43 Facts About Chevrolet Volt

Chevrolet Volt is a plug-in hybrid manufactured by General Motors, marketed in rebadged variants as the Holden Volt in Australia and New Zealand and the Buick Velite 5 in China, and with a different fascia as the Vauxhall Ampera in the United Kingdom and as the Opel Ampera in the remainder of Europe.

Sales of the 2011 Volt began in the United States in mid-December 2010, followed by various European countries and other international markets in 2011.

Chevrolet Volt operates as a pure battery electric vehicle until its battery capacity drops to a predetermined threshold from full charge.

Chevrolet Volt has won several awards, including the 2009 Green Car Vision Award, 2011 Green Car of the Year, 2011 North American Car of the Year, 2011 World Green Car, 2012 European Car of the Year, and 2016 Green Car of the Year.

General Motors noted that actual production of the Chevrolet Volt depended on further battery development, because the required rechargeable batteries needed to make the Chevrolet Volt a viable vehicle did not exist in the market and had yet to be developed.

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Lutz initially said the Chevrolet Volt was expected to sell around $30,000, based on the cost of a conventional car of that size with a conventional four-cylinder engine plus US$8,000 for the lithium battery.

The US$1 billion cost to develop the Chevrolet Volt is equivalent to creating three vehicles on an existing platform.

On 31 March 2010, the first factory-built Chevrolet Volt was produced at the Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant to test the production line and for quality control purposes, both of the tooling and the pre-production vehicles produced before regular production began.

The first Chevrolet Volt built for retail sale was earmarked for display at GM's Heritage Center museum in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

For users who drive mostly in electric mode, and to avoid maintenance problems caused by storing the same gasoline in the tank for months, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt has a sealed and pressurized fuel tank to avoid evaporation.

Drivetrain permits the Chevrolet Volt to operate as a pure battery electric vehicle until its battery capacity has been depleted to a defined level, at which time it commences to operate as a series hybrid design where the gasoline engine drives the generator, which keeps the battery at minimum level charge and provides power to the electric motors.

Batteries are sensitive to temperature changes, the Chevrolet Volt has a thermal management system to monitor and maintain the battery cell temperature for optimum performance and durability.

Chevrolet Volt uses the J1772 charging plug, a standard connector for electric cars in North America.

Chevrolet Volt received a five-star overall crash safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the highest possible score.

Second generation Chevrolet Volt was officially unveiled at the January 2015 North American International Auto Show.

Manufacturing of the 2017 MY Chevrolet Volt began in February 2016, and the first units arrived at dealerships at the end of February 2016.

The 2016 Chevrolet Volt pricing started at before any government incentives, plus for destination.

The Chevrolet Volt plant was down during January 2012 in preparation for building the California lower-emission version.

Production of the 2013 model year Chevrolet Volt began in July 2012 and customer deliveries began during the same month.

Production of the 2015 model year Chevrolet Volt ended in mid-May 2015, while manufacturing of pre-production units of the second generation began in March 2015.

The final Chevrolet Volt that rolled off the assembly line went to the GM Heritage Center in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

Sales of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt began in selected markets due to limited initial production, as General Motors' original target for 2011 was 10,000 units.

The MSRP for the 2012 Chevrolet Volt starts at including a destination freight charge and excludes tax, title and license fees, or other available government subsidies.

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt price including all available regular production and premium options is, including destination charges and before tax credits or any subsidies.

The Chevrolet Volt team explained that for the launch General Motors decided to go with a common national package that includes an 8-year 100,000-mile battery warranty.

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The Chevrolet Volt listed as the all-time top selling plug-in electric car in the United States until February 2015, when it was surpassed by the all-electric Nissan Leaf in March 2015.

Cumulative Chevrolet Volt sales passed Leaf sales in March 2016, and became the best selling plug-in car in the US ever.

In December 2018 the Chevrolet Volt still ranked as the all-time best selling plug-in electric car in the United States, but by February 2019 it was surpassed by the all-electric Tesla Model 3.

Chevrolet Volt began taking orders in May 2011 and deliveries began in September 2011 in major cities only.

The Chevrolet Volt has a uniform price that starts at €41,950 including VAT.

Chevrolet Volt went on sale in China by late 2011 with pricing starting at and sales are limited to eight Chinese cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Foshan.

In November 2011 the first Holden Chevrolet Volt arrived in Australia for a series of evaluation tests.

Holden stated that the Chevrolet Volt underwent numerous modifications to better suit it to Australian roads, though the test vehicles were still left-hand drive.

Holden Chevrolet Volt was available through 49 select Holden dealerships throughout metropolitan and rural Australia, with 18 in Victoria, 11 in New South Wales, 9 in Queensland, 7 in Western Australia and 4 in South Australia.

Second generation Chevrolet Volt was released for retail customers in December 2015.

Holden Chevrolet Volt was released in New Zealand through three dealerships, with one in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington.

The primary reason given was that the Chevrolet Volt is a sedan, and sales of traditional sedans were in decline.

The controversy centered on whether, by including a gasoline engine, the Chevrolet Volt should be classified as a hybrid rather than an electric car as claimed by General Motors.

General Motors stated that the Chevrolet Volt is an entirely new type of vehicle that the EPA's current fuel economy tests are not suited to rate and that a new test should be devised for this emerging class of hybrid-electrics.

In May 2011 the National Legal and Policy Center announced that some Chevrolet dealers were selling Volts to other dealers and claiming the federal tax credit for themselves.

GM explained that the investments will pay off once the innovative technologies of the Chevrolet Volt are applied across multiple current and future products.

On 5 January 2012, General Motors announced that it would offer a customer-satisfaction program to provide modifications to the Chevrolet Volt to reduce the chance that the battery pack could catch fire days or weeks after a severe accident.

General Motors sent a letter to Chevrolet Volt owners indicating that they could schedule the service appointment to protect their batteries beginning in the last week of March 2012.