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Originally Posted by rmay635703
Since you own a volt does the volt keep two separate odometers one for gas miles and one for electric? Despite all the press I would own a volt if it weren't $39k  Would be a neat piece of machinery to own despite its limitations.
What we really need though is an ecomodder to analyse how to get the CS mode the most efficient, maybe make a joystick like the honda insight to control or FIX the CS mode output to whatever load/RPM is most effiicient.
Or possible modify the ECU for eco driving.
I am told a few frugal drivers have figured out how to make mountain mode work more efficiently than CS by engaging it early on long trips and really watching their throttle. |
Yes the Volt keeps an overall odometer reading and an EV odometer. It also has two trip odometers so you can use one day to day and the other to monitor your fuel mileage if you like. Did I mention my first tank lasted over a month!
I'm sure once more Volts are on the road someone with programing chops will get in there and play around with the systems to eek out some more eco performance. It's just a matter of time.
I haven't driven the Volt in the snow yet DonR but I say bring it on! I put snow tires on all my cars because I commute at weird hours when the roads aren't always plowed the best. Plus the car has the full alphabet soup, abs, dsc, esp, ect...
and it is a heavy car. That is the one time I'll be happy that the car is heavy is in the snow. As long as I maintain a reasonable speed I'm sure it will handle all nature can throw at it!
That's a good healthy bit of skepticism dcb!
There are some guys who have actually been measuring the Kilowatt usage with Kwh meters between the plug and the charge cord. You might be surprised to know that the onstar readings are very accurate! You have to remember us first adopters are like a huge test fleet for GM. They are monitoring how the cars are running and how they are being used. They are really working hard to perfect this serial hybrid, er, I mean, ER-EV technology and I think they are doing a great job so far! ( you don't think the lawyers caught my slip do ya? )LOL