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544 messages, Last post on Oct 28, 2009 at 1:11 PM
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Replying to: corvette (Jul 26, 2009 6:38 am) So are we assuming that the "40 mile battery-only" operational range doesn't take into account the power needed for heat and/or AC? It would be kind of silly to report an "ideal operating conditions" range, wouldn't it? I wonder how terrain and traffic is going to affect the stated range.
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Replying to: pf_flyer (Jul 26, 2009 6:58 am) Anyway it is a moot point as you do have the ICE backup to generate any electricity after the battery is depleted.
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Jul 26, 2009 7:05 am) Hardly moot as the range of battery only operation is supposed to be the big draw of the Volt. "Drive 40 miles or less? Don't use ANY gas." Isn't that the line of thought or am I mistaken?
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Replying to: pf_flyer (Jul 26, 2009 7:12 am) |
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GM seems to be dodging the AC effecting range question. Nick explains that the test cycles include “a standard set of accessory loads,” but that “air conditioning is not included.” He says the testing “also assumes a 60 F to 65 F degree I would think it would be very easy to figure it in. Makes me think it might be a pretty good drain. http://gm-volt.com/2009/04/24/the-chevy-volts-electric-range-is-40-miles-in-both- -highway-and-city-driving/
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Replying to: gorpzorp (Aug 01, 2009 12:46 pm) It's one thing to try and report numbers based on "average" conditions. It's a little different when you give numbers "under ideal conditions"
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Replying to: pf_flyer (Aug 01, 2009 5:00 pm) I am not really sure if the comparison to a standard car works for AC affecting mpg. For the Insight I was reading on a blog that the AC really harms mileage...a lot more so than the standard car. AC uses a similar amount of power, but in a car built for ultra efficiency the relative loss could be much more. I don't use AC that much so it wouldn't be a huge deal in any case. I tend to think if it was a good number they would have released it already. The car could be brought up (or down) to temperature on the grid before heading out, if it was adapted to do so. I doubt the first model will have this feature. Some enterprising person could come up with something to handle it as a add-on. |
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Say what? GM Says New Electric Car Gets 230 Miles Per Gallon General Motors announced today that its forthcoming electric vehicle, the Chevrolet Volt, will achieve city fuel economy of 230 miles per gallon, under testing that used draft federal fuel economy methodology standards for plug-in cars. The Volt will become the first mass-produced vehicle to obtain a triple-digit MPG rating, the company said. "The Volt is becoming very real, very fast," chief executive Fritz Henderson said. "The price of oil is going to go up." The announcement of the mileage breakthrough comes after the government-rescued automaker received some strong criticism for failing to have more fuel-efficient cars.
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| I'm driving 33 miles each way through a lot of hills. If anyone at GM wants some real world testing done....I'll be glad to help. Company I'm working for will gladly give me a plug so I'm running a full charge each direction. | |
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Replying to: larsb (Aug 11, 2009 6:28 am) I suppose if they can claim such mileage, I should claim that my old truck gets 50 mpg because if I start at the top of a large hill and drive 5 miles to the bottom, I will use roughly 1/10 gallon of gas. Extrapolate out, and I can clearly show I got 50 miles per gallon.
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