With a pure electric vehicle, how far you can go depends entirely on how easy it is to charge the car — and drivers inevitably have to plan their trips around these charging events. But extended-range technology has changed the game, and the first car on the market with that technology came from General Motors. Not quite a pure electric vehicle and not a hybrid, the Chevrolet Volt, introduced in , was the first commercially available plug-in to use both an electric motor and a gasoline-powered generator.
And the second-generation Volt, all-new for , is even more impressive: Its advanced batteries offer drivers up to 53 miles of pure electric driving, and its 1.
Actual range varies with conditions. At the turn of the 20th century, electric cars were far more popular than their fuel-powered counterparts. They were cleaner, quieter, and made for an easier ride.
Then gas-powered vehicles became widely available and affordable, and that was the end of electric. Or, at least, the end for close to a century. In the last 15 years, automakers — who never stopped tinkering with electric vehicle technology — have made extraordinary strides. Today, pure electric vehicles go farther than ever before on a single charge, and hybrid cars that use both electricity and gasoline are increasingly fuel-efficient.
The first Volt was revolutionary. Its extended-range technology turns the car from a pure electric vehicle to one that uses fuel to maintain charge in the battery, making range anxiety a thing of the past. The Volt is a hybrid electric car that runs on both gas and electricity. But how that works and what the range is can be confusing. Read on to learn about the Chevy Volt and how this car has revolutionized the electric vehicle industry.
The Chevy Volt is a unique hybrid electric car that runs off of both gas and electric power. It has a battery that is capable of running the entire car. The Volt will automatically use up any battery reserves it has when you first begin driving it. Only after it runs out of battery power will it switch to using the gas reserves. This sort of non-parallel power approach has been revolutionary in the electric car industry. The Volt and cars like it act as a bridge for the everyday consumer who wants to save money and the environment at once.
So if the Chevy Volt running model is so revolutionary, how do other hybrid cars operate? This means that they run both gas and electric power at the same time during your drives as a way to increase your gas efficiency.
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Requires compatible smartphone and data plan rates apply. Apple CarPlay is a trademark of Apple Inc. Android Auto is a trademark of Google Inc. Oehlerking hops in the Volt and hits the road early. Passing a ski resort, the call of fresh powder is too enticing and Oehlerking makes a quick detour to glide down a few black diamonds before breakfast.
He can return to the Volt, turn on available 4G Wi-Fi and catch up on email — all before he even walks through the door of his office.
The ability for the new Volt to pull double duty is much in the same spirit as Jaybird headphones. Later that day, you could see the same person at his or her desk, cranking on some work, and wearing the exact same pair of headphones. For people like Oehlerking, who are lucky enough to do what they love and live in a place of such staggering beauty, the Volt makes a lot of sense. Still, the allure for Salt Lake City remains strong.
When asked what it feels like to live there, Oehlerking put it as simply as he could. Every day technology pulls us in a thousand different directions.
Email alerts, status updates, group chats. The latest hot take, the latest think piece. Videos about 3D printing. Videos of auto racing. There is no escaping the constant deluge of information that floods into our phones, laptops, tablets, homes, and cars — yes even cars — on a daily basis. How do we filter through this never-ending stream of data?
How do we differentiate between signal and noise? It takes a sharp, critical mind, of course. Being efficient is perhaps one of the most important qualities to have in the 21st century. Our laptops stay charged longer than ever. Our homes are built with materials that keep them warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. Our smartphones serve as calculators, event calendars, personal entertainment devices, workstations, darkrooms, and film studios.
Transportation from planes to trains to automobiles is more efficient than ever too. One of the best examples of this is the new Chevrolet Volt. Engineers worked tirelessly to figure out just about every angle for the vehicle to save power.
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