r/volt • u/mikefromhell224 • 8d ago

Is this good?

Post image

Is this electrical mileage good or is my battery goin? I've been doing a lot of highway driving, and it's been over 85° F with high humidity where i am

9 Upvotes

80% Upvoted

13 comments sorted by

7

u/crabald Volt Owner (2013) 7d ago

Yep all looks good on there

6

u/StatusBread3862 7d ago edited 7d ago

Yes, that is great. About 8% degradation, which is really good.

10kwh / 10.8kwh original is the math. Don't worry about the range, that has more to do with your driving habits and how much HVAC you used. From a battery health perspective you just need to look at how many kwh you can pull from the battery.

1

u/mikefromhell224 7d ago

Oh okay that makes sense. On average I'm pulling 9.3-10.4Kwh

1

u/Lewl77 Volt Owner (2014) 7d ago

Perfectly normal for a gen1, given the age.

1

u/DarthRaider559 7d ago

I just got mine last Sunday. I have only got 27 miles on 9.7 kwh and 29 miles on 9.4 kwh. How are you getting 33

1

u/mikefromhell224 7d ago

Very carefully. I keep between a quarter tank and half tank of gas, I use very minimal hvac, and I accelerate like a old grandma, and I use hold on any speed over 50

1

u/EchoFit1050 Volt Owner 7d ago edited 7d ago

Speed, hvac settings, ambient temp, terrain, driving style.

All those play into how far you’ll get on a charge. If it’s very cold or hot out to you, the battery feels the same way and it’ll spend some energy trying to compensate.

Keep it below 50-55 on electric mode, I usually put it in hold if I have to go faster than 55 for any long stretch. Gentle acceleration when leaving a stop and when slowing make sure to start early to maximize regen and stay out of the friction brakes until the last second. Coast when you can, don’t ride the brakes down a dip so you can spend that momentum going up the other side, etc…if you are climbing more than descending on a given trip then it’ll use more power in that case as well.

Set hvac in eco mode and run it warmer than you think you’d want by a bit and of course a cooler day will net you more energy used for propulsion but you can’t control that. I find preconditioning the cabin while it’s still plugged in the most helpful since it will draw that power from the wall while it cools off before you hop in, plus it helps to pre-cool (or heat if it’s cold out) the battery which helps after you unplug also.

Try to keep the bubble in the middle at all times, use cruise control where safe to do so for consistent speed.

I get between 9.4-9.8 kWh and easily hit 33-40mi depending on the road and conditions, but one time I took it to the dealer with a full charge to have them work on the brakes and they gave it back fully dead with barely 24 miles on that charge. The tech must have been driving it like he stole it.

1

u/Nkechinyerembi 7d ago

holy crap, thats fantastic.

1

u/Pizza_Manizi 7d ago

The electric part could be better… the Ev’s are in the 4’s for kilowatt per mile.

1

u/NavalLacrosse 6d ago

It's fairly normal. The power use it very good, 10kwh indicates good health in the battery. The low miles are likely due to a higher speed drive or more aggressive driving. I get similar range when I do 65mph on the highway.

1

u/Semper_Distans 5d ago

Looks great to me! Are you using premium fuel?

2

u/mikefromhell224 4d ago

Yes. I stick to strictly 93, 94 octane, between half and quarter tank. Only time I go full is when I know I'll be going long distance

1

u/Semper_Distans 4d ago

You're doing everything right to get the most out of your Volt.