Chevy volt
Semi-electric car Chevrolet Volt is claimed to have high levels of fuel efficiency. General Motors is the manufacturer says that the car can travel up to 1,600 km with a single content of gasoline.
With mileage like that, it means that the Chevrolet Volt can travel from Jakarta to Bali without the need to refuel again. Because the distance from Jakarta to Bali alone is only 1,200 km. So when it came to Bali, the driver can still walk on the island of the gods was no need to fill petrol as well.
Chevrolet Volt fuel consumption is estimated at 2.5 liters/100 km when driven under electric power alone and 6.3 liters/100 miles when traveling is done in gasoline mode.
And if taken within a period far this car with a gasoline engine with an electric motor is turned at the same time, the Chevrolet Volt is expected to have a fuel efficiency up to 3.9 liters/100 km.
"A sample of our customers first Volt shows that they can drive up to 1,000 miles (1,600 km) before they fill the gas tank," explained director of sales for the Chevrolet Volt, Tony Posawatz as detikOto quotes from autoevolution
Chevy volt
Because it is not surprising that demand for cars is pretty high. Until the first quarter of 2011 Chevrolet was able to sell 1210 units of Chevrolet Volt. "Demand for this product is very, very high," he added.
Chevrolet Volt itself capable of achieving a distance of 64 km using only 16 kWh lithium ion battery was carrying. While a conventional gasoline engine in the car is useful as a generator to produce electricity that will propel the car when the battery runs out of energy.
That way, the Chevrolet Volt can run up to 160 miles per hour with acceleration from rest to 100 km per hour in just 9 seconds. In addition, this car is also capable of spraying power up to 149 hp and peak torque of 370 Nm at the numbers.
If you want to charge the battery power, the owner of the car's battery is sufficiently striking to the electrical plug in the house. It took 4 hours to fully charge the battery when diasup electricity at 240 volts.
Chevy volt
In America, the car was released at a price ranging from U.S. $ 41,000 or approximately USD 354.3 million. And because the American government to provide incentives for environmentally friendly cars, then the price of this car was so much cheaper that is U.S. $ 33,500 or approximately USD 289.5 million after being subsidized by the government.
