I may in fact be the last person to notice this, but I like it. It appears to be a sort of "last 30 seconds" or maybe minute of efficiency.

See the little circled bits on the pictures for a "60 mph using more electric" vs. an "in town" section.
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So who knew about this?

'23 Bolt 2LT

I think you are the last person. Someone has to be.

All kidding aside, it is a very cool feature.

I think GM/LG did a great job with the DIC. It manages to be simple, clear, informative, and intuitive all at the same time.

 

Yes, they did do great. I’m currently renting a Mach-E on a trip and am shocked by how little information that it displays — especially about efficiency.

 

Yup...

What is this on the GOM?

Does anyone know what that little green line is? It shows up above or below the 50% level and is sometimes green and other times yellow and had with different heights too. Thanks.

www.chevybolt.org

 

Darn it, I even searched but didn't find anything.

Anyhow, I am glad I finally joined the party that everyone else has been at all along!

 

The owner’s manual mentions this “trend bar” in a short paragraph (bottom right corner of attached image) but doesn’t make a big deal about it.

 

Thanks. I had read the manual and hadn't remembered that. So then before I posted I checked my manual... And missed that too.

And now looking at it as you posted it, I see (and remember) why. I just didn't know what they were talking about.

 

I live by that on highway.
If point B is 100 miles away, that indicator and bottom range number helps me decide.

 

first i've heard of this, which means you're not last anymore 😂

 

I’m even “laster” than you because still have no idea what you guys are talking about. 🤣

 

Thanks, we're new o the bolt and didn't know this, so maybe we are last to the party?

 

Nope. I am. 🤭

 

I've been driving our Bolt for over eight years and never looked at that bar. I have a pretty good understanding of how everything effects range. I do vaguely recall a discussion of it.

 

That little gauge is a great feature, because it tells you if the driving you are doing is gonna help improving the efficiency you see on the screen (green) or will make it worse (yellow). I used it a lot in my 4,5 years of driving my Bolt, especially because I was driving it by efficiency number and not by the posted Min range number. For exemple, if I had a 150 miles drive and 90% battery, I knew I had to keep the car at or above 150/(60 x 0.9) = 2.8 mi/kWh to make it to my destination. And that gauge when yellow, it told me to slow down or when green, it told me that I can speed up a little.

 

Doing exactly the same, it is more reliable. For me 2.8 mi/kWh it is 80 miles/h speed with no wind. It would be a LOT of help if GM did this calculation of "instant" consumption and show it on display. If it suddenly drops say to 2.6 or 2.5, it would indicate head on wind and need to do something (find charger which is closer instead of what you initially planned for). Yes, eventually it would be reflected on your "min" range, but often it's too late, we don't have chargers at every single exit yet.

 

I certainly didn't know about it, but will try to remember to look the next time I shut the vehicle off.

 

Just glance at it as you are driving. It is actually helpful.

Or at least interesting.

 

The Bolt actually provides multiple indicators about your efficiency:
1) miles / kWh number on trip odometer (adjusts most slowly if you have many miles on the trip odometer)
2) GOM (adjust slowly)
3) Trendline to the left of the GOM (adjusts more quickly)
4) Colored circle around the speedometer (adjusts immediately)
5) kW consumption graph to the right of the speedometer (adjusts immediately)

https://www.chevybolt.org/posts/729948/

 

In an about 3 years old post, I was presenting how the information in the DIC could help in the daily driving.

 

Thanks for that too.

I just missed 'em all searching. Somehow you'd think that a 55 year old man who has been working in IT for 30+ years (various aspects, but data analytics for the last decade+) would know how to work Google and this forums' search better.

But alas. We can't all be smart all the time.

Although! This thread pointed out there's more info on the dashboard displays than many folks had realized, so it still serves a purpose to at least a few folks!

 

I'd have been way more impressed if GM had spent a few pennies and put an outside temperature read-out in the upper right hand part of the DIC. You know, that empty space where there's...nothing. The way it is now, can't know the temp when on Google Maps at the same time.

 

I'd prefer some sections of the instrument cluster to be blank where there IS something. For example, the pedestrian indicator. "HEY! LOOK DOWN HERE! TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD SO I CAN TELL YOU I THINK THERE'S A PEDESTRIAN IN FRONT OF YOU THAT YOU SHOULD BE CAREFUL NOT TO HIT!"

 

Likewise, I was unaware of that small gauge. Thanks for posting.

 

I tend to use the bottom number, on that part of the gauge, regardless of what the little green/yellow bar is doing.

I prefer "under-promise, over-perform" to the opposite. Rarely disappointed (or stranded), that way.

