I should start my review of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt by pointing out that I am a gearhead and I put very little priority into the area of fuel economy when buying a vehicle. Having spent a week cruising the streets of Detroit in the Volt, I was amazed both at the incredible fuel economy levels but also the fact that this electric vehicle can very easily serve as a long-distance daily driver. Since it was announced that the Chevrolet Volt would be making it to production, I have eagerly awaited my chance to review the first electric vehicle from an American automaker. TorqueNews review of the 2011 Chevy Volt: 109mpg and endless range we like his closing line: " Dare I call the Chevrolet Volt the perfect electric car? Until someone comes out with a better design - the Volt is just that." And he only averaged 109 mpg! Patrick writes for the blog and he offers his perspective. Still not convinced you should come drive one? Don't take our word - read Patrick Rall's reveiw below. All we can do is continue to encourage consumers to take some time and come drive a Volt. Our first Volt customer, Frank Calder from Oxford, CT, has said "We've gained a lot of confidence in the car, it's fun to live with." Frank told Stamford Advocate reporter Rob Varnon that "in the 12,000 miles they've traveled in the car, they've used a total of 3 gallons of gasoline by maintaining a maximum speed of 55 mph and taking trips within the 40-mile range the car can travel on a fully charged battery."Įvery customer has told us that the Volt has exceeded their expectations in virtually every way. The feedback has been nothing short of phenomenal. Through our first ten months selling the Chevy Volt, we have delivered 17 here at KARL Chevrolet. But virtually everyone who drives a Chevy Volt will achieve overall economy they have only dreamed about. Granted, everyone who drives a Chevy Volt will not achieve these super human feul economy numbers. These are actual, real world numbers from regular customers who are just driving their Chevy Volt on a daily basis in regular traffic. That sure beats paying for gas at the pumps!Īnd if you think Kurt's mileage is impressive, how about Edward E's dash display:Īgain, this is a real world photo of Edward's 2011 Chevy Volt - he paused to take a photo and document that he used just 15.5 gallons of gasoline to drive 10,000 miles! He estimates it costs him about $1.55 per charge at Connecticut electric rates. Other than that, Kurt plugs in each night and his Volt is ready to go in the morning. In fact, most of the gas used to date has been when his Volt's generator went into "engine maintenance mode", which occurs when the generator is forced to run once every six weeks simply to lubricate the internal parts of the engine. Since he uses his car to drive back and forth to work and then run errands around town on the weekends, he has never used any gas. His daily commute is about 32 miles round trip. How is that possible you ask? Well Kurt may just be the perfect Volt owner. That is correct: Five Thousand Seven Hundred and two miles driven on only three tenths of a gallon of gas! Kurt has driven his Volt 5,702 miles and used 0.3 gallons of gasoline. On Saturday, he allowed us to take a photo of his dash display: Each time we've spoken to Kurt O, from Stamford, CT, he is more excited about his Chevy Volt than the last time. Last weekend, during our National Plug In Day Open House, one of our Chevy Volt customers stopped in to say hello.
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