Comments on: Chevy Volt Battery Has Robust Cell Monitoring and Safety Systems http://gm-volt.com/2009/07/26/chevy-volt-battery-has-robust-cell-monitoring-and-safety-systems/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Sat, 26 May 2012 03:06:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: nathan= eco nut http://gm-volt.com/2009/07/26/chevy-volt-battery-has-robust-cell-monitoring-and-safety-systems/#comment-130656 nathan= eco nut Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:22:09 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1771#comment-130656 so is the volt a good thing or a bad thing.???. so is the volt a good thing or a bad thing.???.

]]> By: nathan= eco nut http://gm-volt.com/2009/07/26/chevy-volt-battery-has-robust-cell-monitoring-and-safety-systems/#comment-130655 nathan= eco nut Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:20:12 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1771#comment-130655 so is the volt a good thing or a bad thing.??? so is the volt a good thing or a bad thing.???

]]> By: KentT http://gm-volt.com/2009/07/26/chevy-volt-battery-has-robust-cell-monitoring-and-safety-systems/#comment-130078 KentT Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:22:32 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1771#comment-130078 You got it Herm. Diagnose and replace; no repair at the dealership level. Packs that get sent back will be "remanufactured" to good as new and will serve as warranty replacement. I think this is one reason GM wants to keep the pack manufacture "in house." Battery management is a part of the "secret sauce" so to say. Batteries are commodities and will be bought from any number of manufacturers. The pack and how it manages the batteries are what is going to set the car makers apart. Remember the Volt is only using 50% of its capacity. 80% is "full charge" and the genset kicks in when the pack drops to 30%. So there should be some percentage of cells that can go dead without any need to replace the entire pack. Of course that is just my opinion, only GM knows the bottom line. You got it Herm. Diagnose and replace; no repair at the dealership level. Packs that get sent back will be “remanufactured” to good as new and will serve as warranty replacement. I think this is one reason GM wants to keep the pack manufacture “in house.” Battery management is a part of the “secret sauce” so to say. Batteries are commodities and will be bought from any number of manufacturers. The pack and how it manages the batteries are what is going to set the car makers apart.

Remember the Volt is only using 50% of its capacity. 80% is “full charge” and the genset kicks in when the pack drops to 30%. So there should be some percentage of cells that can go dead without any need to replace the entire pack. Of course that is just my opinion, only GM knows the bottom line.

]]> By: Loboc http://gm-volt.com/2009/07/26/chevy-volt-battery-has-robust-cell-monitoring-and-safety-systems/#comment-130043 Loboc Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:26:44 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1771#comment-130043 In my limited experience with trouble codes, it seems that the have a different/modified meaning when occuring together. It is best that they not be displayed as intrepretation and further diagnostics are required even for a single code. I am thinking that eventually electric cars will blow away ICE in drag racing and other competitive events. It's hard for ICE to compete when all the torque is at zero RPMs :) When NASCAR starts racing Volts, then we will see Joe-USA buying them in droves! In my limited experience with trouble codes, it seems that the have a different/modified meaning when occuring together. It is best that they not be displayed as intrepretation and further diagnostics are required even for a single code.

I am thinking that eventually electric cars will blow away ICE in drag racing and other competitive events. It’s hard for ICE to compete when all the torque is at zero RPMs :)

When NASCAR starts racing Volts, then we will see Joe-USA buying them in droves!

]]> By: MuddyRoverRob http://gm-volt.com/2009/07/26/chevy-volt-battery-has-robust-cell-monitoring-and-safety-systems/#comment-129985 MuddyRoverRob Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:31:57 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1771#comment-129985 I hear you for sure Dan. I now have a scantool, when my Subaru started running rough I went out and bought it. Plugged it into the port, read the code (misfire cyl 4) I made a visual inspection, the coil looked fine so I replaced the plug wires. problem solved. This car is off warranty as well so jumping in makes more sense. I hear you for sure Dan.

I now have a scantool, when my Subaru started running rough I went out and bought it. Plugged it into the port, read the code (misfire cyl 4) I made a visual inspection, the coil looked fine so I replaced the plug wires. problem solved.

This car is off warranty as well so jumping in makes more sense.

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