You can view my other post in this forum to determin if the additional maintenance costs of the Model 3 compared to the Bolt justify the expense. I too still have a M3 reservation but I highly doubt I will use it.
I've owned the Bolt for 2 months now and just clocked 7000 miles. The car has performed flawlessly. I am still a Tesla fan but truthfully, GM deserves alot of credit here. The amount of thought, energy and technology is truely astounding in this vehicle.
I am a member of the Model 3 owners club and you can view their latest full review of the Model 3. They go into good detail on the car. It is on youtube and lasts about 1 hour.
That should help you decide.
For me, after viewing the video, my decision was only further reinforced. The Bolt is very practical and everything fits. The headroom, backseat room and commanding view out the front and sides makes it a winner for me.
As far as tech, they are both alot closer than you think. Tesla fanboys will try and tell you otherwise but if you look closely at the video and pause it, you will see that the Bolt closely mirrors almost every function except autopilot..which I have no use for.
As for batteries, GM has a long reputation for being conservative and this Bolt battery will be no different. This is not a leaf battery...and all the problems associated with it.
The Bolt is a pleasure to drive. Range anxiety is non existent.
Tesla has the Bolt beat on supercharging but the Bolt has Tesla beat on cost of maintenance and repairs. The new leaf is nice, but not comparable until a bigger battery is released, and only if it has thermal management which I doubt.
So you have options...but the most important one of all is that they are all pure electric.
And thats a good thing.
I've owned the Bolt for 2 months now and just clocked 7000 miles. The car has performed flawlessly. I am still a Tesla fan but truthfully, GM deserves alot of credit here. The amount of thought, energy and technology is truely astounding in this vehicle.
I am a member of the Model 3 owners club and you can view their latest full review of the Model 3. They go into good detail on the car. It is on youtube and lasts about 1 hour.
That should help you decide.
For me, after viewing the video, my decision was only further reinforced. The Bolt is very practical and everything fits. The headroom, backseat room and commanding view out the front and sides makes it a winner for me.
As far as tech, they are both alot closer than you think. Tesla fanboys will try and tell you otherwise but if you look closely at the video and pause it, you will see that the Bolt closely mirrors almost every function except autopilot..which I have no use for.
As for batteries, GM has a long reputation for being conservative and this Bolt battery will be no different. This is not a leaf battery...and all the problems associated with it.
The Bolt is a pleasure to drive. Range anxiety is non existent.
Tesla has the Bolt beat on supercharging but the Bolt has Tesla beat on cost of maintenance and repairs. The new leaf is nice, but not comparable until a bigger battery is released, and only if it has thermal management which I doubt.
So you have options...but the most important one of all is that they are all pure electric.
And thats a good thing.