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Old 06-29-15, 12:12 PM   #75
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Originally Posted by pinballlooking View Post
The Volt does not have a heat pump the leaf does.
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Good info, didn't know that.

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...Without AC I would have gotten a couple more miles maybe 43.

I put Michelin defender tires a while back that hurt my range that same trip with stock tires I would have got 45-46 EV miles.
It sounds like you pay a 5% penalty when you use 'normal' tires. Since my car only has 12K miles, it should be a while until I need to make that decision.

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