Get to Know the 2011 Chevrolet Volt KEEP THOSE TRANNYS ROLLING
Get to Know the 2011 Chevrolet Volt
by Pete Huscher
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The Chevrolet Volt isn’t a hybrid; it’s propelled exclusively by electric motors.
a front-wheel drive, four-passenger, Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV) that uses an electric propulsion system to drive the vehicle. The Chevrolet Volt isn’t a hybrid;
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it’s propelled exclusively by electric motors. The Volt uses a high voltage battery as its primary power source. The vehicle can be operated up to about 40 miles, or until the battery has discharged.
Figure 1 Once the battery charge drops
below a certain level, the vehicle automatically enters Extended-Range
Mode. In extended-range mode, the gasoline engine starts and drives gen- erator/drive-motor A (located in the
GEARS January/February 2012
eneral Motors has recently released the highly antici- pated 2011 Chevrolet Volt;
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