To be fair, I wasn’t aiming for efficiency and I driving at a somewhat high speed on the highway for the whole trip back to the hotel. I was able to get about 30 more electric miles on the highway before the engine kicked back on.
#2100 chevy volt range full
I paired up with Dan Edmunds, Director of Vehicle Testing at Edmunds, to drive a new black 2019 Volt from Burlington to Waitsfield in Vermont.Īt this point we could’ve drove back on gas, but we stopped for about 3 hours at Ben and Jerry’s, where they installed several level 2 charging stations, and with the new 7.2 kW onbard charger, we were able to get a full charge. Here’s the drive that we did yesterday for example. If you have access to level 2 charging at work or you are often driving relatively long distances with the car, the new charge rate will make a big difference. It comes standard on the ‘Premier trim’ higher-end version, but you will have to pay $750 for it if you want the base Volt.įor people with short commutes who want to just charge on level 1 overnight, it won’t make a difference, but it is worth the money for everyone else. You can see the full list of updates at the bottom of this article and here we will focus on the two most important changes, which have to with charging and the powertrain.įirst off, Chevy is now offering a more powerful charger with twice the capacity: 7.2 kW.
#2100 chevy volt range update
GM invited us to Vermont to learn more and try the new version of the Volt, along with the new 2019 Bolt EV, but as we previously reported, the new Bolt EV model doesn’t feature as big of an update as its big brother.Īs for the 2019 Chevy Volt, it is still the second generation Volt first introduced in 2016, but it does feature more significant upgrades with the 2019 model year.Īfter 141,000 cars delivered and more than 2.8 billion EV miles, GM took feedback from their customers to improve the plug-in hybrid. Now with the 2019 model year, Chevy is enabling you to use the battery pack even more with faster charging and less reliance on the engine. It is enough for most people to cover their daily commute and we often hear about Volt owners not having to fill up their gas tank in months or even years. The Chevy Volt is the exception with its 53 miles of EPA range. Ford has not said how much it will cost, or how long it will be able to travel on battery power only, or how many will be made in the first year.Īaron Bragman, analyst with IHS Automotive Insight, said the absence of a gasoline version of the C-MAX Energi in the United States and Canada will make it as easily identifiable an electrified car as the dominant hybrid Prius.At Electrek, we try to focus on all-electric vehicles and not plug-in hybrids because they most often offer only very little electric range. The C-MAX Energi will go on sale in Canada and the United States in the first half of 2012. Ford calls it a multipurpose vehicle but it can easily be called a minivan or a crossover.
The C-MAX Energi will be the first Ford hybrid vehicle to have a shape that is not shared with another fully gasoline-powered model. The automaker has not said which, if any, of its three current nickel-hydride battery hybrids - the Ford Fusion, the Ford Escape and the Lincoln MKZ - will continue to be produced beyond 2012. The company has thus far relied on nickel-hydride batteries but its five newer vehicles will all have lithium-ion batteries. The C-MAX Energi, to be available in about a year, will also compete against Nissan Motor Co’s all-electric Leaf and the Toyota Motor Co Prius hybrid, Ford said on Thursday.įord will have five new electrified vehicles by 2012, including a fleet vehicle that is already on sale and four yet to debut. The Ford Motor Company logo is shown during the firm's annual meeting of shareholders in Wilmington, Delaware May 12, 2011.
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