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Let me fill in the blank. At some point (after the battery has been nominally depleted) the power will be limited to that of the ICE (just like...
I'm not Bill either--I was at 94% EV in my Volt before our vacation the last couple of weeks. Now at about 84% with about 11,500 miles and 11...
FWIW, I just returned from a 1,700 trip in my Volt. ICE gas mileage was 41.5 - 43 at 65 - 70 mph, depending on terrain. Very pleasant trip. I...
I'm guessing that the typical alternator would be rated at ~80 A which just about gets you to 1 kW but you'd have to be racing the engine and I...
Basically the Wikipedia entry says that they shouldn't be charged at temperatures above 45C or below 0 C.
There's definitely worthwhile money to be saved in buying a 2 - 3 year old car. I bought two three year old cars summer of 2000. A BMW 328i and...
It's definitely a thing. Sometimes they do it to bicyclists too. Very classy.
Plan on replacing the main battery sometime in the next few years. If you can afford to, find out how much that will cost and set the money...
The gas engine isn't going to cool the PiP's battery while it's plugged in, charging.
There are lots of people who charge at work. I hope to be able to charge at work sometime but they won't be giving me carport to do it in.
Nice posting, John.
Your Volt-owning neighbor will be fine. The Volt will run its compressor to chill the battery while it's charging. The interior temperature...
I generally gauge my braking by where I need to stop. If I need to slow faster than max regen the brakes assist it. It's an excellent system as...
I buy cars--not corporations. As you say, time will tell. So far my Volt leaves me with no regrets.
I'm guessing that it's not orginally a North American market car (see the front license plate). What country is it coming from?
"...Tipping hard into the throttle, the powertrain controller calls for “E-boost” mode, as I point the Golf along the roller-coaster roads in...
In the worst of winter about $36. Looks like it will be around $25 with the warm weather. This is at about 900 miles/month.
I drove a BMW 328i for 13 years on all-season tires. Even in 1997 BMW equipped the car with good traction control. Nowadays with stability...
Based on what? Corporate reputation? Remember, the Volt's got the most comprehensive battery thermal management of the current field.
The zippers on my cars were very discrete. Nylon zippers that ran down the edges of the backside panel with sort of velour "piping" to hide them....
