Intriguingly Green

[zete]

From the front page of the Driving section of today's paper, another article on the Volt.

The Chevrolet Volt is one of the most intriguing vehicles to come along in a very long time (fuel cell aside). It promises to deliver acceleration to 96 km/h in 8.5 seconds -- having 273 pound-feet of torque on tap at Rev One certainly helps -- and an average fuel economy of less than seven litres per 100 kilometres. For those who are lucky enough to have a commuting distance less than the electric-only maximum driving range, fuel economy is a moot point. This opens up a potential hurdle: If the driver is only filling the tank once a year, how does he combat stale gasoline?
If only I had that problem!

[PhishPhood]

Funny I was think about this last sentence just the other day. Will we have to drive a certain length of time on ICE + e-motor just to use up what gas is in the tank in order to keep it from going stale?

Maybe keeping the tank at half-full most of the time is the trick. Just drive a little and keep refilling it to half full. Once a week blow out the tank and ICE with a long 100 mi drive? Then refill to half?

[nota]

Additives to the rescue?

http://www.thefarm.org/charities/i4at/surv/sta-bil.htm

[TriShield]

The promises are intriguing, whether the car actually lives up to them or not will be a whole other matter.