I've been defending the 240 Voltec, but guess what? It died today. No indicator lights, both fuses OK and an acrid odor. It lasted almost two years. Guess I'm going to look into the new Bosch...

I find it hard to believe that GM will spend billions of dollars developing technology to be used in a couple limited sales platforms. I believe Voltec is the wave of the future. I expect to see...

Tesla's success will be good for the Volt. The Tesla is a great car but too expensive for most people, when they learn through reviews like this that the Volt is almost as fun to drive and not comes...

I just finished installing a backup power source from EvExtend. This was a kit with a 1000 watt pure sine wave inverter, 100 amp fuse and cabling custom fit for the Volt. Installation was easy with...

I'm on my third year of ownership, and for whatever reason my range appears to be increasing over the same period in previous years. On average range appears to have improved by 1 to 2 miles per...

I'm the one who used the term "charger" in the title. I know what an EVSE is, I've even posted details of the SAE handshake protocol on this forum, but I stand by the term charger because that is...

I lived in Belgium for a number of years. Belgium has some very interesting tax breaks for fleet cars. Income tax is very high so companies offer their employees non taxed benefits in lieu of...

How about a commercial vinyl pergola and you modify it with canvas or shade cloth over the top?

http://www.superiorplasticproducts.com/vinyl-specialty-products/vinyl-pergolas.html

Two comments:

1. I've had my Voltec charger for almost two years and have experienced no problems.

2. Bosch has developed a reputation for excellent products. I'm a woodworker and when I...

Bosch has taken over SPX and they're bringing out a new low cost charger. It sounds as if it, or perhaps two different models, will be capable of charging at 3.3 kw or 6.6 kw charging.
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I'm with you, wish all vehicles were quieter. To me sound pollution is just as bad as air pollution. When I bought my place 30 years ago there was a small two lane country road at the back of my...

After seeing your pictures I think an old fashion steel carport may be too agricultural, I like the carports in your pictures. Why not have someone build something similar?

If you were thinking of putting up a canvas canopy I assume you don't have HOA issues. A steel carport may work, I just saw some advertised on eBay, some with total installed cost of less than $1k.

I think you might be on to something.

I was at a stop light the other day and see this kid in a rice burner moves from behind me to the lane on my right, which is clearly marked with a LANE ENDS MERGE LEFT sign. So it's clear what his...

Like I posted before, I live in SoCal and drive less than 10k a year, but I am retired. My last job in the states before retiring required a 180 mile a day commute through Orange County (including...

I live in the San Diego area. My Volt is 25 months old and only has 18,000 miles on it.

It's not that the Volt is a bad car, it's just that the public's awarness of it has dwindled. GM needs to stop this trend by bringing the Volt to the forefront of cars the public want. I don't see...

The article was about potential new battery technology that could shrink the size of the battery. If this technology were to become viable, there is no reason the current Volt could not use it. As...

I think this will have a positive long term effect on the Volt and other EVs. Up to now the general public seems to equate EVs as cars purchased by greenies, or techie nerds. The Tesla Model S is...