Niedermeyr: You say the Volt “can only go 30 miles on battery IF YOU DON’T USE THE A/C ,, or can only go 20 miles on battery IF YOU USE THE HEAT.”
Your ignorance is showing. I really wish you knew what you were talking about before disparaging a great guy like Lutz, and a great American car that uses almost exlcusively made-in-USA fuel like the Volt. I have had my Volt for almost 11 months, and 10,000+ miles. Last summer, me, my wife, my daughter and my future-son-in-law went to a lake 25 miles away in 95 degree weather, and I had the A/C on (interior set to 75 degrees), and the Volt was fully loaded with beach chairs, blankets, coolers, etc. That was the worst all-electric mileage I ever got up to that point, and I went 40.9 miles before the engine started.
In the winter, I set my Volt’s interior temp to 75 degrees and I have never seen anything as low as 20 miles on a charge. The worst has been 25 miles, but usually it’s in the low 30s during the winter.
25? Low 30s? You are an idiot. Lmao.
So you don’t disagree with my remarks as a whole,, just in the degree to which performance is impacted... I was getting my info from a GM website ... I guess they’re ignorant... http://gm-volt.com/2008/12/30/how-will-air-conditioning-affect-the-chevy-volts-electric-range/
In the winter, I set my Volt’s interior temp to 75 degrees and I have never seen anything as low as 20 miles on a charge. The worst has been 25 miles, but usually it’s in the low 30s during the winter.
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Unless your garage is heated the entire battery charge would be burned up before you took the interior from 0f to 75f , and that’s NOT taking into account that cabin air is replaced about 20% per minute anytime the car is running (yes even with the climate control system “off”) ...
I’m not a Volt hater ,, it’s just that I understand physics and demand accuracy in my work and expect it from others.
Do you work for GE or for a government agency?
If I lived in Joisey I’d be driving a full sized beater ,, maybe a Delta 88 ...