That works out to 2.32 mi/kWh, and I’m getting 2.5 or better, so if the EPA figures are correct I should be getting 15 miles, or 18 on the days when I can push it to 3.0 mi/kWh. That’s not too far off from the 12–13 miles I get now, but it also says “43 kWh/100mi”. The EPA ratings for a 2015 i8 on show that the vehicle is rated for “0–14 miles” of all-electric range. And when I can get the trip computer closer to 3 mi/kWh, I can get an extra few electric miles out of the car. Over the last month of driving, 2.5 mi/kWh seems typical for the drive sometimes I’ve gotten it as high as 3.0 mi/kWh if I’m extremely gentle on throttle and brake and don’t hit too many red lights, but this isn’t something I can get the car to reproduce every day, it feels like there are other factors (weather?). But I don’t know how accurate it is fuel economy displays on gas cars I’ve owned have been off up to 20% from what I put in at the tank. I’ve read the battery is supposed to have 5.2 kWh of useful capacity, so if this is accurate, it’s encouraging.
2015 CHEVY VOLT RANGE FORUM FULL
This works out to a total use of 2.56 kWh for 50.0% of battery capacity, for a full capacity of 5.12 kWh. The trip computer (which I reset at the beginning) shows my consumption was 2.5 mi/kWh (or 24.8 kWh/100km). With a fairly light foot on the throttle, the battery went from 100.0% to 50.0% in 24 minutes, 6.4 miles of city driving with moderate traffic, with one stop to drop off the kid at school.
2015 CHEVY VOLT RANGE FORUM PRO
Instead, it’s right on the edge of the range: when fully charged, the car displays an electric range of 12–13 miles, and that tends to be accurate to where it will force the gas engine on.įor example, this morning: I started with the car plugged in overnight at home, and drove to work, with Max eDrive enabled and in ECO PRO mode. I work about 6 miles from home, and while I can easily make the one-way trip, and I can plug it in both at home and at work, I had been hoping the car would easily do the round trip entirely on electricity, for those days when the chargers at work are all in use. I bought it with the plan to commute daily without using any gas. I absolutely love the car, how it looks, how it drives, and that it has just enough of a back seat to fit children. Some people may not like it, but it works great for me.I bought a 2015 BMW i8 about six weeks ago, Protonic Blue exterior with Giga Amido Black interior, just over 30,000 miles. You have a 70 mile trip, the last 40 miles is surface streets, beginning is highway, you can save the electric for the end instead of using it all in the first 30 miles on the highway), and I think MyLink was standard starting sometime in 2013. They have a little bit more range (rated at 38 miles vs 35), the hold feature, which lets you save your battery power for when it is most efficient (i.e. I would stick with 2013 and newer though. You can find good low mileage examples in the low teens now. GM was very conservative with the battery management, which is good for owners, and especially good for people buying used cars. It is a great car, and many others have more miles than I do with no change in electric range. The engine only had about 17k miles at that point (42k on the car). It needed a new throttle body, which was covered under warranty. I only had one issue with my car, which ironically was on the gas engine. The car tells you to change it after 24 months (IIRC) even if you don't get low on the oil life monitor. Oil changes will most likely be based on time rather than mileage. The only thing I do is rotate the tires every 7500 miles and do the fluid checks that are in the manual. Tires are lasting a long time, brakes look brand new (thanks to regen). Had twins 18 months ago so the Volt is used purely for local trips, and as a DD (they are small but they have a lot of stuff). We used to use the car for weekend trips and vacations, and would get 40-44mpg when running on gas. I had snow tires on for the winter and they do give you a hit in mileage, but the car is great in snow (as long as it isn't too deep, the Volt sits pretty low). Like above, the best I have gotten is around 53 miles, and that was even mostly highway (60 MPH or less seems to be the sweet spot though). I buy 9 gallons of gas every 3 months or so now. Last summer they installed a charging station at my work, and now I don't use gas for any of my daily driving. Have about 52k miles on it now, and it is a great car.
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