Our First Chevrolet Volt
I traded away my 2012 NISSAN LEAF this week after 1 year and 7,500 miles. At this time the Chevrolet Volt is a better option for me. I was referred to a Volt sales specialist Chris Mauldin of Ben Mynatt Chevrolet in Concord, NC. I worked with Chris to find a beautiful Topaz Blue 2013 Volt with my specific options:
My New 2013 Topaz Blue Chevrolet Volt
I love the car! So far the instruments show over 250MPG. I have used just 0.2 gallons of petroleum in a week. I expect this usage to drop to near zero most weeks as the preponderance of my driving is around town, less than the 38 EV Mile capability of the 2013 Volt. All the electrical power for my Volt has been from the sun in the beautiful afternoons we had this week.
Aside from the obvious flexibility of a 300 mile range, other things that were very important to me were:
1) The EV Battery Warranty, 8 years, 100,000 miles.
2) Thermal Management of the EV Battery.
3) A Volt Advisor dedicated to my car.
4) An on-board charger that does have trouble with the GE Wattstation and other chargers when the electrical power goes off.
5) Many more options on the car.
Tags: Chevrolet, Chevrolet Volt, Electric Car, electric vehicle, EV, Volt
Chevrolet Volt, Electric Cars, Nissan Leaf, Renewable Energy | Ken Clifton February 8, 2013
5 Comments to “Our First Chevrolet Volt”
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By Eric, February 12, 2013 @ 4:54 pm
Cool! Have you seen http://www.voltstats.net/ ?
By Ken Clifton, February 12, 2013 @ 5:59 pm
Hi Eric, Yes I signed up there last week. It will be interesting to track the car over there.
By Mike, May 8, 2013 @ 3:38 pm
Congrats! Just got my Volt in Topaz Blue a few weeks ago and am enjoying the smooth quiet ride.
By Ken Clifton, May 8, 2013 @ 5:13 pm
Thanks Mike, and congradulations to you too. Great color on the car. I drove a Nissan LEAF for 1 year and 7,500 miles. The Volt is so much more CAR. After 3 months all I can say is WOW!
After 2,106 miles I put 6.5 gallons of fuel in. First tank mileage 322 miles per gallon.
By Mike, May 8, 2013 @ 5:52 pm
Those are some amazing mpg stats Ken! Have fun passing all the gas stations.
Congrats again and enjoy the ride!