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Im about to buy a 2016 or 2017 volt in the upcoming year. What do you guys think about this car?
Am i a making a huge fuck up? if so, why?
>>15393661
It comes with a compass so youll never get lost
They're bretty gud. I have a 2013 and really like it. Haven't bought gas in like two months, with my last DD I was at the gas station once every two weeks.
Does the generator work well enough that you can drive across the country if you want?
>>15393672
>tfw at the gas station 2 times every week
fuck
>>15393667
sick shit man
>>15393692
ya thats the whole point im pretty sure
I should have also said in OP that i live in SoCal so theres no shortage of charging stations
>>15393698
Don't forget what I used to drive m9. Daily comment was only a couple miles.
>>15393743
at least yours could hit a higher highway speed than 61 ;_;
>that jeep was pretty neat tho
>>15393740
>ya thats the whole point im pretty sure
It's what the marketing says sure but I want real world experiences
>>15393743
>i know those feels
Can anyone say how this car works?
Is it a hybrid? Or full electric?
Does this car charge itself from braking?
>>15393816
Yes, the drivetrain is powered by an electric motor, a gas generator charges the batteries when not plugged in. Yes it has regenerative braking.
>>15393793
Samefag here, this weekend im making a roughly 3.5 hour drive up and 3.5 back down from the top tip of michigan. I will fill up at least 4 times.
>>15393825
Got it! Thanks man.
>>15393661
The first gen looks better.
>>15393750
Yes you can. but you won't go into strictly EV-only mode until it's recharged via an external charger. The gas generator just produces electricity to power the motor. It doesn't directly charge the batteries.
OP, They're great cars.
2 things I feel I should point out. Every always says the Prius came out with regenerative braking first or that the Prius was the first hybrid and both accounts are wrong.
GM built the first hybrid car in 1969 (pic related). It was an experiment called the XP883 and was a plug-in hybrid built using off the shelf parts. It was considered for production but ultimately canceled due to the cheap price of gas at the time so there wasn't any market for it.
GM also invented regenerative braking to help with their GM EV1 electric car, which was the subject of the documentary "Who Killed The Electric Car?"
