by Andy Quayle | Jun 11, 2012 | Vehicle Tech
There’s a weird thing that happens with the Chevrolet Volt when you roll down any of the windows. There’s a strange wind “buffeting” that happens. It would seem that the aerodynamics of the car causes a rapid wind beating in the window space. You don’t need to be...
by Andy Quayle | Jun 11, 2012 | Generally Cool Stuff, Vehicle Tech
Perfect! So, you spent all the money on a plug-in-hybrid-vehicle… thing. It’s it now a little… common… to get this expensive appliance home only to plug it in? You’ve hot a huge, bright orange extension cord stuck into the side of your shiny new vehicle. Along comes...
by Andy Quayle | Jun 11, 2012 | Vehicle Tech
Òðè áîãàòûðÿ íà äàëüíèõ áåðåãàõ ñìîòðåòü îíëàéí áåñïëàòíî In a very strange way the Chevrolet Volt is kind of like driving a Golf Cart. Because the Volt is driven by an electric motor the drive is remarkably different to other vehicles on the road. There’s no gear...
by Andy Quayle | Jun 10, 2012 | Vehicle Tech
Äæåê Ðè÷åð HD What exactly is the Chevrolet Volt? Termed a “plug-in electric”, the Chevrolet Volt car is new kind of vehicle which uses both electrical and gasoline technologies to power the vehicle. First, the battery alone then the ‘extended range’ gasoline...
by Andy Quayle | Jun 10, 2012 | Vehicle Tech
On the way back from my overnight stay north east of Pittsburgh today I paid a little attention to the Energy Information for my demo Chevrolet Volt. Admittedly I’m not the…. slowest… driver on the road and I don’t like to get stuck behind anyone overly slow. If I...
by Andy Quayle | Jun 1, 2012 | Vehicle Tech
This is fairly old news but it is still relative. Maybe more so now than ever. Relative to my string of Chevy Volt posts on here I had heard that Giant Eagle had installed a vehicle charging station at one of their Squirrel Hill stores. So, I took a ride over there,...
