Chevrolet Volt Is Managing To Withstand The Test Of Time With This One Stat - GM Authority (blog)
Sure, the battery is pretty useless after you’ve used 1/3 of its’ life, and there’s one recycling facility in Ohio. And a replacement is only $2000+. But coming in second – that’s better than coming in third. For someone that picked up enough news to find this article you really missed all the fanfare about GM putting old Volt batteries to use powering their data centers. I would also like to see your data that supports your battery life statement. Whats 1/3 of a Volts battery life. I’m at 112,000 miles, charge every night and still get 44 miles on my range. Everything has a useful life and needs maintenance. When electric car batteries start showing up more in scrap I’m sure the market will respond with more recycling centers. The Volt is a great car and its too bad more people cant get beyond the rumors and their fear over it. The car is fun to drive and it has saved me over $300 a month in gas. Actually go test drive a Volt or a Leaf to see what they are all about. Crack open Excel and create a spreadsheet like I did and calculate your gas usage and what an electric car would really cost you. Estimate 14-16kwh of electric usage to charge the battery a night. If you don’t drive like an idiot you will get 35-45 miles of range out of that charge. Source: gmauthority.com
