The 2011 Chevrolet Volt, an innovative plug-in hybrid, got not one but three different mileage ratings from the U.S. EPA today.
On electricity alone, the Volt achieves the equivalent of 93 mpg. Powered solely by the gasoline engine, the Volt gets 37 mpg. Running on a combination of electricity and gasoline, the Volt gets 60 mpg, the EPA determined.
Additionally, the EPA said the Volt has a 35-mile range on electricity alone and a range of 379 miles with gasoline and electricity.
General Motors Co. had been saying that the Volt had a range of 35-50 miles on one full battery charge. “We have said that the range is variable on how you drive,” said Doug Parks, GM's vehicle line executive in charge of the Volt. The Volt falls into the EPA compact vehicle segment, which includes such vehicles as the Ford Focus, Chevrolet Cruze and Toyota Corolla. The Volt's mpg rating was rated as best in the subcompact class by the EPA. The new mileage label was created by the EPA with input from GM.
Earlier this month, Tom Stephens, GM's global product chief, said Chevrolet would begin shipping the Volt to dealers as soon as the EPA issues a mileage label for the vehicle. Parks declined to say when shipments would begin, however. GM's Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant has built Volts for shipment since early November. Parks would not provide a number.
On electricity alone, the Volt achieves the equivalent of 93 mpg. Powered solely by the gasoline engine, the Volt gets 37 mpg. Running on a combination of electricity and gasoline, the Volt gets 60 mpg, the EPA determined.
Additionally, the EPA said the Volt has a 35-mile range on electricity alone and a range of 379 miles with gasoline and electricity.
General Motors Co. had been saying that the Volt had a range of 35-50 miles on one full battery charge. “We have said that the range is variable on how you drive,” said Doug Parks, GM's vehicle line executive in charge of the Volt. The Volt falls into the EPA compact vehicle segment, which includes such vehicles as the Ford Focus, Chevrolet Cruze and Toyota Corolla. The Volt's mpg rating was rated as best in the subcompact class by the EPA. The new mileage label was created by the EPA with input from GM.
Earlier this month, Tom Stephens, GM's global product chief, said Chevrolet would begin shipping the Volt to dealers as soon as the EPA issues a mileage label for the vehicle. Parks declined to say when shipments would begin, however. GM's Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant has built Volts for shipment since early November. Parks would not provide a number.
GM has said the combination of a pure electric drive motor and an efficient, range-extending engine, will give the Volt up to 350 total miles of range.
The Volt is the most aerodynamic vehicle GM has produced, Stephens said. GM has said the Volt can travel 25 to 50 miles on battery power alone and offer additional driving range of 310 miles when assisted by a 1.4-liter engine with a full tank of gasoline.
“The Volt does everything we said it was going to do the very first day we announced it — and more,” Stephens said earlier this month. “If you recall back then how many people were saying that they don't even have a battery, they don't have motors or any of this, can this be real?
“The fact is it is real and you can drive it now.”
Stephens said GM is maintaining its plan to produce 10,000 Volts through 2011 and 45,000 in 2012. However, that number could change depending on customer demand and the ability of suppliers to provide parts for the vehicle, he said.
“The Volt does everything we said it was going to do the very first day we announced it — and more,” Stephens said earlier this month. “If you recall back then how many people were saying that they don't even have a battery, they don't have motors or any of this, can this be real?
“The fact is it is real and you can drive it now.”
Stephens said GM is maintaining its plan to produce 10,000 Volts through 2011 and 45,000 in 2012. However, that number could change depending on customer demand and the ability of suppliers to provide parts for the vehicle, he said.
Phillips Chevrolet has Illinois’ Largest Chevy Inventory! We have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, and are one of the Largest Chevy Dealers in the United States. Visit us at www.phillipschevy.com. View our specials! Follow Phillips Chevrolet on Facebook and Twitter to receive coupons, special offers and prizes!
No comments:
Post a Comment