In Europe, the Volt will be twice more expensive than the U.S.

General Motors reported that sales of hybrid Chevrolet Volt in Europe will begin in November.
The first country which will be sold model is Germany, and the price of the car will be € 41,950. (This is about 56,000 dollars). This price is almost twice higher than the price at which the hybrid car sold in the U.S., where starting from 32,500 dollars.


As is known, the hybrid Chevrolet Volt is a system which includes an electric motor with 150 hp lithium-ion batteries, petrol engine volume 1.4 liters, which is only used for charging batteries.

Only with the help of electricity car can travels on a single charge 64 km. When you include a petrol engine with a tank can be driven 500 km. Charging the battery from the standard loop lasts from 8 to 10 hours.

Sales of the Volt in the U.S. launched at the end of last year, the base price of the hybrid is about 40 000 dollars, but the government subsidizes every buyer with 7500 dollars, so that the final price of the said 32,500 dollars.

Meanwhile it became clear and the price of which in Europe will be sold "twins" on Volt - Opel Ampera. The price of an Opel model in Europe will start from 42,900 euros.

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The EPA gives the consumption of the Chevrolet Volt

EPA has released the official drinks of the Chevrolet Volt. Know in advance that if the consumer finds it, the measures remain in mpg, the body converts electricity consumption in energy in a gallon of gasoline. The parenthesis is closed, the following figures: the electric motor consumes the equivalent of 93 mpg (2.53 L/100 km). For comparison, the Nissan Leaf consumes the equivalent of 99 mpg (2.38 L/100 km). The 1.4-liter consumes 37 mpg (6.36 L/100 km).

Again Chevrolet Volt - Green Car of the Year 2011

Only two days ago hybrid car Chevrolet Volt was honored as "Car of the Year" in the U.S. in two separate competitions of American magazines Motor Trend and Automobile. Today it became clear that the vehicle has been chosen for Green Car of the Year.

The award is bestowed by the magazine Green Car Journal, the spotlight of the Los Angeles Motor Show 2010.

Chevrolet Volt hybrid car is able to overpower the cars as Ford Fiesta, Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, Lincoln MKZ Hybrid and Nissan LEAF, pausing-year domination of TDI cars. In 2008 and 2009 Green Car of the Year were selected respectively Volkswagen Jetta TDI and Audi A3 TDI.

"Ecology is a business. To be competitive globally, the cars must be effective," said organizers of the competition. "Award" Green Car of the Year "is awarded since 2006 and reflects the progress of the automotive industry in the most important sectors - ecology, complemented them.

Motor Trend chooses Chevrolet Volt Car of the Year 2010

The American car magazine "Motor Trend" has chosen the Chevrolet Volt "Car of the Year 2011" (Motor Trend Car of the Year). The models include extended-range electric car suitable for everyday use and bring real benefit to the buyer at lower operating costs, concluded the editorial. The Volt is also the title of "World Green Car of the Year" award, the day after tomorrow (11/18/2010) at the Los Angeles Auto Show will be awarded.

The Chevrolet Volt will come in similar form in late 2011 as Ampera in the European market. The four-seater can travel up to 60 kilometers of pure electric before a combustion engine recharges the battery and provides for a total of over 500 km range.

Chevrolet Volt a 100% electric is envisaged

The Chevrolet Volt to get out at the end of the year is already a power. That is to say, it is only powered by an electric motor, the gasoline engine acts solely as a generator or battery to power electric motor.
Processing into 100% electric vehicle is therefore to remove the gasoline engine and increase the battery capacity to improve the story announced autonomy of 60 km all-electric mode of the hybrid.

The CEO of General Motors is therefore, in the Autocar magazine to declare that such a solution was proposed and that the transformation would naturally be quite simple. It is likely that the scheduled arrival of many similar electrical gauge on U.S. soil (or Nissan Leaf Focus BEV) is no stranger to this idea.
Bob Lutz has also admitted that the autonomy of the Volt hybrid electric mode 100% was much lower in cold weather, a drop that can reach 30%.

2011 Chevy Volt - electric car, hybrid or what?

That's not entirely true electric car - and what it really used

An ongoing debate has erupted about the electric drive Chevrolet Volt. GM has even been accused of lying to full-bodied marketing promises about the wonders electric car, which rolled out next month at U.S. retailers in the sale.
The internal combustion engine drives Chevy Volt with at

Of course it was always clear that Chevy Volt is no electric vehicle that is powered from a battery.The internal combustion engine should not, and never drive the car directly, but provide only a smooth and effective running generator with the battery power for their onward journey. That was a prerequisite for the use of a battery with lower capacity, but with a full load is still suitable for a distance of 80 km and so the usual route of a professional commuter. But this is just in case not final, but to provide the gasoline engine to extend a reach of over 500 km.

Before the first launch vehicles were to car testers. It fell on some of what General Motors had not been previously communicated. In fact, the Chevy Volt, the engine also drives a small part directly to - because it is obviously more efficient. at least at speeds of over 110km / h is the case, the testers discovered, and then met but the definition of a hybrid car.

GM had previously emphasized, the engine always care only for sufficient battery charge. It would probably have been an issue, would the manufacturer but some hybrid drive can not be concealed for so long. In fact, he had promised in the press a "purely electric drive." A necessary omission GM said this today - I can not reveal the details of construction of the competitors do, especially since these were not secured by patent.
What an electric car consumes 100 km?

Even more confusion should arise when it comes to consumers. After an EU formula is to come the European counterpart Opel Ampera a consumption of 1.6 liters per 100 km, which is of course a very theoretical calculation. Ultimately, the added value depends purely on what electrical components with electrical energy can be driven from the power grid. The certification of the consumption value by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is still pending.

One thing is already that GM's full-bodied expectancy of 230 mpg (1.02 l/100 km) do not come true - clearly another promise that can not be maintained. But even critics give according to initial tests, that the values to be achieved are bad.

1.87 liters Amount of Motor Trend in mixed traffic (the driver did so according to the U.S. consumption accounts with a gallon of 127 miles wide). At higher speeds and mountain range it was 3.13 liter (75 miles a gallon). The New York Times noted in 4.5 liters daily average during particularly aggressive driving.

bearing in mind that the pure electric drive for each of the first 25 - 50 miles and caused the average consumption with the current producing gasoline engine is correspondingly higher. But expects the bottom line, so we motor from trend, uses Chevrolet Volt / Opel Ampera about 80 percent less than comparable vehicles.

It is interesting to see what enters to further test results. If they are to justify the relatively high selling price of 41,000 U.S. dollars, they must be really good.