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Motor Trend technical director Frank Markus takes a quick spin in the new 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV.
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00:00 Alright, so this is my 80 degree view in the mirror. Very nice.
00:07 Yeah, and so, if you decided, you know, for some reason you want to go back to the conventional way.
00:10 Oh, right. Look at that.
00:11 Remember old school when you used to flip the mirror?
00:13 Yeah, yeah, sure. Okay.
00:14 This is like back to the future.
00:16 Yeah. Okay. Good.
00:18 And then when you put it in reverse, you'll see. So there's a...
00:21 Oh, yep.
00:22 ...to take it out of part.
00:23 There we are.
00:24 There it is.
00:26 Yes.
00:27 Okay.
00:28 So, you know, you combine that rear view with what's going on around you.
00:31 Sure.
00:32 You know, if you hit something, it's like, what more damage you could get.
00:35 Really, it was your fault. Yeah.
00:37 [laughter]
00:38 Alright, then the pressure's on here. I don't have to hit anything.
00:40 Pressure's on.
00:41 Okay.
00:46 We need to turn around to go counterclockwise.
00:49 Okay.
00:50 I'll just do a big three pointer here.
00:53 Yeah.
00:54 Yeah.
00:55 Taking care not to bash into the other one.
01:03 [laughter]
01:05 Alrighty.
01:08 A little chicane here.
01:19 Yeah.
01:20 I told the team I said we're going to do some hot laps before we're...
01:24 Oh, and then back into the secret back part we can't see.
01:27 [laughter]
01:28 Rear pedal feels pretty natural.
01:36 Oh, boy. Ain't up with power.
01:41 [laughter]
01:42 As a typical electric usually is.
01:49 Yeah.
01:50 We can go around again without getting anyone too upset.
01:57 Absolutely.
01:58 Do this one and then I'll show you the one pedal driving.
02:07 Oh, yeah. Great.
02:08 So you know there's the...
02:10 This is pretty much normal.
02:12 Yeah.
02:13 And then we've got the pedal over here.
02:15 Yep. Just like Volt.
02:17 Yeah.
02:19 [engine idling]
02:21 Alright. Now how do we get that one pedal thing to go?
02:47 You're going to shift into low.
02:48 Oh, okay.
02:49 Come back once.
02:50 And so even the pedal will still give you incremental regen above the additional you got through.
02:58 Okay.
02:59 [BLANK_AUDIO]
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