[FLEAA] Bye Bye Volt

2008-09-21 Thread James Loriol
Hello, Why did the EPA decide to certify the Volt differently then before? Is the EPA certifying the Volt like the way they did with the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic? Im just curious as to why they decided to certify the Volt differently than the regular certification. James Loriol

Re: [FLEAA] Bye Bye Volt

2008-09-21 Thread Al Lococo
It looks to me like they are doing exactly the same test as the Prius, which makes little sense for a Plug-in Hybrid. A non Plug-in needs to keep the battery at near fully charged. If one trip ends with a deeply discharged battery and high mpg, the next cycle will have to make up for that