Mine was so crazy loud (after perhaps 2 days in the failed state) that when I pulled into the dealership to get it fixed nobody there was questioning me. There's no way I'd be able to stand it to the...

By the way, my wife's cousin is a PhD Nuclear Engineer who worked on a Liquid Sodium reactor in the 90's. That one was shut down by Clinton. The way he described it the technology was amazing in...

I agree, but I think you meant leech. I've done this at the local Walgreen's, but I ALWAYS go into the store to purchase something. In the summer, it's a pint of ice cream to have with my lunch...

Why is it so much?

That would make sense if it were distance sensitive OR location sensitive OR fuel-source sensitive. None of which it is. It's simply an extra fee (is it a tax or a fee? Unless it says "tax," its a...

Random musings on a Saturday morning:

I got my Volt on one day. Had a lower GI the next. Kinda like the Volt better, all things considered.
169 lifetime MPG and rising, and I guess gas is...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFMtBibwrgY

boogie woogie.

I made it to my office today with a quick side trip, 36.9 miles on 7.3 KWh consumed. That's good for a 50 mile run on this charge. Temps in the low 60's, all climate off and not really missing it....

I'm trying to recover from winter. I was 188 and climbing last fall, fell as low as 161, now back to 167 (and climbing) as the weather has improved - last 600+ miles without gas. I expect to be north...

People who make that comparison look at things other than its ride - size, bow tie, price - mostly to make pejorative statements about Volt owners. Clearly they haven't driven both; I have -...

One brief comment - the A/C is all electric, and roughly 2-3x more efficient than heat.

I've never had one of these EMMs. How long/far do I have to go before it happens? 1 month without running the ICE?

I ask as I expect that I may have one before the end of May (if its based on...

Mark -

A little more context in your note would be helpful. I presume this is a well known even to you, but I have no clue what you're talking about.

I can only comment about one case: mine, and mine came after an extended period of NOT running the range extender. I think at the time I had about 1600 consecutive EV-only miles on trip meter B....

You seem happy with this outcome. Are you?

Yes. This is not nearly as simple as you seem to believe it is. The control signaling methods used in the two systems are vastly different. Indeed, such an "adapter" as you put it would have to be an...

Ditto. 35 miles on stock tires = only 30 on the Blizzaks. I did feel safer though...

Im not aware of one, but if there were one it would be ugly and complex. CHAdeMO uses very different signaling than J1772-DC, so it would have to include a CAN-to-J1772 protocol converter or act as a...

Wow. What are the characteristics of your use that you have so many electric miles in a car with such limited electic range?

It's a function of my commute hitting a sweet spot in the range and my access to L1 charging at the office. Here's today, for example:

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Conveniently, I didn't quite hit full on the office...