Chevrolet Volt Excess and Review

Chevrolet Volt, claimed to have a high level of fuel efficiency. General Motors is a manufacturer says that the car can travel up to 1,600 km with just one content of gasoline.

With mileage like that, it means that the Chevrolet Volt can travel from Jakarta to Bali without the need to refuel again. Because the distance from Jakarta to Bali just only 1,200 km. So when it comes to Bali, the driver can still walk on the island of the gods was no need to fill gasoline as well.

Chevrolet Volt Fuel consumption is estimated to reach 2.5 liters/100 km when driven under electric power alone and 6.3 liters/100 km when travel is in the gasoline mode.

And if taken within a period far this car with gasoline engines with electric motors diaktif together, Chevrolet Volt is expected to have a fuel efficiency of up to 3.9 liters/100 km.

"A sample of our customers first Volt show that they can drive up to 1,000 miles (1,600 km) before they fill the gas tank," explained Director of the Chevrolet Volt for sale, Tony Posawatz like detikOto autoevolution quoted from Saturday (04/09/2011).

Because it is not surprising that car demand is quite high. Until the first quarter of 2011 Chevrolet able to sell 1210 units of the Chevrolet Volt. "Demand for these products is very, very high," he added.

Chevrolet Volt itself capable of reaching a distance of 64 km using only 16 kWh lithium ion battery of arms. While the conventional gasoline engine in this car is useful as a generator to produce electricity that will propel the car when the battery runs out of energy.

That way, the Chevrolet Volt can run up to 160 km per hour with acceleration from rest to 100 km per hour in 9 seconds. In addition, this car is also capable of spraying power up to 149 hp and peak torque of 370 Nm at the numbers.

If you want to recharge the battery, the owner of the car battery is striking enough to stop-the electrical contacts in the home. It took 4 hours to fully charge the battery when electricity is 240 volts diasup.

In America, the car was released at a price ranging from U.S. $ 41,000 or approximately USD 354.3 million. And because the U.S. government provides incentives for environmentally friendly cars, the price of this car was so much cheaper that U.S. $ 33,500 or approximately USD 289.5 million after being given a subsidy by the government.

source : detik.com