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What's a TB? While I ended up not buying a tesla and got a volt instead, back in 2011 they were talking (or more precisly some of their document mentioned) about the build out of signature, then 85kW then 60 then 40.. so I estimated my likely delivery date for a 40 to be late 2013. Then I...

Don't expect the 2014's to be 10K less. Akerson said that about the next generation (see http://insideevs.com/gm-ceo-chevrolet-volt-price-to-drop-by-7000-to-10000-for-next-gen/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; which won't be until 2015 (at the earliest) I would guess the 9K unit...

I think GM was (maybe still is) a bit gun shy of the SUV/CUV market given the beating they took on the two-mode. It made big difference in fuel used, but less noticeable in MPG. More importantly they learned the market segment there is less worried about MPG and far more conservative in...

I'm not a testla owner, but the article is just their first taste of the type of attacks the Volt has faced since it launched. Most of the responses here miss the real point. The tax credit is really an incentive to the Manufacture, as it allows them to charge more for the car. The buyer...

Interesting quote, though I'm not sure that the feeling of driving around in 4th gear is a good thing.. I always perfered the right gear and at a stop sign, that is 1 or maybe 2, never 4.

I'd expect them to eventually add one in somehwere between frisco and silverthorn. Just taking a model S 85kkw from the far side of denver up to vail and back would be pushing, climbing those mountains takes a lot of juice. Its 79kWh RT from boulder to Vail and back...

True in general about the tax credit.. not everyone qualifies (which is why leases are also popular). But if they bought a PiP and live in Boulder CO, it means they bought it in another state and drove it back, to a state where there is no certified servie for it. Probably not the actions of...

The PiP is only for the left brain of people with very short commutes and long weekenders or those with mussy left brains. After tax credits the PiP not that much more economical and in some states is more expensive. Especially for the Boulder plug-in-dirvers he mentioned.. with the CO rebate...

Article said there are 2,614 Voltec dealers, so 40 is about 1.5% of them. In my view it is probably good to let them leave. I would not want to take my car in for service someplace that does not actually work on them because they sold so few and don't want to buy the equipment to work on...

Yes.. there are a few threads on it at gm-volt.com http://gm-volt.com/forum/showthread.php?14361-Battery-temp-readout&p=155882#post155882" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; reported

Max production with the previous line was about 5000 cars (Volt+Malibu), don't know what was added with the impala changes.. but would expect it to remain about the same. They do have another plant for Malibus so it can have production shifted if needed. This is just one shift, theoretically...

If I were to hazard a guess I would say the difference is mostly gearing, not weight. The Energi is geared so EV can do 85mph. That means changing the split in the epicyclic gearing so the smaller motor won't have to spin too fast. That would put it at a less than ideal gearing for the...

It is supposed to report current level compared to the absolute capacity when the car was produced. (I don't have access to the standard, so this was second had information from a student that attended SAE meetings, otherwise I'd quote the actual text). A video on it (well just the first min...

Thanks Phil.. I guess I'm not terribly surprised as I presumed someone would have already done this if it worked. I posted here because someone suggested I should and I could not easily find the answer that i was not OBDII. (I'll note the volt has second DLC3 connector that with added buses...

The SAE J1979 standard say the OBDII PID 01 5B should return the current hybrid battery level in terms of absolute capacity of the pack. It is a fixed point value with 0=zero capacity, 255 = full capacity. Lets call the value returned by that PID the value A. In convert it to raw battery...