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Originally Posted by Captain Awesome
My guess is that most people will plug the car in the second they get home at 6:00PM and that's still in peak hours. Everyone will be running their lights and playstations and big-screen TVs at the same time.
I guess they didn't get it quite right either. There should be a mode to recharge the battery (from the gas engine) to a level that you can drive the car with if the battery goes too low. Unless they can drive the car purely off the generator, this seems like a good idea.
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That may be a point of debate. The CHEAPEST way to recharge, and the GREENEST way to recharge is on the grid, not the engine. The Volt could easily be configured to do as you suggest, but it was decided with careful and long thought to configure it as it is.
So I have to disagree with "they didn't get that right". It's just not what you think it should be.
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Originally Posted by Captain Awesome
Lithium Ion batteries don't "quick-charge" under any circumstances. They charge at a specific rate that starts off quickly charging and tapering off as they get more charge in them. The whole "Quick Charge" thing with rechargable devices is just marketing spin for a mode of charge that stops at 70% charge.
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Quick charging is being worked on to provide up to a 50% recharge in a "short" period of time. Could be a big improvment if you are in a pure EV and need an extra 20 miles of range to get where you are going.
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Originally Posted by BigRigMike
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The ICE does not propel the Volt, only the electric motor does. The ICE is simply an on board generator that provides electricity to drive the electric motor.