Review
Chevrolet Volt hatchback
by CarBuyer
- Superb refinement in electric mode [1945039prüft] More useful as other electric cars
- 350-mile range possible Uncomfortable with gasoline generator
- trip
- doubts about the battery life
- you can not buy
"The 235mpg averages Chevrolet Volt and on the very practical Opel Astra is based."
The main problem with most electric cars is still their reach - most electric vehicles (EVs) simply can not go far enough for long enough properly conventional gasoline or diesel vehicles to replace
On solution is extending the range hybrids like the Chevrolet volt. Loosely based on the Opel Astra, she was driven by an electric motor and a small 1.4-liter gasoline-powered generator that can recharge the batteries on the go. The battery can be fully charged in just four hours from any household outlet, and by alone for about 50 miles running on electric power, the petrol engine could then take over to supply the car on the battery.
When driven in a quiet pace, which was meant to fuel the equivalent of 235mpg and CO2 emissions just 27g / km were. This did not mean the performance was bad, either with the Volt go from 0-62mph in just nine seconds, and the location was able to reach a limited top speed of 100mph. The Volt was only five-door and in a specification.
Unfortunately you can not buy the Chevrolet Volt as a new car more one. Read on to see what we thought the car back in 2012. ...
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MPG, Rates & CO2 runs
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They will fight to the amazing headline number of 235mpg
This is suitable where the volt standard vehicles is with a gasoline engine in the shade - as it should. Thanks to its unique method of power, manages the Volt return a claimed 235mpg and emit just 27g / km CO2. This means that it is exempt from road tax and the London Congestion Charge.
But in reality it is not as efficient as do these numbers and actual economy depends entirely on how you drive the Volt. If you drive it in electric-only short trips for normal mode, it could literally take weeks or even months before to fill up, but if you are a regular highway drivers prone to many miles overclocking, then you are the economy drop to a down-to-earth to see 60mpg.
Chevrolet says that your utilities depending on, it costs around £ 2 charge the Volt in full screen (and lasts only four hours), as well as with this economy of title, it's still very cheap to run car ,
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motors, drive & Performance
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gasoline-electric drive is smooth and incredibly refined
in pure electric mode, there is no practically no sound from the electric motor, which turns the front wheels of the volt. Whether you are there in EV mode or the gasoline generator, it is a relaxing ride on the road, driving thrills for comfort and tranquility avoid.
That is, this is still a surprisingly fast car when driving in the city, with the immediate power to make the batteries very quickly off the mark at intersections. The light steering and automatic transmission make it even easier to drive. You get three different modes to choose from - Normal, Sport and Mountain -. As well as a "hold" mode, you can conserve battery power, until you reach a congested area or a jam
The weight seems the batteries not to affect the speed and voltage ends up being a lot more fun to drive than competitors such as the Toyota Prius plug-In.
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Interior & Comfort
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The volt is one of the quietest cars on the road
If you want a quiet car, the volt is perfect. Not only to the electric motor hardly sound at all, but the aerodynamic shape of the car also cuts road and wind noise to a minimum. Of course, if the 1.4-liter gasoline engine starts, there is a little more error, but it is much quieter than its more conventional combustion engine rivals.
While overall ride comfort is good, bumpy roads make sense of Volt a little insecure and nervous, although it very well the bigger waves ironed out. There is plenty of space inside, thanks to the T-shaped battery design and visibility is fine - but the spoiler, which runs on the rear window does not block your view a little when you try to park the car.
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practicality & trunk
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There gives more space inside than you might expect
Many electric cars have space in the trunk reduces due to their batteries there and stowed not incorporated into their structure. The Volt is much more spacious than many of its competitors thanks to its T-shaped battery with 300 liters of storage space and a glass tailgate, which is wide enough to accommodate the loading of heavy objects for a decent size boot allows quite simple.
but that means that the same T-shape layout that the batteries run down in the middle of the car, it is a strict four ~~ = make take no chance of a third passenger in the back POS TRUNC , There is plenty of legroom in the rear, but also find some more passengers headroom a bit of a squeeze. The rack consists of a rather flimsy cloth made and there are a few useful storage cubbies convenient to the interior lines.
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reliability and safety
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Chevrolet offers a long warranty on electrical components
one of the advantages of electric cars is to reduce the number of moving parts to go wrong. So while the technology still have a little new is to get a really clear picture of just how reliable it is, you can be sure if it was a big problem, it would be reported in detail in the interior of the Volt.
[1945060DerVolt] has not function in our Driver Power 2013 customer satisfaction survey, but EVs are still quite rare on British roads. Chevrolet itself shown in a greatly improved performance, 20 place in the manufacturer rankings. When you consider that it is not at all in 2012, has space and was dead last in 2011, the management of large competitors and country leapfrog fixed in the center of the diagram is quite an achievement.Chevrolet offers an eight-year / 100,000-mile warranty for the batteries of the volt, and a lot of development left safely in the production, it is as safe as it can possibly be. These include the batteries their own individually heated and cooled with crash structure to protect them in case of an accident. The Volt is a solidly built car and is that reflected in its maximum five stars in Euro NCAP crash tests, where it has been particularly good for child protection and pedestrian safety.
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price, price-performance ratio and options
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expensive batteries press the volts Price
, the volt qualifies for the £ 5,000 government grants for electric vehicles, as well as its sister car the Vauxhall Ampera on. But even so, it is still all-electric Pricer than other competitors such as the Nissan Leaf. To compensate for this, but Chevrolet's loaded with standard equipment, including navigation, leather seats and a rearview camera. That is, there is virtually no options to choose from, because to think everything from standard. Unlike the Leaf, the Volt can be used as a single car, as it has the flexibility to cover long trips and short commutes, running without the juice.
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