engine maintenance mode

I'm proud to have finally joined the Engine Maintenance Mode club. This is a great day. It means I'm not using gas anymore and the Volt had to fire up the gas engine for a few minutes to keep things working and maintained. For years I have seen posts by those complaining about EMM, but for me...

My 2016 had a humorous message pop up this morning indicating that the engine needed to run for 15 minutes since it hasn't been used enough. Hey, sure...no problem! What did surprise me, however, is that car continued to use the battery while the engine was running and drank down the normal...

Greetings, all! I believe my first ever Engine Maintenance Mode should be coming this Sunday (although, I actually think I'll be doing a lot of driving Friday/Saturday and might end up using the ICE before the 6-week mark--we'll see), and I just wanted to see what other people do with regard to...

So, after delaying Engine Maintenance Mode (EMM) four times Saturday night, I did it Sunday and it took 4 minutes and 3 seconds. I planned it so that I was on the freeway. It only ran for 0.6km (0.37 miles) and used 0.12 liters (0.03 gal) of gas. I'm at 92% EV at 471 MPG (lifetime). :cool: I...

I used about one gallon since Thanksgiving so the engine maintenance mode ran for about 5 minutes using a tenth of a gallon. If it does this every 6 weeks, after a year, how does the entire tank get burned down? Does it run for much longer, anyone experience it running after a year on the...