autobloggreen.com — The Chevrolet Volt has arrived. This is GM's plug-in hybrid concept with amazing stats: 40 miles on electricity alone (640 w/gas), can burn ethanol or gasoline, and charges in 6 hours from plugs on either side of the car. Short commute? You'll never need gas. Production model by 2010 or so. Link has 25+ high-resolution pictures of the Volt.
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xseedJan 7, 2007
considering it's plug in you'd be paying whatever you save on gas to the power company
apeweekJan 8, 2007
"...The estimate of $10-20 for electricity is wishful thinking"No it's not. I drive an EV myself. I'm speaking from personal experience.Here in Detroit the off-peak rate for electricity is only 3 cents per kwh, which puts my cost per mile at ONE HALF cent. By contrast, gasoline is 10 to 15 cents/mile.Why should the rate for off-peak electricity go up anytime soon? There's enough wasted electricity overnight to charge several million cars before this becomes an issue.As for oil prices, market demand drives this, like anything else. If demand falls, oil companies have to give back some of their record profits to lower prices. What version of vcapitalism did you study?
havanese_boyJan 8, 2007
By the time GM gets this on the market, Toyota will have a flying car that runs on water. GM blew it when they canceled the EV1
waunJan 8, 2007
The EV1 was an experiment, run by GM's engineers to test technologies for a large-scale production vehicle.Once the engineers had learned all there was to learn from the experiment, there was no reason to continue the experiment, other than as a "hey look, GM is being environmentally friendly" advertisement, something which the environmentalists hate. Supporting the experiment past its intended lifetime would only have siphoned away resources (in the form of the engineers who gained knowledge from the experiment in the first place) which could be better used to develop an actual production vehicle.
truck87bpJan 8, 2007
@mohaineIt takes 4 years to get pass all the Government regulations and testing...scrap the regulations and you could build them in a little more than 2 years. The car companies would keep all of the current regulations but they will have to meet the new ones for these type of vehicles. Regulations add a ton of money and development to the cost of a vehicle. Safety is the biggest concern for all car companies because people are more valuable than the car. Everything has to be tested and approved by the government.
truck87bpJan 8, 2007
Fleet sales only...no personal consumption.
Closed AccountJun 3, 2007
Ford is working on a plug in Hybrid Escape too.Saturn will have a plug in Vue in 2009. The difference is the Volt is really an electric car with a gasoline generator. It is not a traditional hybrid, it is the future.
glutuesmaximusAug 4, 2007
Wow, simply love it. And i like this - engine is a turbocharged, 1.0L three cylinder engine with 71 hp that has no mechanical connection to the wheels. You got it, man. GM your always the best. Check this out guys - <a class="user" href="http://www.speedyperformanceparts.com/gmc-parts.html">http://www.speedyperformanceparts.com/gmc-parts.html</a>
carfreakAug 8, 2007
The new Chevrolet Volt is just one of the four hybrids being developed by GM. As part of the GM’s E-Flex architecture, its initial features include a plug in cable, battery – dominated series hybrid architecture. GM designed the Volt to start its engine when 40 % of the battery charge remains and it can gain fuel economy of 50 mpg. (4.7 l/ 100km) even when the vehicle is not plugged in. A Hybrid car is a vehicle that combines a conventional propulsion system with an on – board rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) in order to attain better fuel economy than a conventional vehicle without being hampered by range from a charging unit like an electrical vehicle. So always make sure to check your General Motors Parts Performance Parts - <a class="user" href="http://www.speedyperformanceparts.com/general_motors-parts.html">http://www.speedyperformanceparts.com/general_motors-parts.html</a> .
rkchevy1Oct 18, 2007
I love the premise (gas mileage) but I am not so wild about the design.
geddonMay 6, 2008
They're planning on releasing a number of models with different prices, etc.
Closed AccountMay 6, 2008
My bicycle requires no gasoline nor electricity. When it rains, the J2 bus costs $1.35. I feel sorry for you drivers, but hey, no one made you go out and buy a car in the first place.
e4diggJul 31, 2008
This is an interesting article. I am very excited to see the Volt in action.I'm working on converting my 94 Tercel to an all electric vehicle. I will also have about 40 miles per charge but the whole project should only cost around $6500. You can see the project at <a class="user" href="http://www.ZeroGasoline.com">http://www.ZeroGasoline.com</a>
ScottmkivFeb 5, 2011
http://www.rationalpublicradio.com/how-much-does-a-chevrolet-volt-cost.html