My experience is that the Volt does very well in winter driving.

The ABS and traction control work very well. The stock tires are ok. Good in snow a little slick on ice. If you put snow tires on...

I would say it's worth it. It does sound like you are charging at the lower 8 amp setting vs the 12A setting. At 8 Amps you would be getting 6 to 12 miles of range over 4 hours. At 12 amp you would...

It looks like the connections might be an issue. A 10Awg wire at 12A will produce negligible heat. I used a 12awg cord for 7 months with zero issues. And I still use it for the occasional charge with...

I've seen the ELR in person and it is in every way (other than back seat room, cargo space and slight reduction in EV range) better than the Volt. The ELR is a beautiful car worthy of the Cadillac...

Did you try the Volt in Sport mode? While Sport mode doesn't change the maximum power available it does make the Volt much more responsive.

I doubt Autoweek has a picture of the final appearance but they might have a proposed rendering. It is likely that images of Volt 2.0 were in existance before Volt 1.0 was even in production. When...

I think you have confused stop-start with eAssist. eAssist does provide electric assist to the engine and regen braking to improve efficiency. Stop-start does not.

There are a number of ways...

The two codes you show are both normal for a charge port door that refuse to open.

The one code is just a generic "something is wrong code". P1E00
The other code is charge port door didn't open...

GM used a high gear ratio to maiximize the efficiency of the electric motor. This likely works both ways. So I would imagine that it would actually make regenerative breaking more efficient.

ON...

Nice information!

To add below is the US vehicle testing on a 2013 Volt. In the link below there are video's as well.
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Interesting. I've worked with steam absorption chillers and the concept here is similar.

I do wonder though. They are using water in the system. What happens if the car sits in freezing...

Next month the 2014 Impala is supposed to start production at DHAM. So i'm not sure if that will hit the production rate of the Volt any.
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I wonder if this might be a power saving feature of the phone? If the bluetooth is not in operation or in use it will put the connection in a sleep mode?

BTW I have not seen this on my MY2013...

While the power required for maximum DC charging potential is likely too high for most residential homes the SAE J1772 standard does allow for different charge current levels using DC just like the...

Where did you read that the Spark EV uses a DC motor? DC motors are typically less efficient than AC motors.

My local dealer Schluleter's in Waterloo is closing at the end of May. I had them quote me for GMPP for my Volt. I don't recall all the numbers but I remember that 72 months 120K was ~$2500 + 13%...

Correct that is the current Escalade not the new one. The current Escalade was one of the first production vehicles to have LED headlights as an option. It comes with the platinum addition I...

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Gas Spark uses a 1.2L I4 engine.

GM Europe currently uses a 1.0L 3cyl engine (LDB). It's peak HP is 65 at 5300rpm. Even a new version of this engine will not squeeze out...

Agreed that is a tight tolerance for molded components. I'm a mechanical engineer that has worked with some plastics. I've worked with some polyamide's myself. They are nice materials that can...

Details on the 2014 Volt are now known.

There are not any major changes. No powertrain changes. Biggest things I see are the charge port door is now push to open, some colour changes and some...