This Will Trigger Some

[Rikki Z-06]

Originally Posted by Raazor

what's a fegree?

[Hardluck]

[Rikki Z-06]

Originally Posted by Hardluck

[JRD77VET]

Shop supervisor has a Volt. Drives it the 23 miles into work and plugs it in.

"Free" recharge at work

[Bill]

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

What's the usable range on the car? How long to charge with 110 and 220? Also, how long is the battery warranted for? Seems like replacing the battery will be about on par with blowing an engine.

What's the real world range on that car?

[Strats-N-Vettes]

Originally Posted by FLEXjs

That's like a nice spring day here.

But no need to post pics. We don't give a ****.

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[BOTY]

Originally Posted by Strats-N-Vettes

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[Olustee bus]

36 degrees! It ain't gonna crank!

[Lipstic]

I could never drive that
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[erickpl]

Originally Posted by dvarapala

I drove it around a little bit today. The "single pedal driving" mode is pretty cool - basically it turns on a hyper-aggressive regenerative braking mode, which kicks in the moment you lift your foot off the gas - coasting is not possible in this mode. If you leave your foot off the gas it will bring the car to a complete stop.

AKA Golf Cart Mode

[DJ_Critterus]

I liked the Idea of the Volt, but they got the whole thing wrong. It should have been all electric and that small engine up front should have been used solely as a generator. Think about how the diesel trains are set up. All electric driving them, but the deisels are there only to power the generators. When the battery gets low, then that motor fires up to put on a charge and keep you going until the battery is back to 90% or more. Seems like that would make more sense than hoping you can get to a charging station and then waiting for however long it takes to recharge. Save that for when yo get to the house or if you have EV charging int he parking lot like Disney does.

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

Originally Posted by dvarapala

I'd go out and take pics but it's 36 ****ing degrees outside.

You’re joking I hope.

[DJ_Critterus]

Originally Posted by Thomas

You’re joking I hope.

If he was joking he'd say something like, "A horse walks into a bar and the bartender asks, 'Hey, why the long face?'"

[dvarapala]

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

What's the usable range on the car? How long to charge with 110 and 220? Also, how long is the battery warranted for? Seems like replacing the battery will be about on par with blowing an engine.

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

What's the real world range on that car?

We're still running on the original charge from the dealership, so I have no firsthand experience on the real-world range. Battery/motor warranty is 10 years.

Originally Posted by carlton_fritz

You live in Louisville?

My wife does. I'm going back to SoCal on Monday.

Originally Posted by Olustee bus

36 degrees! It ain't gonna crank!

Originally Posted by Thomas

You’re joking I hope.

Only partially. I was born and raised in Chicago, but for the last 25 years I have lived in SoCal. My tolerance for cold has atrophied considerably.

[carlton_fritz]

Originally Posted by dvarapala

We're still running on the original charge from the dealership, so I have no firsthand experience on the real-world range. Battery/motor warranty is 10 years.



My wife does. I'm going back to SoCal on Monday.







Only partially. I was born and raised in Chicago, but for the last 25 years I have lived in SoCal. My tolerance for cold has atrophied considerably.

At one time SoCal would have been nice.

[ThePirate]

Originally Posted by DJ_Critterus

I liked the Idea of the Volt, but they got the whole thing wrong. It should have been all electric and that small engine up front should have been used solely as a generator. Think about how the diesel trains are set up. All electric driving them, but the deisels are there only to power the generators. When the battery gets low, then that motor fires up to put on a charge and keep you going until the battery is back to 90% or more. Seems like that would make more sense than hoping you can get to a charging station and then waiting for however long it takes to recharge. Save that for when yo get to the house or if you have EV charging int he parking lot like Disney does.

This is exactly what the Volt is. I've had one since 2014. The gas engine continually charges the battery and you use the electric just generated into the battery for propulsion. The real world range is about 350+ miles. Then you fill up the gas tank/generator again.

[scottycards]

What's the plan for charging? You going to rig up a 220V charger in your garage for overnight?

[DJ_Critterus]

Originally Posted by ThePirate

This is exactly what the Volt is. I've had one since 2014. The gas engine continually charges the battery and you use the electric just generated into the battery for propulsion. The real world range is about 350+ miles. Then you fill up the gas tank/generator again.

Wait, what? then why is there some form of direct drive off of the engine? that's what finally turned me off from the car. Well, that and GM discontinuing it.

[dvarapala]

Originally Posted by carlton_fritz

At one time SoCal would have been nice.

Don't listen to the haters - SoCal is still nice. Yes, it has problems, but the positives still outweigh the negatives.

[Bill]

Originally Posted by scottycards

What's the plan for charging? You going to rig up a 220V charger in your garage for overnight?

Paging @aerovette! Aerovette to the white courtesy phone.