I will never understand why people get so wrapped up in what kind of car I choose to drive. Of the volt I can say it's been a pleasant surprise, just how good it is.
idk I wish I knew too, just like my tesla model 3 has been a dream to drive, charge it every 5-7 days at home 8 hours an charging when I'm sleeping wake up it's charged up ready to go
my friend sold his M5 for a Volt and says the Volt drives better than his M5. and doesnt miss his M5 Volt is a great car, went 6 months without using gas and it costs around 2.60 to drive 45 miles on electric, cant beat that
Just to let viewers know, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt does not have Bluetooth streaming (is in 2013 instead of HDD) and the engine can directly drive the wheels (if needed and not often)
Ok i got mixed reviews on this car, first I heard that once the electric engine is depleted the gas engine kicks in. Now I'm seeing that anything that you do like braking or climbing generates batter power much like a Toyota Prius. So does that mean you'll be able to use the electric engine again? Or does the charge only allow the battery to not completely run dry? I still like the care but It seems that with every new review on specs, the specs keep coming out differently?
With the new lease programs that GM started this summer, if you are the ideal customer profile the money you save in gas will cover the payment. For example my daily commute is less than 50 miles and I have a 240 v quick charger. At 800 mpg the money I save in gas cover the $250 lease payment. Besides, the Volt is an amazing piece of engineering.
You will still have to go to the gas station because this is a hybrid and you will use gas, like any other car that gets 40 to 50 miles per gallon. You just get the first 40 miles put on your electric bill instead of another 10 seconds at the gas pump. It's a "hassle", because it is an additional thing you need to do in addition to going to the gas station, not instead of going to the gas station. You have to have an outlet somewhere available, string out the cord, plug it in etc after you get home. I imagine a lot of people skip this step on long days at work and just use the gasoline engine since it is so efficient. In any case it is an extra step that is required that isn't required with other fuel efficient cars. And of course the extra time in the morning to unplug and rewind the cord etc. Every little steps when you have a schedule or in a hurry is a "hassle". Plus the gas station has restrooms,hot coffee and fountain drinks. With zero hassle from me.
@@Jack_Stafford Technically all true, but given you’re fueling up **far** less. Now the initial comment is 10 years old and I don’t recall what the specs of the specific model in this video were (it’s my comment from an old account whose name can’t be changed). But the last Volt model (2019) has a 1.5 L range extender (.4 gallons) w/ an estimated range of 367 miles. That’s 244.66 miles per liter. And given a liter is .26 gallon, you’re technically driving 926.77 miles per gallon (again, entertaining a consistent 367-mile range with exclusive use of the range extender). If that mileage sounds off, again, the tank capacity is 4/10 gallon, but overall what you’d be paying for gas overtime per distance driven on the extender, that’s would be the estimated mileage. Now there could be different scenarios re: real-world use, but let us entertain one involving only work commute and not regular long-range use. Had I a job where I live (smalltown in rural Texas), I’m certainly not driving 53 miles a day. I could get a job in the city of Longview (~20 miles away) and not touch the range extender round-trip, or a job in Tyler and barely touch the fuel reserves by the time I’ve returned home. So not needing to plug-in at work, there’d be no need to unpack, unwrap, plug in, unwrap, pack up every time I go to work. The plug stays at the house and I charge up when I get back from work. Don’t have go to the station (hoping it’s not busy and there are open/working pumps) turn off the car, prepay inside, fuel up, then turn on the car and be on my way. And with the Volt, I’m hardly ever in need of regularly doing so in the first place given the range extender charges the battery which drives the engine more effectively than fuel drives traditional ICEs. I could make a round trip to Dallas (~216 miles) and still have an estimated 151 miles left in the tank and still not need to fuel up anytime soon, still not need to bring the cable, and still be able to just plug in upon return to the house. And given if ever there’s a need to make a restroom/drink/snack break, that’s not exclusive to non-electric vehicles, so that’s not some “advantage” making gas stops any less of a hassle when with a Volt, I can park anywhere not worry about open pumps, run in, handle my business, get back out, and drive off.
