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.
Hello lovely people,
It's been a while since the last time I have posted anything here but I have been lurking around.
A couple of months back I looked into changing the transaxle fluid on my Ampera since it has passed the 100K miles mark, however between work , moving to a new house and my...
I am planning to have a go at fitting a new door handle to see if I can cure the issue of "door buttons not working" and I have come across my first hurdle. The Right Hand door is different to those in the Volt parts diagram and YouTube video. Has anyone on here tackled this job?
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All Gen 1 Volt / Ampera Owners who have a volt shelf please read this will give your voltshelf a more OEM look , please note you need access to a 3D Printer.
STL files and installation instructions if you use them please donate to Julias House
Any feedback will be...
Just in case anyone else is in a similar scenario..
The 8 year warranty for my Ampera expires end of May.
As Bellinger is now closed due to CV-19, I may miss the opportunity to get my CEL issue resolved by them (that may potentially be covered under warranty).
I have today spoken to Vauxhall...
Having read as many posts as possible regarding the various routes people have taken to try and improve the pathetic lights I'm now pleased to say that after a few false starts I'm finally satisfied with the results. My car is a 2013 Chevy Volt.
My first change was to try a good quality normal...
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