2016 Chevrolet Volt Quick Drive | Consumer Reports
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2024
- When the Volt was originally introduced for the 2011 model year, it signaled a turning point for electric cars. Now, the 2016 Volt has more electric-only range, and solid improvements in refinement and livability. Check out www.ConsumerRep... for additional reviews, tips, and recommendations. Subscribe to our UA-cam Channel: bit.ly/1Nlb1Ez
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My '19 Volt Premier will get to full charge in 2 1/4 hours, at 240 volts and 32 amps.
A lot of this is old information.
This was a fabulous improvement that I wish would have been available years ago. It makes a huge different when charging out and about
And optional power seats
Bought my 2017 Volt LT recently, and after haggling with the dealer and taking into account the $7,500 federal tax credit I'll receive, the car came in new at just under $22K (exclusive of tax, title, and license). Also got 0.0% APR through GM financing. I have owned a lot of cars in my life, but this one is my favorite. I am not buying gas anymore, and have gotten my estimated all-electric range up to 75 miles/125 km by driving conservatively and using the regeneration paddle for braking. I also do not need to worry about range. The car drives and handles beautifully.
The 2018 does beautiful too 😁
Tom W.
I can't say enough about my '19 Volt Premier!
It's been a fantastic car, well-optioned, comfortable, quick, and nimble.
I absolutely love its efficiency!
Nice! About 80% of Americans drive less than 50 miles per day. If they all drove Volts, or similar cars, they would typically use NO GAS at all. Great for the environment!
+Peter L still gotta use some gas... the gas generator kicks on even when the car is in the garage during startup. needs to heat the coolant to heat the batteries in the winter :(
but all in all not to bad.
That is me 😁
@@jeffzahnd no.. that is ERDTT (Engine running Due To Temperature).. the engine will come on to heat it's coolant in order to help cabin heat has nothing to do with battery temperature. You can configure the outside temperature in which this occurs, or bypass entirely by modifying the sensor.
The battery has an electric coolant heater. Battery would have to be 10F or colder typically for the engine to actually be needed
Good job Chevy for not making it hideous like a Prius. That's how you get people to actually buy these things.
+DJPelio have you seen the chevy bolt yet? :...(
Jeff Zahnd Yeah the Bolt is ugly. Thank god for Tesla. Can't wait for the Model 3. Tesla actually knows how to design cars.
+DJPelio Yeah the Bolt is ugly. Thank god for Tesla. Can't wait for the Model 3. Tesla actually knows how to design cars.
Yet just like the first generation, this one doesn't sell. And Prius maintains it's grip on the bulk of the marketshare.
Jeff Zahnd
Still FAR better looking than a prius, and far more efficient.
I own two 2013 Volt's and love them
give me one I from Colombia
+Bryce I own two 2013 Volt's and love them
300K miles on my 2013, food deliveries
I cant wait to buy one of these used two years from now.
+fatboy19831 in two years most people will want driver-less functions in their cars
hyylo I hope so......It will drive the price of the used volt down.
true
+fatboy19831 my girl got her premium 2013 volt for 15,000. LOVE the car.. it's amazingly fun to drive around town, and silky smooth vs a 4 banger.
Who else is just waiting until these cars get cheaper so then you can buy them?
Well... as far as electric seats, the less you use, the more you save, don't be lazy, pull yourself up for adjusting the seat.
What about cabin heat in the Winter and A/C in the summer. Are they effective in electric mode?
+George Travers It has a bigger heater and better a/c now...It will use up more battery power but you can pre warm it while it is plugged in to solve that issue.
+pennfootball71 Do you know if the 2016 Volt allow you run the heater overnight while charging? I hear you can't run the heater or AC while parked unplugged overnight as it will shut off automatically after like 30 minutes.
WHY would you run the heater all night??
Yes they are and more
NoSunBeach
That'd be stupid.
Not efficient at all.
You can precondition the cabin, to make it warmer or cooler, but not all night.
My Volt gets over 42, just running on gasoline.
I've never even heard of one getting in the 30s...
You can't be serious about the center rear seat comments.
That was designed for kids, and you know it.
Best my 2013 got was about 36 on hybrid mode.
I get 50-60 in 80 degree weather not trying too hard
Is that huge rear window missing a wiper?
CanAmSteveUK
I wish it had one, but I've been extremely pleased with the car, despite that.
