Well, the most important issue with the Bolt is that it takes forever to charge. It is impractical to take it on a road trip. Who wants a car that can only travel 235 when there is no charging network? And style, who wants a Bolt when you can drive a Tesla Model 3? The base price of a Model 3 will be comparable to the BMW 3 Series (which 2016 sales were down 25% in 2016! as consumers wait for the M3), Mercedes C Class and the Audi 4 and fuel is 1/3 the cost with a drivetrain that will last exponentially longer. I think this is a huge game changer which is what the stock market is telling us. Ford and GM's stock price has been going down for 4 years while car sales have been in record territory the last few years. A disruptive change is going to come whether you personally will welcome the change.

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No charging network? I looked on PlugShare.com and there are fast charging stations all over Connecticut.

There is a balance between charging rate and battery longevity. Batteries charged slower last longer. Model 3 batteries may charge faster than the Bolt EV but they probably won't last as long. The Tesla and the public fast charging network charge rates are't all that different.

The Bolt and the Model 3 are city commuter cars. At these current miles per charge neither is a good road trip car.

TimFreeh: Can you please reference where you found the Tesla will loose 4-6000 watts per day? That's a huge amount. All I've found on the internet is 3-6 miles per day and that should be somewhere about 1000 watts, plus or minus.

Has anyone commenting here owned an electric car?

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