2020 Bolt EV Range Test (Increased Battery Capacity)
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- Опубліковано 11 тра 2020
- Kyle and Alyssa take the Bolt EV on the 70mph highway range test of the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV with the 6kWh increased capacity in the battery.
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I really like your positivity in these videos. So many other EV guys claim their prefeed EV is the one-EV-to-rule-them-all and disparage other makes/models. You always find the good while being honest about areas for improvement. It's why I always return to your videos.
On my 2019 Bolt, regen reduces the number shown as energy used, so the 65.9kWh is what actually came out of the battery. Decently impressive range considering the speed you were driving,
Only one EV matters,
@@enoughofthis VW ID.3 or ID.4??
Really glad to see the Chevrolet Bolt getting a little bit of positive praise. The car gets forgotten in the automotive press a lot.
And other than the somewhat uncomfortable seats, they really did a pretty damn good job on this vehicle.
The instrument cluster gives you good usable and useful information for an electric vehicle. The trending line can help you figure out if you're driving in a headwind and maybe don't know it. You'll see that trending line heading down towards the minimum and it can help you recalculate on a road trip if you need to stop sooner or if you can push it a little farther.
Definitely looking forward to future videos that you're going to do with this vehicle. And the Kona also.
What surprises me with the bolt is how nice the back seat is It's got great leg room for a relatively small vehicle.
Keep up the great work really enjoy your videos.
I agree - the Bolt was amazing when it came out. Is it still relevant today? I'd argue yes... Especially with discounts at dealers. Charging curve / peak rate is still brutally awful so I could never see my self road tripping this car but it's a fantastic commuter or I recommend them a lot for fleet use
@@OutofSpecMotoring I bought a 2020 because of the deep discounts. It put it well below a Model 3. I live in the the middle of the U.S. so my only choices are the Bolt, Leaf, and Tesla. The Hyundai and Kia's are CARB-state only vehicles and I don't want to have to deal with buying one over 1,000 miles away and having the same issue with service. In our case the Bolt is my daily commuter and I think it is the best value for an EV commuter. Long distance driving in it is not great. Range is fine, but the DCFC is at the bottom end at roughly 55kWh and as pretty much everyone knows, the seats start to get annoying after an hour of sitting in them. It is odd that the back seats are significantly more comfortable than the front seats. For a second car for commuting and as a "regional" vehicle it is the best value if GM and the dealers keep deep discounting them.
@@OutofSpecMotoring
Yeah they got some seriously to good discounts Going on. Although I've seen the prices climb a bit. About a month ago I saw a brand new 2020 LT trim for $20,000. That would be a pretty difficult price to pass up. You're getting a hell of a lot of car for not much money.
I watch a lot of news Coulomb's video Also. He road trips pretty much continuously in his bolt.. and does not even have charging at home.
He's tested the Niro also.
what he found on the long road trip was that essentially they ended up charging about the same amount of time. The Nero had a higher peak charge but also tapered a little differently and started a little bit later. So the difference in total time spent at the chargers was not really very significant.
The new 2020 bolt has a much better charging curve it doesn't fall off a cliff like the old one,
Still a pretty low peak rate, although it's the same rate as that new mini.. actual a little faster..
Definitely looking forward to more videos on the bolt..
Yes! The back seats are better. I noticed that
@@SWFan77
I've thought of doing the same thing, buy the bolt for using around town, and keep my Prius for when I want to do a long road trip.
I've seen a lot of videos of people road tripping in a bolt.
The trick seems to be to run it down to a low state of charge, and run in that lower 60% of the battery pack on your road trips. The Bolt comes up to Peak charging pretty quickly even at a low state of charge, And with the 2020 model the taper curve is definitely more generous. And The bolt is pretty good about estimating the range left and behaving reasonably well when it gets to a very low state of charge. As out of spec motorings video showed it drove up into the very end of the battery long past the warning.
I don't understand how they designed the seats so badly.. They could have at least made the cushioning a little thicker.
Hope you guys have a wonderful day be safe out there..
Kyle, thanks for promoting the 70mph highway range test. In my opinion, the window sticker of all EVs should simply be highway range at 70mph at summer and winter temperatures.
Gas cars provide a highway/non-highway value on the sticker. I don't understand why they don't do the same with EV's. Basically the EV ranges given today are city driving only.
