Neil -
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
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That URL led me to this table :
127 MPG: The Chevy Volt Diaries - Real World Experience - Motor Trend
The article stated that the Volt has a 16 kWh pack, but will only use 8.8 kWh of it's juice before turning to the ICE, which is the same as going from 85% down to 30% of charge capacity :
Then I used this gallons-to-kWh converter :
Convert US gallon of gasoline to kilowatt hour
Convert gallon [U.S.] of automotive gasoline to kilowatt-hours - Conversion of Measurement Units
To make this table :
I only used the numbers from the days when the pack was fully charged, the idea being that all 8.8 kWh was being used up in that day. That led me to 147 MPGe.
When I plugged that number into the total miles, I got an average of 78 MPG :
Now, obviously that is not a complete analysis because the data is incomplete. I can't see the % drop in the state of charge for each day. However, I think it is an attempt to make a *fair* calculation of MPG.
CarloSW2