More Range in Chevy's Volt Means You Hardly Ever Need Gas

Re:More Range in Chevy's Volt Means You Hardly Ever Need Gas by baldeagle on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @09:55AM (#10003377)

I own a 2015 Chevy volt. When running on gas, the mileage is ok, but far surpassed by most anything hybrid. When running on electric, I calculate the mileage by electrical charge price vs the gas price and end up getting 120-150 mpg equivalent. Since mostly we drive around the city/suburbs, we only use the gas engine for airport runs or long trips. Sure I could have an all electric car (and I do) but it would get annoying having to rent a car whenever I wanted to go to another city.

EDIT: The only way the volt makes sense is if you can charge it daily and drive mostly on full electric, and still need to periodically take road trips.

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Re:More Range in Chevy's Volt Means You Hardly Ever Need Gas by rwmj on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @03:05PM (#10005516)

It seems like it might make sense to have a detachable (gas) engine. If you could remove it for your city driving, you'd save weight (== increased mileage). Then you'd fit it back only for the long trips. Not sure how practical such an arrangement would be.

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