@@SWFan77 They give an average of both. So although the Bolt here is doing ~220 miles highway, it's capable of 300+ miles city. Add in winter vs. summer and you'd be looking at a spectrum of 180-300+ miles, which isn't much use to anyone.
@@SteveBirkett Disagree about usefulness. I am with oisiaa on this and take it a step further, the ONLY numbers you need in an EV are Summer and Winter highway range with climate control on at a specified temperature (74ish), and if you want to get extravagant throw in "mild" temperature range as well with climate control in fan only. Anything not highway will be by definition better, so no need to worry about it.
@@keithmcdonnell4485 I'm with you on usefulness, but I think city has a place too, especially as more apartement/condo dwellers get into EVs. If you don't have a charger at home and drive around the city a lot then knowing full city range is important. I think a simple 3x3 range grid with Summer, Winter, Perfect on one side and 35, 55, 75 on the other would be really nice. You could still have a single EPA range number that people could look to compare vehicles but this other detail would be really nice.
Great video!! I feel your pain I was in Raleigh Sunday/Monday it sucked. There is nothing opened at all. Glad I'm in FL
Congrats on the new house Kyle! Looks like a great place for everyone including the dogs!
The myChevrolet app will show charge pct to the nearest 1% fyi.
Thx for the video, that is great range.
I have had a Bolt EV just over 2 years.
Your drive way is beginning to looking like an EV car lot👍
I know - once we move I’ll have all cars dropped off for testing at the studio and just commute back home in one car.
Kyle these are my absolute favorite range test scenarios for EV's. Hope you get to do a Model X soon!
Love the review. I just got a Bolt and one thing you don't mention here, but which jumped out at me on my first road trip with the Bolt is how cruise control just straight up pegs the speed you set. I was used to gas cars where hills and curves could cause the cruise speed to move around a lot, but the Bolt was the exact speed almost the entire trip, dropping just 1 mph on the biggest curve hill combo. Maybe you mention this in your full review, or maybe you've just driven so many EVs that it no longer seems novel, but to me it was surprising.
I also love the regen braking paddle on the Bolt. It makes me comfortable moving my foot off the brake a bit to stretch out while running cruise control. I'd do this some with my old gas cars too, but it always left me nervous. The regen paddle doesn't brake quite as hard a truly slamming on the brakes, but if I can see a hundred yards ahead it'll be more than enough and the auto-braking feature may slam on the actual brakes if I did get too close (I haven't tested this and really don't want to, maybe some UA-cam review will do it though)?
Yes this cruise control doesn’t seem abnormal. Performs like all EVs and modern gas cars.
Just an FYI, Taking the battery this low is not advised. As a contractor who worked on the Bolt with GM, we recommend using no more than 55 kW if you want to keep the car running for more than 8 years. If you drain the battery below that on a regular basis, you will not be able to get 8 years of life. This is also why the Charge rate is capped at 55 kW, so that the car can last at-least 8 years without any pack issues. The new management at GM has been very keen on reducing Warranty spend across the board to maximize their profits.
If you need to travel 250+ miles on the highway without charging regularly, the Lyriq is coming in 2023 and should be capable of much longer range and faster charging while providing the same 8 year lifespan. But, the price point will be more like the LR Model Y
You have a video for this cold spell this week on another channel. I have driven my chevy bolt at minus 20 degrees and the car did great but the evgo charges were down all over the state of Vermont
Thanks for doing the range test @ 70mph for the Bolt. That is the speed I travel on highways in my Volt. So, I was very interested in the results. Also, you mentioned you and your wife extended the range of her i3. I want to do that to my Volt. Did you show how you did it?
Thanks for the higher speed this time! It's a much better test for American highway driving.
Awesome video, thank you!
Used to have a 2017 Premier, and I'm still very much a fan of this car. I traded it for a Tesla Model 3 SR+, and I'm in a KIA Niro EV now. With all the discounts, I'm tempted to go back to a 2020 Bolt EV. Despite the rain I think this is a legit range test. The rain hurts the test a little but cruising in the last few percent under 70 mph helps it a little and the two should offset each other. The Bolt EV does calculate the regen into the energy used. If you go down a long hill you'll see the energy used go backwards in 0.1 kHh increments. 2 kWh regen is way too high of an estimate though. I went down hill in my Model 3 from 5,000 feet to a couple hundred feet for 15 miles and that regened 2 kWh. A 70 mph range test at a relatievely flat route has only a few moments of regen. Even half a kWh is a high estimate for this test, so 66 kWh usable is pretty accurate in your test.
