Chevrolet Volt Electric Car Will Enliven The Auto Industry
Chevrolet Volt Electric Car Will Enliven The Auto Industry
Chevrolet Volt Electric Car is the first hybrid electric vehicle produced in large scale by GM and its sales began officially in December. More than just a launch, it is a symbol for the brand, which a few years was far from being known as sustainable models and advanced technology.
Nissan Leaf, Toyota Prius Hybrid and Ford Fusion have been circulating on the streets and show attractive benefits to consumers, especially in autonomy.
In most hybrid models there is a combustion engine that gives traction to the wheels if the battery has no charge, the Volt works only with electric traction. It is reachable at whatever outlet and has maximum range of 80 km with a full battery (which takes 12 hours to recharge at 140 volts, four hours at 240 volts). Kicks in the 1.4-liter gasoline that does not propel the car, but generates power for the electric motor of 149 horsepower. In this mode, the range of the Chevrolet Volt Electric Car is 500 km.
The driver monitors the entire process while driving through two LCD screens, a seven-inch positioned in the center console that displays various information on energy flow, sections of battery power, traction, medium consumption of battery and fuel tank (among many other things) and some other that replaces traditional analog instrument panel. This shows the amount of instantaneous load of the battery, fuel, speed, distance traveled, the driving mode selected and, particularly, a vertical bar that indicates the driver the ideal mode of transportation to take full reward of the technology.
The system is quite simple. Accelerate and other green dot inside the tube rises and becomes red, indicating power consumption than ideal, brake in progress on the charts and it falls and turns yellow, indicating that the braking energy is being harnessed to recharge. To be a good pilot Volt, just keep the ball in the middle. And if entirely that seems to have too much information while driving. It is difficult to draw the attention of the two screens, but it is likely that a driver more accustomed to pass more easily master the various indicators.
The reward of the system used by GM is that it removes fear of the owners to stop on the road without an outlet to solve the problem. Just keep gasoline in the tank. At a distance of 80 km, fully charged battery ran out halfway. There was nothing wrong. Unless the weather, of course. At temperatures under 0 ° C (-12 ° C case of Detroit), the self-direction of the electric motor is damaged and could fall by half. Then the motor starts operating in a manner so discreet that it is nearly imperceptible. Because it does not interfere with the traction of the wheels, the speed is not changed, nor the acceleration. Even the silence of the ride in electric mode remains the same even if the maximum speed of 160 km/h.
Chevrolet Volt Electric Car Interior
With high quality finish, the Volt features an interior that rivals the traditional and modern. The result is a comfortable environment, which is keen to remind the occupants that they are in a “car of tomorrow”, without thereby putting them in an episode of the Jetsons. The standard features include air conditioning, power steering, 8 airbags, ABS brakes, stability control system, 17 “wheels and Bose sound, HD, 30 GB for music storage.
For the American reality, the Chevrolet Volt Electric Car tends to suit the needs very well. No wonder it’s just been voted car of the year in the country. This is despite the salty price of $41,000. It is more expensive than a top-line Chevrolet Camaro. But GM is bet that with the changing interests and priorities, the price will not be an obstacle for this Chevrolet Volt Electric Car.
