Re: Breaking news! Chevy volt technically driven by gas engine!
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Originally Posted by tjts1
Oh no, 9 gallons a year. Thats terrible!
It is terrible if you think about it in the concept of wasted fuel.. However I find it unlikely for this to happen especially given this car's limited battery only range.
Re: Breaking news! Chevy volt technically driven by gas engine!
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Originally Posted by Jay2TheRescue
If I owned a Volt, I'd never exceed the range on workdays, and rarely on days off. Maybe 1 day a week I'd exceed the electric range. I would keep sta-bil in the tank at all times, and I'd only run synthetic fluids in it.
If this is the case with your driving usage, then you would hardly use any gas at all as I understand it.
Re: Breaking news! Chevy volt technically driven by gas engine!
One thing I don't understand is how inefficient this car is when the ICE is enabled. Its truly pathetic!!! Is it the engine... drive train or something else that makes this thing a fuel hog!!!
Its great for a short commute while in electric mode but if you need to go on longer trip more then 50 miles you might as well take another vehicle and leave this over priced inefficient car at home.
Re: Breaking news! Chevy volt technically driven by gas engine!
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Originally Posted by pgfpro
One thing I don't understand is how inefficient this car is when the ICE is enabled. Its truly pathetic!!! Is it the engine... drive train or something else that makes this thing a fuel hog!!!
Its great for a short commute while in electric mode but if you need to go on longer trip more then 50 miles you might as well take another vehicle and leave this over priced inefficient car at home.
I for one would like to see an unbiased and real world write up of the pro's and con's of the volt and how it performs under 2 different modes.
1) Drive it like you stole it pedal to the metal and see how it would do in the worst possible case scenario.