Well I said it could be done after I managed 56 miles on my first long run. Its taken a while as the right weather conditions haven't come along till now i.e. summer didn't arrive. Half the trip was with eco air con on and the return trip was with fan only, tyre pressure was 39, car was left on for half hour before trip with the car plugged in and air con on auto to cool the car and warm the batteries, 113 miles range left in the petrol tank, two passengers, windows up, mostly under 50 mph in L drive all the way.
Did this last year on a trip to Verdun, the run was on a very warm day and the roads were quite flat with no hills to mention.
Whilst not "hypermiling" I was aiming to to get a good milage from the charge, however whilst I got a good result thought the 1.40 gallons used did not make it a "pure" result...
Did this last year on a trip to Verdun, the run was on a very warm day and the roads were quite flat with no hills to mention.
Whilst not "hypermiling" I was aiming to to get a good milage from the charge, however whilst I got a good result thought the 1.40 gallons used did not make it a "pure" result...
I used think that 60 miles was a hope too far on a single charge. That was before I made it happen today in my 2012 Ampera. My max speed was 40 mph - that's all it took, including hills like up and over the hogs back near Guildford. I had to go to Wimbledon to my dealer to collect replacement wall charger.
Mine was an ex demo that had almost never been charged. I bought at 10k miles and the limetime milage was at 50mpg, I hope that has not broken something in the battery deptment.
Anyone else with a 2012 what kWh are you using before the ICE kicks in?
I have a 2012 Volt, and I when the charge-sustaining mode kicks-in I can see anything between 9.8 kWh and 10.2 kWh. The meaningful variable seems to be how gentle I was on the speed and accelerator toward the end of the battery usage and how significant regenerative braking was used at that time, too. If you drive slowly and gently and brake rarely but use regen aggressively (as in with "L") then you can get a long drive out of the battery.
Hi guys,
So the latest problem with the Ampera is the alarm goes off after about 10 mins from locking. Just the siren though, there are no flashing indicators and no matter what button is pressed nothing seems to cancel it. Stops on its own after about a minute and then off again.
Has been to...
Hi - I've been a very happy Ampera owner since late 2015 (second owner) ...I'm still happy - but I've a niggling problem (it might not be niggling) and that's the warning light that won't go away. My code reader says it's P0606 and Google describes it with a very broad brush so I don't know...
For the second time I had the steering column lock fault message today which completely disables the car ( including not being able to switch the ignition off ). At least this time it did reset itself after about 20 minutes before the mechanic (electrician?!) arrived, whereas last time it had...
So after having issues (dead 12v battery) when I left the car while away for work, for up to 6 months, someone on here suggested to get one of those solar panel chargers which I did, a cheap one from eBay, I’ve just been away for 4 months and when I came back everything was perfect, best £20...
Firstly, can I check how many miles they have done in battery alone and with engine assurance?
Are high milers risky or would the motorway use be easier on the car?
Cheers!
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