First Wild Bolt Spotted

[EarlyAdopter]

It's great to see more EVs built for taller drivers and passengers that are easier to park and easier to get in and out of.

I agree it would be great to see, but the Bolt has 1.5" less headroom than the Leaf and 0.5" less legroom, according to their manufacturers specs and my visual comparison of them next to each other.

Like I said, tiny Leaf.

6'6" here. Would love to see an all electric, long range compact SUV from someone, anyone, but that still remains an elusive beast.

 

[jas]

6' 3" here and loved my Leaf test drive years ago. Hopefully the next Leaf doesn't go lower just to look sportier. Hyundai said they'd have a SUV EV this year. Too bad the Toyota RAV4 EV was just a compliance vehicle.

 

[hill]

It's great to see more EVs built for taller drivers and passengers that are easier to park and easier to get in and out of.

taller drivers are typically having longer legs. Put them in the back seat and it's sorely lacking.
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[jas]

The search for an EV that fits continues.

 

[EV-lutioin]

Taking off my Tesla-glasses: GM did a really great job! There is just one thing I wouldn't accept if buying one. The frontseats are made for tiny Asian people. Not for bigger americans or europeans....

It would be enough to just say "tiny people" and "bigger people", no need to make sub-group generalizations.

 

[Jeff N]

It would be enough to just say "tiny people" and "bigger people", no need to make sub-group generalizations.

Yes, and in any case, there are plenty of non-tiny people who feel the Bolt front seats are fine. They work for me and I'm a 5' 9" somewhat overweight European-American.

 

[ggr]

I was behind my first Bolt early this morning (still dark, taking my wife to the airport for an early flight), and the thing that struck me was the rear brake lights! They're all zigzaggy, on purpose. It's definitely still a weirdmobile.

 

[miimura]

I was behind my first Bolt early this morning (still dark, taking my wife to the airport for an early flight), and the thing that struck me was the rear brake lights! They're all zigzaggy, on purpose. It's definitely still a weirdmobile.

The turn signals in the rear bumper don't do much for me either.