[JoeReal]

I've monitored the VoltStats and OnStar connectivity, and then studied when VoltStats begins polling the data and planned for it. I was ready with a fully charged Volt on the highest elevation that I can find and started the drive right after the poll cut-off time. I drove level roads first to deplete the battery and went downhill for regen, then level road again, then downhill and repeat until battery is depleted using hypermiling driving the rest of the way to the next charging station. Then I charge at a station with 240 V level 2, only for 3.5 hours. If you wait for it to fill up, time would be wasted as the last kWH is the slowest. Then hypermile drive again. The last 5 hours, I used recharging while driving, aka, Mountain Mode, recharging and Normal mode cycles.

Yeah, I can't figure out why people love to climb Mt. Everest or drive the longest miles for longest hours using their Tesla either.

Volt49961Miles by Joe Real, on Flickr


Volt499Miles by Joe Real, on Flickr

Volt499a by Joe Real, on Flickr

Screen Shot 2018-01-08 at 9.48.17 AM by Joe Real, on Flickr

 

[rhodomel]

was able to do 450 mile 24-hr run at one time but VoltStats and OnStar can't talk with each other about my car, waaah!