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Old 03-02-2021, 03:53 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Volt, gas only - '12 Chevrolet Volt Premium
90 day: 38.02 mpg (US)

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90 day: 132.26 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by S Keith View Post
Hard pass on all 2013 and earlier GM hybrid trucks. Horrible battery life, and other common/expensive problems. They have horrible battery management, and few dealerships have any competency with them.

If you insist, budget $5K for repairs.
Do you have first hand experience? We have a 2012 and haven't had any issues with it the last 40k+miles we've had it. Anything I should be looking out for? I believe these use Toyota Prius battery NiMH cells.
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