Great content kyle keep it up!
Alyssa doesn't have to talk much. Her facial expressions say everything you need to know.
One test you could do; how do the dogs fit in the back? We have a long-legged 60lbs dog and I didn't think she'd fit well in the cargo area of the Bolt EV. How do your dogs fit?
Also, congrats on the new house!! Super stoked for you guys.
Awesome shaded backyard at the new house!
As a 2020 owner quite interesting to watch
I'm looking at a 2017 Bolt Premier for $20k with 45k miles on it to replace my 2013 Volt. I just don't want to spend an extra $15k for a Model 3.
I would hold of a couple more months. Prices are still high and many thousands of leases will hit the market soon. I bought my 2012 Volt in October 2015 with 19k for 15k and 16.5k total with taxes.
I was in the same boat. Waiting for leases to drop in prices. The prices have been stable since about Sept 2019.
Any reason you want to get Premier? I got 2019 LT, "almost new", that is it was dealers loaner for 4 months with about 3000 miles. Got it with full factory warranty for 26.5 OTD (shipped from Florida to Michigan). No IRS rebate, but it is gone now anyway.
Depending what you want and how much effort you want to put into it, you can find great deal.
We just bought the 2020 Premier for damn near half-off. 31 miles on the odometer. $24k out the door.
@@m1cajah Impressive most impressive
@@BryceLovesTech I was certainly stoked - since it had an MSRP of $43600 on the sticker. Dealer incentives, a few other rebates (like, I never knew you could get rebate just by being a Costco member!) and we were golden. We got 263 miles out of the first full charge on our dime. Love this little booger.
How much energy did it take to recharge?
Actually, that is the way to tell the exact energy use - by replenishing the battery, not by looking on the computer calculations. That is same concept like with ICE and fuel tanks. Petrol refill volume and distance driven, not the optimistic estimate of the computer.
In Bolt, I see about 10% increase over what was used. Could it still be due to battery heater?
Great test. Gave me more confidence in my 2019 Bolt.
Btw the fan speed does not affect the range on the Chevy Bolt. The use of the AC and the heat generator affects the range.
I have a 2019 Bolt and I get 230 miles at 70mph (tested over thousands of miles). That is with no headwind though (driven over enough miles that headwinds and tailwinds cancel out). Several people have done tests that demonstrate that the 2020 bolt batteries chemistry is more temperature sensitive and produces lower efficiency than the 2017-19s battery in non ideal temperature.
Can you link to some of these tests? I got a new 2020 Bolt a few months ago, but only have like 500 miles on it due to Rona. I'm sure I'll be driving it more in the future and having a better idea of what it's range will be in different weather conditions before I take long trips would be nice.
Great test, thanks for running it empty! Confused on your road trip comment though, in light of trying to say the MINI Cooper SE would be okay for long journeys thanks to 50kW charging in 30 mins. Bolt will hold that same rate (a little more, at 55kW) for longer if starting under 10%, so what's the difference in that sense? Aside from the seats killing your back, of course!
I think it’s impressive the small battery of the MINI can charge 50kW to 80% - but the Bolt’s battery is twice the size... I’d like to see twice the charging speed (same C rate)
@@OutofSpecMotoring The battery engineers have indicated it's a limitation with the car's wiring and they have no option to improve the rate beyond 55kW. That could just be GM making excuses, of course, but it's an aging design at this point and you have to feel they'd improve it if they could (as they/LG Chem have with the extra 6kWh).
They should definitely hold the 55kW max for longer though. Still, the original point stands: if you can road trip that adorable little MINI and stop every 100 miles, the Bolt EV stopping for a similar charge session every 200 miles is not an issue. Not a car for the splash & dash road warriors, however!
@@SteveBirkett GM tends to be conservative with their packs. But that translates to greater longevity. I would venture to say that they are more reliable then even Tesla.
Good test, worth a sub. Total trip consumption of 3.5 mile/kWhr isn't bad at 70. The Bolt could sure be a lot more aero.
Wish I could put that battery in my '18 Volt. It's a much more enjoyable car to be in and doesn't hurt the eyes as much from the outside.
Same here... 2017 Volt owner considering Bolt, wishing GM made a Volt body styled pure EV. I had a 2015 Leaf before, so I can tolerate the Bolt body style if needed. That 1st gen Leaf was so fugly.
