Has anyone upgraded their Volt headlights? They are really bad driving at night on curvy mountain roads. They really cut the visablity of an upcoming curve. Particularly with them dimmed with the...
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Has anyone upgraded their Volt headlights? They are really bad driving at night on curvy mountain roads. They really cut the visablity of an upcoming curve. Particularly with them dimmed with the...
Sure glad I got the Staples $100 discount.
I am somewhat surprised that a third party has not revealed that they have bought the rights to the design and production. It would probably have been...
I own a 3 cylinder diesel Kabota tractor. I don't think the starting and especially the stopping roughness of a diesel engine would be acceptable on the Volt. Maybe a compression release valve on...
What was the roadside assistance? Tow? Or did they go get a tire. How long were you delayed from your trip? I have been debating whether I should get a rim and mini spare and a jack at a wrecking...
I did not fully appreciate the estimated arrival time on my Garmin Navigation unit until we made a 180 mile trip to a wedding traveling highway 49 in California. That feature took out the anxiety...
Last fall I went down to Laguna Seca and drove the Cadillac CTS-V on the track. I assure you, it definately is not your father's car.
In the seven months I have driven the Volt I have not yet seen another one on the road or in a parking lot. The Volt family resemblance is so close to other Chevys that I have looked twice at some...
What qualifies as 40+ club. How about CD miles between charges. My last round trip of 103.2 miles was 70.3 miles CD, 32.9 CS and 1.49 gallons of gas. Best CD range yet. Some use of Mounain Mode...
My Volt replaced a BMW 840Ci and is now the stable mate of my Buick Lasabre Limited w/ sport suspension. I thought the Buick was the best riding and driving car that I had ever owned. Now after...
In researching bio fuels I cannot understand why governments, particularly Africa and Mexico are not supporting Jojoba (Jatropha?) plantations. Seems a no brainer for use of poor, dry land plus...
My adult son drove my volt for the first time last weekend. The trip was in hilly terrain. His comment: "In L position the accelerator pedal becomes an Accelerator/Decelerator pedal"
I Think the real disadvantage of no "Hold" mode will be more apparent when we get back to frigid winter weather. To me being able to start out on a really cold day with the engine running to heat...
I do not understand your reasoning. The Volt ICE has a thermostat to maintain the optimum temperature of the engine just like all cars. The temperature is taken to this point as quickly as possible...
I don't recall ever seeing an increase in segments displayed on the battery icon due to regen. I have a route that is downhill then steep uphill then another long downhill. On the steep uphill the...
I am convinced now after making several trips over my 100 mile loop that I make once a week that judicious use of MM can save gas. Doing the trip in Normal and arriving home in CS/Normal mode I use...
In talking to my son this last weekend he said that his company has been discussing how to handle EV charging. While they provided free charging to EV1, now that more EV's are on the horizon they may...
The best arguing statement to compare the Volt/Leaf comes from MT.
The on-board gasoline equivalent (gas+charge) capacity for the cars:
Prius = 12 gallons
Volt = 10.8 gallons
Leaf = 2 gallons....
I found that you can get into Range Anxiety with the Volt. At about 40 miles left in CS mode the display goes into Low fuel alarm with no indication of actual miles left. The first time this...
I see 50+ mile range on my Volt everytime I leave home with a full charge since the first portion of a trip is downhill. I can usually maintain 50+ for the first 24 miles. My best 100 mile roundtrip...
I was rather amused by a comparison I saw today (don't rememer where)
The Prius completely charged and fueled has the equivalent of 11.8 gallons of gas.
The Volt completely charged and fueled has...