[TomOwens]

Victor ( a 2013 Volt ) set his new personal best on the drive home from work today with 5.490 miles/KwH.

This was my normal daily commute at the 28 mile mark. It included several instances of beating the pants off of anybody next to me at traffic lights and a few runs up to about 70 mph.

The last 5 miles of the trip are notoriously hard on range, typically taking 8 - 10 miles off the predictometer, so I use these 28 miles as my measuring stick.

It was quite a bit warmer today. I purchased Victor in mid-November last year, so I do not have any real warm weather driving stats yet.

Wow!

https://goo.gl/photos/qLzjF2FXwSfWeXU67

 

[santafe2]

The last 5 miles of the trip are notoriously hard on range, typically taking 8 - 10 miles off the predictometer...

I knew I should have gotten that option. Does it tell you if dinner is ready?

 

[Qinsp]

Congrats!

What is kind of cool about Volts, is jackrabbit starts do not affect it as much as it does ICE cars.

 

[TomOwens]

I knew I should have gotten that option. Does it tell you if dinner is ready?

Not quite. It does tell me which restaurants I can reach before entering The ICE Age though.

 

[llninja]

28 miles is nothing. I've seen 52 miles on my commute on a good day where it's warm but you don't need AC and a wind at your back, driving like a grandpa. But those days are over since I added 18" wheels, lower profile tires, and take on any and all pony cars and ricer boys (and soccer moms too) at the lights. And drive 70 mph+ on the interstate. Yes my range has dropped, but the car looks and drives great with the new wheels.

 

[DZD]

I may be wrong, but I don't think the point is how many miles they got on one charge, the point is that it only used 5.1 kwh for the 28 miles. That is not something I ever measure - but this morning I went to the dealership and back and noticed I used about 7kwh in about half as many miles. I did have the heater on 80, heated seats on, and sport mode.

I'm curious to how many electric miles they get on one charge.

 

[TomOwens]

OP here:

My point is that I drove 28 miles on half the battery. Had I continued on, one would think that would be 56 miles on one charge.

It was only 5 more hilly, sandy miles to home, so I do not know what the top distance was for a full charge. Those last 5 miles are rough.

 

[llninja]

OP here:

My point is that I drove 28 miles on half the battery. Had I continued on, one would think that would be 56 miles on one charge.

It was only 5 more hilly, sandy miles to home, so I do not know what the top distance was for a full charge. Those last 5 miles are rough.

I understood. And my point was to have some fun, the car will still get great fuel mileage without trying to milk every EV mile.

 

[Rickoshay]

I understood. And my point was to have some fun, the car will still get great fuel mileage without trying to milk every EV mile.

Great advice! Side note: I love your wheels. I am a noob. Have had my off lease 2014 Premium since 2/20 and this is the funnest (?) car I have ever owned and I have owned some highly respected sports cars and trucks. I try to balance fun and economy though. I should just go for the fun. We only go around once and I am not a Spring chicken. Sadly, my car is going to the body shop today for four days due to a pile of big highway cones falling off the truck a couple of vehicles in front of me at 65 mph. Almost $2000 in damage!
I wanted one of these when they were released but the price was out of my league. With prices of the ones coming off lease I was a goner!
I have gotten 40.8 miles on a charge around town. Love it! I have the Bose upgrade and I noticed some call it crap. I know audio quality is a very personal thing but I don't understand the bashing. I have had cars that had better systems but I have almost no complaints about the one in my car. I am a little discerning being a semi-professional/professional musician for 45 years but the system sounds fine for what it is..........an automobile cabin.
Anyway, I am going to drive a very nice, high quality car, take care of it and keep it looking good, and most of all........have fun.
Note: Glad I stumbled upon this forum. Seems like a bunch of nice folks for the most part.

 

[Mister Dave]

What is kind of cool about Volts, is jackrabbit starts do not affect it as much as it does ICE cars.

......the car will still get great fuel mileage without trying to milk every EV mile.

This awesome.