![]() ![]() In the morning about a half hour before leaving (in cold) disable engine start and turn on the car plugged in to L1 with lights, heater (except the seat) turned off let it idle plugged in, the car should not start the engine and warm the battery then charge the battery increasing your range and gas mpg. I disable it and run without electric heat on my long trips to maintain 45+ EV miles and 38+ MPGcs even at -15fġ. ![]() So while I get 40 mpg at 60mph at 80F, guess what I get at 10F if I don’t drive slow?ĮRDTT, you own a 2012 volt which is much more affected than later years,ĮRDTT gets about 25mpg but allows/offsets heater energy use so you get more EV range, personally I hate ERDTT as it is so wasteful. My friends Gen iii 2013 Prius gets 28-36mpg all winter until it warms then mid 40’s. This is the same as my cobalt and sadly the Buick before it. You must use the stock OEM tire to get EPA MPG, any other LRR tire will drop a minimum of 3mpg, let alone snows or standard tires.įor every 10 degrees below 80F you will loose about 1mpg The Volt is like the Prius and all GM products and gets epa ratings around 80F with 44psi in the tires. Many volts have the wrong oil, you should use 0w30 synthetic in the winter instead of the 5w30 Dino juice many dealers slop in there. Preheat carefully (especially if you have L2 and your engine does not start) to avoid wasting lots of battery and gas off the bat. I should make a graph and you should read up on your cars tech at GM-volt if you want to optimize.įirst off, basics, 44psi minimum, stock OEM tires only, heat at 68F eco (if you need it), preferably heated seats only until the gasser fires. ![]()
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