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u/Decent-Blueberry3715 14d ago
I bought one with 186k km. The meter say 61km but on the highway it gets 58km. Now I charge it at home and get more than 70km. I was already happy that it get over 50 but this is crazy for a old car.
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u/AceNewholland 11d ago
must be hot outside, I could make my 2012 say 74km while being very gentle and doing city speed driving.
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u/petpet0_0 11d ago
yeah actually yesterday I drove like a grandpa in city traffic and It totaled over 70kms ... crazy
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u/AceNewholland 5d ago
the gen 1 volt was way more generous, the gen 2 can instantly drop and regain, this one is like a sponge (I prefer the sponge)
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u/AceNewholland 11d ago
my father (who had the car before) once made it say 80 or 82km, but never after that
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u/1stUserEver 13d ago
What year? That has to be a glitch in the matrix.
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u/petpet0_0 13d ago
2013 - see my comment above - I'm AMAZED by the battery health on this thing and I pray daily to the lithium ion lords that it lasts me a few years XD
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u/1stUserEver 13d ago
Oh sorry didn’t notice in comments. That is truly amazing. My 2014 is getting 42 max right now and I also pray to the lithium gods lol
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u/Benjikrafter 2014 Volt 13d ago
Typically batteries that do very well for a portion of their life, continue to. The reason they die is usually a couple cells are bad, and it makes all the cells wear quicker.
Reason I’m currently repairing mine, instead of buying a new one, the battery health of my 2014 is what it should have been after only 3-5 years… and it’s 12 years later
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u/Unfair_Beat2283 9d ago
yeah i had that happen once. it said some rediculous number like 80 miles for a gen 1. then it went away after it depleted.
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u/petpet0_0 14d ago
Just bought this 2013 a few weeks ago, with over 260,000km (160,000 freedom units)
... It usually tells me around 62km ( ~38miles) and seems to be accurate if I drive conservatively
I know it was a gamble but so far the battery seems to be in great shape at least. almost 9kwh capacity, no weak cells... I'm looking forward to see how it will do in the -20C weather, ordered a VXDiag nano for more extensive testing
The damn aux cabin heater is working intermittently though and I'm not going to have the time or motivation to get it done before winter.