer interior but won't have the range...

I'm in Mt. Albert, so I'm in Newmarket all the time.

Musk's goal has always been to spur change. I kind of expect that once the traditional automakers really get going with EV production he'll hand the reigns of Tesla over to more conservative management and move on to other pie in the sky projects. He has never really seemed concerned with...