2014 Volt - REduced EV range

It goes down when it's cold. My worst day a few weeks back was about 26 miles when I'm usually in the mid to night 30s. It also goes down if you go too fast or drive it like a jackrabbit. You can't do much about the cold, but you can drive slower and avoid using the heat too much. Me, I just set it on comfort and drive, not worrying about the range drop. It happens every winter, fixes itself every spring.

I am able to eek out about 5 miles more of range on cold days when I put it into hold mode for my highway trip into town. My commute is 65 miles round trip, so I will always hit the Dino juice. By using hold, I get heat from the ICE and when I hit the city, switch to normal. The car is much more efficient in stop and go driving than continuous highway

villib said:

Thanks all for very good replies. After I learned the range is an estimate based on previous use it all clears up. It's colder now. My wife uses the heater a lot and the car is kept outside during the day. In addition I have studded tires and only 38 PSI (read that some people go up to 50 PSI)

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I thought Iceland was supposed to be warm and green whereas Greenland was really cold and icy (a huge practical joke to the world - not too different from the recent US election).