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Old 10-14-2016, 09:55 AM   #47 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cowmeat View Post
I used a tenth of a gallon the other night just to warm up the ICE, I doubt that going long periods without using it would be good for it

The Volt should do this automatically as needed, so you can probably just let the car do its own thing:

"The engine management system also monitors the time between when the engine runs and will periodically prompt the driver to run past the 40-mile electric range before recharging. If the driver doesn't force the Volt to run on gas, the system will eventually start the engine to consume some of the aging fuel and circulate the fluids within the engine. Once this maintenance mode is complete, the engine shuts down until it's needed again or enough time has passed."
Chevy Volt's "maintenance mode" will burn gas to prevent aging - Autoblog
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