@@Jack_Stafford The context of my original comment had to do with characterizing charging as a “hassle” specifically for the Volt (hybrid EV) vs. gas-only, which was the context of the video’s claim; I wasn’t referring to electric-only. Clearly we all have established routines as to maintenance of trad. ICE vehicles, so we maneuver our routines in anticipating the need to stop for gas. Having a hybrid EV necessitates adapting those routines. And saving a boatload of money **and** time, given the much more efficient use of the range extender, all around, having Volt-even when needing to charge-amounts to far-less hassle than having to fuel up. And the whole point of the range extender is so that you don’t **have** to pack up and take the cable with you every time you leave. Additionally, depending on location, there are stations with available charging ports that come with their own cables. And if memory serves, when the Volt first launched, you could get a home charger with its own dedicated cord in addition to one to keep with the car. So even the hypothetical & routine packing/unpacking the cable for virtually every trip is mischaracterized.
4:48 Plugging the Volt in is too much of a hassle, LOL. Your right, going to a dirty gas station and filling up your car is way easer than plugging it in at your house like your cell phone. I just wish the Volt got and mpg in charge sustaining mode around what the Prius gets.
You will still have to go to the gas station because this is a hybrid and you will use gas, like any other car that gets 40 to 50 miles per gallon. You just get the first 40 miles put on your electric bill instead of another 10 seconds at the gas pump. It's a "hassle", because it is an additional thing you need to do in addition to going to the gas station, not instead of going to the gas station. You have to have an outlet somewhere available, string out the cord, plug it in etc after you get home. I imagine a lot of people skip this step on long days at work and just use the gasoline engine since it is so efficient. In any case it is an extra step that is required that isn't required with other fuel efficient cars. And of course the extra time in the morning to unplug and rewind the cord etc. Every little steps when you have a schedule or in a hurry is a "hassle". Plus the gas station has restrooms,hot coffee and fountain drinks. With zero hassle from me.
@ruanjurgens You know the have Home Energy Stations that would convert natural gas to hydrogen for filling a fuel-cell vehicle. The conversion process would also supply the home with heat and electricity, reducing energy costs both at home and on the road.
@colombiankilla01 Without getting into a long winded argument, but you can only LEASE the Clarity and it has limited supply (website says 200 vehicles over 3 years) this is due to it, and all other Hydrogen vehicles still being prototype vehicles and not a mass-production vehicle and the cost is tremendous (In 09 Fortune quoted $300 000 per Clarity), while GM has built over 1000 Volts and plan to build another 9 000 in 2011, each which you can buy out right for $41 000. Big difference.
@colombiankilla01 Chevy volt gets about 20 more mpg than the clarity on average and you don't have to deal with the possible safety hazards of malfunctioning hydrogen fuel cell tanks(kaboom!!!)...and as it is right now...its much easier to find an electrical outlet than a hydrogen fueling station(though the clarity also runs partially with electricity as well)...and depending on who you are you could say it looks better...or not...though the clarity is a very good choice as well.
Hassle of charging? 60MPG? lol He seems confused. The reason why the vehicle has a lifetime efficiency of 60MPG is because it has been driven on both gas and electric. If people don't bother with the "hassle" of charging, they will get ~35 MPG, not 60.
Kudos to Mr. Cooley, the first car journo to mention anything about the deceptive tax credit "rebate". About the car: It's twice the price of a similar sized vehicle, and for $20k you can buy a LOT of fuel. It's a PC answer to a question only ecoweenies are asking.
@DBSpy1 tesla S goes 300 miles but that version is not 50k its 79k. their is a 54k version that goes 150 miles and by the time the Tesla comes out the Volt should be another 8k cheaper and may have to new battery with double the range.
There's been a lot of people getting insane mpg numbers on their volts. One guy got 547 MPG because he didn't have to get gas for many months! TBH I wouldn't give to shits how it looks if I could get 100+ MPG on a lease that's only charging $249-300/mo
David Kutek was arrested for felony theft while he was Chief of Security at the GM Hamtramck Plant. $43,000 worth of Engines and Transmissions we're recovered.
