2016 Chevrolet Volt: Interesting Facts You Need to Know - AutoGuide.com
Gas was well above the $3 per gallon range in NC. Then the Volt was in the $40K range … the C-Max Energi (one model above mine) was in the $32K range. My C-Max (named Herbie) was the SE with a few options and with tax was about $28K at retail, with a final cost of around $26K. I learned to drive the Hybrid Way meaning slow starts an stops, turned on all the economy settings. Today it’s 2015 and I average 52 to 55 mpg around town an a steady 46 to 49 mpg on interstate driving. Now I daily drive into town for morning classes and the drive is about 8 miles round trip, routinely I drive 4. 3 miles on the battery. In the first 11,000 miles at the price gas was at the time I got back that $2,900,00. I work from home, and my average fuel cost is about $20 per month, on average I drive around 500 miles a month. My electric bike with 2 x 12V 100AH deep cycle batteries towed in trailer behind has more range than the new Chevy Volt. But it does show potential for a “golf car” like electric vehicle as alternative for short trips, similar to horse and buggy speeds of 100 years ago at a price many times cheaper than cheapest auto… which for some people would be enough). The Volt has a gas motor as well so you can keep going after the range is gone. Hence why it doesn’t have 300+km range like most electrics will within the next few years. Source: www.autoguide.com
