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Hi All,
I've had my 2012.5 (slightly larger 2013 battery) since it was new 5 years ago and have put on just shy of 70k miles, typically driving 35 miles in a day. It consistently would give me 10.4kwh used when switching over to gas and earlier this year it seems to have made a step change in its behavior. Almost every time now it will go to at least 10.7 and I have seen 10.9 numerous times and even a few 11.0s. If I turn it off and leave it with just a few miles left it will sometimes screw me by switching over at as low as 9.9, but that's nothing new. No complaints!
Anyway, the car has been amazing, I hardly even desire a new car. My wife has a Tesla 60D with AP2 and while its nice and fast I am so at home in the Volt I rarely make a point of sneaking it. It had the battery guard and coolant sensor done in its first year, and other than oil changes every two years it hasn't been to the dealer until today for (ironically) trouble with that coolant sensor. I put new tires on it at 40k, went with Michelin Premiere A/S and so happy with the ride and noise that the 1 or 2 miles of range I lost are a non-issue. Windshield wipers every year because the chatter each time winter rolls around.
Shout out to awesome engineering and my favorite car,
Andy
I've had my 2012.5 (slightly larger 2013 battery) since it was new 5 years ago and have put on just shy of 70k miles, typically driving 35 miles in a day. It consistently would give me 10.4kwh used when switching over to gas and earlier this year it seems to have made a step change in its behavior. Almost every time now it will go to at least 10.7 and I have seen 10.9 numerous times and even a few 11.0s. If I turn it off and leave it with just a few miles left it will sometimes screw me by switching over at as low as 9.9, but that's nothing new. No complaints!
Anyway, the car has been amazing, I hardly even desire a new car. My wife has a Tesla 60D with AP2 and while its nice and fast I am so at home in the Volt I rarely make a point of sneaking it. It had the battery guard and coolant sensor done in its first year, and other than oil changes every two years it hasn't been to the dealer until today for (ironically) trouble with that coolant sensor. I put new tires on it at 40k, went with Michelin Premiere A/S and so happy with the ride and noise that the 1 or 2 miles of range I lost are a non-issue. Windshield wipers every year because the chatter each time winter rolls around.
Shout out to awesome engineering and my favorite car,
Andy