@Mario4Italy You missed the point Chevrolet never made a car called the EV1. It wasn't sold under the Chevy brand but the GM brand that like saying a Buick malibu or GMC cts. It is called the GM EV1, GM is a company Chevrolet is a brand own by GM and the EV1 just happens to be brand as a GM brand making the EV1 the first and only car to be branded GM instead of Chevrolet,Cadillac, Buick or GMC. This is way you hear of Chevy Volt instead GM volt and GM EV1 instead Chevy EV1 bc thats the brandname
@colombiankilla01 Because cos an FCX Clarity is not on the marker you can't buy it and it will cost what twice or more of than the Volt and oh wait last time I check there is a plug everywhere and about 100 hydrogen fuel stations world wide.
@colombiankilla01 And you don't get mine :) For FC to go mainstream the tech actually has to be mature, which is isn't, no matter how much you market it - the tech is not ready for main stream. Honda is planning for 2020 mass-production for FCX. Good luck waiting till then, while everyone else will be plugging in at home. In the mean time do proper research on FC cars, technology maturity & mass production.
@theylied1776 too expensive ($2000 option on Prius), more R&D costs, delayed launch date due to more R&D, minimal energy produce in colder climates (and warmer for that matter)
Yes, it burn a gallon of gas as efficiently as possible (perfect chemical reaction), you measure how much heat is produced, which is about 33.7KWh i believe. You can run that power through your hair dryer and get the same amount of heat. Makes sense to me.a
thayne559 not more than twice, close to it for some higher spec models. But price and anticipation are not the same. 500,000 people didn’t put down $1,000 to wait a few years for a Chevy Volt. I understand the frustration that the model 3 isn’t yet being sold at that sub 40 grand price, but that should happen relatively soon
Honestly, I don't consider this MY most anticipated car in my life yet. There are a lot more hypes in other car introductions than this, and this failed miserably. Prius will still make more sense, and obviously, more miles per gallon.
not impressed really.... still like the VW clean disel engine they came up with like 2.0 L with like 180 horsepower thats what i want and like 35 mpg per g. and if something breaks on it u go to any mechanic if volt breaks up u need a damn electrician.... so long run ripoff
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I will never understand why people get so wrapped up in what kind of car I choose to drive. Of the volt I can say it's been a pleasant surprise, just how good it is.
idk I wish I knew too, just like my tesla model 3 has been a dream to drive, charge it every 5-7 days at home 8 hours an charging when I'm sleeping wake up it's charged up ready to go
This car looked so good!
You can buy these for around 10k now... :)
5k now
... but never new again
@@JoshKasten Damn you GM... Bolt is a good car but NOT an actual replacement for the Volt. 2022 Bolt EUV ...forget about it
@@corwininadsm back to 10k now :( stupid COVID.
@@josemtz45172500 now
I love my 2012 Volt. You can get them pretty cheap nowadays.
We've had our first Volt for three years and we are getting 160 MPG, I'm buying a second Volt so we will have two
Bryce Hale They are coming out with the new version soon
my friend sold his M5 for a Volt and says the Volt drives better than his M5.
and doesnt miss his M5
Volt is a great car, went 6 months without using gas
and it costs around 2.60 to drive 45 miles on electric, cant beat that
kill ur friend
There is something wrong with your friend... I'm all for EVs, but the volt doesn't even compare to the M5 on performance...
@ not everything evolves around performance
Just to let viewers know, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt does not have Bluetooth streaming (is in 2013 instead of HDD) and the engine can directly drive the wheels (if needed and not often)
nice to see brian cooly back on cnet, i missed his top 5 and car review
Decent looking car, would like to drive one.
Best Chevy ever made. Reliable and 3 fill ups a year
can you please make a 2015/2014 volt review? thanks
IT"S ABOUT TIME!!!!!
Like the Volt
Love his reviews; to the point with wit
Ipod meets storm trooper X-)
Ok i got mixed reviews on this car, first I heard that once the electric engine is depleted the gas engine kicks in. Now I'm seeing that anything that you do like braking or climbing generates batter power much like a Toyota Prius. So does that mean you'll be able to use the electric engine again? Or does the charge only allow the battery to not completely run dry? I still like the care but It seems that with every new review on specs, the specs keep coming out differently?
