#2017 chevy volt range extender full

The above image is what the speedometer looks like with no electricity but a full tank of gas. It now struggles and downshifts up hills and that quick 7 second 0-60 electric becomes painful on gas. The engine revs when you hit the gas like an ICE car. I can tell you that driving the Volt without a charge is a completely different experience. Normally she would have charged at work and had enough charge for the 4 trips but I wanted to experience the Volt in ICE mode.Īfter she got home, I took it out to get groceries. The transition is like when you are on a sailboat and you have to turn on your engine to maneuver into port. On the last ride home, the Volt’s ICE kicked in about halfway through and completed the journey. The 1st three legs of the journey were all on EV. Today, my kids had Taekwondo practice so that meant going back and forth the 15 miles 4 times. I’d caution anyone thinking of buying a Prius Plug-in and expecting to use it like an EV. My wife has never made it even halfway to work exclusively on the EV charge of the Prius and even with a charging cord at work, always comes back without any charge left. The Prius advertises about 12 miles of EV travel on a charge but even on the best days it’s hard to go even a few miles without the ICE kicking on for one reason or another. Kids also love cup holders in the center console. She takes both of our kids so we had to put in a car seat and a booster seat.

Her commute is about 15 miles and she normally drives a 2012 Prius Plug-plug in. But rather than take it this morning, I thought I’d let my wife take it for the day. The Volt got a full charge of electricity last night and started the day with 53 EV miles as well as an almost full tank of gas. I’m keeping a diary of my experiences every day here and will wrap up the week with my conclusions. Catch up on Day 1 or Day 3-4. The fine folks at GM have given us a shiny new (OK, 500 miles) electric blue 2017 Chevy Volt to test drive for the next week.

2017 chevy volt range extender