FWIW the 2nd Gen Volts(2016 and later) get better MPG than 1st gen; 42 mpg in charge sustaining mode vs 37 and they do it using regular gas instead of premium. That plus almost 50% more range in EV mode.
Significantly different engine, different transmission and different E-motors. June 22, 2020 5:04 PM, "Steves via EV" <[email protected]> wrote: > That’s good . I got 38 MPG going down 81 last week (70 MPH speed limit) in my > Volt. So you are > doing well! > > -Steve > >> On Jun 22, 2020, at 5:18 PM, Robert Bruninga via EV <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I used to have a Saab 900 Turbo and I was towing a trailer full of tall >>> furniture >>> at 55 and after a while realized I was in continuously in turbo. >>> I bet it was the bad aerodynamics. >> >> Talking about aerodynamics. >> >> I severely modified my Chevy Volt to add 250W of solar panels, but I'm >> still getting 40 MPG in all-gas mode. >> I never drove it much on gas and so have no history of MPG prior to the >> mods. >> >> Theoretically, I'll get about 30 miles a week during the summer free solar >> power. >> >> See the red Volt on http://aprs.org/my-EVs.html >> >> In some sense rounding out the back of some shapes actually can improve >> aerodynamics... or make up for other losses... >> >> Bob >> _______________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html >> INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >> Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
