10 years with an EV - 2014 Chevy Volt at 172,000 miles

172,000 miles on our 2014 Chevy Volt. 10 years with an EV - our thoughts, expenses, drive, battery degradation, tires, battery life, generator, plug-in hybrid thoughts, electric vehicle, daily driver with 172,000 miles. Drive mode explanation - hold, mountain, sport, normal. 10 year Chevy Volt review. #ev #chevyvolt #dailydriver #purplecollarlife ------------------------------------- Please subscribe to our channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/PurpleCollarLife?sub_confirmation=1 Our Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Purple-Collar-Life-107918060952197 Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/purplecollarlife/?hl=en Our website: www.purplecollarlife.com Partners and Sponsors Toro: https://www.toro.com/en Artillian: https://www.artillian.com/ Curtis Industries: https://curtisindustries.net/ OUR EQUIPMENT LIST Takeuchi TB235-2 mini excavator John Deere 2210 Compact Tractor Ford 641 Workmaster tractor Ford 8N tractor Toro TIMECUTTER Toro PowerMax Split-Fire 2265 two-way log splitter Split-Fire 3465 two-way log splitter Polaris Ranger Yamaha XT250 dual sport motorcycle Stihl chainsaws MS271 MS290 MS261C Super Duty Ford F-350 Godzilla 7.3 CCLB 2011 Sun Tracker 21 Party Barge with Mercury 60 EFI Bigfoot We live in Northwestern PA and have around 70 Acres of Land, in the middle of family homestead land from more than 4 generations back. We have one daughter, one rescued Great Dane, and one cat. We enjoy working on our property and making improvements. We enjoy tractors, chainsaws, splitting firewood, rural living, and all purple collar life projects. Our day jobs are primarily white collar job, but our rural life is full of blue collar and purple collar activity. #purplecollarlife YouTube Community guidelines: https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks The content of this video is intended for entertainment purposes only. Clicking on the affiliate links does not cost you any more, but does give us credit for sending you to Amazon. *We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. General Altimax RT45 215/55R17 https://amzn.to/4d9VQ2i General Altimax RT45 225/65R17 102T: https://amzn.to/3zGIS9F Goodyear Assurance All-Season Radial Tire - 215/55R17 94H: https://amzn.to/3Gri1SS 215/55R17 Pirelli - P4 Four Seasons Plus: https://amzn.to/3ZTEpLN TPMS Relearn Tool,OEM#EL-50448 TPMS Programming Tool Tpms Sensor Tool Compatible with GM Series Cadillac Buick 2006-2023,Standard Tire Pressure Sensor Reset Tool Car Essentials(Orange): https://amzn.to/3JEbENj Thank you for your support. Email: purplecollarlife@gmail.com #purplecollarlife Published May 14, 2024 Current subscriber count at the time of upload: 21,490 Purple Collar Life is a privately owned channel and part of Education Situation Specialists. Sponsors: Toro, Artillian, Curtis Industries, Earthway, Andersen, B&W Hitches 0:00 - Intro 1:45 - Ford Mustang Mach e 2:07 - 10 years of owning a Chevy Volt 2:46 - Getting gasoline 3:16 - Understanding drive modes - Normal, Sport, Mountain, Hold 3:29 - Normal mode 3:38 - Sport mode 3:51 - Mountain mode 4:29 - Hold mode 5:26 - Leaf button - Power Flow 6:00 - Accel and brake indicator 6:55 - Lifetime 68.7 MPG over 172,000 miles 7:28 - Early adopter of electric vehicle in 2014 8:04 - Gasoline generator 8:41 - No range anxiety on 165 mile commute 9:11 - Advanced technology 10:10 - Safety and handling 10:50 - Driving in snow, winter 11:20 - Charging - 4 hours 11:48 - Maintenance (rotors, tires, coolant pump) 12:28 - General tires 13:44 - Summer and winter tires/wheels 15:09 - Battery degradation, life 16:30 - Hypermiling 16:57 - 114 MPG lifetime average 17:53 - 10 years later - thoughts 18:52 - We balance out our vehicles 19:50 - No rust so far

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