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Old 04-04-2012, 11:13 AM   #37 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
I don't think that's the car to buy for that driving pattern. Volt makes sense if your daily commute can be done on battery power exclusively (or nearly). I've seen comparisons done to a standard Prius liftback (non-plug-in) that show it is more cost effective than the Volt when the daily single-charge usage is over a certain distance (~100 miles comes to mind).

There may be reasons to want a Volt, even if you don't fit its designed best use.
My main interest is, has anyone mapped out the Volt/speed versus gas MPG, AKA has anyone figured out how to hypermile the volt in non-ev mode.

When I have gone looking it appears that the volt does not properly calculate gas created EV miles and the only indicator of your real FE would be to not charge and drive gas only for some time using tank to tank just like every other car to calculate.

From what I have read 45mpg actual MPG is possible, on my test drive it appears to be possible that 50mpg might be achievable but the way FE is calculated on the volt may not tell you 50, it may only list the 30mpg you got while the engine was on.

Anyone here own a volt that has been able to drive it long enough to find its sweet spots and hypermilability?
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