Like any new technology, the Volt isn't cheap and even after the £5000 Government electric car grant it still costs £28,545. It drives well too with a very comfortable ride, nice steering and impressive performance. Even with the battery flat you can continue to run the Volt via the petrol engine so essentially you will never be stranded as long as you can get to a petrol station. So does the technology work in real life? Well it certainly means you don't have to worry about running out of electricity and all stress that entails.
This means that while the petrol engine is running, it's not actually directly powering the car.
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It's a 'range extended' electric car which means that when the battery runs out of charge - after around 40 miles - the onboard generator takes over, using the 1.4-litre petrol engine to generate electricity that then powers the car. The launch of electric cars into the market has even created a new phrase - 'range anxiety' - as owners worry about whether they'll make it to a charging point in time. The Nissan Leaf has a maximum range of 100 miles and this can be affected by everything from the temperature outside to the way you drive it. The big problem electric cars have is their range.
Confused? Well it's actually quite simple - so simple in fact that it could mark a real revolution in electrically powered cars. But the Volt is actually a fully electric car that runs on electric power at all times.
After all it's fitted with an electric motor back up by a normal petrol engine. At first the Chevrolet Volt may look like a hybrid car.
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