Owned a 2012 since september 2011. Got 24500 miles. 17700 miles Electric. 129 MPG. No issues besides manitenace plus the Battery Compartment Reinforcement back in 2012.

With Chicago gas prices I...

Just my five cents to GM. You built a hell of a car for being the first generation. :) And the price was good for us lucky that could buy one and realise its value and the final cost after tax...

I think the one issue is that the KWH does not include auxillary systems like battery conditioning or head lights or other any system not related to propulsion. I my case it also seem to depend on...

I see volts every other day, So I dont feel special anymore. :)

No sure its worth it, and when you have a Volt you dont need it, one of the big advantages of the Volt.

As people previously mentioned you dont know their circuits and you have to stay long for it...

GE should just reimburse them per mile driven instead of paying for gas, that would fix it.

Exactly, you can drive the Volt like a sport car and still not burn any gas as long as you stay under a resonable 30 miles in the winter and 40 miles in the summer. NO other car can do this what ever...

I would seriusly consider this as my second car, I just like how it looks.

That said my replacement of my second car which is a wagon wont be a sedan, due to owning a dog. I just cant have him in...

Agree, all the small sedans are 4 seaters if you dont just have small kids below 10.

Besides, the volt opening between the back seats are perfect for long items like my snowboard.

Volt an...

As I have a 2012 the only time I run heat is when temp is below 25 or when wife is in the car. :) Or when I know I have plenty of range to make it home even with running the heat.

Occasionally I...

Just imagine you had pure electric, you would have to stay home...

Thats why the range extender concept is brilliant.

Once the concept is perfected, lower cost batteries that store more power...

As this is my second winter with the Volt, the comfort settings makes a hugh difference. That said if turning the fan to low is not an option just turn the heat up to 72 or so to give the system a...

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I was taking the 67 from some graph I saw way back when the motor comes on, something about battery temp goes below 67 causes the warming to start, maybe I am mixing this up...

There is a difference, use comfort mode and set it to 69 and the car will only run the engine once when it first crosses over the limit, after that it will use the electricity to keep the battery...

The charging fees have to be resonable and based on KWH used and a regular price for the KWH used, maybe a small premium.

Just went to Whole foods and they want minimum $2 thats just stupid. Why...

Somethings wrong with your car. Second winter here in Chicago and no issue with heat especially not at 39 Farenheit, if the gas engine comes on my car is nice and warm even at 10 degress. Comfort and...

I think its a combination, economy, lease deals and add a little lower gas prices and all this half truths about US will produce more OIL than Saudi Arabia does not help.

From a long time owner, you will learn the best way after having the car for a winter. Pre-heat, settings, putting on more cloths, or just get used to lower tempertures.

Same as we have got used...

Normal, so I wont repeat what others are saying. You will learn over time what works best for you.

The gas prices are coming down, so if you have to use a little more gas now and then in the...

Sorry about the Job loss, hang in there.

There are still a lot of oppertunites for people to do consulting on diffrent technical topics as companies today rather hire short contract based people...