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2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV Premier
Summit White over Dark gray leather · hatchback · FWD
Photograph: Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Asking price
$17,900
vs market
+ 5%
Range, rated against measured
Measured on our 60-mile mixed loop, September, 88 °F. Winter in a northern state costs another 15–25%.
Battery report
100% of new capacity
- Battery & BMS 100
- Drive units 92
- Suspension 87
- Brakes & regen 89
- Body & paint 88
- Interior 86
- Software & charging 93
Charging
55 kW peak
10–80% takes about 69 minutes on a charger that can supply 55 kW or more.
Onboard AC charger 7.2 kW — a full night on a 240 V wall unit
Battery replacement
Covered by recall
Current cost of a replacement pack or module set for this model, fitted. We publish it so you can do the arithmetic before you buy, not after.
New pack fitted under recall 21V-650 — 8 years / 100,000 miles from replacement
Running cost
3.9 mi/kWh
Efficiency from the EPA rating and usable battery capacity. At Florida electricity prices that is about $4 per 100 miles of home charging — roughly a third of what a petrol equivalent costs to run.
Service costs are lower too: no oil, no belts, and brake wear is halved by regenerative braking.
Condition
91/100
Seven measured systems, including the battery and the charging hardware. Red-flag items are either corrected before listing or written into the defect log with the price consequence stated.
Honest condition for the mileage — priced accordingly.
3 findings, published
No moderate findings
- Note Front tyres at 5 mm Within our threshold
- Minor Driver seat bolster wear Left as is, photographed
- Note Rear parcel shelf missing Replaced with OEM part
Specification
1G1FZ6S0•••••914
- Stock
- VB-2014
- Battery
- 66 kWh · health 100%
- EPA range
- 259 mi
- Measured range
- 251 mi (September, 88 °F)
- DC charging
- 55 kW · 10–80% in 69 min
- Onboard charger
- 7.2 kW AC
- Power
- 200 hp · 266 lb-ft
- 0–60 mph
- 6.5 s
- Drive
- FWD · 5 seats
- Curb weight
- 3,563 lb
- Odometer
- 34,720 mi
- Exterior
- Summit White
- Interior
- Dark gray leather
- VIN (masked)
- 1G1FZ6S0•••••914
- Title
- Clean · Florida, in hand
- Previous owners
- 1
- Days on lot
- 9
Service history
3 records
- Battery cycle on the replacement pack, health 100% of new 34,720 mi · In-house bay
- Battery pack replacement under recall 21V-650, the fire-risk campaign for this model year 29,100 mi · Chevrolet dealer
- Software update, tyre rotation 22,400 mi · Chevrolet dealer
Highlights
- Replacement battery pack fitted under recall — health reads 100% of new capacity
- New pack warranty runs from the replacement date, not the model year
- Cheapest car here to run: about four cents a mile on Florida electricity
Inspector's notes
This is the car to buy if you want the smallest battery risk on the lot: the pack is new, and the recall paperwork travels with it.
55 kW DC charging is the honest limitation. As a second car or a commuter with a home charger it never matters.
Battery is listed at 66 kWh, which is the only figure General Motors states; the 2020 increase was described as usable energy rising from 60 to 66 kWh.
Chevrolet claims up to 100 miles in 30 minutes on a fast charger. An independent test measured 4–80% in 69 minutes, so plan around the measured number.
The fire-risk recall for this model year is 21V-650, an expansion of 21V-560. A car with that campaign still open should be charged to 90% and parked outside, which is why a completed pack replacement is the whole value story here.
Verified data
Factory figures, checked.
Range, efficiency, battery capacity, charging power and dimensions come from the manufacturer and the EPA rather than from a listing aggregator. Where a figure could not be verified we leave it out and say so.
Manufacturer & EPA
- Battery
- 66 kWh pack (General Motors publishes one figure; 2020 moved up from 60 kWh)
- EPA range
- 259 mi
- EPA efficiency
- 118 MPGe combined · 127 city / 108 highway
- DC fast charging
- 55 kW peak — 4–80% in 69 minutes, measured at a 150 kW station
- Onboard charger
- 7.2 kW AC — about 10 hours from empty on 240 V
- Power
- 200 hp · 266 lb-ft
- 0–60 mph
- 6.5 s (Chevrolet published figure; MotorTrend instrumented 6.3 s)
- Curb weight
- 3,563 lb
- Drive
- FWD · 5 seats · no front trunk
- Cargo
- 16.9 cu ft behind the second row — GM's figure; the EPA lists 17 cu ft by its own method
- Dimensions
- 164.0 in long · 69.5 wide · 62.8 high · 102.4 in wheelbase (width without mirrors)
- NHTSA overall
- 5 stars
Model watch list
What this generation is known for.
Documented faults for this exact year and powertrain, listed whether or not this particular car shows them — the recall or service bulletin is named so you can check it yourself.
- High-voltage battery can catch fire when charged to full — recall 21V-650 (GM N212345940), the expansion of 21V-560, covering 2020–2022 cars; the remedy is replacement of defective modules
- The interim remedy was itself a restriction: charge to 90%, keep at least 70 miles of range, and park outside after charging
- The diagnostic software meant to detect bad modules was installed incorrectly on some cars (recall 24V-481) or failed to install at all (24V-812), reinstating the 90% charge limit
- Front left brake caliper cast improperly and can crack, losing brake fluid — recall 20V-808, specific to the 2020 Bolt EV
Notes on the data
- General Motors states 66 kWh without separating usable from gross, and describes the 2020 increase as usable energy going from 60 to 66 kWh.
- The car accepts 55 kW, not the 150 kW its charging stations can supply: an independent test logged a 53 kW peak.
- Chevrolet publishes no 10–80% time; its own claim is up to 100 miles in 30 minutes, which is optimistic for this pack.
- This is the car whose battery fire risk produced the largest recall in the model history, so a completed battery replacement is the single most valuable thing to find in its file.
- At about 40,000 miles US dealer asks run roughly $14,000–$20,000, with a documented replacement pack adding $1,500–$2,500 and an open recall subtracting $4,000–$6,000.