I've gone 13,700 miles, and only filled my gas tank twice. Mine has some scratches due to this, but isn't mechanically damaged, so it can take a beating. Also, slow down A LOT before speed bumps and don't pull too far forward at parking spots - the plastic below the front bumper bottoms out easily. I'm not a fan of the capacitive touch buttons on the center console, and the bluetooth can be finicky at times. I might sound like a shill, but it is hands down the best vehicle I have ever owned. This is because GM went overboard on the Gen 1 Volt on the batteries SOC (you can only use 60% of the batteries actual capacity), and its over-engineered cooling system. GM has formally noted, as have many owner forums, that not a single Volt has experienced ANY battery degradation or loss of range. Just last month the 100,000th Volt was sold making it the best selling electric vehicle ever produced. He's never even had to change the brakes due to regenerative braking! In terms of maintenance Erick Belmer has gone over 300,000 miles in his Volt, and experienced zero range degredation and zero major repairs. I got my used 2013 Volt in February 2015, and the $7,500 tax credit was included in the sense that it was almost exactly $7,500 cheaper than an equivalent car - it was ~$8,000 cheaper than a comparable Prius with same mileage, trim, and features. PHEVs like the Volt that use 100% electric until the battery runs out do qualify for tax incentives when purchased new. "Hybrids" are vehicles like the Prius that use the ICE 100% of the time. I was able to find a 2013 with only 7000 miles so everything but the basic warranty still applies. I can't speak to maintenance for mine, but my buddy has had a 2012 for three years and not had any issues. I have level 2 EVSE's at my workplace and they do a full charge in about 3.5 hours. If you need it a little faster, there is also a 12 amp option, but you need to set that every time. Even at 8 amps (the default setting on the portable charge cord), mine will charge overnight and that's all I need. ONce I get the solar on my house next spring, I'll feel even better about it. I love not using gas, the acceleration, the advanced engineering, and not having any local emissions. Visibility is a little hampered by the beams along the windshield, but I hardly notice it at this point. I also am not a huge fan of how the volume on the radio constantly resets, but it's something you get used to. The only thing I really don't like is since I'm tall, I have to crane my neck to get in. I have a 24 mile round trip commute, so most days I don't even use a full battery. The other was about 900 miles to the north rim of the Grand Canyon, I got 38 mpg. One was to a mountain lake, about 200 miles. Most city driving, with two longer trips. Tires and suspension you should expect to have to replace as with any other car but brakes should last substantially longer. To their credit the Chevy dealers in my area did not fight me at any time and did fix the car.Īs for standard maintenance I had two oil changes and that was it. Another time I lost the radiator which was replaced under warranty. On one occasion an assembly error caused too many bubbles in the coolant and eventually this led to the car thinking the coolant was low and disabling charging. There were several recalls/service bulletins. Gas mileage suffers severely if you choose to/need to have the engine run for heat in the winter.Īny major repairs you guys have had to do, or even minor things and it was different from owning a regular ICE car This is in extended range mode after the battery has been completely exhausted and does not include those electric-only miles. Typically low 40's but I see that I got up to around 47 at times. Real world gas mileage you guys are getting? I probably wouldn't have bothered if the 120v circuit in the garage worked properly but I had to do something and a 120v EVSE wasn't much cheaper than a 240v model. There are things like the JuiceBox if you want WiFi connectivity. What do you recommend I get for a LV2 EVSE?Ĭlipper Creek makes good products that are a good value. Hatchback, so despite the reduced cargo capacity compared to an ICE hatch/wagon still a good amount of usable space.Rarely visiting the gas station (once a month in the winter, once every few months in the summer).Quiet, torque, and it was different from everything else out there.Poor rear leg room but this didn't personally affect me.Let's just put it this way - I was driving a 13 year-old Camry before the Volt.Yes rear visibility is rather poor, but that seems to be common with today's cars.Bear in mind that I still bought a second Volt.
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