2011 Chevrolet Volt

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2011 Chevy Volt

I have to be completely honest with you, I was quite surprised to find this sitting in the junkyard.

I remember seeing this car shortly after it arrived at the yard and I was immediately stuck on how good condition that it seemed to be. The body was perfect and the interior was immaculate.

Just Arrived
Just arrived

Perfect Interior
Perfect interior

The car also had its original sticker with an MSRP of almost $45,000. 

For only being about 7 years old and being a rather expensive car to buy when new, I was very surprised to see it here and I really wondered what happened for it to be here, waiting for a date with the crusher. 

This was the first model year for the Volt which as described as a "plug-in hybrid". 

The Volt operated as a pure battery electric vehicle until its battery capacity dropped to a predetermined threshold from a full charge. From there, its 1.4-litre engine powered an electric generator to extend the vehicle's range as needed through the car's electric motors. 

The engine could also periodically power the wheels mechanically in to improve energy efficiency. 

The Volt also had regenerative braking that also contributed to the on-board electricity generation. All this gave the Volt a fuel consumption equivalent of 93 mpg when running on the battery, or 37 mpg when running on the gas engine.

This particular Volt was had a lot of bells and whistles, including a 30 GB audio hard drive, navigation, air conditioning, and parking assist.

This Volt also had an 8-year warranty on the battery pack, which discounted my initial theory that a battery pack failure was what doomed this vehicle. 

A look at the history of this car also indicated that it didn't spend its life in the local area.  

It spent its first year of life in around the Detroit Michigan area - possibly as a company car for someone who worked at General Motors. After that, it travelled east down Highway 401 to spend the rest of its life in the Toronto area. 

The car was last licenced in 2017, with it arriving at a junkyard literally halfway between Toronto and Detroit in the spring of 2019.  For almost a year this car was sitting somewhere before it was finally sold for scrap. 

Looking over the car, I could not find anything that would suggest why it was here. 

One of life's mysteries I suppose...

2011 Chevy Volt

2011 Chevy Volt

2011 Chevy Volt

2011 Chevy Volt

2011 Chevy Volt

2011 Chevy Volt

2011 Chevy Volt

2011 Chevy Volt

2011 Chevy Volt

2011 Chevy Volt

2011 Chevy Volt

2011 Chevy Volt

2011 Chevy Volt

2011 Chevy Volt


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