5+ years, 3 Volt's and 1st FMM - Rat's

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BAZINGA

Discussion Starter · Jun 22, 2017 (Edited)

I knew it was lurking, bought our 2017 Aug 20th 2016. Have driven over 7400 miles and only have 50 miles on the ICE. VoltStats reports I'm operating my Volt at 99.3% all electric. My other two Volt's (2012 and 2013 driven over 45K miles) but they never needed a FMM. So today I get the FMM message and accept it. I have about 5 gallon's of gas in the tank. So I have one question and one observation.

Question: How much fuel will be burned off, all 5 gallons, a percentage, how much?

Observation: I know the door label shows my car was built 06/16, but since the FMM chose today to run, can I assume my car was "built" or given birth on June 22nd 2016, 365 days ago? I say that because there must be a clock/calendar built into the car and someone had to write the code to make this work and it makes sense to say "365 days from TODAY start FMM on the day the car registered fuel being added". Thoughts/comments.

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OldDominion

· #21 · Jun 24, 2017

jcanoe said:
Just don't run the fuel tank completely dry. The Volt needs at least a small amount of fuel in the fuel tank else it will switch to reduced propulsion mode. Instead of emptying the tank now why not just get down to 1 gallon of old fuel and then add 1.5 gallons of fresh fuel. The mix would be 33% old fuel and 66% fresh fuel, that should keep FMM from running for 8 months. That should last you until sometime next winter when you stated you will add some fuel for Engine Assist Heat.

Sorry to be picky, but you would need to add 2 gallons of fresh fuel to 1 gallon of old fuel to end up with a 33% to 66% mixture.

jcanoe

· #22 · Jun 24, 2017 (Edited)

OldDominion said:
Sorry to be picky, but you would need to add 2 gallons of fresh fuel to 1 gallon of old fuel to end up with a 33% to 66% mixture.

I'm glad that somebody is paying attention. That mix would be 40% old gas and 60% new gas.

volt spain

· #23 · Jun 24, 2017

Today in BBC, CNN and other fake news,,,, "WORLD GLOBAL WARMING CRISIS !!! BAZINGA HAS BURNED 5 GALLONS OF FUEL!!!" LOL

TheBlueFlash

· #24 · Jun 24, 2017

BAZINGA said:
In a nut shell, a GMC Acadia sized vehicle with a Voltec power train that could go about 40 miles electric would be the PERFECT vehicle for me and I suspect millions of Americans.

I agree, I can't wait until GM puts out a Voltec Equinox or similar.

llninja

· #25 · Jun 24, 2017

TheBlueFlash said:
I agree, I can't wait until GM puts out a Voltec Equinox or similar.

Subyukonade!!!!

quirkySquirt

· #26 · Jun 24, 2017

llninja said:
Subyukonade!!!!

+1!
[BNS]

BAZINGA

Discussion Starter · #27 · Jun 26, 2017

llninja said:
SubyukonLade!!!!

Why not add an Escalade to our Frankenstein

llninja

· #28 · Jun 26, 2017

BAZINGA said:
Why not add an Escalade to our Frankenstein

The "ade" was for the Escalade. Subyukonade is easier to pronounce than Subyukonlade. The thing to add would be Subyukonaderado to add a Silverado to the mix.

BAZINGA

Discussion Starter · #29 · Jun 26, 2017

llninja said:
The "ade" was for the Escalade. Subyukonade is easier to pronounce than Subyukonlade. The thing to add would be Subyukonaderado to add a Silverado to the mix.

Roger......

quirkySquirt

· #30 · Jun 27, 2017

llninja said:
Subyukonaderado

This will never get old.

llninja

· #31 · Jun 27, 2017

quirkySquirt said:
This will never get old.

If you search the entire internet. You will discover that I coined Subyukonade not too long ago. I think I'm the only one using it, but who knows, maybe someday it will make its way into the urban dictionary.

mike100

· #32 · Jun 27, 2017

I do enough trips beyond the range that 14 kWh will give me, so I embrace the ICE and use gasoline for propulsion from time to time rather than waste it on FMM/EMM.

Jernigan

· #33 · Jun 28, 2017

I highly recommend using Ethanol Free gas with the rate you never use your gas.

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Here is a great website to find the nearest ethanol free gas and they also have an App that is great when on the road:

https://www.pure-gas.org

Gas with Ethanol has a crappy shelf life.

More power to you!
Jon

llninja

· #34 · Jun 28, 2017

Jernigan said:
I highly recommend using Ethanol Free gas with the rate you never use your gas. .

Here is a great website to find the nearest ethanol free gas and they also have an App that is great when on the road:

https://www.pure-gas.org

Gas with Ethanol has a crappy shelf life.

More power to you!
Jon

We need to cross check ethanol free with top tier.

No power in the 'verse can stop me.

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