[flavoie]

If you add up yearly fuel cost (with real number you make, not the official one), maintenance cost ($ and time wasted). Not sure it hold true.

With my commute, suburban+urban with high traffic. Definitely not true. The bolt will be way cheaper.

It will be also quicker, even if it was not meant to be.

[ben7799]

A bolt vs a 3-series is probably the same situation as the detailed comparisons we've seen from limo operators comparing the Tesla Model S vs MB S-class, BMW 7-series, Lincoln Town car, etc.. In those comparisons the Tesla proved to be 1/5-1/4 the maintenance cost per 100,000 miles.

Nobody buys a BMW in the US for good value when you factor in maintenance costs & overall TCO. The only reason you buy one is cause you like the driving dynamics. That's a perfectly fine reason IMO.

It doesn't seem there are any limo operators who are going to operate a Bolt and rapidly drive it to 400k-500k miles to find out just how reliable it is. But I really suspect a Chevy could be less of a hassle to maintain than a Tesla.. since GM is a much more established manufacturer and has a long built out dealer/service network it's hard for me to believe it could be worse than Tesla.