They were trying to save weight.
Very well-written review.
Whoops.....looks like it's already had it's first million recalls!!!!
There have been no recalls maybe you should get your facts straight
what about heating? how much power for PTC?
From Andrew Farrah on Autoline channel, he said electric cabin it is a bit more powerful than gen 1 so greater than 6KW.
Don't forget the 2016 Kia Soul EV.
I've already forgotten.
Diego
Id rather forget those ugly ass cars!
The Volt looks, and is, better.
The styling looks like the last generation Civic
+Tonite That's not a bad thing lol
How so? the last gen civic was named the worst Civic ever, thats why they so much work into the new Civic. For an expensive car like the Volt, they could of copied Tesla.
+Tonite The styling looks like the last generation Civic
Exactly! It looks exactly like my 2012 Honda Civic, except not as nice. I do own a 2015 Chevy Volt. The new Volt is getting away from it’s cool factor. It is more standard like a normal car. I like the weirdness of my 2015. Each to his own.
That roof is a problem area you can see how his head was in a tub. Looks like they took another small car and stretched it.
It's a Chevy Cruze with some fake chrome and a different name. Obviously the internals are different.
Looks like a 2012 Honda Civic
0:41 That hose looks unnecessarily long. Does it have a purpose to be that long?
+Wildman my guess is strain relief. the engine moves in the bay quite a bit.
Genetics, but thank you. It's thick too.
ConstanceCox ho ho ho 😂
You sure don't get much.. As much as I would like to support our automobile manufacturers they just don't make a good product anymore. With a small exception Ford at least has personal pride. Government Motors not so much and Dodge or whoever they are now you couldn't give me one.
+er1073 the volt and vette is tits dude.. should take one for a test drive.
Looks like an improvement all around, the first generation Volt (on the road) looked like too much of a concept vehicle for my tastes.
Why won't any manufacturers make electric cars that look like normal cars? thats essentially why Tesla has been so popular. instead, they make these pseudo-futuristic designs that are just hideous and wonky
+rkky Few people bought the old hybrid Accords or Civics or Altimas because they looked the same as the standard cars. People seem to prefer making a futuristic statement when they are spending more money on an economy car. Also Teslas cost more than twice as much as this car, so those owners are making an even more brash statement: "I'm rich."
Loved that design 3 years ago on the 2012 Civic
Prius is hideous who agrees?
It's too narrow.
Not hideous, just not for all tastes. I wouldn't mind driving it.
Looks like an angry witch.
Where is the man voice also im first
Maybe I can fit the drive train on a MODEL 3.. The train industry understood this 50 years ago. motor to GEN and run electric. (Even if the VOLT still can drive the wheels directly-from the motor-. But, looks like a CRUZE without the backseat space. SAD
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Its not really Green none of them are when you take into account the expensive and very hard to get Rare arth elements that the largely electric cars use. The fully electrical cars like the Tesla never take into account the Greenhouse gases that are produced in the production of their electricity if Coal powered generators are used. Yes I dio know that there are some solar poered ones but they are very few and far between.
+Steven Lower There has been a steady amount of work done to reduce use of Rare Earth Minerals. The Union of Concerned Scientists have done a complete analysis of "cradle to grave" CO2 emissions and all electric cars in fact are cleaner than conventional gas cars even if coal-fired power plants are in the mix... see action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=udTEjxoviCyV73TnlHCtCA
+Steven Lower I agree, However the efficiency of burning coal in massive generators is much more efficient then burning gas in a combustion engine. That being said I still think that there should be way more incentives for people and companies to invest in having solar panels, turbines on water streams and wind mills. The world needs to find a way to make sustainable energy. The difference that the everyday person can make will be to buy electric cars and perhaps even put a few solar panels on the roof of their house to help bring down their carbon footprint.
+Steven Lower The new volt doesn't use rare earths in its motors.
+Chris Coulter its true burning coal at a large scale is efficient, which helps electric cars achieve cleaner operation on a total scale. What I rarely hear mentioned and I think is interesting is how an electric car uses so much less energy to actually go down the road because of the efficiency of the electric motor. 80-90% efficiency with an electric motor vs 30-40% efficiency with internal combustion. Gasoline contains an amazing amount of energy, but the amount that is wasted to heat is just abominable!
+Bonzo Bonzai Nicely said. I never considered that before.
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