Chevy volt range test5/7/2023 ![]() ![]() By accessing this website, you agree to the CarProUSA Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. All vehicles shown on this website are offered for sale by licensed motor vehicle dealers, unless where otherwise noted. CarProUSA does not broker, sell, or lease vehicles. Hybrid system warranty including batteries is 8 years/100,000 miles.ĬarPro requires our Certified Dealers to meet certain customer service requirements in accordance with our Certification Process and Agreement. Warranty: 5-Year/60,000 mile powertrain warranty with roadside assistance, courtesy transportation, and two free maintenance visits.2017 Volt in a few words: Awesome car for people with short commutes.Fuel Economy: EPA rated at 106 MPGe, and 42 after battery runs out.What I would change: Any $40,000 car should have a power driver’s seat.What I liked most: Fuel economy and acceleration.By the way, the hybrid system, including the batteries, is under warranty for 8 years or 100,000 miles. One word of caution, I can tell you that like most electrics, the range on all-battery power drops when the outside temperature gets over 90 degrees, but it is not drastic. Wrap your brain around this for a moment: if your daily commute is under 50 miles a day, you’ll never visit a gas station again with the Chevy Volt. Most people can get a $7500 Federal credit, and in some states, there could be as much as $9000 available for you. MSRP fully loaded like this Volt is $40,325 and you can check to see if there are any state or Federal Tax Credits you are eligible for at the time of purchase. Remember, too, this is one of the few electric cars that you can go cross-country without stopping to charge the car, giving it a huge advantage over the Nissan Leaf and other all-electric cars. It is an extremely enjoyable car to drive. Acceleration is amazing, and the batteries running through the middle of the car gives it a lot of balance and superb handling. Other than the quietness of the car, you would never know it was electric when driving it. Every time you brake, it also sends a charge to the batteries, which further extends range. Just plugging into your house outlet, you can get a full charge in 13 hours, and if you have a 240-volt outlet, it will charge in 4 and half hours. Battery and gas combined, you get 420 miles of total range. On a full electric charge, you start out with 53 miles of range before the gas engine kicks in. On just gas, it is rated at 42 combined city and highway. The government rates this vehicle a combined gas and battery rating of 106 miles per gallon. My tester has $1800 in optional equipment including blind-spot warning, lane keeping assist, forward low speed automatic braking, forward collision alert, rear cross traffic alert, and automatic headlight dimming. You enter a PIN and your teen cannot turn on any audio without seat belts on, the car will warn them when they go too fast, you can set a limit to audio volume, and it will inform you if any of the safety features are activated. One thing parents will love is the Volt comes with teen driver technology. The Volt Premier comes very well equipped with aluminum wheels, automatic temperature controlled air, front and rear heated seats, a heated steering wheel, rearview camera, keyless entry with remote start, front and rear parking sensors, and an electronic emergency brake. The poor slug in the middle of the back seat won’t be comfortable for long. One screen gives you all the info on whether you are running on all battery, all gas, or a combination.Īlthough Chevy calls this a five passenger, consider it a four passenger. There is a wireless cell phone charger there too.Ībove that is an 8” Chevy MyLink touchscreen that holds all the apps and allows you to operate the Bose stereo, the Apple and Android interfaces, navigation system, 4G LTE hotspot (that will operate 7 different devices), and real-time traffic info. Volt has a comfortable center console that houses the mode button so you can choose from normal, Sport, Mountain, or Hold. In the middle of the gauges, you can use the steering wheel controls to gather all sorts of information. This one is the Premier, so it comes with leather seats that are very comfortable. There are only two trim levels, the LT and the Premier. I was surprised when I got in the Volt to see the contemporary, two-tone interior. We’ll talk specific fuel economy numbers a little later. In some situations, such as accelerating with a depleted battery, or passing on the freeway or climbing steep hills, the gas engine also assists the electric motors to increase the Volt's performance. The gas engine kicks in when the battery pack’s charge is depleted, working primarily as a generator to continue providing electricity to the battery pack. ![]()
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