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I charge at home only with 120 V and have preconditioned my Volt several times this Winter while plugged in. On 120 V it will use a combination...
Okay, I tested this yesterday and you are correct. I started my 2004 Prius, which had been in the garage overnight at 45-50F, and immediately...
I haven't seen any hard data along the lines of the recently posted cold start thread that measure what is happening during a cold start under...
Item number 3 is limited by the maximum battery output power which is quite a bit less than the rating of MG2. The Toyota brochure given to the...
I haven't seen the warranty for the new Enhanced AT-PZEV Volt that has the longer warranty coverage.
All Volts being manufactured to meet California emissions rules now have battery warranty coverage that extends to 150,000 miles and 10 years...
Any starting of a cold gas engine to help accelerate even under moderate load for just a few seconds will result in worse than the usual Prius...
The PiP blends during EV mode because it has to -- it wasn't really much of a choice given a 4.4 kWh battery and typical battery power output...
You are mixing up different conditions. The fuel maintenance mode acts to prevent stale gas by estimating the average age of the gasoline in the...
Almost nobody is going to have their Volt engine forced to run in order to avoid stale gas -- that only happens when the computer determines the...
The Volt isn't quite as large in the back as a Prius but it isn't that much smaller and still has the flexibility of a hatchback. You are...
The engine heat is used to assist in heating under 26F. Most of the heating is still done electrically. The engine also generates some charge into...
The Volt/Ampera and LEAF can pre-condition the cabin temperature from the smartphone app. The Volt/Ampera can also be triggered to pre-condition...
I don't recall GM ever putting out a press release claiming the production Volt would get 50 mpg on only gasoline. The 50 mpg figure is something...
I think there is wide consensus that prices need to come down on plugin vehicles (including the PiP which exceeded the pricing expectations of...
We're still making assumptions because the Toyota statement was vague but if 95 MPGe represents all-electric combined city/highway then that...
Nah. I said: Wouk did some good work, but his design had little resemblance to the Prius HSD input-split planetary design using two electric...
I don't have time to look this up and verify it, but I'm pretty sure the PiP and Volt will only qualify for $1,500 under the California program....
I'd say at least another year or two.... For $2,500 more than the price of a base model PiP (after tax credits) a consumer in the U.S. can buy a...
I certainly agree that GM marketing is inept. I also agree that GM historically made a poor decision in ignoring single mode hybrid technology...
