From Transport Evolved.
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Transport Evolved was invited by General Motors (Chevrolet) to attend the reveal of the 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV at NBC Universal’s Back Lot in Los Angeles. General Motors covered our accommodation and meal costs in Los Angeles, as well as hotel stopover costs in Sacramento during our trips to and from Portland, Oregon in order to facilitate us bringing you this first-person report. YouTube requires this video to be marked as “sponsored” due to this arrangement However, while GM assisted with accommodation and meals, Transport Evolved retained full editorial and production control, and GM did not review the video prior to its official release.
Last month, we were invited to Los Angeles as guests of GM at the NBC Universal Back Lot to see the new 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV up close. To get there, we took the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV Premiere—owned by Nikki’s wife—with over 135,000 miles on the clock.
Today, after seeing the new Bolt, Nikki is on her way home with plenty of thoughts about the original Bolt, the new model, and how the two stack up in a market full of oversized EVs. Along the way, she stops by some very sad charging stations, spots a camouflaged car testing on the GrapeVine, and gets a little too excited about a classic Honda converted to electric and living its best life.
If you missed part one, you can find it here – https://youtu.be/crsmpvsrRZk –
…. and if you’ve missed our video covering the 2027 Bolt EV reveal, you can watch it here. – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJVfHuwoVjw
*⏱️ Episode Timeline*
00:00:00 – Introduction / Recap (Music: Jimit – Juno) – https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/juno/135412
00:03:33 – Thoughts on the old Bolt after seeing the new Bolt
00:16:10 – First Charging Stop – Electrify America (Music: Jimit – Home Cooking). – https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/home-cookin/136470
00:17:06 – Freewire Stations in the wild – and one broken one
00:23:44 – 50 miles out of Sacramento – We spot a Classic EV!
00:29:12 – An update on our Nokian Remedy tires in hot weather
00:32:40 – Montage (Music: Jimmy – Home Cooking) – https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/home-cookin/136470
00:33:09 – Final Day – Early Morning Start
00:36:50 – A musing about the loss of CarPlay
00:38:48 – Nikki realizes how much she likes the old Bolt
00:44:35 – Montage – We got a stone chip (Music: Yarin Primak – Highway, Instrumental) – https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/highway-instrumental-version/132645
00:52:11 – Montage (Music: Yarin Primak – Highway, Instrumental) – https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/highway-instrumental-version/132645
00:52:59 – Thoughts on accessibility and operability after our Rivian adventure stop
01:00:38 – Montage (Music: Water on Mars – Get It Right) – https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/get-it-right/135450
01:01:53 – Our final stop
01:12:28 – Thanks and Goodbye
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