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  1. chris
    chris September 8, 2010 at 1:35 pm |

    I wasn’t aware that the volt even had a gasoline motor – so it’s not truly an electric car – it’s another damn hybrid!

    years ago Chevy made the E-10 (electric S-10 pickup) – this is my ideal vehicle – especially if you could outfit it with a diesel generator for those long trips to keep the batteries charged – and perhaps a tonneau cover made of solar panels to charge the batteries when there is no place to plug in – or during sunny day trips! wish there was a way to get Chevy this information – as I’d buy an electric truck in a heart beat over an electric car any day!!!!

    CHEVY ARE YOU LISTENING???? being back the E10 as a colorado-E or something – and leave out the gasoline engine!!!!

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  2. Christopher Price
    Christopher Price September 8, 2010 at 3:43 pm |

    Chris, unfortunately, you’ve fallen into the second most common misconception about the Volt.

    The Volt is all electric. It runs the first 40 miles on electricity, and then recharges its battery with a gas-electric engine.

    It is not a hybrid nor is it a plug-in hybrid. You can drive on all-electricity when it is convenient and drive on gasoline for long trips. This gives you the range of a normal car, without using a drop of gasoline on your commute to work.

    This is another thing that GM must act quickly to explain to people… or the Volt will fail.

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  3. Christopher Price
    Christopher Price October 17, 2010 at 6:33 pm |

    I have to correct my last comment. GM has since admitted that the Volt is partially a hybrid.

    At 70 MPH and above, the gas engine does provide auxiliary power to the drivetrain. This is done to help ensure an average 50 miles of all-electric driving per full charge.

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