Volt Revealed

The long awaited Chevy Volt made it’s debut in Detroit yesterday. It is engineered to run purely off an electric motor for up to 40 miles on a single charge from a home outlet. After that a four-cylinder gasoline engine kicks in to charge the battery. The car would get more than 50 mpg if the driver drains the battery and uses a tank of gas. But the company says most drivers commute less than 40 miles a day, so they’ll rarely use gasoline.

It’s supposed to be released sometime in 2010. Actual price for the car is yet to be announced but it’s rumored to be in the 40K range. I’m all for electric cars but I believe Toyota will be coming out with a plug in as well, in 2010, and I doubt it will cost as much as the Volt.

via Business Week

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