![]() I suspect many drivers will rarely have the gas engine start up – Chevrolet claims nine out of ten typical journeys could be done on electric drive alone – but the knowledge that you have a full tank of gas waiting in the wings does wonders for dispelling range anxiety. ![]() Kicking off from $33,220 – pre-incentives, which could bring it under $26k location depending – it's in the same ballpark as electric-only rivals, though Chevy itself will offer some strong competition with the 200+ mile Bolt EV due to hit forecourts later this year. If you don’t have 12 hours available every day to recharge or want to be able to make multiple longer trips in a day, upgrading to a Level 2 home charger makes sense. It will take about 12 hours to recharge your Chevy Volt this way. It's not enough to figure out the bare minimum of chargers and call it a day, either: as I've discovered when driving all-electric cars, the specter of range anxiety is only partly based on reality, and a fair amount of the tension and doubt comes from the uncertainty of knowing for sure that there'll be an outlet waiting for you. 2017 Chevy Volt With a starting price of 33,220, the second-generation 2017 Volt award-winning powertrain features a two motor drive unit with 294 lb-ft of torque, a 18.4kWh lithium-ion battery. Just plug the cord that comes with the car into a regular wall outlet to add about 4 miles of Range Per Hour. Is the future of transportation all-electric? That may well be, though we'll need significant improvements in charging infrastructure before pure EVs are suitable for the majority of drivers. As revolutionary as the old Chevrolet Volt was, the gasoline-electric range extender hybrid was also a fairly flawed vehicle. ![]() NOW READ: EV showdown: Nissan Leaf versus VW e-Golf
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