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The GM design spec calls for 82% capacity retention at 150k EV miles for a gen1 Volt; improved to 87% for gen2. For Eric's gen1 Volt car at 110k EV miles, GM would expect an average of 86% capacity retention. Eric might not notice a 10-15% capacity difference from when the car was new...

Eric Belmer from Ohio has driven his 2012 Volt Sparkie over 315k miles with over 110k miles on EV and still gets the same 35 mile EV range as when brand new.

Any ideas on what caused so much battery degradation? High temperatures? DC-fast charging? Just wear and tear miles?

How much lower do you think the cash price for an SV should be? I would compare it with the 2017 Volt; with a sticker of $34k. Seems like the local dealer is advertising $33k to $37.5k for a loaded gen2 Volt Premier. Presumably, that doesn't include taxes and vehicle registration, but it is...

The current Leaf SV with the 30kwh battery seems overpriced, with a list price starting at $34k. That's a tad bit higher than the gen2 Volt, and too close to the prices for the Bolt and the model3, although the model3 is farther out in time. But the Bolt is supposed to ship late 2016. I...

I think the combination of the battery range degradation, and the low resale value plus the low price of gas might push folks towards ICE vehicles; the Leaf is actually pretty darn expensive for a car that has to be disposed of after a few years. Maybe the new bigger battery helps a little, but...

How interesting; Is a 200+mile EV usable without a DCFC fast charging network? What if GM put fast chargers at GM dealerships, like Nissan? Would that make a big difference to Bolt sales?

The biggest issue for the future of EV's is profitability. Nobody's making any money yet, because the technology is still very expensive, and demand is very low. It doesn't help that buyer's view current EV's as disposables, that should be leased cheaply for a short amount of time, and then...

Good points. The Volt seems to wind up with less cargo/passenger space, in exchange for getting both a fully functional EV, and a fully functional "hybrid" mode. Cost? Weight? who knows. Honestly, all we can do is compare the cars that are out there today. A valid comparison involves...

In general, buying or leasing an EV is not a good idea unless you can charge overnight where you live. Sometimes you can do ok charging during the day at work even if you can't charge overnight. But you need to be certain that charging at work is guaranteed to be available. In your case, you...

Get a used Prius @50 mpg. Ask your friend what he thinks of his Volt :) The used Volts gets 38 EPA miles electric range and have a 9.5 gallon gas tank; 37mpg combined and no range anxiety. I don't think you can get a used Volt under $10k though, because they hold their value better than...

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Buyers certainly compare the Prius and the Volt, especially with the gen2 Volt's 42 combined mpg on regular gas now. The best thing about EV's is no hassle charging at home, or charging at work instead of getting gasoline. The Volt does that, with the gen1 Volt getting comparable annual EV...

I think there's a market for slow EVSE chargers; where you pay for parking time only, and where there's enough of them that you can stay plugged in for as long as you like. Parking for the day, airport parking lots, overnight hotels. Even workplace charging. These are all places where you...

For awhile, I thought maybe the 2016 Leaf would beat the 2016 Volt to the dealerships, but the 2016 gen2 Volts are starting to appear all over California dealerships, as well as a few in the other 10 CARB states, and Quebec. I'm not sure when the new Leafs will come out. I'm also curious as to...

The study includes 3 years of data, all of 2012, 2013, and 2014; see Figure 9. All of the Leaf's in the study included a Chademo DC fast charge connector. All of the study participants had an L2 charger at home. The Leaf's charged 84% at home. "For Leafs, 8% of away-from home charging events...

Its not 94% EV for the Volt owner's. Its more like Volt owners drive 94% of the EV miles that Leaf owner's drive. The chart shows Volt owners with an L2 at work average 11,448 eVMT annually, and 13,759 VMT annually; so that's 83.2% electric, with 2311 annual ICE miles on the Volts. The...

This is great news, that the battery prices are coming down, but the internal combustion engine will be with us for a long long time. Think of the Volt as kind of kind of high fuel efficiency hybrid that's more fun to drive, and only requires gasoline for longer trips. This year, I've made...

Humor is a good thing, so I'm ok with the new Volt adds. And I'm ok with Leaf adds that make fun of the Volt (though yours is boring). I think the asphyxiation add would work better as an anti VW "clean" diesel add. Anything to help expand the overall EV market awareness. Of course, one...

Maybe that's why Toyota is pushing their Mirai hydrogen fuel cell approach. With no plug, the Mirai is equally suited to apartment dweller's and home owners. I think the PHEV/EREV approach makes much more sense than fuel cells. It bothers me that we have this wonderful cool PHEV/EREV...