Yes, the dream.I hoping in 10 or less years we'll have full access to the tech inside our Gen1 Volts, up to and including a 3rd party 2-4x battery capacity replacement.
Yes, the dream.I hoping in 10 or less years we'll have full access to the tech inside our Gen1 Volts, up to and including a 3rd party 2-4x battery capacity replacement.
I would answer that question this way. The ICE in your 2012 Volt functions as a generator, not as an automobile engine. When the battery state of charge drops to the "switch to gas" level, the smaller motor MGA is clutched to the engine, starts it, and is then cranked by the engine as a generator. To extend the range, the Gen 1 motor uses gas-generated electricity as fuel and the battery as a "buffer of borrowable power." The Gen 1 Volt is propelled by the larger motor MGB 100% of the time. Any excess generator output is put into the battery, and then used by the motor. If generator output is not sufficient to meet a power demand (for example, you floor the accelerator to pass someone on the highway), the motor "borrows" some power from the battery buffer, and when demand lessens, the generator recharges the battery to the "switch to gas" point. The gas-generated electric propulsion system requires a battery buffer for its operation.Thanks for all of the responses!
So, if the temp sensors decide to fail, is the car totally undriveable or will it run on the ice?
To answer the original question, so if the temp sensor that senses it’s too cold to cause ERDTT were to falsely say it’s too cold, then the generator could be stuck running to warm the coolant.I would answer that question this way. The ICE in your 2012 Volt functions as a generator, not as an automobile engine. When the battery state of charge drops to the "switch to gas" level, the smaller motor MGA is clutched to the engine, starts it, and is then cranked by the engine as a generator. To extend the range, the Gen 1 motor uses gas-generated electricity as fuel and the battery as a "buffer of borrowable power." The Gen 1 Volt is propelled by the larger motor MGB 100% of the time. Any excess generator output is put into the battery, and then used by the motor. If generator output is not sufficient to meet a power demand (for example, you floor the accelerator to pass someone on the highway), the motor "borrows" some power from the battery buffer, and when demand lessens, the generator recharges the battery to the "switch to gas" point. The gas-generated electric propulsion system requires a battery buffer for its operation.
Under certain conditions when the range is being extended (when smoothly cruising at 35 mph and above), the ICE/generator combo may be clutched to the drivetrain to improve fuel consumption efficiency (I call this "engine-assisted electric propulsion"). When a performance request is made (same example, you floor the accelerator to pass someone), the computer switches the system out of two-motor ("split-power") configuration and back into one-motor configuration, i.e., 100% (gas-generated) electric propulsion. The Gen 1 Volt is not engineered to be propelled by the gas engine only.
😂 The point in our life when not needing to buy a car anymore is not necessarily a good news.Yeah dealer shops are probably going to dwindle as times goes by. I'm betting my 2018 LT will last longer than I do, with a lot less surgery than I'm going to need. If it disappoints me, I will dump it.
I feel your pain. I have driven past two other dealerships to get to the only dealer interested in fixing my 2014 Volt- the one that sold it to me used. They even text me all the time when Onstar thinks it needs an oil change!I currently own a 2012 Chevy Volt with 145 000 miles. I've had no problems with it but recently, I found out that my local dealership doesn't do repairs on Volts anymore. That bugs me quite a bit and I'm thinking of getting rid of the car.
My concern is mainly the battery temp sensors, but how big of a concern that is, I don't know.... Are there any other big risks to be aware of?
I wouldn't want to sell the car but if there's a chance of it failing for a stupid reason like the sensors and not being able to have it fixed locally, I'd better swap it for some other car....
I have a Volt and an ELR I found that my local Cadillac dealer won't service ELR's so I had to drive about 30 miles to another dealer. Fortunately they are an amazing dealer in the Phoenix area.Check neighboring dealerships. The dealership I normally go to 18 miles away stopped because their volt technician had a health issue and had to stop working. They are between a rock and a hard place because they have the tools, but the training is no longer available. Meanwhile, the dealership 3 miles from me as well as the dealership 20 miles the opposite direction of the first dealership continues to service Volts.
I ran into an even worse problem when considering an ELR. The closest dealership that could service the ELr was over 75 miles away... ironically a Cadillac dealership in a really, really small town. None of the dealerships in the bigger towns near me have an ELR certified tech.
Why wouldn't the Chevy tech have access to the software? ACDelco (GM) techline is one single subscription. Are you sure about? I have taken my ELR to my Chevy dealership for the software updates in 2018.The Chevy tech won’t have access to the ELR software updates. Sure, the Chevy dealership can probably do the oil changes, brakes, suspension, spark plugs, fluid changes, etc. After test driving the ELR, it is amazing how the car drives very differently. When you floor it, the ICE kicks in and the acceleration easily beats the volt.
Why not look into a used Bolt?I previously had a 2013 prius, reliable as hell, but at the same time boring. The volt is the best damn car I've ever had but now I'm back into looking for the same boring toyotas![]()
Well, if I don't have a place to have my Volt serviced, the same goes to a Bolt...Why not look into a used Bolt?
Not necessarily. Our local GM dealer sells and services Bolts but never sold or serviced Volts. (They went Bolt after the Volt was discontinued, change of ownership around that time).Well, if I don't have a place to have my Volt serviced, the same goes to a Bolt...
I currently own a 2012 Chevy Volt with 145 000 miles. I've had no problems with it but recently, I found out that my local dealership doesn't do repairs on Volts anymore. That bugs me quite a bit and I'm thinking of getting rid of the car.
My concern is mainly the battery temp sensors, but how big of a concern that is, I don't know.... Are there any other big risks to be aware of?
I wouldn't want to sell the car but if there's a chance of it failing for a stupid reason like the sensors and not being able to have it fixed locally, I'd better swap it for some other car....
Just keep Suzie away from Mary and she will be fine.....rather than my wagon being swept away in the river
or little Suzie getting typhoid fever)