Tag Archive for ‘Chevy Volt’

Today marks three weeks since I took delivery of my Chevy Volt and I still have about half of the original tank of gas that came with the car.  Some have asked me what happens to the quality of fuel after sitting in the car for that long.  I didn’t know the answer until I [...]

Today was a great test to see just how far the car can go on a full charge.  Following my three mile drive to the office I had a lunchtime meeting up in Wethersfield this afternoon.  So with about 95% charge left in the battery I headed through the hills of Connecticut’s Route 9 towards my [...]

Yesterday I had the longest driving day yet for the new car, traveling a total of about 170 miles.  I accumulated about 25 miles of local driving before heading out to Greenwich for the evening.  I was able to get a two hour 120v charge in before the long range trip began, which added only [...]

This fun story about the "White Zombie" electric car is a good primer for what it feels like to drive an electric car.  The Volt's spirited acceleration is surprising everyone I took out for a spin this weekend.  The reason?  Electric motors are all torque.  In fact the 149 horsepower electric motor in the Volt [...]

Autoblog Green has what appears to be sobering numbers on early Volt sales, citing GM figures that say only 281 cars were sold in February, down from 321 in January.  Critics eager for GM to fail are trying to make hay from this announcement, but there's much more to the story.  I ordered my Volt in [...]

So after nearly two weeks of driving around town (200 miles and barely a drop of gasoline), I finally hit the limit on the battery range and had the car switch over to the internal combustion engine.  Unlike other hybrids, the Volt’s engine powers the electric motor and doesn’t drive the wheels – giving it [...]

The above video details how easy it is to plug in at home.   My final weekend mileage count for Saturday and Sunday was 62 miles, total gas used: 0.07 gallons.  The gas was used when the car turned on the internal combustion engine to heat up the battery pack.  The engine ran for approximately [...]

Something happens after you're about ten miles into driving your Chevy Volt when it hits you:  This is the future.    This isn't some gimmick or an attempt to bring down a manufacturer's average MPG rating.  It's a superbly engineered American-made vehicle that will get me to where I have to go powered not by [...]