 

I realize that back in 2017, this was GM's first production BEV so they were throwing things at the wall to see what would stick. Even so, the marketing gimmick of having three ranges of 'MAX', 'MEDIAN', and 'MIN' was silly, even beyond dumb. I mean, were they expecting drivers to gauge their range on current conditions with the secure knowledge they'd have enough to make their trip, based on the higher shown ranges? I've always wondered how many new-to-EV-life Bolt owners ended up being stranded because they took it for granted that the MAX range was accurate and enough for their road-trip.

 

I wrote a trip report from earlier in the year where I talk about how that little indicator works in a highway scenario:

https://www.chevybolt.org/threads/denver-to-kc-and-back-trip-report.56741/?post_id=991057#post-991057

 

i must be too busy watching the road to notice all the things the dic is trying to tell me

 

I hope you look at DIC to at least check the speed you are going...

 

Another little tidbit from that gauge, Max and Min are the middle range number +18% (118%) and -18% (82%). Nothing magical going on there.

 

I wish advanced just showed the battery percentage with a real number and let me do the math. I don't mind the gauge as it is at all because I can read the bars. For me, the max, min and range shown are almost always useless. After typing this, I should probably take a look at the other options because I don't use the range estimates so why bother?

 

Just glance at it as you are driving. It is actually helpful.

Or at least interesting.

I tend to use the bottom number, on that part of the gauge, regardless of what the little green/yellow bar is doing.

I prefer "under-promise, over-perform" to the opposite. Rarely disappointed (or stranded), that way.

I fully agree, that would really be a bummer to be stranded, since you can't simply get gas and be back on the road.

 

Well, the DCFC situation is much better today than it was just five years ago. But I wonder if any other plug-in does this sort of thing, i.e., show multiple range estimates. I guess the idea is so an EV driver can gauge their range (and charging stops) based on variables like weather, speed, etc. I've never done it that way, always using the 'MIN' number. The typical GOM is bad enough, but this seems like a marketing gimmick that makes the GOM that much worse.

FWIW, I don't think any of GM's new Ultium BEVs have three different range estimate read-outs.

 

Cool! I must say, having had a few vehicles now with digital displays (Honda, Volvo,VW) the Bolt display is a little bit of info in a lot of screen. No time, no outside temp. My regular commute requires me to switch NPR stations and I have to be on that screen to do this easily. The Big Screen is full of my Android Auto maps, which leaves a tiny bit of info (time, etc. ) just where it is hidden by the steering wheel (any way to change the layout?)

Other than the RTFM manual, is there some good YT explanation of the various Bolt driver display screens? They all seem to offer a little info in a lotta space, and switching between them is not something to do on twisty two-lane roads (IMO)

 

Anybody that's been using enhanced for awhile and knows their Bolt pretty well I'd suggest switching to classic for a day or two just for fun. I think you'll be surprised how much you look for those numbers when you have no need for them, especially kW. It doesn't look quite as nice but the battery percent is much easier to read and overall it's much less of a distraction. (pre 2022 models, I think it's called something else on the new ones)

 

I leave my 2017 on 'Modern' around town. Only go to enhanced when I travel. Mainly to verify the charge rate. But also to monitor the trend bars while driving. Sometimes I'll adjust my speed to keep the trend bar out of the yellow if my range estimate is on the low side.

 

I would have rather of had outside temperature, every car I’ve had for the last decade has had this except the bolt - yes you can push the climate button and then return back to your maps or whatever but there’s no reason for Chevy to not have it right on the dash - glaring omission in my opinion

 

It‘s probably just as well. Chevrolet is not doing well designing thermometers lately. The Equinox EV outside temperature reads 10 or 15 degrees high on hot sunny days. Many owners have reported the same behavior. You can drive for mlles on a sunny 99 degree (F) day and the display might be reading 112 degrees outdoor temperature. It’s so I don‘t pay much attention to it anymore.

 

I guess as of this post, I am the “last” to know about this small feature on the DIC. I'll pay attention when I drive the Bolt next.

I will say for long trips, the Bolt's information display is MUCH better than our 2024 Kia EV6's factory information display. Experience and knowledge gained driving the Bolt over 11,000 miles before buying the EV6, made tripping in the Kia much easier. Adding an OBD2 with Car Scanner Pro, which I can display on the info screen of the EV6, adds the data I wanted.

As always, I learn a lot more from this forum, than any other source for the transition to BEV driving. I especially appreciate the early adopters on this forum! Your patience and advice have made the transition fun!

 

i've driven a dozen times since the op, and still have forgotten to look for it

 

... yes, I stare at it too often in fact. As it tells me 'if' I'm driving 'effectively efficiently'... the POS green indicating you are doing better than usual. Speed, acceleration etc