colliehauler wrote:ggardne2 wrote:Just curious are the batteries on the Bolt liquid cooled? I know the Nissan Leaf was not.
I suspect that the cooling system for the electrical components (inverter and motor and possibly the battery) on the Bolt are not sized for the amount of power that towing a trailer will put through the system. You could try to tow with your bolt, but it is highly likely that thermal protection algorithms will start to derate power output to protect the hardware.
ggardne2 wrote:Just curious are the batteries on the Bolt liquid cooled? I know the Nissan Leaf was not.
I suspect that the cooling system for the electrical components (inverter and motor and possibly the battery) on the Bolt are not sized for the amount of power that towing a trailer will put through the system. You could try to tow with your bolt, but it is highly likely that thermal protection algorithms will start to derate power output to protect the hardware.
camperfern wrote:GeoBoy wrote:
But the Bolt owner's manual makes it pretty clear:
2019 Chevy Bolt Owner's Manual Page 235 wrote:
!Warning
Never tow a trailer with your vehicle. It was not designed or intended to tow a trailer.
Well it appears that your going to go ahead with this stupid idea of towing with a vehicle that isn’t designed for this. Keep in mind that if you are involved in an accident with this vehicle and someone is injured, lawyers are going to have a field day with you. Also if you damage this leased vehicle because of the towing, you will also be on the hook for the damages.:S
This reads pretty close to flaming, just sayin'. Information is welcome, personal attacks not.
It's likely that Chevy will list towing capacity as zero/not recommended and doing so could potentially void the warranty.
You'd also need to cut/modify the "belly pan" to fit a tow bar. Not a good idea, particularly if you lease the vehicle.
GeoBoy wrote:
But the Bolt owner's manual makes it pretty clear:
2019 Chevy Bolt Owner's Manual Page 235 wrote:
!Warning
Never tow a trailer with your vehicle. It was not designed or intended to tow a trailer.
Well it appears that your going to go ahead with this stupid idea of towing with a vehicle that isn’t designed for this. Keep in mind that if you are involved in an accident with this vehicle and someone is injured, lawyers are going to have a field day with you. Also if you damage this leased vehicle because of the towing, you will also be on the hook for the damages.:S
maddog348 wrote:
Just tear out Page 235 ~ problem solved.
JM2¢ ~~ YMMV
colliehauler wrote:ggardne2 wrote:Just curious are the batteries on the Bolt liquid cooled? I know the Nissan Leaf was not.
I suspect that the cooling system for the electrical components (inverter and motor and possibly the battery) on the Bolt are not sized for the amount of power that towing a trailer will put through the system. You could try to tow with your bolt, but it is highly likely that thermal protection algorithms will start to derate power output to protect the hardware.
colliehauler wrote:ggardne2 wrote:Just curious are the batteries on the Bolt liquid cooled? I know the Nissan Leaf was not.
I suspect that the cooling system for the electrical components (inverter and motor and possibly the battery) on the Bolt are not sized for the amount of power that towing a trailer will put through the system. You could try to tow with your bolt, but it is highly likely that thermal protection algorithms will start to derate power output to protect the hardware.
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I suspect that the cooling system for the electrical components (inverter and motor and possibly the battery) on the Bolt are not sized for the amount of power that towing a trailer will put through the system. You could try to tow with your bolt, but it is highly likely that thermal protection algorithms will start to derate power output to protect the hardware.
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I suspect that the cooling system for the electrical components (inverter and motor and possibly the battery) on the Bolt are not sized for the amount of power that towing a trailer will put through the system. You could try to tow with your bolt, but it is highly likely that thermal protection algorithms will start to derate power output to protect the hardware.
camperfern wrote:GeoBoy wrote:
But the Bolt owner's manual makes it pretty clear:
2019 Chevy Bolt Owner's Manual Page 235 wrote:
!Warning
Never tow a trailer with your vehicle. It was not designed or intended to tow a trailer.
Well it appears that your going to go ahead with this stupid idea of towing with a vehicle that isn’t designed for this. Keep in mind that if you are involved in an accident with this vehicle and someone is injured, lawyers are going to have a field day with you. Also if you damage this leased vehicle because of the towing, you will also be on the hook for the damages.:S
This reads pretty close to flaming, just sayin'. Information is welcome, personal attacks not.
camperfern wrote:GeoBoy wrote:
But the Bolt owner's manual makes it pretty clear:
2019 Chevy Bolt Owner's Manual Page 235 wrote:
!Warning
Never tow a trailer with your vehicle. It was not designed or intended to tow a trailer.
Well it appears that your going to go ahead with this stupid idea of towing with a vehicle that isn’t designed for this. Keep in mind that if you are involved in an accident with this vehicle and someone is injured, lawyers are going to have a field day with you. Also if you damage this leased vehicle because of the towing, you will also be on the hook for the damages.:S
This reads pretty close to flaming, just sayin'. Information is welcome, personal attacks not.
It's likely that Chevy will list towing capacity as zero/not recommended and doing so could potentially void the warranty.
You'd also need to cut/modify the \"belly pan\" to fit a tow bar. Not a good idea, particularly if you lease the vehicle.
It's likely that Chevy will list towing capacity as zero/not recommended and doing so could potentially void the warranty.
You'd also need to cut/modify the \"belly pan\" to fit a tow bar. Not a good idea, particularly if you lease the vehicle.
GeoBoy wrote:
But the Bolt owner's manual makes it pretty clear:
2019 Chevy Bolt Owner's Manual Page 235 wrote:
!Warning
Never tow a trailer with your vehicle. It was not designed or intended to tow a trailer.
Well it appears that your going to go ahead with this stupid idea of towing with a vehicle that isn’t designed for this. Keep in mind that if you are involved in an accident with this vehicle and someone is injured, lawyers are going to have a field day with you. Also if you damage this leased vehicle because of the towing, you will also be on the hook for the damages.:S
GeoBoy wrote:
But the Bolt owner's manual makes it pretty clear:
2019 Chevy Bolt Owner's Manual Page 235 wrote:
!Warning
Never tow a trailer with your vehicle. It was not designed or intended to tow a trailer.
Well it appears that your going to go ahead with this stupid idea of towing with a vehicle that isn’t designed for this. Keep in mind that if you are involved in an accident with this vehicle and someone is injured, lawyers are going to have a field day with you. Also if you damage this leased vehicle because of the towing, you will also be on the hook for the damages.:S
maddog348 wrote:
Just tear out Page 235 ~ problem solved.
JM2¢ ~~ YMMV
maddog348 wrote:
Just tear out Page 235 ~ problem solved.
JM2¢ ~~ YMMV
