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I drove one of these a couple of years ago when Chevy brought them out to Burlington for journalists to test drive. Maybe fall 2017/summer 2018? I had a lot of fun driving one, but they're very... boring cars, which I figured was the point of that: they're not a radical change for a regular driver who isn't ready for what Tesla offers.

I'd consider getting one a little down the road, although someone I know here noted that the battery loses out on some range pretty quickly in the middle of winter.

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Good review. You note that the Chevy Bolt is really 2nd car territory for most. People have not really said that about the Tesla Model 3 which at the basic model gets just slightly less range , 250 miles. Is the Bolt more of a second car than because it is inherently less fun to drive than a Tesla, which at $39,900 is probably its main competition (other than the Nissan Leaf or the new Volkswagen box that is coming out mid next year).

Also does the Bolt get the full $7,500 Fed tax credit? I know the Teslas do not.

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