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- Near the end of July, I spent a weekend driving a $44,000 Chevrolet Bolt EV Premier.
- My two favorite features were the lack of engine noise and the lane-keep-assist feature.
- Each was subtle but made a noticeable, positive impact on my driving experience.
Near the end of July, I spent a weekend driving a $44,000 Chevrolet Bolt EV Premier. It was my first experience driving an electric vehicle in real-world conditions for more than an hour, and by the end of the weekend, I understood the hype around the Bolt.
Released in late 2016, the Bolt was the first non-luxury electric vehicle with a range of over 200 miles per charge, beating Tesla's Model 3 to market by seven months (though Tesla has yet to deliver the $35,000 base version of the vehicle). Car reviewers praised the Bolt, with Business Insider's Matthew DeBord calling it a "masterpiece" and Motor Trend naming it the best car of 2017.
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