akirby Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 5 hours ago, jpd80 said: Thanks for posting. As I remember when the Volt was a thing, a lot of those folks used to lease their vehicles and run almost exclusively on the electric side until the gas engine would make them use up their fuel before it got old. Most would leave the fuel level low enough that there wasn’t much fuel to use up before adding a couple of gallons ever few weeks. Thats what my neighbor did. 45 mile commute and charged at work. Bought 2 maybe 3 tanks a year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew L Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Volt really wasn't a bad idea it was just in a very small package and the rear seat was compromised. For a single person commuter though excellent. ELR was very poorly packaged all around. Same power as the Volt twice the cost and less range because it was heavier and a completely unusable back seat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 12 hours ago, Andrew L said: Volt really wasn't a bad idea it was just in a very small package and the rear seat was compromised. For a single person commuter though excellent. ELR was very poorly packaged all around. Same power as the Volt twice the cost and less range because it was heavier and a completely unusable back seat. If lutz had any idea that he was going to have to add an engine to volt, he would have based it on the Cruze but even with the failure to do so, Volt shows how valuable a well designed compact PHEV could be. I'm imagining a Focus hatch with 1.0 EB engine and hybrid transmission and a nice battery with about 50 miles of range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balthisar Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 I left my Civic in a storage lot for two years when I was stationed in Germany, and it started right up when jumping it. I added fresh gas as soon as I could, of course. More impressively, I left my Expedition in the garage for five years during my assignment in China. I started it up and drove it through the neighborhood once or twice a year on home leave, and I added fresh gas when I repatriated, but the fact is, it was running on five year old gasoline to get to the gas station for fresh gasoline. Small engines are another story, though. It's only Rec90 for me. The PHEV will be fine for a few months. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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