With the new lease programs that GM started this summer, if you are the ideal customer profile the money you save in gas will cover the payment. For example my daily commute is less than 50 miles and I have a 240 v quick charger. At 800 mpg the money I save in gas cover the $250 lease payment. Besides, the Volt is an amazing piece of engineering.
Wow super kool. Luv it!
welcome back Brian Cooley
great reviewer.
Toyota Corolla with a wheel clamp at 6:30
How do you get 60mpg with out electric and only putting gas into it?
"the hassle of charging", as opposed to the hassle of fueling up...?
You will still have to go to the gas station because this is a hybrid and you will use gas, like any other car that gets 40 to 50 miles per gallon. You just get the first 40 miles put on your electric bill instead of another 10 seconds at the gas pump.
It's a "hassle", because it is an additional thing you need to do in addition to going to the gas station, not instead of going to the gas station.
You have to have an outlet somewhere available, string out the cord, plug it in etc after you get home.
I imagine a lot of people skip this step on long days at work and just use the gasoline engine since it is so efficient.
In any case it is an extra step that is required that isn't required with other fuel efficient cars. And of course the extra time in the morning to unplug and rewind the cord etc.
Every little steps when you have a schedule or in a hurry is a "hassle".
Plus the gas station has restrooms,hot coffee and fountain drinks.
With zero hassle from me.
@@Jack_Stafford
Technically all true, but given you’re fueling up **far** less.
Now the initial comment is 10 years old and I don’t recall what the specs of the specific model in this video were (it’s my comment from an old account whose name can’t be changed). But the last Volt model (2019) has a 1.5 L range extender (.4 gallons) w/ an estimated range of 367 miles.
That’s 244.66 miles per liter. And given a liter is .26 gallon, you’re technically driving 926.77 miles per gallon (again, entertaining a consistent 367-mile range with exclusive use of the range extender). If that mileage sounds off, again, the tank capacity is 4/10 gallon, but overall what you’d be paying for gas overtime per distance driven on the extender, that’s would be the estimated mileage.
Now there could be different scenarios re: real-world use, but let us entertain one involving only work commute and not regular long-range use. Had I a job where I live (smalltown in rural Texas), I’m certainly not driving 53 miles a day. I could get a job in the city of Longview (~20 miles away) and not touch the range extender round-trip, or a job in Tyler and barely touch the fuel reserves by the time I’ve returned home. So not needing to plug-in at work, there’d be no need to unpack, unwrap, plug in, unwrap, pack up every time I go to work. The plug stays at the house and I charge up when I get back from work.
Don’t have go to the station (hoping it’s not busy and there are open/working pumps) turn off the car, prepay inside, fuel up, then turn on the car and be on my way. And with the Volt, I’m hardly ever in need of regularly doing so in the first place given the range extender charges the battery which drives the engine more effectively than fuel drives traditional ICEs.
I could make a round trip to Dallas (~216 miles) and still have an estimated 151 miles left in the tank and still not need to fuel up anytime soon, still not need to bring the cable, and still be able to just plug in upon return to the house.
And given if ever there’s a need to make a restroom/drink/snack break, that’s not exclusive to non-electric vehicles, so that’s not some “advantage” making gas stops any less of a hassle when with a Volt, I can park anywhere not worry about open pumps, run in, handle my business, get back out, and drive off.
@@Jack_Stafford
The context of my original comment had to do with characterizing charging as a “hassle” specifically for the Volt (hybrid EV) vs. gas-only, which was the context of the video’s claim; I wasn’t referring to electric-only.
Clearly we all have established routines as to maintenance of trad. ICE vehicles, so we maneuver our routines in anticipating the need to stop for gas. Having a hybrid EV necessitates adapting those routines. And saving a boatload of money **and** time, given the much more efficient use of the range extender, all around, having Volt-even when needing to charge-amounts to far-less hassle than having to fuel up. And the whole point of the range extender is so that you don’t **have** to pack up and take the cable with you every time you leave.
Additionally, depending on location, there are stations with available charging ports that come with their own cables. And if memory serves, when the Volt first launched, you could get a home charger with its own dedicated cord in addition to one to keep with the car. So even the hypothetical & routine packing/unpacking the cable for virtually every trip is mischaracterized.
