Battery Usage

[Dekka37]

I recently purchased my Volt. The more I drive the higher my EV milage. I have been getting from 40 to 44 miles per charge. Today I drove a number of short trips. 1 to 2 miles each time. I noticed that my EV milage was not as good. Is this normal?

[Codyozz]

You're probably confusing the programming of the estimator. Don't pay attention to it, as it's just a guess and not real life. Give it about 150-200 miles before you start trusting/understanding it. The thing is, even if it gives you a pretty good guess at the beginning of the day, it has absolutely NO idea what you will do with it in the future. It is not a fortune teller... it has no way of knowing whether you will baby it and drive it down a 20 mile hill, or whether you take it to the drag strip and run the hell out of it. It's just like a weather man... he has no idea if it will rain at YOUR HOUSE, only a guess for the area. Look at www.voltstats.net to determine what others are ACTUALLY getting in your climate and terrain. If you are driving your car 30 miles at one shot and running out of battery regularly then you may have a problem, may. But my guess is that you will see about 35-45 this spring and a few miles lower in the summer heat and 10 miles lower in the deep of winter on days colder than 25.

[Koz]

Yes, likely normal because short trips likely have more starts and stops per mile traveled. Additionally, it can mean mean higher accessory loads if temps aren't mild.

[dax777]

I recently purchased my Volt. The more I drive the higher my EV milage. I have been getting from 40 to 44 miles per charge. Today I drove a number of short trips. 1 to 2 miles each time. I noticed that my EV milage was not as good. Is this normal?

Your milage will increase if you try and keep the happy spinning green leaf ball in the center...its a driving behavior modifier and gives you the best milage..the amount of climate control used will also affect your milage but this also is a learning curse and the more you drive and observe what the different modes can and cannot do you will become even wiser..the learning tips on the center stack can also be very useful....miles of smiles....

[BAZINGA]

Yes, likely normal because short trips likely have more starts and stops per mile traveled. Additionally, it can mean mean higher accessory loads if temps aren't mild.

Exactly what I'm discovering. If I need to use juice to cool the cabin, a few short errands when I have to shut off the car, it will start absorbing heat again, only to be cool off again.

The same anomaly occurs with a ICE car, but in the Volt you are provided a real time up date as to how much juice it takes to cool or heat a vehicle.

[ViperRT10Matt]

You didn't mention if you were running the heat. Climate control has a far greater effect than variations in driving style. Run the heat on full blast and you'll see your range dip into the high 20s.

[Slapshot28]

Make sure the batteries are placed properly into the compartment, Rechargeable car batteries is entirely different the battery system is similar to traditional car batteries. If you not usage regular of your car you faced a problem with maintenance. lack of fluids in it will help the users to drive their cars for quite a long time.

What the ... ??!?

[saghost]

What the ... ??!?

I don't know. He made a similarly bizarre post about studded tires on the when does the ICE drive the wheels thread. Both of these look like things that could come out of a heuristic spambot (selling the signature link.) His other posts are more on topic though. I dunno.