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Electric Mileage in Wintertime Posted by Bill Homer [Email]

(#3427) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Bill Homer) on Sun, 26 Oct 2014 10:17:43

In Reply to: OT: Tesla question for Used To Be Chaz and other owners, MI-Roger

[Profile/Gallery] , Sun, 26 Oct 2014 05:49:20 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

My wife drives our Volt and commutes about 28 miles round trip per day. Advertised range in electric-only mode is 38 miles - but note that this drops off somewhat when it's very cold out, i.e. last winter in Chicago. One anomaly about the Volt vs. the other cars you are asking about is the gasoline "range extender" (i.e. internal combustion engine driven generator), which means that you can go 300+ miles without stopping. In the winter you can configure the HVAC to "comfort mode" which runs the gasoline engine for extra heat (its best byproduct!) as well.

If you care to wait, the Volt II is scheduled to come out next year.

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OT: Tesla question for Used To Be Chaz and other owners, MI-Roger , Sun, 26 Oct 2014 05:49:20
- Then there's the practical side of this...., Noel, Sat, 1 Nov 2014 07:32:06
- BMW i3, No Snaab, Tue, 28 Oct 2014 04:16:48
  - Neighbor has an i3, TimN , Mon, 3 Nov 2014 17:10:25
  - Re: BMW i3, Snowmobile , Tue, 28 Oct 2014 07:11:20
  - Please stop quoting range of gasoline extended electric, dmz789qqq, Tue, 28 Oct 2014 07:04:14
    - Not nessesarily, No Snaab, Tue, 28 Oct 2014 09:50:37
      - Volt is the same way........, MI-Roger , Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:28:28
        Actually, no., Justin VanAbrahams , Tue, 28 Oct 2014 23:00:40
- Re: OT:, Tom G , Mon, 27 Oct 2014 05:10:58
- You need to think more out of the box..., Used to be Chaz, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 14:05:14
- Electric Mileage in Wintertime, Bill Homer , Sun, 26 Oct 2014 10:17:43 <-- Viewing This Message
- Posterchild for VW eGolf & TDI Golf, Trev, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 09:10:36
- Your mileage may vary, A1-turbo, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 06:33:01
  - Tailor the car to your driving situation, Dano in Texas , Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:54:17
  - Re: Your mileage may vary, saabsince 93b , Sun, 26 Oct 2014 08:01:14
    - Total cost of ownership, Janik, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 15:47:39
    - You couldn't be more wrong..., U2bC, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 14:22:54
      - You save HOW MIUCH per year?, A1-turbo, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 17:01:46
        Re: You save HOW MIUCH per year?, Justin VanAbrahams , Sun, 26 Oct 2014 19:47:19
        Fuel cost savings but not necessarily significant, A1-turbo, Mon, 27 Oct 2014 17:32:12
        Re: Fuel cost savings but not necessarily significant, Justin VanAbrahams , Mon, 27 Oct 2014 21:00:43
        Used average to be more representative but......, A1-turbo, Tue, 28 Oct 2014 10:40:23
        $0.18/kWh and $2.99/gallon here in MA., dmz789qqq, Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:20:58
        I also have SUV at 10MPG at over 18K/year driving..., U2bC, Mon, 27 Oct 2014 00:27:01
        Maybe you would save the most getting a..., Snowmobile , Mon, 27 Oct 2014 07:02:46
        SPG fell victim to a duelly at an intersection :(, U2bC, Wed, 29 Oct 2014 07:31:45
        Re: SPG fell victim to a duelly at an intersection :(, RS , Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:40:02
        Compared to what?, A1-turbo, Wed, 29 Oct 2014 09:10:31
        volume is not everything., Snowmobile , Wed, 29 Oct 2014 11:19:45
        Re: volume is not everything., A1-turbo, Wed, 29 Oct 2014 12:26:07
        Re: volume is not everything., Snowmobile , Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:59:36
        More practical comparisons, A1-turbo, Thu, 30 Oct 2014 06:09:21
    - Re: Your mileage may vary, Snowmobile , Sun, 26 Oct 2014 10:41:34
    - Focus EV HB similar in price to Focus SE HB, A1-turbo, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 10:02:06
      - Ford Fusion Plug in Hybrid - best tank 1,723 miles, Ripgreat9-5, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 18:21:02

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