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Originally Posted by Cd
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 ?
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Depends. Winter range can be half of summer depending on heater usage and speed of travel.
An average efficiency might be 3.5 miles per kWh. A standard 120v outlet can supply 12 amps, or 1,440 watts (120v * 12 amps). That's 1.44 kWh (1hr x 1,440 watts) in an hour... 1.44 kWh * 3.5 miles = 5 miles. Taking into account less than perfect efficiency, you're looking at about 4 miles of range added per hour charging.
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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 ?
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No hold mode on the older cars. Chevy isn't going to be adding features to the older models either, or probably even the newer ones.