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From: hls on 1 Aug 2010 11:13

"Ron Peterson" <ron(a)shell.core.com> wrote in message news:6c34ed08-f027-

The Volt has regenerative braking and also has a "mountain" mode that
will recharge the batteries while driving.

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Ron

****
That wont help a lot down here in the Texas plains. Maybe if anybody
buys this thing, they ought to tow a horse behind it.

From: Mike on 1 Aug 2010 13:24
The Volt was originally planed as a nitch vehicle and was going to build
only 30,000 2011 Volts, but has upped the production 45,000 because of the
high number of dealer orders being received.


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> "Ron Peterson" <ron(a)shell.core.com> wrote in message news:6c34ed08-f027-
>
> The Volt has regenerative braking and also has a "mountain" mode that
> will recharge the batteries while driving.
>
> --
> Ron
>
> ****
> That wont help a lot down here in the Texas plains. Maybe if anybody
> buys this thing, they ought to tow a horse behind it.
>


From: Ron Peterson on 1 Aug 2010 18:01
On Aug 1, 10:13 am, "hls" <h...(a)nospam.nix> wrote:

> That wont help a lot down here in the Texas plains.   Maybe if anybody
> buys this thing, they ought to tow a horse behind it.

I don't think the Volt would be able to tow a horse trailer, I don't
think that the Ford Escape Hybrid or the Prius could tow it either.

--
Ron
From: Clive on 1 Aug 2010 21:57
In message
<a531d9b6-99d6-4197-9315-b55c684649e3(a)s17g2000prh.googlegroups.com>, Ron
Peterson <ron(a)shell.core.com> writes
>On Jul 31, 10:29�pm, Jim_Higgins <gordian...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Is there a link for this "mountain mode"? How long will it do mountain mode?
>See
>http://gm-volt.com/2010/05/05/chevy-volt-will-have-driver-selectable-mou
>ntain-mode/
>It should do "mountain" mode indefinitely.
>I am not sure if the Volt has gasoline engine braking like the Toyota
>hybrids.
Been on to the web site following the link above. Listened to the full
50 minutes of blurb. The geezer taking questions was not giving any
answers at all. He refused to give any type of energy consumption
figure, (Battery or Petrol usage, "mpg".) though he hinted at not using
the battery to heat or cool the vehicle saying it took more juice to
heat the car than it did to drive it. Sport mode was mentioned and is
obviously the same as maximum output and therefore depleted battery
life. Mountain mode just means that instead of the battery depleting
to 30% before the engine starts, it would deplete to a lesser extent,
making a bit more power available for hill climbing. He refused to be
drawn on how far up a mountain you could go before depletion of the
battery leaves you with just the output of the small engine. To sum
up, he made several suggestions about what might be expected (Typical
sales pitch.) but nothing he could be tied down to. Many hints and no
substance whatsoever.
--
Clive

From: Ron Peterson on 1 Aug 2010 23:07
On Aug 1, 8:57 pm, Clive <cl...(a)yewbank.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> Been on to the web site following the link above.   Listened to the full
> 50 minutes of blurb.  The geezer taking questions was not giving any
> answers at all.

Thanks for the warning.

I don't think that the Volt is a good solution for my driving needs
compared to my THH.

The Honda hybrids seem to lack sufficient battery power and electric
motors to capture the full advantage of hybrid technology. At least
the Chevy Volt doesn't lack in that regard although it would be nice
to put an electric motor in for the rear wheels.

--
Ron

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