{"id":4956,"date":"2018-05-11T11:58:03","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T16:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/?p=4956"},"modified":"2018-05-11T12:00:26","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T17:00:26","slug":"bolt-ev-goes-commercial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/bolt-ev-goes-commercial\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolt EV goes commercial!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since I first saw the rear view video mirror, in the Bolt EV Premier, I’ve thought the Bolt EV would make a great light delivery vehicle. Specifically, I thought of florists and caterers. Even if the bouquets and wedding cakes reached all the way to the Bolt’s ceiling, the driver would still have an unobstructed rear view, by switching on the video rear view mirror (its camera is located near the rear license plate).<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/bolt-ev-goes-commercial\/bolt-ev-video-mirror\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4957\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4957\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Bolt-EV-video-mirror.jpg\" alt=\"Bolt EV video mirror\" width=\"626\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Bolt-EV-video-mirror.jpg 626w, https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Bolt-EV-video-mirror-600x385.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Bolt-EV-video-mirror-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Bolt-EV-video-mirror-467x300.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/bolt-ev-goes-commercial\/drone-view\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4959\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4959\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/drone-view-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"drone view\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/drone-view-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/drone-view-600x329.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/drone-view-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/drone-view-500x275.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/drone-view.jpg 916w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Bolt EV Premier also includes what I call the “drone view cameras.” There are four cameras around the perimeter of the Bolt EV, that simulate the view a drone would have looking down on the vehicle. Why would this be important to delivery services? Coupled with the backup camera (with predictive steering lines) and a forward parking camera, it makes parking and maneuvering the Bolt EV, in tight urban spaces, a simple task.\u00a0Add to the mirror and the “drone view” cameras the fact that, with the back seats folded down, the Bolt EV has 56.6 cubic feet of storage, and you have a pretty compelling use case scenario.<\/p>\n<p>But wait. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>There’s more!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/bolt-ev-goes-commercial\/bolt-ev-knapheide\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4958\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4958\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Bolt-EV-Knapheide-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"Bolt EV Knapheide\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Bolt-EV-Knapheide-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Bolt-EV-Knapheide.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>A couple months ago, a GM employee told me something that I’ve had to keep to myself, which was pretty great news for my idea. Now that I’ve seen it in the media, I can tell you about it: The 2019 Bolt EV has the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmfleet.com\/chevrolet\/bolt-ev-electric-vehicle.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">option to omit the rear seat<\/a>, providing even more storage space and aftermarket outfitters Adrian Steel and Knapheide offer upfit packages to finish out the cargo area, since it is considered incomplete, when the rear seats are omitted. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>NOW<\/em><\/span>, I need to get this info out to hot shot delivery services, florists, caterers, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the features mentioned above are great, but consider the lack of required maintenance for an EV, the fact that you start each day with a full “gas tank” and you’re getting the dollar equivalent of over 100 miles per gallon (depending on gasoline pricing and electricity pricing in your area), it makes a pretty compelling case. In case you’re unaware of how maintenance-free an EV is, here’s the maintanance schedule from the Bolt EV Owner’s Manual:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4960\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4960\" style=\"width: 907px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/bolt-ev-goes-commercial\/bolt-ev-maintenance-schedule\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4960\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4960\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Bolt-EV-Maintenance-Schedule.jpg\" alt=\"Bolt EV Maintenance Schedule\" width=\"907\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Bolt-EV-Maintenance-Schedule.jpg 907w, https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Bolt-EV-Maintenance-Schedule-600x191.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Bolt-EV-Maintenance-Schedule-300x95.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Bolt-EV-Maintenance-Schedule-768x244.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Bolt-EV-Maintenance-Schedule-500x159.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click on image for larger version.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yes, you’re reading it correctly. The only scheduled maintenance for the Bolt EV, through 240,000 miles, is tire rotation and cabin air filter replacement. At 240K miles, it is recommended that the fluids be replaced (battery coolant).<\/p>\n<p>Then there’s the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fueleconomy.gov\/feg\/taxevb.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>$7,500 Federal Income Tax Credit<\/strong><\/a>…<\/p>\n<p>The hits just keep on coming!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since I first saw the rear view video mirror, in the Bolt EV Premier, I’ve thought the Bolt EV would make a great…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_stc_notifier_status":"sent","_stc_notifier_sent_time":"2022-05-05 10:30:18","_stc_notifier_request":false,"_stc_notifier_prevent":false,"_stc_subscriber_keywords":"","_stc_subscriber_search_areas":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,13,24,6,5,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alert","category-chevy","category-financial","category-news","category-opinion","category-the-journey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4956"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4964,"href":"https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4956\/revisions\/4964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theev-angelist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}