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pinballlooking · 03-12-14, 05:00 PM

We love the Volt. We drive it about 39 miles in the morning then charge it up and do it again in the afternoon. Sometimes we charge a while and go out in the evening.

We usually drive 80 EV miles a day today we did 83 miles once in a while we go 100 EV miles in a day. The Volt also has a gas motor so once the EV miles are gone the generator just takes over.
Miles on a charge does depend on temp it does much better in warm climates. When it is warm out we get 40-45 sometimes 50 but 40-45 normally.
In the EV miles are depleted it takes about 11-12 kwh to charge almost 4 hours @240volts.

At our rates .10 kwh that is $1.10 - $1.20 to go 40-45 miles the more gas cost the better it looks.
We charge with solar power so it looks pretty good to us.

It now has 21,684 miles with 18,064 miles being EV miles and it has not needed an oil change or any service yet.

03-12-14, 05:00 PM	#214
pinballlooking Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SC Posts: 2,923 Thanks: 172 Thanked 564 Times in 463 Posts	We love the Volt. We drive it about 39 miles in the morning then charge it up and do it again in the afternoon. Sometimes we charge a while and go out in the evening. We usually drive 80 EV miles a day today we did 83 miles once in a while we go 100 EV miles in a day. The Volt also has a gas motor so once the EV miles are gone the generator just takes over. Miles on a charge does depend on temp it does much better in warm climates. When it is warm out we get 40-45 sometimes 50 but 40-45 normally. In the EV miles are depleted it takes about 11-12 kwh to charge almost 4 hours @240volts. At our rates .10 kwh that is $1.10 - $1.20 to go 40-45 miles the more gas cost the better it looks. We charge with solar power so it looks pretty good to us. It now has 21,684 miles with 18,064 miles being EV miles and it has not needed an oil change or any service yet. Last edited by pinballlooking; 03-12-14 at 05:43 PM..