Tommy
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Wait a minute, GM used a wrap-around bumper and recessed the hood; wasn't a design like this suppose to limit the damage to the front hood. Design Flaw: Front End Collision = Expensive Repairs So much for design theory.:wink:
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GM Chevy Volt
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Adm
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Does anybody know: Can the Volt perform on gas mode the same as in electric mode? In other words, can the ICE deliver enough electricity to power the electric engine the way the battery does?
Yes, vehicle performance is almost identical in EV mode and extended range mode.
No, that does not mean the ICE and 55kW generator can deliver enough electrical power to drive the 111 kW traction motor the way the battery does. In extended range mode the ICE only delivers the average power required, and the battery fills in the peak power required. The battery also captures regen energy. Basically this is just like any other "strong" hybrid works.
GSP
No, that does not mean the ICE and 55kW generator can deliver enough electrical power to drive the 111 kW traction motor the way the battery does. In extended range mode the ICE only delivers the average power required, and the battery fills in the peak power required. The battery also captures regen energy. Basically this is just like any other "strong" hybrid works.
GSP
Anyone have a definitive number on how many kWh it takes to fill the Volt? (with or without charging losses)
No that's the total battery size. I mean the usable part (and I know that Wiki says 10.4 but it's not referenced).
smorgasbord
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stopcrazypp
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About 13kWh (including losses) reported by Volt owners on this thread:
http://gm-volt.com/forum/showthread.php?8427-Tracking-of-KWh-usage&
EVNow
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In the referenced link only 120V (Level 1) data is shown from my quick read. I checked with a Volt driver that charges using Coulomb's residential unit (Level 2). L2 is more efficient than L1 charging. The highest recorded (as tracked by ChargePoint account) usage was 11.829, with several other data points betweeen 11.284 and 11.613. Keep in mind that timing (how long after a drive), ambient temps, etc (as pointed out by one of the posts in the referenced link) will also have an effect. But given that data set, using an average of 11.55kWh seems to inidcate a 90% efficiency, which again tracks well (for L2). So, to present the same data in line with EVNow's
11.55*0.9 = 10.4 kWh.
11.55*0.9 = 10.4 kWh.
smorgasbord
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Well, the 2012 Volts are already showing up at dealerships, so that doesn't necessarily say much about whether the 2011s sold out or not.
As for the commentator, that's FoxNews, which thinks that bashing GM is a good way to bash Obama.
EVNow
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Assuming the commentator isn't a fraud (big assumption given the source), this still doesn't say anything. Afterall, Volt isn't available in too many states right now. Allocation (and thus availability) of Volts isn't uniformly spread - my guess is places like New York still have them.
EVNow
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So what happens when they sell a thousand this month - Volt Makes a Fantastic Recovery ?
It is really weird that lazy journalists can't get this simple idea into their heads that what we are seeing is a production limited deliveries each month - not "sales".
rolosrevenge
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