I know this is a concern if you never take longer trips. Nice to see an article addressing it.
GM’s Volt to Fire Up Engine Automatically to Keep Fuel Fresh
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Included in that software is an algorithm ensuring the internal-combustion engine starts up every 60 days or so to prevent gasoline in the vehicle’s tank from excessive aging.
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Warnke tells Ward’s he, personally, has driven a Volt at more than 100 mph (161 km/h) on the test track in both pure electric mode and with the IC engine-generator engaged, although the production car will be electronically limited to 100 mph. Driving between 45-50 mph (72-80 km/h) optimizes battery range, he says.
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Utter BS. We all know slower is better,
especially in an EV.