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MT, 04/22/2016
2017 Chevrolet Volt LT 4dr Hatchback (gas/electric hybrid DD)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
I just purchased a 2017 Volt and its so superior to my old Honda, its far and away a better vehicle. The car is so nice to drive and I have owned it for 4 weeks and still have half the original tank of gas the dealer gave me with the purchase. I have a 240 volt charger and it takes 3.5 hours to go from depleted to charged. I am a new owner to a plug-in but so pleased with the car, the looks have people impressed and asking questions. So far with mostly electric miles I am getting a 90+ mpg, I make lots of shorter trips. I also like the re-gen brakes, I travel down a longer grade and gain about 5 to 8 miles of electric power.
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This Volt Delivers
Jorge, 11/11/2016
2017 Chevrolet Volt LT 4dr Hatchback (gas/electric hybrid DD)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Outstanding car so far. I've been getting 60 miles electric so far but great to have the gas back-up when needed (which so far is very rare but appreciated). I was somewhat hesitant at first to buy a Chevy, as I've owned Toyotas, Hondas, and VWs, but given the tax credits and incentives, and especially when combined with home solar, it's a no brainer. Fun to drive too, and I was able to gear it up with Yakima racks, a hitch (for a bike rack), without affecting my MPGe (aside from at fast speeds on the freeway).
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No more gasoline.
Matthew, 11/23/2017
updated 05/29/2018
2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier 4dr Hatchback (gas/electric hybrid DD)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
I've owned the 2017 Volt for over a year and am very satisfied with the vehicle. In the last year I have filled the gas tank twice, and that was only because of extended road trips. For daily driving I use the 110v portable charger that came with the vehicle and I've always had a full charge pulling out of the garage. I routinely charge at 110v/12 amps, and have no need for a high voltage installation. One quirk is that the car defaults to 8 amp charging (to avoid overloading low amp circuits). However, if you have a 110v/14 Amp outlet, you can program your “home” GPS location into the car and then set the home default charging to draw 12 Amps. This way an overnight charge is enough to fully charge an empty battery. My 20 mile daily commute uses about 30% of the battery capacity. There's really no reason to worry about remote charging stations with this vehicle because you've always got the gasoline backup. (I've never even bothered to look for a charge station away from home). The volt has two electric motors and one gasoline motor. The latter only kicks in when the battery charge is below a preset value. In this situation the car stops behaving like a pure electric vehicle, and instead acts like any other hybrid. The driver can force the car into hybrid mode (to “hold” battery charge). This makes sense for long freeway commutes, where it is better to preserve battery power for stop & go city traffic. The electric motors have great acceleration from a stand still. The car looks nice and has an elegant interior. The sound system is very good, and I make regular use of Apple Car-Play for maps, directions, music, and hands free messaging. The hatch is big enough to get my 58 cm road bike inside, (with the front wheel off) since the back seats lay down flat.
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Intermittent software issues again
Mike Brown, 08/13/2018
2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier 4dr Hatchback (gas/electric hybrid DD)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
I purchased this fully loaded 2017 Volt Premier in May 2016. The first 30 days the car was in service 3 times for electrical problems the dealer thought were repaired. GM dispatched specialist who upgraded software and it worked. 2 years no issues and 14500 miles. Now another intermittent issue. Car does not recognize in park and no shutoff. Brought to dealer and problem occured while checking car in but technician could not replicate. Upon return home same it showed problem again. Now calling GM.
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My Second Volt
Patrick, 10/25/2017
2017 Chevrolet Volt LT 4dr Hatchback (gas/electric hybrid DD)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
The second-generation Volt takes what was great about the first Volt (it's drivetrain technology) and adds better interior functionality and a sharper look to make what I think is the best EV on the market. The first Volt tried a little too hard to be weird, particularly on the inside, where buttons were hard to use, oddly placed, and the whole thing just had the stink of overdoing it. The new generation goes back to a more conventional set of controls for the climate control system, and adds a very large touch-screen system (with redundant buttons and steering wheel controls) that has been engineered to work just right, and to be intuitive and clean. The main instrument cluster - which was a screen on the old car - is still a screen, but they have improved the interface remarkably, while adding some new features that are handy and look really good. Apple CarPlay is still in its early days and has its bumps, but that isn't the fault of GM - and in fact, it works better on this entertainment center than in any other car I have tried. I do get the impression that GM spent some of its engineering time trying to figure out how to make the car cheaper to manufacture - something that got the company in big trouble a decade ago. I don't think it is as quiet as the first generation, and some of the materials are clearly cheaper. But the pay-off is that range is better (on warm days, I can get an all-electric range of just over 60 miles) and gas mileage is better when running the internal combustion engine (around 40 mpg). The drive continues to be smooth, acceleration is surprisingly potent, and the whole experience is positive. The new "regeneration on command" button on the back of the steering wheel is a good idea, but they programmed it to be too aggressive - it feels like you are standing on the brake pedal. About 30% less bite and it would be perfect for me. That error is particularly surprising to me since I feel like they really did a great job in making the first Volt so easy to drive by careful and thoughtful programming of all the complicated systems. The new Volt is just as great, easily the most technologically impressive car you can buy at this price point. It is likely to be just a bridge to a more robust EV future, but if you don't want to wait for the year 2025, jump in now.
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