I've been browsing the various ATVA reports on
2013 Chevrolet Volt VIN: 1G1RA6E42DU113491, the one out of four tested with the highest miles driven and
lowest TCO/mile.
...Operating Cost:
Purchase Cost: $43,050¹
Purchase Date: November 2012
Resale Value as of 10/2014: $13,848²
Sale Price: In Operation
Maintenance Cost: $0.01/mile
Operating Cost: $0.15/mile³
Total Ownership Cost: $0.51/mile...
Description of Vehicle Usage:
This vehicle is operated by various commercial vehicle fleets throughout the Southwestern
United States covering a mixture of city and highway routes. This vehicle is operated five to
seven days a week functioning as a typical vehicle in the overall fleet...
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Obviously, you need to back out the incentive benefits from the purchase price above, just as with any other BEV/PHEV, to get accurate TCO.
Even so, IMO, the depreciation hit from buying a Volt adds another perspective on complaints about LEAF resale values.
All Trips¹
Overall gasoline fuel economy (mpg) 42
Overall DC electrical energy consumption (DC Wh/mi) 48
Total distance driven (mi) 62,417
Average trip distance (mi) 9
Percent of miles city | highway 59% | 41%
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Also obviously, if you drive many miles between recharging, you won't use much more gas (and maybe less) with an efficient ICE or hybrid, than you would with a PHEV.
On the more positive side, the battery has only lost ~5% static capacity (down to ~15.9 kWh, from 16.7 at BOT) over ~17 months:
http://avt.inl.gov/pdf/phev/batteryVolt3491.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Anyone able to hazard a guess as to the total kWh throughput on its battery pack?
Main ATVA PHEV page with all reports is here:
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