@@mikeg7845 I had an '11 Leaf I had purchased used. Comparing the interior quality (materials, ergonomics, fit&finish) of that 7 year old car to the '18 Bolt was telling. That old Leaf interior was better in every way. I actually liked the unapologetically quirky look of the gen. 1 Nissan. Even today the Bolt aesthetics seem an afterthought, a token effort. Neither comes close to the Volt.
I tried this today with my 2020 Bolt which I’ve owned for 3 months and 2500 miles. I drove it down to 1% and calculated my usable battery capacity to be ~64kWh. Is the entire stated capacity of 66kWh supposed to be usable? If so I have 3% degradation already which doesn’t seem right. For those interested in the details I got 232 miles of range of which all but ~5 miles was driven on the freeway at 70mph. My efficiency was 3.64 miles/kWh. The outside temperature was low to mid 80’s, and I had the AC set on auto at 73 degrees, which consumed about 3% of the energy. The roads were dry, and there was very little wind.
Are you planning a longer road trip with the Bolt while you have it? Would like to see how fast it charges and at what rate. Thanks!
No road trips planned with this thing... Had too many cars to review this week! Maybe next time I get a Bolt
55kW max (assuming a capable charge station, 150+ amps), up to around 50-55%. After that, the 2020 model tapers off to ~25kW at 80%.
The 2017-'19 model years will step down the charge rate more suddenly, from 55kW to ~40kW at the halfway point, ~25kW approaching 70 ( then unbearably slow after 80-85%!)
Road tripped both and the 2020 is a small improvement. Slightly longer stints and a bit more bang for your buck when charging past the halfway point.
Local dealer is selling a 2020 Bolt for $11K off MSRP. Available at Jack Schmitt Chevrolet in O Fallon IL.
At those numbers the Bolt really starts to make sense!
@@OutofSpecMotoring I have a invoice I could send you for a base 2020 Bolt Ev with fast charging for 26k including all fees and taxes.
I got mine a bit above 26k in central PA with a few options. Really the only option I think it needs is DC fast charging (which should be standard), but the heated steering/seats are nice too (the lane keep and distance warning features seems useless to me, but maybe I'll change my tune when my kids are teens and start driving the car).
I feel like the 3/Y are clearly better cars and the Kona probably is too, but at this price the Bolt is an insanely better value. It can do pretty much everything I need for like 1/2 the price of a Y. I do still sometimes wish I'd bought a used S with rear jumpseats so I could sit 7, but that would still have been more than my new Bolt and the repairability of an old Tesla out of warranty is still a big scary question mark.
@@profitgreenly5991 I'm waiting on a used Bolt for 10k. I bought my 2012 Volt in late 2015 for 15k with 19000 miles. Although. I have been considering a used s60 for 15-20k. I will buy the cyber truck as soon as it comes out though.
Will this and the Kona be getting on your Onelap channel Kyle? 🤞
Yes, of course!
@@OutofSpecMotoring great stuff. Loving your content, thank you!
Kona is up on One Lap!
When are you going to do a range test on the ID.4?
$8K? In Florida, dealers are dropping $10K off of these. There's a new one coming next year that supposedly deals with the bad seat issue.
That house is so cute.
Is the roof a standing seam metal roof? If so it'll last forever, which is awesome :)
Love the house and the neighborhood.
Funny. I only watch your ev videos. And my wife drives a v60 polestar. I drive a model S. She would love an ev but that Volvo kicks arse. And it is so comfortable and the leather seats in a Volvo. Forget about it. We are keeping it. Not the new one but it is beautiful.
Is the track NCCAR? my family lives in roanoke rapids
This video makes me happy.
Because I'm a 2013 Tesla owner. And a quite pleased one no doubt. But my one "real world" range test since buying it was underwhelming.
My EPA rating is 265 miles ('13 S85 RWD), and on a cold day in late February, I got 200.
Yes, I know factors such as age of the battery, temperatures under 45°F, and the imperfections of typical human driving habits affected that test, but it was still a shock (pun intended?) when I got a mere 200 miles on a full charge that day.
I will retest in warmer weather. But I guess it's good to see that I'm not alone. Here's a brand new, generally highly regarded EV not made by Tesla, and it's also falling short of the EPA number.
I still feel a bit misled though... Damn you Elon! *shakes fist* 😄
Good video!
