2014 Volt optional charging

Pick a name brand unit and keep moving! Sure it will work fine. Enjoy it. Merry Christmas.

 

My wife's grandmother lives in Las Cruces, NM. She can see the mountains from her backyard. It is beautiful sight in the winter!

I'm glad you settled on a charger. Either the 16 or 32 amp woulda worked great on your Volt no matter which you chose. I hope you continue to enjoy your Volt! You'll love it even more now that you can charge it up so quick!

 

Glad to hear everything is working great! Yes the L2 charge station is so worth the extra effort and money. So much faster!

 

Francisco, I laughed for 5 minutes at your comment on how long your family has been in Nuevo Mexico! Hahahaha! Then I had to join to reply! I also purchased a 2014 Volt back in November, but it had 30,000 miles on it. I've put another 3,000 on it myself since and absolutely love this car! I've taken 5-250 mile trips in that 3,000 miles so my average mileage since purchasing the car is only 74 mpg currently. But with no more trips planned in the next few months I expect that number to improve every time I drive it. I'm old and retired so I'm not into buying the brand new cars at top dollar and I'll be looking to get a 2017 Volt when 2020 rolls around. They have nicer leather interior options and heated steering wheel. I want a heated steering wheel! Plus with more electric range, I'll be nearly 100% electric when driving in the area. My farthest out point of shopping is 27 miles, so I can't quite do a round trip on my battery. We don't usually go out more than once a day, so the 120 volt charger has been adequate. Most trips out are less than 20 miles r.t. and we still have battery reserve when we get home. I installed a dedicated 20 amp gfci 120 volt outlet so I could charge at the higher rate option. It takes 8 hours, but since we only go out once a day, that hasn't been a problem.
My mother's side didn't arrive near Middlesex, Va. til 1650 and Dad's side didn't hit Germantown, Pa. til 1742, but somehow I understood you just fine? I did get around some in my youth... My sister lives in Carlsbad, Nuevo Mx.
I hope you're enjoying your Volt as much as we are enjoying ours!
Bueno Bye

 

Welcome to the forum and congrats on the Volt! We own a 2013 Volt and have about 40,000 miles on it now without a single major issue.

You're gonna love your car!

 

New member here. I also purchased a 2014 last April. It was a CPO with 27,000 miles. It was an off lease from California, bought in Missouri and I live in Indiana. Had to drive 3 hours to get it....glad I did I too am retired and run electric 99.9% of the time. My son lives in Virginia....so we have made 4 1600 mile round trips. Managed to get 40+ mpg over the mountains, fully loaded.
WE LOVE THIS CAR !!! Went with L2 EVSE from day 1

 

I also purchased my 2014 Volt in Missouri as a former Missouri dealer lease car. Drove 3 hours from Arkansas to get it. It's been 6 full months and 4,000 miles driven now and I've got my mpg up to 85. Still loving this car and want a 2017 model now...heated steering wheel! Warmer weather means more electric miles! Yay!

 

Welcome to the forum! Glad you love your Volt! It is a fantastic car all around. Efficient whether on electric or gas!

Lots of folks pick it up as their first EV. Was this your first as well?

 

My long term plan is working...my mpg average since purchasing my 2014 Volt is up to 101.3mpg! I've put a little over 4500 miles on it since I purchased in Oct. 2017, which also means my powerstroke diesel sits in the driveway a whole lot more. The lifetime mpg average so far is 129.1mpg. I'd love to get my hands on a 2019 Volt, I'd never use any gasoline!