This is why GM calls the Volt an “extended-range electric vehicle,” and the dual-power-source arrangement makes a lot of sense at a time when there’s precious little charging infrastructure. The Volt sets itself apart from the Nissan Leaf and the forthcoming EV crowd: It also has a gas engine that can step in to extend the Volt’s range when the battery’s energy is depleted.
REALLY? No wonder GM is having trouble selling the Volt ! So Obama wants us to pay 3 times as much for a car that costs more that 7 times as much to run and takes 3 times as long to drive across country. The gasoline powered car cost about $15,000 while the Volt costs $46,000. – $3.19 per gallon divided by 32 mpg = $0.10 per mile. $18.56 per charge divided by 25 miles = $0.74 per mile to operate the Volt using the battery.Ĭompare this to a similar size car equipped with only a 4 cylinder gasoline engine that gets 32 mpg. – 16 kwh x $1.16 per kwh = $18.56 to charge the battery. I pay approximately (it varies with amount used and the seasons) $1.16 per kwh. The cost for the electricity to charge the Volt is never mentioned so I looked up what I pay for electricity.
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It takes a full 10 hours to charge a drained battery. In a typical road trip your average speed (including charging time) would be 20 mph.Īccording to General Motors, the Volt battery holds 16 kwh of electricity. Then add 10 hours to charge the battery and you have a total trip time of 14.5 hours. It will take you 4 1/2 hours to drive 270 miles at 60 mph. So, the range including the 9 gallon gas tank and the 16 kwh battery is approximately 270 miles. Eric calculated the car got 30 mpg including the 25 miles it ran on the battery. Eric Bolling (Fox Business Channel’s “Follow the Money”) test drove the Chevy Volt at the invitation of General Motors.įor four days in a row, the fully charged battery lasted only 25 miles before the Volt switched to the reserve gasoline engine.
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