Chevy Volt. It was a true gateway drug to the world of EVs and showed me that I can do most of my driving solely on battery so I didn't need to worry about range anxiety.
Look at a Chevy Volt. Small battery, great for daily drives and gas engine. Hyper reliable. 130k miles with nothing major to note. Cheap repairs because it shares 90% of parts with other models.
Generally speaking the ownership cost is low. I have had a 2013 Volt since new. I hardly ever need the engine to run, so it has had 6 oil changes in 12 years. I have done no other engine maintenance. It still has its original traction battery and is still performing well.
Across four EVs (all GM - Equinox EV, Prologue, Bolt, Volt) I've had not a single issue with the 12V battery. On my 2015 Volt I traded it in with the original battery... in 2023. That's almost 10 years old!
At 10 years and 330,000 kms my Volt battery didn't even show degradation.
Mine is ten years old. It's a Chevy volt so it's a small battery and has over 3000 cycles and done 130000 km. It's at 87% original capacity.
Have a Chevy Volt. The battery is only good for 22-40 miles depending on outside temp. It gets plugged in at night and costs $14-18 a month. For the past 3 years we have used less then 25 gallons of gas.
Not many cons. The car is much better on electricity than when the gas motor has to kick in. Much quieter and has a bit more throttle response so I don't like it when the battery runs out.
With winter coming, I bought an odyssey extreme battery for my 2017. I’m not going to risk it.
I drove a first gen Chevy Volt before I bought my 2022 MYP. I actually loved the Volt but it didn't have much range. The Chevy Volt had about 37 miles of range and my round trip to work and back was 34 miles. I drove that car on all electric 95% of the time.
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In March 2026, the ranking of battery for Chevrolet Volt on PartReview included 3 manufacturers. It is based on 9 reviews and 28 votes.
Last month, PartReview users preferred OEM Chevrolet. 64% of positive votes went to this manufacturer.
In second place: battery GENERAL MOTORS — 10%.
Third place: ODYSSEY with 10% of the votes.
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