Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
Originally Posted By: LS2JSTS
Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
Originally Posted By: LS2JSTS
That may be the way that slanted original article wrote it up...but it isnt fact. From all I've read, when the battery is fully charged the car runs under battery power at any speed, it's only after the battery has lost a certain amount of charge that the ICE kicks on regardless of road speed. I'll dig into it some more...but frankly the original article has little credibility with me.
Originally Posted By: LS2JSTS
Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
Originally Posted By: LS2JSTS
Drew99GT said:.... It can't maintain speeds above 70 mph without the IC engine.
Yes and no, when the battery is at full charge the car can run completey on battery power up to 100 mph iirc. Once the battery is below a certain charge level THEN the ice is required above 70 mph.
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The 4ET50 is, however, in fact directly bolted to the 1.4-liter, four-cylinder Ecotec internal combustion engine. When the Volt's lithium-ion battery pack runs down, clutches in the 4ET50 engage and the Ecotec engine is lashed to the generator to produce the electric power necessary to drive the car. However under certain circumstances — speeds near or above 70 mph — in fact the engine will directly drive the front wheels in conjunction with the electric motors.
Yes Bill, I understand, notice it says "under certain circumstances"?
Those circumstances are when the battery is below a certain level. It is a fact that the Volt with a FULL charge will do 100 mph with the ICE completely off.
I'm getting that under certain circumstances LIKE being near or over 70 MPH the IC engine WILL directly drive the front wheels with the electric motors.
That would be one of the certain circumstances...![]()
That may be the way that slanted original article wrote it up...but it isnt fact. From all I've read, when the battery is fully charged the car runs under battery power at any speed, it's only after the battery has lost a certain amount of charge that the ICE kicks on regardless of road speed. I'll dig into it some more...but frankly the original article has little credibility with me.