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My aparments will let me charge on a standard 110 outlet at the office.
Maybe one or two sessions of an hour per week.
What might that get me in EV range on a 2011 Volt with maybe 130,000 miles ?
I'd also like to ask how you all deal with the HUGE blindpots on the car.
Not only out the rear, but the sides, and even the front.
Is it just an optical illusion, or are the A pillars on this car wider than any other car ?
When looking at even the latest models with great crash ratings, you don't see such wide A pillars.
I have seen that there was an option for blind spot alerts.
What can you tell me about this ?
I have seen aftermarket systems for around $500.
Is the stock version pretty good ?
What about some of the other safety alerts ?
If you have them on your car, please comment.
I really need the alerts, since I have problems turning my head to look to my side ( fused vertebrae )
What was this option called ( what option name should I look for when buying used - such as "driver safety alert package" )
The car does not actually brake if it detects a car in front of you, correct ? ( I'm wondering if an aftermarket system would brake the car )
I also wanted to ask about what years are best for us hypermilers.
I want to spend less than $7,000 on the car, so will be looking at older versions.
So the 2013+ models have instant usage and other geeky info ?
That is something I would definately want !
The more info the better !
But is this something that can be added as a software update ?
If not, is there something like a Scanguage, but for EVs ?
I just recently found out about "hold" mode.
From what I understand, this helps your gas mleage if you know you are going to take a long highway trip, since it shuts off the generator.
Could this also be added as a software update, or are physical parts involved that are not on older cars ?
Would I have to look for the "premier" versions of the car to get the good safety features ?
If i find a cheap 2011 Volt, what will I miss out on with a 2013+ car ?
I'm looking at Volts, because I have seen good ones for under 7K.
I have seen Prius Plugins that have around 20 miles of EV range. That may be fine for my situation, but they are more expensive than the Volt.
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