Will switch to engine on the highway - and then with 16 miles to go, back to Normal mode. Mountain mode, if I understand correctly, will use battery, and give you an extra push - which depletes your battery faster than normal. I am not as concerned about efficiency as much as saving the quiet experience for the lower speeds, and using the gas engine when I can't hear it on the highway. I always use hold on the freeway and use the electric modes on side streets. On a really bad day I hit 150 mpg round trip. I use Hold mode on the freeway, but switch to Normal mode in traffic jams. Just make sure you don't come back with any battery remaining. But above all else: don't obsess and don't be afraid to use the engine (like some obsessive members). I prefer to save the electric for in-town driving or stop-and-go on the highway stuff.Īt high speeds use hold and round town/stop start use EV. What I've found works best - and I've driven our Volt to Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and Toronto on our longest trips - is I use the Hold mode for on the highway or any long stretches of certain miles per hour. I'm in Michigan with a new-to-us used Volt. Hold mode is good for freeway, it uses gas and keeps the battery where you left it (I'm told that you'll get better mileage when the battery is more full, but I'm not certain). Here some Chevy Volt owners share their experiences on how to use the Hold and Mountain modes for the best MPG. Both EV Hold and Mountain modes are similar, the difference is that the Mountain Mode will hold the battery at 45 percent state of charge, while EV Hold mode will hold the charge in your Volt's battery as soon as it’s switched on. 2013 Chevy Volts brought few welcome changes adding an EV Hold Mode to the existing Normal, Sport, and Mountain modes.
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