It doesn't seem to be an issue with syncing, the song count is consistent. It also happens when using the iPhone to stream Pandora.

The iPod or iPhone continues to "play", the time bar...

I have 2011 Volt#639 and am delighted with it. There's a minor problem that has become more annoying. While listening to the iPod through the USB port, the audio will just stop. It doesn't fade...

Blook, was that a special deal via the dealer? Mine is three months.

The XM radio service itself is OK, and might be worth subscribing. Dropouts under bridges kind of remind me of ancient AM...

Add to the "Good" list: Sunset Auto Center, Lompoc CA. MSRP, no hassles, understood the US Bank lease deal and honored its terms. Very pleasant to do business with.

Verticalscope's privacy statement at http://www.verticalscope.com/aboutus/privacy.html is somewhat disturbing.


"To contact you regarding new services" often really means "To spam you back to...

Understanding the logic behind it helps.

The actual current consumed is determined by the charging electronics in the car.

The EVSE (charging cord) signals to the car the maximum current...

I would recommend just leaving the USB stick in place rather than copying to the internal HDD. I haven't evaluated this myself but others have reported that the car re-samples MP3s to a lower bit...

The thermal management requires heat (energy) to warm the battery to optimal temperatures. This heat has to come either from the battery itself which reduces range (energy used to warm the battery...

Golf courses have specialty EVs designed for exactly that purpose. They're also used to transport golfers and their clubs from the tee to the green. :-) These have a lot less horsepower than the...

I may be able to convince our workplace to install level 2 EVSE. The issue is that our building as well as most larger commercial buildings have three-phase power which is 120 volts line-to-neutral...

Very clean. On mine which is mounted to a wall (other side unfinished), I used one of the back knock-outs instead of coming up through the bottom. This might be a bit nicer with the Condulet...

From the content of his post, more likely lots of grow-lights.

I doubt if it makes any real difference from that standpoint. The same energy that a level 2 EVSE puts in to the battery in four hours can be removed by driving the car in a little over half an hour...

Did that include any charging, or just storage/maintenance? In other words, was the Volt fully charged at the beginning of your measurement?

I went with the Enphase micro-inverters. Single inverter per panel mounted to the roof racking underneath each panel. No DC wiring or disconnect. No equipment to mount in a closet. No need for...

In the northern latitudes the panels are going to want a fairly high tilt angle. That coupled with the slick glass surface and dark color should cause the snow to slide off rather quickly once...

If you are in an area with utility power, on-grid makes a lot more sense both economically and environmentally.

1. With an on-grid system your excess generation during the daylight hours...

Technically, I se a few things wrong with the sub-panel in the photo.

1. The grounding conductor (green) coming from the main panel should be at least as large as the feed wires. In the event...

I went to my mailbox yesterday and there were three identical very nice slick Volt promotional brochures, all sent to me at the same exact name and address, identically spelled.

And at that...

I think that pedal position also has something to do with it. With the shifter in Drive, on a level road, decelerate using the brake pedal and watch the ball drop. Then drive the same route at the...