Chevrolet Volt Owners Surpass 100 Million Electric Miles

5 million gallons of fuel saved; $1,300 a year in fuel costs avoided
Chevrolet Volt Savings

Chevrolet Volt owners collectively have driven more than 100 million all-electric miles since the vehicle went on sale two years ago this month. The average Volt owner travels more than 65 percent of the time in pure electric mode as the car was designed – only using the gasoline-powered generator for longer trips.

By charging regularly, Volt owners drive approximately 900 miles, or a month and a half, between fill-ups.  However, many Volt owners quickly exceed that average, based on an EPA-estimated 98 MPGe that puts electric-only range at 35 mpg city and 40 mpg on the highway. Andrew Byrne from Los Angeles is one of these drivers.

“Since my daily driving is all electric, I only really need to buy gas for long road trips,” Byrne said. “I drove over 1,900 miles on my last tank of gas.”

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2013 Chevrolet Volt: The Innovative Antidote to Pain at the Pump

 2013 Chevrolet Volt

The Chevrolet Volt has established an entirely new segment in the global automotive market. It is a five-door, four-passenger car designed to provide the fuel-saving and emissions-reducing benefits of an electric vehicle without the range limitations associated with all-electric vehicles.

With numerous awards that include prestigious North American Car of the Year and European Car of the Year honors – as well as a loyal and passionate customer base – the innovative Volt is bringing new customers into Chevrolet dealerships.

The all-electric vehicle range of the 2013 Chevrolet Volt will be 38 miles on a single charge, providing Corry, Warren, Erie and Northwestern PA drivers with a three-mile EV range increase from the 2012 model. The miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) will increase from 94 miles to 98 miles and the total range, including extended range operation, will be 380 miles.

“Chevrolet has made the 2013 Volt even better by extending the EV range by three miles over the 2012 model,” said John Crotty of Crotty Chevrolet Buick. “We are excited that this attention to detail will allow our customers to experience more pure EV range, which offers piece of mind that this is the only car that they need to own.”

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2013 Chevrolet Volt Boosts EV Range to 38 Miles

Battery storage capacity increase and cell chemistry changes enable improved range 

The all-electric vehicle range of the 2013 Chevrolet Volt will be 38 miles on a single charge, providing Corry, Warren, Erie and Northwestern PA drivers with a three-mile EV range increase from the 2012 model. The miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) will increase from 94 miles to 98 miles and the total range, including extended range operation, will be 380 miles.

Based on real-world experience by Volt owners since the vehicle launched in late 2010, engineers made minor changes to the material composition of the battery cell chemistry, resulting in improved performance and durability. Manganese spinel chemistry remains the foundation for the Volt’s battery system, but the amount of each material has been slightly modified to provide better life performance.

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