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So, GM is promoting EREV in the U.S. but not Europe? I don't recall anti-hybrid Volt marketing. I do recall marketing that could be construed as...
On the other hand, the 2012 Lexus CT 200h is the same size as the Volt, uses the 1.8L engine and HSD system from the Prius and weighs 550 pounds...
Except that the European Volt already does implement HOLD. So much for that theory.... Does the HV button in the PiP actually "hold" the SOC of...
Under the US06 cycle, the Volt spends 58% with the gas engine mechanically connected, 16% in series mode with gas engine, 21% with engine off and...
Something I hadn't realized until today when I was reading further on power-split hybrid transmissions is that GM appears to have the earliest...
There are three arrangements: 1. Input Split (Prius) 2. Output Split (Volt) 3. Compound Split (GM 2-mode) There is an SAE paper from 2005 that...
I'm pretty sure the Prius does not electrically heat the catalytic converter. Usbseawold2000 posed an exaggerated highway onramp accelerarion...
And Minnesota, Alabama, etc., etc.
And don't forget the unburned hydrocarbons and other pollutants spewing out the tailpipe as the cold gas engine is called upon to suddenly rev up...
Huh? Having direct-drive (having a mechanical path between the gas engine and the wheels) makes it a hybrid but if it had only an electrical path...
Volt drivers routinely going 85 mph will slow down to 55-65 mph after a few speeding tickets and then get a battery range of 30-45 miles in 30+...
LOL :-) Why are you being so defensive about the PiP? It's a good car.
The Toyota acceleration issue was brought up by individual owners and hyped by the media and then NHTSA had to react to that. The Volt issue was...
CR is unreliable as a source of this type of information. As far as I have seen reported, the Volt number is roughly correct for 2011-2012. The...
I completely agree. The chemical stew is yet another reason why we really need to improve the gross under-regulation of shale gas development.
The 250h was a close match with the Volt in size, weight, performance, and post-credit price. I included the Camry as a datapoint because it used...
I can understand the confusion and annoyance around the use of total miles per gallon when discussing PHEVs but it is actually a completely...
On the other hand, Argonne labs reported last year that shale gas was 6% better because conventional gas wells need to be "unloaded" more often...
My comparisons between the Volt, 250h, and Camry hybrid were all based on consistent EPA estimates. I tossed in my clearly-labelled real-world...
One thing I am curious about is how the EV efficiency of the PiP changes between 40, 50, and 60 mph. My knowledge of the inner details of the HSD...
