Traded in the PIP for a new 2014 Volt...

Traded in the PIP for a new 2014 Volt Tuesday.
No knocks against the PIP- just wanted more EV range.

Big thanks to PC Danny, and all the regulars for having taught me so much about the PIP! I think I managed to squeeze every last MPG out of the PIP using what I learned here.

Here’s my “lifetime” stats from my excel sheet, for the record:

Purchased: Oct 13, 2012
Sold: March 16, 2014
Months owned: Approx 18
Miles driven: 23,400

(Stats below do not include March 2014)

Average mi driven per month: 1376

Worst Month MPG: 73 (Jan 2014, 1312 mi driven)
Best Month MPG: 113 (Aug 2013, 1257 mi driven)
Average MPG for life: 92 (23,400 mi driven)

Best Gas MPG: 63 (June 2013, 1404 mi driven)
Worst Gas MPG: 52 (Feb 2013, 1192 mi driven)
Average Gas MPG for life: 57 (23, 400 mi driven)
Gas consumed for life (23, 400 mi driven): 254 gal


Best EV Ratio: 48.9% (Aug 2013)
Worst EV Ratio: 31.2% (Jan 2014)
Lifetime EV Ratio: 39.5%

Best EV Range Estimate: 11.1 EV Miles (July 2013)
Worst EV Estimate: 9.0 EV Miles (Jan/Feb/March 2014)


The 2012 PIP:



The New 2014 Volt:




FWIW- I listed the winter tires/rims shown above on the PIP in the Private Sale forum, along with my Space Saver Spare and OEM Carpet Mats if anyone's interested.

 

Thanks!
We have two SUV's for large loads- so 4 seats will be fine.

I've always reset Trip "A" at the beginning of the new month, but I kept a running Excel sheet since I bought the car.

Will do!
Went to work (28 mines) on a full charge- had 12 miles remaining on the EV battery!
So far I've gone to work and back home three times (Wed, Thurs & Fri) and drove back from the dealership for a total of 205 mi on the car... the engine hasn't started since I've owned the Volt!

It's an amazing car- I may be able go a full month or longer without the engine ever starting up....

Thanks!
I plan on still visiting PC on a regular basis- I's kind of like my home-away-from-home now.
I'm in mid Suffolk county near Stony Brook University.

 

Thanks!
Does your co-pilot qualify for the HOV lane?

99% of my driving is single occupancy- and I have three females in the house, all just barely over 100Lbs so no problem fitting two of them in the Volt back seat.

That being said- there is much less rear seat legroom in the Volt vs the Prius.
If you have boys, adults, etc... that regularly would be back seat passengers in the Volt- bring them to the showroom before you sign on the dotted line...

 

Thanks!
I've only seen one Volt on the LIE- and he's always in the left lane doing 70mph+.

Gm lowered the base price of the Volt from $39,995 to $34,995 (including destination fee) this year- and then there's the big $7500 fed tax credit for the Volt because of the 16kWh battery- so now you're down to $27,500 for a car that get's 38-40 real EV miles per charge at 65mph.

Here's a snapshot from MyVolt.com of my car sitting in the driveway with 73% charge remaining:


And Tire Pressure data:

Thanks!
GM added "Hold" (in addition to "Normal", "Sport", and "Mountain") mode in 2013.
"Hold" lets you "Hold" the battery power and uses the ICE instead to save battery for congested cities (a carryover from the European Volt- the Opel Ampera) or burn off gas if you need to. I have a feeling with the normal driving I do- I'll have to use "Hold" mode sometime in the next two months to burn off some fuel.

 

That's how the car came- we did the Onstar Test call after my dealer shakedown run, so the tires were warm on the 18th when Onstar did the diagnostic. In the mornings when I check the TPMS via the display they've been at 39psi front and 38psi rear- but they get up to 42/41 again during my commute to work.

None... thank God!
It's almost unbelievable considering my first 2012 Prius Five w/the 17" tires (nick named "the rattle trap") and the 2012 PIP with the 15" tires which I had to work on often to do away with most of the rattles.

Chevy uses a rubbery type dash and surrounds in most of the car which doesn't rattle like the ultra hard/thin plastics in the Prius. It's extremely quiet even at 65-70 mph... and no rattles... even at below freezing temps!

 

I got $20k for the PIP on trade- with the added tax savings from taking $20K off the $34K (not including the $7500 fed tax credit) Volt it's real trade in value was $21'725.
It's currently up for sale at the Chevy dealership for $24, 288.

Thank you!
It's much less stressful with 40 EV miles available for my 28 mile commute- I know the ICE isn't firing up - it also doesn't have the power range line that makes the PIP's ICE fire up if you call for too much EV.
Supposedly the Volt's top speed is 101mph all EV.

 

They've been there since the 50's- kind of an institution around here.
It was very stress free dealing with them.

Yup, I read your mods on that "feature" somms...
I've already set it "very low" to only use the ICE for cabin heat at 15 F deg or below.
The way I commute- burning some gas now and again wouldn't be a bad thing...