Might be a handy feature/option in case of power outages, etc.

I had to jump-start my brother in law’s combustion car from my EV this weekend (my first ever EV to ICE jumpstart): Like the Volt (and in common with all ICE cars) the Citroen Berlingo Electrique still has a normal 12v battery which runs all electrical loads (except locomotion!) – only difference is that it is kept charged by the traction battery pack (vs the fanbelt plus alternator arrangement of used by ICE clunkers).

Cheers.

My Citroen Berlingo Electrique has a closure flap that closes OVER the connector at the car end. This flap can only be released from the INSIDE by the owner, which makes re-charging tamper proof.

Lack of tamper-proofing would stop me buying the Volt when it comes to London – mischievous kids do roam urban streets and my EV recharges out in the road. I can envisage a new nocturnal sport of EV unplugging catching on.

Lyle – Have I missed something, or have GM addressed this via another means (eg strong electromagnetic connection while charging, or some other locking pin/ring at the ‘mating’ interface?

Cheers.

Although I can see the point in desiring the abiltiy to pull power from the main battery pack I really think it’s prudent as Rob Peterson says, to not include this in gen 1.

Keep it up guys, build us a car we can be proud of!

The Volt has been reported as whisper quiet, which indicates the power electronics has been well refined, when you hear a whiney motor is when you’d expect noise “EMR” from the power control electronics, particularly when accelerating or decelerating with regen. breaking, as that’s when high currents are involved.