4:48 Plugging the Volt in is too much of a hassle, LOL. Your right, going to a dirty gas station and filling up your car is way easer than plugging it in at your house like your cell phone.
I just wish the Volt got and mpg in charge sustaining mode around what the Prius gets.
You will still have to go to the gas station because this is a hybrid and you will use gas, like any other car that gets 40 to 50 miles per gallon. You just get the first 40 miles put on your electric bill instead of another 10 seconds at the gas pump.
It's a "hassle", because it is an additional thing you need to do in addition to going to the gas station, not instead of going to the gas station.
You have to have an outlet somewhere available, string out the cord, plug it in etc after you get home.
I imagine a lot of people skip this step on long days at work and just use the gasoline engine since it is so efficient.
In any case it is an extra step that is required that isn't required with other fuel efficient cars. And of course the extra time in the morning to unplug and rewind the cord etc.
Every little steps when you have a schedule or in a hurry is a "hassle".
Plus the gas station has restrooms,hot coffee and fountain drinks.
With zero hassle from me.
I like this car
Respect
Interesting car.
now we need head to head with prius
@ruanjurgens You know the have Home Energy Stations that would convert natural gas to hydrogen for filling a fuel-cell vehicle. The conversion process would also supply the home with heat and electricity, reducing energy costs both at home and on the road.
how is plugging it in every night when you get home hassle? going to a gas station is MUCH more of a hassle....
@colombiankilla01 Without getting into a long winded argument, but you can only LEASE the Clarity and it has limited supply (website says 200 vehicles over 3 years) this is due to it, and all other Hydrogen vehicles still being prototype vehicles and not a mass-production vehicle and the cost is tremendous (In 09 Fortune quoted $300 000 per Clarity), while GM has built over 1000 Volts and plan to build another 9 000 in 2011, each which you can buy out right for $41 000. Big difference.
@colombiankilla01 Chevy volt gets about 20 more mpg than the clarity on average and you don't have to deal with the possible safety hazards of malfunctioning hydrogen fuel cell tanks(kaboom!!!)...and as it is right now...its much easier to find an electrical outlet than a hydrogen fueling station(though the clarity also runs partially with electricity as well)...and depending on who you are you could say it looks better...or not...though the clarity is a very good choice as well.
nice
so when is that 7500 going to turn into a rebate?
@Mario4Italy The EV1 was branded as a GM brand and not chevy. It was GM on car to be brand under the GM name.
Hassle of charging? 60MPG? lol He seems confused. The reason why the vehicle has a lifetime efficiency of 60MPG is because it has been driven on both gas and electric. If people don't bother with the "hassle" of charging, they will get ~35 MPG, not 60.
Kudos to Mr. Cooley, the first car journo to mention anything about the deceptive tax credit "rebate".
About the car: It's twice the price of a similar sized vehicle, and for $20k you can buy a LOT of fuel. It's a PC answer to a question only ecoweenies are asking.
@DBSpy1 tesla S goes 300 miles but that version is not 50k its 79k. their is a 54k version that goes 150 miles and by the time the Tesla comes out the Volt should be another 8k cheaper and may have to new battery with double the range.
There's been a lot of people getting insane mpg numbers on their volts. One guy got 547 MPG because he didn't have to get gas for many months! TBH I wouldn't give to shits how it looks if I could get 100+ MPG on a lease that's only charging $249-300/mo
@ruanjurgens You still dont get my point! In order for fuel cell technology to became cheaper it has to go mainstream.
where is the "hold" mode
It came in later models
David Kutek was arrested for felony theft while he was Chief of Security at the GM Hamtramck Plant. $43,000 worth of Engines and Transmissions we're recovered.
