I was having a problem when I first Got the Volt with the charge that was waking up to each morning dropping from 37 miles the day I drove in off the lot to only 28 miles of charge a couple of months later. I call the Volt hotline and kept on asking about what I should be doing. The told me I should be keeping the car plugged in whenever I wasn't driving it which didn't make sense to me.It was bothering me a lot until one of the few days that I drove the charge down to the point where I was using gas and charged it that night as per usual. The next morning I was surprise to find that the charge I had went up a mile or 2. Using the method being able to get a better charge on a cell phone when it has been charged down completely. I started not charging the car everyday and sometimes going up to 3 days without charging it. I am not usually taking it down to the point of using gas, but still taking the charge day closer to zero. Since I have been doing this the charge I have been waking up to had steadily increased until the other day when I woke up to 42 miles. Not sure if I can get it any higher, but will keep u posted. I love not buying gas!! I only used 8 gallons in 6 months and it would have be 2 if not for a business trip to R.I. i had to take the other day. Also, I got close to 42 mpg o the trip when the gas kicked in. I Love it! Scott- L.I, N.Y.

I found that I have reached the 47 miles range, keep climate control off. Of course I live in CA and that makes it easier. In six months of ownership only used gas engine twice. I love it!

I just saw my first volt ad on dancing with the stars. I jumped online and watched dozens of vids, learning all about it. I was embivalent watching. I would do anything reasonable to change over to a volt. ANYTHING. You could plaster VOLT advertising all over it, I would take it to fairs and other places of interest to "show it off" = more free advertising for you. Serious, you need someone, I will be the best advocate for the Volt ever!

I tend to drive in L all the time. I actually prefer the auto braking better, so I can basically let the car brake all the way to the light or stop sign, and I don't have the hit the pedal until the very last second when I approach the intersection. Also I haven't been using the climate control system at all, I tend to drive with the window open, or just no a/c or heat on at all. If I am feeling a little cold, I just use the heated seat on the low setting, and it heats me right up very quickly. I am a sucker for the radio, so I use the radio every time I am in the car, but thankfully the radio doesn't use much juice, and I want to also make sure I get all the use I can out of the free trial of satellite radio. Also when you first turn on the car, the headlights are set to automatic, what I do is switch it to off or manual setting, I noticed the headlights draw a lot of power, and are not neccessary to be on during the day. I don't do any night driving at all, so using the headlights won't be a problem at all. I noticed using cruise control at a set speed also helps with getting the most range instead of keeping your foot on the pedal pressing it down and letting it up and pressing it down again, I just set the cruise for around 50 or whatever the speed limit is, and I am able to get the most out of my electric driving range. For example. I drove a 15 mile trip to my dealership from my house, I was on a full charge with 32 miles of electric range, and I made it to the dealership 15 miles away with 26 miles of electric range left to go, that was without using the radio or the climate control, and using the Low gear, and cruise control. I drove 15 miles using only 6 electric miles, not bad at all. Arrived back home however, I used 11 electric miles for the 15 miles drive back. Things I did differently, I used the radio, the headlights, and the climate control because my windows started to fog up. When I noticed the range dropping down faster than normal, I turned off the headlights, and turned off the climate control after the windows cleared, but I kept the radio on. Now that the temperature has been getting a little bit warmer I noticed my range went from a 31-33 average, to a 34-36 average, I haven't seen the range go higher than 36 yet, and my car is always kept garaged. So anxious to see that 50 or at least 40, but I highly doubt it.