Chevrolet Volt Concept Car

Introducing the Chevrolet Volt

Today’s hybrid cars are a compromise. When the electric motor can’t provide enough power, a petrol engine turns the wheels and recharges the battery. Our designers had a more radical thought. If a back-up engine was only used to charge the electric fuel cell, you could increase the driving range while further reducing emissions. And so the idea for the Chevrolet Volt was born.

The power of choice

Fully charged, the Volt’s fuel cell alone has a range of over 60 miles, and delivers economy of over 170 mpg. If you need to go farther, or forget to charge the car overnight, the back-up engine kicks in. Via a technology called E-Flex, the back-up engine can run on ethanol, diesel, bio-diesel or petrol. That makes it easy for you to fill up with the greenest fuel in your area. While expanding the Volt’s range to an incredible 640 miles.

Style meets efficiency

Comparing the Volt’s sleek modern style to previous electric cars, GM Design executive director Anne Asensio said, “The Volt may be an advanced vehicle that uses little to no fuel, but we didn’t see why that should compromise its design. Our job was to design a car people could easily imagine. Not a ‘science project’, but a car that’s realistic and executable. This is what the Volt is all about.”