Comments on: GM Engineer Test Drives Volt in Mountains of Tennesee: its a Success http://gm-volt.com/2009/09/02/gm-engineer-test-drives-volt-in-mountains-of-tennesee-its-a-success/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:40:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve http://gm-volt.com/2009/09/02/gm-engineer-test-drives-volt-in-mountains-of-tennesee-its-a-success/#comment-152944 Steve Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:21:20 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1821#comment-152944 I second the question. Add cell phones and other wireless stuff to that. I second the question. Add cell phones and other wireless stuff to that.

]]> By: skierpage http://gm-volt.com/2009/09/02/gm-engineer-test-drives-volt-in-mountains-of-tennesee-its-a-success/#comment-144514 skierpage Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:52:09 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1821#comment-144514 CR asks its members (including me) to fill out a detailed survey asking what specific problems we've had with our automobiles. That seems a useful methodology for determining reliability. Do you think all the Toyota owners lie because they've been brainwashed to think Toyotas are great cars? It's a lot better than the apocryphal reliability findings of auto journalists driving a fleet car and occasionally borrowing one for a long-term test. Random surveys are better still, but would be prohibitively expensive, and JD Powers seems to sell a huge range of confusing awards to manufacturers rather than give consumers their raw data. As for lawyers, it's the other way around. CR found the Sharper Image Ionic Breeze doesn't work nearly as well as a HEPA fan filter, despite subjective bias of all the people who bought it and thought it was great. The result: "Court Dismisses Sharper Image Lawsuit against Consumers Union." CR has led me to buy several cheap overlooked appliances, though I supplement with Amazon reviews. CR asks its members (including me) to fill out a detailed survey asking what specific problems we’ve had with our automobiles. That seems a useful methodology for determining reliability. Do you think all the Toyota owners lie because they’ve been brainwashed to think Toyotas are great cars? It’s a lot better than the apocryphal reliability findings of auto journalists driving a fleet car and occasionally borrowing one for a long-term test. Random surveys are better still, but would be prohibitively expensive, and JD Powers seems to sell a huge range of confusing awards to manufacturers rather than give consumers their raw data.

As for lawyers, it’s the other way around. CR found the Sharper Image Ionic Breeze doesn’t work nearly as well as a HEPA fan filter, despite subjective bias of all the people who bought it and thought it was great. The result: “Court Dismisses Sharper Image Lawsuit against Consumers Union.”

CR has led me to buy several cheap overlooked appliances, though I supplement with Amazon reviews.

]]> By: matt_b http://gm-volt.com/2009/09/02/gm-engineer-test-drives-volt-in-mountains-of-tennesee-its-a-success/#comment-144482 matt_b Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:34:02 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1821#comment-144482 If anything, the shift to OBDII compliant cars makes fixing cars far easier. Pull the code, replace the indicated part and you're on your way. If anything, the shift to OBDII compliant cars makes fixing cars far easier.

Pull the code, replace the indicated part and you’re on your way.

]]> By: SDavis http://gm-volt.com/2009/09/02/gm-engineer-test-drives-volt-in-mountains-of-tennesee-its-a-success/#comment-143045 SDavis Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:56:18 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1821#comment-143045 Jackson, It would be <strike>nice</strike> great to get some third party quotes too. Jackson,

It would be nice great to get some third party quotes too.

]]> By: gieso http://gm-volt.com/2009/09/02/gm-engineer-test-drives-volt-in-mountains-of-tennesee-its-a-success/#comment-142981 gieso Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:29:27 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1821#comment-142981 Agreed. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado; an hour drive north of Denver. If I take a Volt skiing, I will have used up all of the battery by the time I make it to Denver (50miles) and then head up into the mountains. Denver is 5280 feet and Eisenhower Tunnel is a tunnel that cuts through the mountains at about 13000 feet on I-70. Then it goes back down hill into Summit county and some of the best skiiing in the world. I am curious how the Volt will do in that situation (already at minimum SOC then big uphills in front of you). Will the regen be able to keep up as I use up the reserve battery to keep the car going near the speed limit (60 MPH) up this hill? Agreed.

I live in Fort Collins, Colorado; an hour drive north of Denver. If I take a Volt skiing, I will have used up all of the battery by the time I make it to Denver (50miles) and then head up into the mountains. Denver is 5280 feet and Eisenhower Tunnel is a tunnel that cuts through the mountains at about 13000 feet on I-70. Then it goes back down hill into Summit county and some of the best skiiing in the world.

I am curious how the Volt will do in that situation (already at minimum SOC then big uphills in front of you). Will the regen be able to keep up as I use up the reserve battery to keep the car going near the speed limit (60 MPH) up this hill?

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