I was surprised watching the video thinking, Oh wild, Nisian is making a Chevy Volt. I own a 2nd Gen Chevy Volt and must say that I love it. It fits my driving perfectly. It's all electric with a gas engine backup. It has about a 55 mile range on electric (35mi winter). The engine is used for two things, running the generator and heating the car in very cold weather. When home, I plug it in with the 115V charger device that plugs into a standard 3 prong outlet. Nothing special. It takes about 6-8 hrs for a full charge. Most commutes for me are about 30miles so I never see the gas engine. Last year my TOTAL gas consumption for this car was 1/2 of a tank regular. Funny thing is that I really haven't noticed an impact on my electric bill. My only complaint is I wish I had spent a few thousand more for the premier package with all of the electronics beeps and buzzes. Leather seats would have been nice too. It's a shame it was discontinued. For a lot of people, it was a well engineered plugin hybrid design and a really nice car design for a poor-man's Tesla.
On Mon, Apr 5, 2021 at 2:48 PM Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > AlanG <a...@magicsound.us> wrote: > > I think a better question is how the Nissan is better than the Chevy Volt, >> which was discontinued after 5 years for disappointing sales, possibly from >> failing to meet efficiency expectations. >> > > It has not been discontinued. It is still for sale: > > https://www.chevrolet.com/electric > > Bob Higgins <rj.bob.higg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Recently I have seen ridiculous advertisements for an all electric GMC >> Hummer as the ultimate SUV. I can just imagine people going overlanding in >> such a vehicle - running out of charge in the middle of nowhere. >> > > There are no gas stations in the middle of nowhere either. Granted, gas > stations are much more prevalent than chargers. Also, when a gasoline car > runs out of fuel, you can park it somewhere, get a ride to a gas station, > bring back a gallon of fuel in a plastic tank, and refuel it. So it is > easier to recover from running out of fuel. People who drive electric cars > soon learn to deal with the limited range and the possibility of running > out. I drove an electric car for several months. The pandemic reduced my > need for a car so I gave it to my daughter. But anyway, I have some > experience with this. The GPS map shows all of the local charging stations. > In Atlanta there are hundreds. You could easily find one, and then plot a > course to it. > > How often do you run out of fuel with a gasoline car? I only did once, > when I first learned to drive and I wasn't used to watching the fuel > gauge, back in the 1970s. Nowadays, cars have blinking lights and other > warnings when the fuel is low. Electric cars not only have blinking lights, > they have a synthetic woman's voice warning you how many miles you have > left, and (as a I said) a GPS map, and a button you press leading you to > the closest charger. I never came close to running out of charge, because I > plugged in at home. > > Granted it would be different in the wilderness, but I doubt many GMC > Hummer owners actually drive off road into the woods. If they do, they > better learn to plot the route on the GPS or with a Google map to estimate > how many miles they will drive before they need to recharge. That is the > kind of thing you can do easily with 21st century technology, even > off-road. It would have taken hours to plan that in 1990, and the answer > would be inaccurate. > >
