[Ladogaboy]

Hey, guys. I tracked a couple of my typical trips. These are A (work) to B (destination) to C (home) to A (work) trips of about 90 miles. My 2015 Volt would require the entire battery plus 1.25 gallons of gasoline to complete the trip (+/- .25 gallons depending on conditions). About 70 miles of the drive is freeway at 65-70 mph, and about 20 miles of the drive is city/highway at 45-55 mph with some stops.

Dry

Rainy

 

[CYAOPEC]

Great videos. The rainy video shows a bad case scenario where you'll get maybe 180 miles. That's good to know for planning purposes.

 

[Ladogaboy]

Thanks! I have a few things I'm looking to test in the future. These are sub 70 MPH freeway videos, so next on the list is > 70 MPH freeway. I'm also going to see if I can set up my camera to demonstrate 70 kW regen and to see if 80 kW regen is possible.

 

[CYAOPEC]

Thanks. I look forward to it. DCFC is still non existent out to Vegas and from the High Desert up to Bishop and Line Pine. I wish that resolves itself soon as I like to hike out there quite a bit. Tesla has it covered. Palms Springs and Santa Barbara/Ventura seem like a doable drive in a Bolt.

 

[Ladogaboy]

Thanks. I look forward to it. DCFC is still non existent out to Vegas and from the High Desert up to Bishop and Line Pine. I wish that resolves itself soon as I like to hike out there quite a bit. Tesla has it covered. Palms Springs and Santa Barbara/Ventura seem like a doable drive in a Bolt.

Santa Barbara and Ventura are great due to the number of CCS locations and L2 destination chargers. Want to head out to the beach? You'll have a L2 charger within a mile. Hang out in downtown? More L2 chargers. Thousand Oaks Mall, Camarillo Outlets, Ventura (Pacific View) Mall, and Santa Barbara (La Cumbre Shopping Plaza) all have CCS stations.

 

[Ladogaboy]

Just another data point... high-efficiency route. 300 miles of range is certainly possible:

 

[phil0909]

Just another data point... high-efficiency route. 300 miles of range is certainly possible:

6.7 mi/kWh x 60 kWh = 402 miles

 

[Ladogaboy]

6.7 mi/kWh x 60 kWh = 402 miles

Opps... my math game is not strong.

My guess was that someone like ari_c could exceed 500 miles on a single charge.

 

[phil0909]

402 is already a lot better than the EPA city driving estimate of 255 mile range. How'd you do that? Can you tell us your average speed or total driving time for the ~25 miles? Thanks!

 

[jeff_h]

402 is already a lot better than the EPA city driving estimate of 255 mile range. How'd you do that? Can you tell us your average speed or total driving time for the ~25 miles? Thanks!

Is 60kWh the total capacity of the HVB or the usable capacity? If 60kWh is the total size then wouldn't the usable be closer to 50 or so?

 

[Ladogaboy]

402 is already a lot better than the EPA city driving estimate of 255 mile range. How'd you do that? Can you tell us your average speed or total driving time for the ~25 miles? Thanks!

Well, as I said in the video, it's the most efficient route for my 50-mile work commute, and it allowed me to make it back and forth to work in my 2015 Volt without using gasoline. The average speed for the trip is ~30 MPH due to traffic and stops, and the overall elevation change is -300 ft. Other than that, there is not much else to it. The outside temperature was 55 F, so climate control is unnecessary. With the return trip in the Volt, I would end with about 10 kWh used for a 50 mile trip, or 5 miles per kWh A-B-A.

 

[gpsman]

Is 60kWh the total capacity of the HVB or the usable capacity? If 60kWh is the total size then wouldn't the usable be closer to 50 or so?

All indications are 60 kWh is usable.