#Chevy volt range highway full

240 kilometres of city driving over the course of the preceding days cost around $7.00 of electricity in the 2015 Volt. But the highway is not the Volt’s natural environment, and the rate of consumption during its gas-fired phase is a worse than what you’d expect in a car of this size.īut we can’t deny the context of the overall week. Ride quality is excellent, and all that low-slung weight gives the Volt a substantial feeling while abundant torque enables point-and-squirt overtaking. Imperceptibly, the Volt’s 1.4L four-cylinder gas engine ignites to recharge the battery, which continues to propel the Volt along Trans-Canada Highway 102. (The hottest day of the summer to date necessitated the A/C fan speed to be turned up to three, and the average speed was double what we’d been doing all week.)

The battery was sapped by the time we got to Shubenacadie, just 58 kilometres into our drive.

Fully charged overnight (for about $1.94), three of us set out in the noontime heat for the centre of the province.

#Chevy volt range highway full

On a full charge, with 68-70 kilometres of anticipated range each morning, the Volt consistently travelled further than its allotted range: 50 kilometres of driving with 25 kilometres remaining, 68 kilometres with 5 kilometres remaining, 30 kilometres with 43 kilometres remaining.Ī mixture of city speeds, some stop-and-go traffic with plenty of regenerative braking, and outside temperatures which required only slight A/C use made for the perfect set of circumstances in which the Volt could overachieve.Īt the end of the Volt’s stay with us, however, a funeral to attend in Truro, Nova Scotia, mandated a 214-kilometre round-trip journey in a car with only 69 kilometres of range. This time, the Volt once again proved to be an impressive around-town commuter. Until an all-new Chevrolet Volt arrives for the 2016 model year, our previous reviews of the 20 models will have to suffice. This is not a traditional review of the 2015 Chevrolet Volt. Pay no mind to the Volt’s lack of family seating arrangements. Set aside the debate over whether a white interior without traditional buttons is a good idea. All week long, from the time GM Canada delivered another Volt to GCBC Towers through to Friday, I drove the range-extended electric around Halifax, Nova Scotia, with no need to extend its range.Īt least for a moment, forget the bizarre politicization of the Chevrolet Volt and ignore the price of the car.