GM has changed the default setting of the Level 1 charge on the Volt. SLOWER DEFAULT CHARGING: This is the puzzler. (.and yes, I understand that 344 + 38 = 382, but who am I to correct GM on their math?)įinally Consumers Can Charge Their Volts Slower The brochure notes that this MPGe efficiency is obtained ".due to more efficient electric operation." Extended range driving (non-electric) is now up to 344 miles, and total range is up to 380 miles.
#2013 chevy volt range battery full
The OP’s observation was that "both 2013 Volts travel about 39 miles on a charge," but was that a full-charge 39 miles in a single day (or single trip), or 39 miles over a number of days without overnight recharging? Perhaps a single day for one Volt, and multiple days without recharging for the other? Was one Volt used for a long work commute (freeway speeds, lower electric mileage, influencing the full charge estimate to be lower), and the other one was used later in the day (when it would be "the one with the most charge") for those short errands involving mostly slower around town speeds and higher electric mileage, especially if they were made just prior to recharging (i.e.IMPROVED RANGE AND EFFICIENCY: As previously released information stated, the 2013 Volt now gets an EPA 38 miles of electric range and 98 MPGe. Thus we don’t even know if both cars were normally recharged overnight. If that number was about the same, then the speculation on the full charge range estimate difference could begin (ah, another "Tale of Two Volts ").Ī closer reading shows the wife chose to drive "the one with the most charge" to even out the miles between the two cars. as if both Volts were identically equipped, had the same battery, and the missing element was the kWh Used. My first impression was the wife was driving one fully charged 2013 Volt to full discharge and getting ~39 miles AER on one day, and the other 2013 fully charged Volt to full discharge on the next day and getting the same ~39 miles AER. Seems to me the OP glossed over a number of details. I am still banned from driving, hopefully soon though. Remember, it is not the estimated range but the actual range that counts. Also, sharing so that I might shed some light and preempt the next person that might be thinking of starting another thread complaining about the Battery Range Estimator. Just thought I would share how widely different these can be even with the same driver. The Battery Range Estimator is significantly different.
#2013 chevy volt range battery driver
Therefore with the same driver using both cars the actual miles driven is about the same. Both 2013 Volts travel about 39 miles on a charge with my wife driving. So I looked at actual miles traveled on a single charge. However, I know that this is just an estimate. This led me to think that one of the Volts was perhaps experiencing a degradation. One the 2013 Volts almost always shows a range of 38 miles and the other almost always a range 43 miles. What I have noticed after 6 weeks is that the Battery Range Estimator when the battery is completely charged on each are significantly different. She drives the one with the most charge evening out the miles between them. I have been unable to drive the last 6 weeks due to surgery, so my wife has been switching between both our 2013 Volts throughout the day.