Bought a Chevy Volt

How long is your daily commute and what is your mpg? Decent looking car too!

Just over 30 miles round trip, 2-3 days a week for me. The wife will drive it the days I'm not. She is about 40 round trip. Free charge station walking distance from the house too! If I only drive it a few miles I top off at home. If it needs more than that Ive been charging for free and getting a little exercise.

Right now I'm at 115mpg. It will get better too. Last Saturday had a half day at work, then 100 miles roundtrip on expressway. No time to recharge inbetween so the expressway was all on gas bringing my lifetime mpg down a lot.

thestepchild said:

Just over 30 miles round trip, 2-3 days a week for me. The wife will drive it the days I'm not. She is about 40 round trip. Free charge station walking distance from the house too! If I only drive it a few miles I top off at home. If it needs more than that Ive been charging for free and getting a little exercise.

Right now I'm at 115mpg. It will get better too. Last Saturday had a half day at work, then 100 miles roundtrip on expressway. No time to recharge inbetween so the expressway was all on gas bringing my lifetime mpg down a lot.

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That is nice to have a free charging station so close to home. How long does it take to charge?

on 220 its about 4 hours from a dead battery.

110 at home from dead battery has shown 10+ to recharge

I test drove one about a year and a half ago. I liked the car, but the dealer did not seem to want to work out a deal with me when I told them I would not take a loss on my Regal. My commute is 26 miles round trip, so the car made a lot of sense.

I would have a hard time trading after getting the Trifecta Tune last December

Are you happy with the Volt? My insurance agent quoted me a rate that seemed crazy, like $50 a month over what I'm paying on my T05. Was insurance higher than you expected?

One month in it now and still VERY happy.

Drove 116 miles yesterday with 113 of it on free electric(had a partial charge mid-day).

30 day report from Onstar says total miles 1050, electric miles 993 vs gas miles 57.
744 mpg. Combined gas&elec is 120 MPGe.

Less than 1.5 gallons of gas used in the last month

Played with Sport Mode a few times. Just like a tune change. Little car moves pretty good

thestepchild said:

One month in it now and still VERY happy.

Drove 116 miles yesterday with 113 of it on free electric(had a partial charge mid-day).

30 day report from Onstar says total miles 1050, electric miles 993 vs gas miles 57.
744 mpg. Combined gas&elec is 120 MPGe.

Less than 1.5 gallons of gas used in the last month

Played with Sport Mode a few times. Just like a tune change. Little car moves pretty good

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That is awesome. I am still pretty interested in the Volt and real curious if the technology takes off. It seems to make more sense than the hybrids, especially since battery technology continues to improve. I was surprised by "Sport Mode". The Volt runs pretty good and seemed to handle pretty well too. My test drive was not that far, but I enjoyed the test drive.

I found out that in Dallas I would qualify for the free 240V charging station. If the insurance rates improve I still my try to work a deal on the Volt.

Thanks for the feedback on the car.

-Bryan

Yup - Free 240Volt charge station is going in the 19th for me, thanks to my electric company. I will still be charging down the street at the free charge station as much as possible (until they kick me out). My city is putting in 2 free charge stations soon!


Up to just over 2000 miles - still havent added any gas.

Going to a Volt factory tour this week !

thestepchild said:

Yup - Free 240Volt charge station is going in the 19th for me, thanks to my electric company. I will still be charging down the street at the free charge station as much as possible (until they kick me out). My city is putting in 2 free charge stations soon!


Up to just over 2000 miles - still havent added any gas.

Going to a Volt factory tour this week !

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Free charging is good

I'm still pretty interested in the Volt. I cannot wait to see the difference in the next model.