It’s rated at a combined 42 mpg fuel economy, and a combined 106 mpg equivalent rating.
#NEW CHEVY VOLT RANGE FULL#
The car’s range on a full gas tank with a full battery charge is up to 420 miles, a 40-mile increase from the previous version. (That’s up from an electric-only 38 miles on the 2015 model.) The second-generation Volt has a new architecture and a new propulsion system, with a two-motor drive unit that’s paired with a new 1.5-liter, four-cylinder gasoline engine that takes over after the 53-mile electric-only range is spent. “We would not be putting this product out there if we weren’t bullish on it and didn’t feel it was going to make a different for us from a sales share, and dealers and customer standpoint,” he said, adding the company has produced less than 10,000 second-generation Volts at the company’s Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant. Majoros declined to release sales expectations but said the company wouldn’t be launching the car if it didn’t think it would be a success. IHS forecasts that GM will sell roughly 41,000 Volts globally in 2018, including about 39,000 in the United States. “GM was able to learn a lot from the program and you’ve seen that development come through to their future products,” said Stephanie Brinley, IHS Automotive senior analyst.īrinley added that plug-ins have now been in the market for several years, leading to a better understanding by consumers: “There’s still some consumer education to be done but they’re not starting from zero again this time.” Its best sales year was in 2012 with just shy of 23,500 sold.ĭespite the disappointing sales, many consider the Volt to be a success that the company continues to build upon. Those issues, combined with a lack of understanding about the car, led to high sales incentives and three years of dwindling sales to roughly 15,400 in 2015. Some conservatives, including radio host Rush Limbaugh, used the Volt as a tool to mock President Barack Obama’s push for electric cars.
Optimistic sales expectations of 60,000 cars per year announced by then-CEO Dan Akerson never materialized. The Volt created a new segment of vehicle that some automakers are just catching up with.
The original Volt was considered a technological marvel for GM, which was attempting to shed its image as a producer of gas guzzlers. “But this is a technological evolution, and to me it seems to be separate and apart from the politics.” “Fortunately for Chevrolet, that political backlash seems to be non-existent now,” said Eric Ibara, Kelley Blue Book director of residual value consulting.
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