Chevy Bolt EV Subtracts from used energy as it regens. So 65.9kw is 65.9kw usable capacity. When you regen you can actual often see it subtract going from 65.9 to 65.8 during regen.
Would never buy a bolt but i totally get why it works for some people. Wish the charging network in Canada was more developed, a used bolt would be a great car for my mom
Hi Larry, yeah, our charging infrastructure is years behind the U.S. and Europe.
In my 2017 Bolt, if I watch the "power consumed" on the energy usage screen and when it goes up by .1 from for example 10 kWh to 10.1 kWh, if I go into regen it goes back down to 10.0 kWh consumed. You can check to see if the 2020 does the same thing pretty easily on the track... just instantly hit the regen paddle right when the number goes up by .1 and see if it goes back down :)
I was wondering about this as it means usable pack capacity would be less than I got - I didn’t regen much but probably .5kWh
@@OutofSpecMotoring please verify that it's the same in the 2020 as it is in my 2017. Easy to verify as I described.
The 2020 Bolt does the same thing. When regen'ing, the "energy used" figure on the display screen runs backwards. So, the 66 kw shown is indeed the "net" energy usage of the trip, (total consumption - total regen).
Just quickly hitting the regen paddle is probably not going to produce the full 0.1 kWh necessary to show up in the display, though. For that, you'll need to descend a fairly steep hill, with at least a few hundred feet of elevation loss. Also, if you begin the trip at the top of a hill, the "energy used" display will never run negative. If your regen exceeds your total consumption, "energy used" will just show up as zero.
Hello Kyle never driven or been in an EV...very much interested in trying one out and wanted to know in your opinion what is the best EV to start out with between the Bolt or the Kona & take price into consideration thank you
Model 3 standard / standard+ is probably the best starter EV with the lowest learning curve
I like an honest answer.
I get it you want it warm for a range test but real world most people are going to start from overnight charging in whatever weather and auto climate. This is more like a best case 70mph test. Still one of my favourite evs though and if they sold them here I would have one instead of the Zoe.
Nice
How about a cross country in a Jag I - Pase....I'd like to see that.
There’s only one in the press fleet in Cali so next trip out there I’m requesting it for a west coast trip
Kyle the bolt is a better by because it has better deals I can get a 2017 for 20000 and in ohio we can’t get a Konra or niro ev in ohio . Maryland is the closest to get it
I also live in Ohio. I have seen 2020 Bolts for $26k for an LT and $30K for a loaded Premier (which I am considering leasing). If they had 100kWh DC fast charging (with a decent charging curve) I would consider buying instead of leasing at those prices.
As in the last videos, i see the Volvo V90 parked in front of the house. Will there be a video about that car?
Probably not enough interest based off of the V60 review's numbers
@@OutofSpecMotoring All right. Do you plan to review the Polestar 2 and the Volvo XC 40 Pure Electric?
DIY haircut as the barber/hairdressers could be closed for awhile yet considering the infection rate and growth in the US, you may be ZZ Top length by time they re-open. ;) You should put in a text block showing the km which the rest of the world uses.
Great real-world range test until the car basically dies! Can't wait to see this same range test for Kona Electric given they are almost-even in EPA-rated range...
Coding is required on the i3. It's a shame what BMW did to the REX's.
Why is the screen on that Switch so dirty?! 😂
It looks like this is available for around $35k? If you had to choose between a Tesla Y for around $52 and the Bolt for $35, does it make more sense to get the Bolt?
That’s a huge price difference. The Y is worth the up charge but it just depends on what you want from a vehicle.
Totally! I’m trying to figure out if the Bolt already includes the state incentives I have which takes off $5000 off the purchase price of any EV. Chevy website seems to be hiding the “total incentives” so I’m not sure. Would be hard to pass up the Bolt if it was actually closer to $30k...
Out of Spec Motoring Maybe the SR version would be a better comparison since they’re both not AWD.
Call up an actual dealer to get a real price on a Bolt. GM had crazy incentives a couple months ago and I got a new non-premier Bolt for $26k with a few features. I really don't think the Premier features are worth $10k extra and at this price it's half a new Y.
That car is a crazy good deal at around ~$30.000-33.000! They just need to improve DC charging and its a winner!(even in years to come!)
Its not accident that they don`t offer it in Europe anymore! It would literally kill all others on the market, including ID.3 Pure(around $32.000 with basic equipment!?) that has almost the same charging speed(50 vs 55kw) but 30% less battery capacity and almost 80% less power!!! And that`s the car that is yet to come out!?!
