[tccartier]

The Volt does not need supercharger technology. The Volt has a range extender engine that eliminates the need for rapid charging on long trips.

Supercharger technology is appropriate for BEV's but not needed for EREV's.

Perhaps not But 6.6 L2 J1772 would be nice and would allow sub 2 hr. turn around times when opportunity charging in the wild.

 

[tccartier]

I agree with most of the comments that DC fast charging/Tesla type super charging is not really needed for the Volt.

I DO think, though, that faster charging, even if only 6.6 kW charge rates, would be really useful for a substantial portion of the Volt buying public. I frequently drive 60 or 70 miles and being able to get 20 miles per hour of charging while taking a lunch break (instead of the current 10-11 with the 3.3 kW charge rate) would really make a difference. It would also make using public charging stations that charge by the minute make a lot more sense than they do now.

Is it a make or break item like more AER, lower MSRP or roomier back seats/seating for 5? Probably not. But it would help me decide on a Volt when my current lease runs out in 2016, instead of another plug in choice. Heck make it an option, I would pay $500 to get it, maybe more, and it would cost GM a lot less than that to do the upgrade.

Add me to that list, I agree 100% As stated above 6.6 L2 would add more of a good thing to an already Pretty darn good package that is the Volt, for all the reasons mentioned "especially opportunity charging at public chargers that employ an hourly rate" which economically are currently useless with the Volts 3.3 kwh rate.

 

[tccartier]

The Volt already has a wonderful supercharger network in the USA: 114,533 retail gas stations. Supercharging a Volt 200 miles takes less than 2 minutes, vs 30 minutes in an electric supercharger.

That is the entire point of the Voltec drive train: to get rid of the hassle and range anxiety disadvantages of EV driving.

Well as has been said, "We did not move out of the stone ages because we ran out of stones".