2016 Chevy Volt gets increases range

Detroit, Michigan – The 2016 Chevrolet Volt’s second-generation Voltec extended-range electric propulsion system delivers 53 miles of electric range, based on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) testing. That is nearly a 40% improvement over the first-generation Volt.

Chevrolet expects many next-generation Volt owners will use power solely from their batteries for more than 90% of trips. Today, Volt owners use battery power on 80% of their trips. This means the average Volt owner could expect to travel well over 1,000 miles between gas fill ups, if they charge regularly.

For the first 53 miles, the Volt can drive gas and tailpipe-emissions free using a full charge of electricity stored in its new 18.4kWh lithium-ion battery, rated at a combined 106 miles per gallon equivalents (MPGe), the EPA standard for electric vehicles. When the Volt’s battery runs low, a gas-powered generator operates to extend the driving range for a total of 420 miles on a full tank.

“We listened to our customers,” says Andrew Farah, vehicle chief engineer, “They were very clear when they told us that they wanted more range, and a fun driving experience behind the wheel. We are confident that the 2016 Volt delivers both.”

The next-generation Volt’s 1.5L range-extender, designed to use regular unleaded fuel, offers a combined EPA-estimated fuel efficiency of 42mpg.

Data show that drivers of the first-generation Volt achieved, and often exceeded, the published EPA-estimated mileage. Chevrolet expects the same label-exceeding result with the next-generation Volt.

Source: General Motors