Car Reviews: Chevrolet Volt Reviews
The Chevrolet Volt is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle to be produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors and expected to be launched in November 2010 as a 2011 model Its propulsion system will be based on GM's new Voltec formerly known as E-Flex electric automobile platform which differs significantly from GM's earlier BAS Hybrid and Two-Mode Hybrid systems For up to the first 40 160 miles 64 160 km the Volt is powered by electrical energy stored in its on-board lithium-ion batteries which are charged by connection to an electrical power outlet The car's 16 160 kW h 8 0 160 kW h usable lithium-ion battery pack can be fully charged by plugging the car into a 120-240VAC residential electrical outlet using the provided SAE J1772-compliant With fully charged batteries enough electrical energy will be stored to power the Volt up to 40 160 miles 64 160 km This distance is capable of satisfying the daily commute for 75 of Americans The Volt's retail…Read More about Chevrolet Volt at WikiPedia
Latest Chevrolet Volt Frequently Asked Questions:
I'm going to be driving in a few years, and I want to help the environment. The Volt looks like the car to do that with.
Answer:Rumor is in the low $40k range. Its a lot of money but new technology always costs more at first. Prices will drop as technology improves and production volumes rise. It must pass all the laws just like every other car sold for that model year. Safety wouldn't really be a concern. I wouldn't waste the money on any new car for a new driver. Its going to be wrecked and abused. Your best bet would be to start with some econo car beater for a few years. When its in an accident repairs are cheap and you wont be worried with even fixing small damage.
Buying a Volt would increase your electric bill. The volt has to be plugged in and with the rising electric bills already, wouldn't it be cheaper to stick with your gasoline powered car?
Answer:Actually,you will be able to charge the car as you drive it. Nice try,winger.
I am doing a project for school and in my investigation I must find out how much electricity is needed to charge an electric car. So if you could maybe give me an example, how much electricity would it take to charge it for just 1 hour? And how much would it cost?
Answer:no one really knows for sure yet. Its still under development. The real question is how long will it take to fully recharge. With current technology a fill up will take hours unlike the 2 or 3 minutes most of are use to with gas cars.
I am not talking about the concept Volt, but the production version. I was so looking forward to buying the Volt if it looked like the concept. The high waist line and low roof line made the concept car look HOT. Now it looks just like a typical import. No style!
Answer:It's awful. I would have seriously considered one if it looked similar to the concept car. Not now. I think they deliberately made it ugly so that it wouldn't sell. I live in an area where electricity is about a nickel per KWH, so it woiudl have cost me about 10 cents a fillup. GM just drives me crazy.
Jolt is shown figting but he wasn't there as a car, right?
Answer:I thought the twins showed up as green and purple volts.