Alyssa is a true introvert!
How about a max range test at say about 45ish mph... I know, insanity right?!?!
The major miss on the update is the fast charging speed. Still 50.
eb1888 55kW
@@OutofSpecMotoring I wouldn't consider this car with 55kW. Because that's only the highest. GM at a minimum for a car with this range should have gone to 100kW to position it competitively in the marketplace.
@@eb1888. I agree, the Bolt needs 100 KW minimum with 150 KW preferable to future proof the charge rate but GM would need to change out the cabling for a lower gauge which is expensive. In 2017 55 KW was fine for the market it competes in but not for 2020/2021. The redesign is now scheduled for 2022 so we'll see if GM steps up to the plate or not.
plenty of range for daily driving
whats the total kw/h of the battery?
66 Kw
You left the thing plugged in at 100% all night? Bro, it’s been SOOOO windy the last few weeks here in NC.
Also, you bought a V60 T5? I’m surprised didn’t get a Model Y instead. Just not a huge fan of recent Volvos.
Silly to get a Y, its the same as the 3 except interior space and he already had like 3 model 3s lol. Y is a fantastic car though but he needs variety in his videos so it makes sense.
larry Spiller V60 is not any more capacious than the Y, but it is an ICE, and Volvo’s vehicles don’t hold value nearly as well. Not only that but their interiors just don’t hold up with age. My aunt’s 2018 XC60 looks 10 years old inside. The leather Volvo uses sucks.
Could we get a test that measures efficiency at 80 Mph and one at 55 MPH. One measures city and one highway and average them out. They are coming of lease and im sure higher millage ones will hit 10-12k within the year. In many places. People blast past you 70 Mph and on road trips 80Mph is the defacto speed limit.
Probably not. Most people asked for 70mph
Glass roof = more weight and cost.
Are you gonna sell your Kona anytime soon? :p
I don’t own a Kona!
Our hair places open Friday the 15th I can’t wait to get my hair cut😀
I really enjoy your content, Kyle. One small suggestion is to try to hold your phone more still during the selfie video shots.
I took a drink every time you put your hand in your hair 🥴
So basically we now have to worry about wind speeds too like we are pilots? isnt this going to deter people from buying EVs if they are going to have to worry about wind affecting the performance of their cars?
It affects gas cars too.
Bro perfect Time to try a different hairstyle you should Gel your hair
A gel Mohawk!
This test is supposed to be real world, but no one in the real world would drive super slow with 3 percent in battery to squeeze out another 10 miles to be counted in the range number. EV driver is not supposed to reach their destination with close to zero percent in battery. This 228 miles "real world range" number is exaggerated and not reflective of real world usage.
So next time would you like me to drive to the grocery store and tell you I made it without a problem?
Out of Spec Motoring You should have said the real world range is 216 miles coz that's the distance u traveled when u exited the last highway ramp (the battery was very close to zero already when u exited). This is supposed to be a 70 mph highway test as u clearly stated multiple times, so u should not drive in 30 to 40 mph to squeeze out 12 more miles at the end. This practice is just not reflective of real world usage and it isn't at 70 mph energy consumption when u do the last 12 miles.
Also, your practice would create a lot of variation when comparing results between different EV. How would a normal person know that Bolt achieving 228 miles is really comparable to Hyundai Kona at let's say 200 miles in your test? 228 miles in Bolt in this case is exaggerated like I stated while Kona could be 200 miles truly at 70 mph all the way to the zero percent in battery. This kind of test is supposed to be a true apple to Apple comparison done in a scientific and real world way...so the results meet the exact criteria that u stated and the data are comparable to different car model.
Why am I so picky on this? Coz I do airplane performance testing and aerospace system testing for a living. If I setup test procedure like u do in video, the test results would be thrown out immediately and is considered unusable data. Intentionally create unnecessary variation in testing data is not accepted in engineering setting.
No, myopic gray is NOT a great color on the Bolt, or on any car for that matter. I hate any color that can be accurately recreated on a black and white monochrome monitor.
Your hair is not long. It is certainly less than metal-(music-)hair-length. However, you may want to trim your beard once in while. You do not need a barber for trimming your beard, do you?
Yikes
Brother i dont want to see your face all the time you can tell things and show car and road thats will not become boring at all but you my friend stop showing your face all the time