Wednesday, December 14, 2016

The 2017 Chevy Volt Review

2017 Chevrolet Volt Compact car Range: 53 mi battery-only, 420 mi total MSRP: From $33,220 Battery charge time: 13h at 110V, 4.5h at 220V Horsepower: 149 hp Battery: 18.4 kWh 300 V lithium-ion Configurations LT $33,220 Premier $37,5702017 Chevrolet Volt Compact car Range: 53 mi battery-only, 420 mi total MSRP: From $33,220 Battery charge time: 13h at 110V, 4.5h at 220V Horsepower: 149 hp Battery: 18.4 kWh 300 V lithium-ion Configurations LT $33,220 Premier $37,570 This is what car and driver had to say about the VOLT: Despite the Volt’s eco image, it’s actually fun to drive, without the range anxiety of pure electric vehicles. Its gasoline-hybrid powertrain offers impressive all-electric range, greater efficiency, and better acceleration. The all-electric range is 53 miles; after that, the gas engine starts up to recharge the battery and keep you going. In our testing, we recorded 59 MPGe. There are five seats, but the middle rear seat is almost unusable. Charge times are 13 hours on 120V and 4.5 on 240V. The national average for regular gasoline recently dipped to $2.16 per gallon, more than half a buck lower than it was a year ago. That’s great for commuters but trouble for the fuel-sipping 2017 Chevrolet Volt reviewed here. When gas is cheap, new-vehicle shoppers’ thoughts drift toward plus-size SUVs and heavy-duty pickups. The few smart ones who hedge their bets know that a palace coup on the opposite side of the globe could spike pump prices. The Volt’s clean-sheet redesign for 2016 confirms that General Motors is serious about its stake in the efficiency corner of the market in spite of temporarily cheap fuel. Born in 2010 as an “extended-range electric vehicle,” the Volt cleared a path for what we now call plug-in hybrids. The dozen or so plug-ins currently on the market range from the Toyota Prius Prime with an estimated base price of $30,000 to the $141,695 BMW i8. for the complete article go to: http://www.caranddriver.com/chevrolet/volt