![]() The second-generation Chevrolet Volt’s powertrain generates 149 hp and 294 lb-ft of torque. Even in its final year on the market, as a four-year-old design, the Volt boasted the second-best electric range of any plug-in hybrid, after the BMW i3, and out-ranked the Honda Clarity by a few kilometres. With the gas engine running, the Volt’s fuel consumption estimates are 5.5/5.6 L/100 km (city/highway). Specifications and energy consumption ratingsĬhevrolet rated the Volt for 85 km of electric power on a full charge of its 18.4-kWh battery, and estimated its energy consumption at 2.2 Le/100 km. In our opinion, though, the Volt is technically a plug-in hybrid because it derives most of its total driving range from gasoline power. That was true, in a sense: Except in very specific circumstances, the Volt is driven exclusively by its electric motor, with the 1.5L four-cylinder gasoline engine generating electricity to power the motor after the battery’s plug-in charge is spent.
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