Can the 2023 Bolt's own software manage charging (like limiting %, schedule, etc) for free?

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I’m thinking of picking up a Hertz used Bolt. I currently have a 2015 VW e-Golf and a ‘dumb’ Bosch level 2 charger. My car will start to charge as soon as it’s plugged in, and go until it’s ‘full,’ stopping only when the car tells the charger to stop. It charges to 100% every time if you don’t manually interrupt it.

When we first got the car, there was an app that could control some things, but it required a subscription after the trial period, so we never used it.

  1. Can the 2023 Bolt EV’s software control a max charge % and delay the start time for charging (e.g., start charging at off-peak hours)?

  2. Can it do this without needing to pay a monthly/yearly fee to access this feature?

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  1. Yes. I use the ‘Depart by 5:45 AM’ feature because rates go up at 6 AM, and it works great. Also, I’ve set it to 80% for my own reasons.

  2. Yes. We haven’t installed any phone app or subscribed to anything. We have a 2023 Bolt EV.

3

Yes, it’s all done through the car’s settings without any need for a subscription. It supports Time-of-Use rate plans (off-peak, mid-peak, peak hours), allowing you to charge only during off-peak times. The interface is straightforward too.

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You can also set a minimum charge percentage (I have a 2022 Bolt EUV). For example, if your battery is below a certain level, it will start charging immediately, ignoring your off-peak schedule.

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Yep, you can limit charging percentages and set schedules (like departure times or peak hours). It has lots of options for different energy billing plans.

6

The Bolt lets you set target charge and delay charging right on the infotainment screen without needing any phone app. It works perfectly fine that way.

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Don’t a lot of aftermarket chargers offer these features too? You can get a ‘dumb’ non-WiFi charger where you can set configurations like this.