General Motors is hoping to gain an advantage over its competitors’ hybrid car offerings with the Chevy Volt, an extended-range electric vehicle. The Volt promises to be so fuel efficient, GM says, that it will let some drivers almost completely stop visiting gas stations.
Can Smart Tech Keep Chevy Volt's Battery Running Longer Than Your Laptop's?
GM says that tightly controlling how the battery charges will keep it alive for 10 years/150,000 miles.
By Stephen Cass
Apr 9, 2009 5:00 AMNov 12, 2019 6:35 AM
Image courtesy of General Motors
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