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October 27, 2015
http://arstechnica.com/cars/2015/10/the-2016-chevy-volt-an-energy-efficient-car-that-doesnt-drive-like-one/
I am often accused of being biased in favor of Tesla but I have to give credit to Chevy here. The 2016 Volt is pretty impressive and if Chevy can deliver on a 200 mile 2018 Bolt well they will finally redeem themselves for the EV1 debacle. I wonder if Chevy is kicking themselves. Keeping the EV1 running as a niche production line would have been a tiny portion of their budget but the experience gained would have allowed them to utterly destroy competitors in the plugin hybrid and EV segments. Still better late than never. More EVs from everyone please!
The 2016 Chevy Volt: An energy-efficient car that doesn’t drive like one
Overall, the Volt was easy to drive. It handled curves and bumps in the road well, the brakes were super smoothnot always the easiest thing to accomplish with a hybrid that has to juggle regenerative braking and traditional brake disksand the high-tech safety features were a nice bonus. We're now big fans of Apple CarPlay when it works. The Volt is an efficient car, toowith help from the tracker on the dashboard I even beat Chevys promise of 53 electric-only miles by a mile
Once I was past the electric range of the car, the Volt was still smooth and handled extremely well. When I got back into my old Civic Hybrid at the end of the day, which is slow to accelerate and doesnt absorb potholes and bumps in the road well, it was a noticeable difference. Yes, my own car is older, but the Volt didn't feel like an energy-efficient car. And that's a good thing. Stay tuned for a full review of the Volt in the coming months.
http://arstechnica.com/cars/2015/10/the-2016-chevy-volt-an-energy-efficient-car-that-doesnt-drive-like-one/
I am often accused of being biased in favor of Tesla but I have to give credit to Chevy here. The 2016 Volt is pretty impressive and if Chevy can deliver on a 200 mile 2018 Bolt well they will finally redeem themselves for the EV1 debacle. I wonder if Chevy is kicking themselves. Keeping the EV1 running as a niche production line would have been a tiny portion of their budget but the experience gained would have allowed them to utterly destroy competitors in the plugin hybrid and EV segments. Still better late than never. More EVs from everyone please!
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