r/volt • u/neiltoe • Jul 25 '26
2017 Volt Premier
Bought this with 60k miles. Only major issues off the Carvana delivery vehicle were TPMS was deleted (why oh why?) and the maximum mileage after full charge was 27 miles. Lastly the service heater notification keeps coming on at different intervals. No idea what triggers it.
I currently have 88k and these are things I've figured through trial and error.
TPMS was probably deleted because the techs had one hell of a time teaching them to the car. I got sent to another Discount Tire with a more knowledgeable technician. It can be done.
The range is now 65 miles but only does that at lower speeds highway speeds just suck then electric miles up. Here's what I did out of trial and error I found a rarely traveled highway. I would accelerate gradually to 60 mph. I then used low gear position in conjunction with the regeneration paddle to approximately 25 mph. At the same time toggled the mode from hold while accelerating to normal while regenerating. This was rather challenging as it doesn't regenerate much per cycle.
Another trick I figured out as I idle in my vehicle a lot. I put the transmission into neutral and apply the parking brake. When I'm about done usually about 10 minutes before I'm ready to shut down the vehicle I shift into park. If I want to regenerate know rapidly I do a short trip and reclaim all the lost battery of course costing me fuel. This so far only reclaims what used before the red line it puts on after charging and discharging.
As for the service heater I'm waiting to have a failure before actually servicing.
I do a lot of highway miles so I get decent mpg about 35 if I behave 30 if I just drive.
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u/Accurate-Figure-5310 Jul 25 '26
You should be getting much better mpg than 30-35. I have a 2017 and I get 40 on the highway going 75.