According to a recent report, Chevrolet Volt owners are driving more electric-only miles than owners of the fully-electric Nissan Leaf.
On average, a Nissan Leaf owner is driving 629 miles a month while Volt owners are going the extra mile (or miles) logging 1,012 miles behind the wheel. Now of course the Volt is a plug-in hybrid, which means it does have a gasoline engine to switch to when its electric-only miles run out. But according to those owners, 75 percent of those miles are driven in electric mode.
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It provides an interesting insight to the electric and plug-in hybrid market, given that consumers are more likely to drive further knowing that they have a backup plan – in the Volt’s case, a gasoline engine. Or perhaps Leaf buyers knew that their daily commute wouldn’t be very far, making the Leaf the perfect zero-emission vehicle for them.
Also from the EV Project Vehicle Summary Report from April-June 2013, half of Volt owners do not have a 240-volt Level 2 charging station at their homes, but a majority of Leaf owners do. The Nissan Leaf is rated at 76 miles before needing a charge while the Volt is good for 38 miles on electricity alone.
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[Source: Green Car Reports]
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