@pck27880 lol true
@Mario4Italy You missed the point Chevrolet never made a car called the EV1. It wasn't sold under the Chevy brand but the GM brand that like saying a Buick malibu or GMC cts. It is called the GM EV1, GM is a company Chevrolet is a brand own by GM and the EV1 just happens to be brand as a GM brand making the EV1 the first and only car to be branded GM instead of Chevrolet,Cadillac, Buick or GMC. This is way you hear of Chevy Volt instead GM volt and GM EV1 instead Chevy EV1 bc thats the brandname
This guy is too funny he should on top gear USA
@katiusha lol, the police locked it up beaucse it has outstanding parking tickets. Not for security
@colombiankilla01 Because cos an FCX Clarity is not on the marker you can't buy it and it will cost what twice or more of than the Volt and oh wait last time I check there is a plug everywhere and about 100 hydrogen fuel stations world wide.
now that looks like future. not toyota prius
@colombiankilla01 And you don't get mine :) For FC to go mainstream the tech actually has to be mature, which is isn't, no matter how much you market it - the tech is not ready for main stream. Honda is planning for 2020 mass-production for FCX. Good luck waiting till then, while everyone else will be plugging in at home. In the mean time do proper research on FC cars, technology maturity & mass production.
@theylied1776 too expensive ($2000 option on Prius), more R&D costs, delayed launch date due to more R&D, minimal energy produce in colder climates (and warmer for that matter)
GM will need more than that electric powered rice burner if they wanna restore theyre rep.
240 P
yeah... but can i drift in it?
Good car. Its just a bit too expensive.
Used ones are now dirt cheap.
🚘🧘♀️
40K for the volt, 50k for a Tesla K that gos 300 fast miles all electric one charge,Hum.
40k???????
its got to much digital stuff, I'd love to hack every one of those digital screens
I'll spend my $41k on a ActiveHybrid 3 series, thank you.
You guys should review better cars (more exclusive cars like merc bmw etc) :-D
3:05 No. No to the shirt :)
Equivocates electricity to a gallon of gas? Gimme a break.
Yes, it burn a gallon of gas as efficiently as possible (perfect chemical reaction), you measure how much heat is produced, which is about 33.7KWh i believe. You can run that power through your hair dryer and get the same amount of heat.
Makes sense to me.a
Not the most anticipated car anymore, thanks to the Tesla Model 3!
Model 3 cost more than twice as much....
thayne559 not more than twice, close to it for some higher spec models. But price and anticipation are not the same. 500,000 people didn’t put down $1,000 to wait a few years for a Chevy Volt. I understand the frustration that the model 3 isn’t yet being sold at that sub 40 grand price, but that should happen relatively soon
yeah it's been a amazing car!!! Excellent range, comfortable, fast enough, all the technology it's incredible!!
Nissan leaf and the better place prgm that they have in the uk is better albeit they are getting the pound-feet right
how much the company pay you to promote this car??????? huh....
There are a lot more gas stations than places to charge in North America.
illegal lane change at 1:02 ha ha
wut
240p :O
I like it...only problem is it is too expensive. Electric cars are in infancy anyway so I smell a mountain of problems with these cars...#justsayin
tesla roadster or tesla s is better electrical car
Honestly, I don't consider this MY most anticipated car in my life yet. There are a lot more hypes in other car introductions than this, and this failed miserably. Prius will still make more sense, and obviously, more miles per gallon.
those tiny buttons look truly awful!
Tesla Model S>Tesla roadster>Volt>Prius
the designing really ugly...
Obsolete
I'm kind of glad this car failed, why? Does anyone remember the EV1? If not, google it and its story and tell me you're NOT upset.
lol wut? it didnt fail. its doing better than ever!
What the hell!?! That car is called a vauxhall ampera in the uk they look identical all they did was change the badge. Copycat :')
Jack 1 You do realize that Vauxhall and Chevrolet are both part of GM right?
Lots of cars in the UK are basically the same in the US just different names/brands.
usually companies give different names to one car for different countries
I will wait for the Leaf. Chevy simply doesn't know what its doing.
no reverse just drive and a lower gear
Man that thing is going to make you waste 3 weeks of manual reading before even starting the engine.
What a stupid evaluation.
not impressed really.... still like the VW clean disel engine they came up with like 2.0 L with like 180 horsepower thats what i want and like 35 mpg per g. and if something breaks on it u go to any mechanic if volt breaks up u need a damn electrician.... so long run ripoff
It fails at the price. VW has a disel 50% cheeper that does 42 mpg... Easy choice there.
very ugly car
lol what? Caring more about mpg/efficiency instead of hp/torque/v8? That's the complete opposite...
Dat shirt doe