[JoeReal]

Sounds like a Tesla would do you better with more EV range. Driving Volt's the past 3 years I can say that I do not need to use gasoline so all the gas i'm slugging around is just useless and worthless and could be more EV range.


Can't wait to upgrade my Volt to a Tesla after my lease is done!

Nope! Even though we can comfortably afford a Tesla, it's lack of range extender and planning your life around supercharging stations is not suited for us. We're still not convinced of owning a Bolt EV because it has no range extender.

At about every quarter, we do a 600 mile trip to visit our kids, something that is very inconvenient to do with a Tesla than just the Chevy Volt. We love the high seating of the Chevy Bolt EV, but alas, the trip takes way longer than necessary because it is just an ordinary BEV and its longer range is useless for our long trips to the outdoors. I asked just about one segment of the trip, and the group offered suggestions as to where the fast chargers and level 2 chargers are along the way, and it always added many hours to the trip due to recharging. So if there's a CUV or SUV with Voltec, even with just 40 mile EV Range, we'll grab it in a heart beat. The Pacifica hybrid would have been nice but we're no longer soccer moms and dads and don't need a minivan. SUV or CUV would be our next vehicle to have but it should be Voltec or have a range extender.

The Chevy Volt's EV range is perfect for us but alas it has very low seats that isn't good for the 600 mile trip.

BTW, with the Chevy Volt, I can make the 600-mile trip on a full charge and a full tank of gas without having to refill or recharge along the way.

 

[JoeReal]

One major advantage of the Chevy Volt's Voltec Drive train is that we have no fear of maxing out the use of the battery. It would be too uncomfortable to max out the battery of the Bolt EV, Tesla and of course the Leaf. So some of the extra batteries carried around by the pure electric cars are seldom put to use, just weight being lugged around as a safety buffer, for most number of daily trips and they won't venture further without planning around charging stations that may not be available when they get there. Yes the Volt carries the engine around too, but we don't need to plan our trips around some charging stations that may be out of the way.

And that is why in the real world out there, although there are more Teslas sold than Chevy Volt, and that the Teslas battery range is about 5 to 6 times than that of the Chevy Volt, the Chevy Volt has racked up more electric miles than the Tesla. Conclusion: The Chevy Volt is the most practical electric car in the world and can bring the real change. And it would still be for at least the next 5 years. Just my opinion.