When every other car is passing you like you're standing still, doing 60 mph on the highway can feel like a crawl. But if you're driving an EV, sticking to that slow speed can have a big enough range payoff to make the slog worthwhile. And who cares if other drivers think you're a senior citizen? You'll be laughing all the way to the next charging stop, which could be over 60 miles farther away than if you drove like someone with somewhere to be.
In a new highway range test, State of Charge host Tom Moloughey drives his brand-new 2027 Chevrolet Bolt on the New Jersey Turnpike from 100-0% at a steady 60 mph to see what it can do. More importantly, he recently did the same test at 70 mph and 80 mph. So he has enough data to determine just how much more efficient the Bolt is at lower speed. The difference is pretty massive.
Moloughney did the test on a sunny morning, with ambient temps between 52-63 degrees Fahrenheit—so just about perfect. There was also very little traffic, so he could easily maintain his 60 mph. 3 miles on a full charge of the Bolt's 65 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery. That means he blew past the EPA's claimed highway range of 232 miles by almost 50 miles. That also nearly reached the EPA's claimed city range of 294 miles.
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