GM Giving $1,400 Gift Cards To 2020-2022 Bolt Owners Who Fit Battery Diagnostics Software
Chevrolet Bolt owners will have their battery capped at 80% for six,200 miles whilst the software program diagnoses any battery problems
The seemingly in no way-ending battery saga with Chevrolet Bolt models is continuing and the vehicle manufacturer now hopes to appease specific owners with a $1,400 Visa present card soon after it had initially promised to replace their battery packs.
Following a spate of fires, GM recalled all Chevy Bolts and stated that it would replace their batteries free of charge of charge. However, they reversed their choice in June and told 2020-2022 Bolt owners that they would no longer be getting a battery replacement. Instead, they could obtain access to sophisticated diagnostics software program that can detect any anomalies in the battery.
Read: Chevy Bolt EV That Missed Battery Recall Spontaneously Combusts On Mass. Driveway
As if this alter wasn’t sufficient to upset impacted Bolt owners, GM revealed that the software program will cap the battery pack of all impacted models to 80% for roughly six,200 miles (ten,000 km). If the software program does not detect any abnormalities more than this period, then the battery’s 80% cap will be lifted and owners will be in a position to charge it to one hundred%. Owners had been naturally upset at this, especially provided that GM is requiring these six,200 miles to be driven ahead of March 31, 2025, for owners to qualify for a battery replacement if needed.
In a bid to get Bolt owners to accept obtaining their battery packs capped at 80%, GM is supplying each and every of them a $1,400 Visa eRewards card that can be utilised for on the web purchases. This payment serves as an early payout from a class action settlement connected to the battery recall.
To obtain it, owners have to have the diagnostics software program installed ahead of December 31, 2023, and sign a legal release. GM notes that ought to the class action settlement entitle owners to much more than $1,400, it will spend the distinction to these who take up the deal.
“GM is announcing a compensation program for 2020-22 Bolt EV/EUV owners upon installation of the final advanced diagnostic software as part of the original battery recall,” a GM spokesperson explained. “Owners are eligible to receive a $1,400 Visa eReward card upon installation. This applies to Bolt EV/EUV owners in the US only. We’re grateful to our customers for their patience and understanding.”
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