At speeds above 50 MPH rolling down the windows adds more drag and puts more drain on the battery than rolling up the windows and using the AC on ECO.

Again... Above 50mph. AC is more efficient. ...

This is why Tesla does not use the traditional dealership system.

On my 2012 Volt there ARE fan speed buttons located on the dash just to the upper right of the touch screen. There are also temp buttons.

I will agree that knobs are more direct and tactile. I...

And what would be the EMF risks?

I think I will stick with a plug.

The biggest amenity over the Tesla that the Volt has is unlimited cross country range. (No range anxiety.) I can drive my Volt from Los Angeles to Scottsdale AZ in one afternoon. Can't do that in...

My only bad experience has been coming out of a building to find someone hit my Volt while parked in a parking lot.. (Twice. now.)

Otherwise I am very happy with my Volt.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Refinished-Chevrolet-Volt-2011-2012-17-inch-Wheel-Rim-/130787391397?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Wheels&hash=item1e738937a5&vxp=mtr
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Talk to Leaf owners in Arizona...

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/arizona-nissan-leaf-battery-problem-thickens-46508.html

Nobody has "hacked" the battery management because it's a bad idea with too many risks. At best you might get another 10 miles out of the battery. But the risks are:

1. A battery fire.
2....

Obviously this was a troll post.

The fact IS: In three years of sales and over 40,000 Volts on the road... No Volt owner has ever experienced one single fire. Not one. Not from a collision. ...

I don't agree. I don't think most people that walk into a showroom even think about the grid or where power comes from. They look at the sticker price on a Volt and turn around and see the sticker...

The Amazon listing clearly says: "Simply plugs into a 120V wall outlet." and "15 Amp."

It cannot be an L2 EVSE. It is an L1 EVSE.

By definition 120 volt EVSE's are L1.

They also list an...

My Volt has done it once. It happened after I had the tires rotated. I took it back to my dealer. Apparently they forgot to reset the tire positions after the rotation. The problem has never...

I want Solar PV but I don't have access to the roof area on my Condo due to HOA restrictions... and my roof gables are not facing south.

I find that keeping the windshield clean and cleaning the wiper blades with a wet cloth periodically greatly extends the life of any wiper blades. It's the dirt and grit that kills them quickly.

You might try contacting BOSCH to see if you qualify for any incentive programs that might qualify you for a free charger + installation. I did. I had my entire L2 system installed for FREE. (No...

But wait... Rush Limbaugh and FAUX news told me the Prius was much cooler than a Volt. (Mind blown.) ;-)

My dealer gave me free maintenance when I leased my Volt. Sounds pretty good until you realize that amounts to rotating tires a few times and changing the oil once over the three year lease.

You might want to look at the Long Term storage mode guide.

http://gm-volt.com/forum/showthread.php?18435-Long-Term-Storage-Guide&highlight=storage+mode

In general... Lithium Ion batteries...

Yes... It's a nice article and I am certainly glad to see progress in the lab. But we tend to see these articles promising breakthroughs about once a week on this forum... And yet... somehow......