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One of General Motor's most controversial vehicles in recent memory, the Chevrolet Volt, just had some big news drop yesterday. And, we're sure that Voltiphiles will be excited to hear that their baby is showing some impressive growth.

That is, when it comes to its all-electric range.

The first-generation Volt was claimed to achieve an all-electric 38 miles on a full charge. Now, Chevrolet is claiming the second-gen product will be able to hit 53 miles on all-electric power. This has been estimated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) who conducts this testing.

Considering most plug-in hybrid vehicles are not nearly as capable as they typically sacrifice all-electric power, 50+ all-electric miles is a big deal.

Now, let's see if buyers will be swooned by the potential and look past the vehicle's rather bleak design.


Chevrolet's press release follows:


The Results Are In: More Range for the 2016 Volt


EPA-estimated pure electric range is 53 miles


DETROIT – The 2016 Volt is engineered to offer customers more of what they want: range, range and more range.

The Volt's all-new second-generation Voltec extended range electric propulsion system delivers 53 miles of pure EV range, based on EPA testing. That is nearly a 40-percent improvement over the first generation Volt.

Chevrolet expects many next-generation Volt owners will use power solely from their battery for more than 90 percent of trips. Today, Volt owners use battery power on 80 percent of their trips.

This means that the average Volt owner may expect to travel well over 1,000 miles between gas fill ups, if they charge regularly.

For the first 53 miles, the Volt can drive gas and tailpipe-emissions free using a full charge of electricity stored in its new 18.4-kWh lithium-ion battery, which is rated at a combined 106 MPGe, or gasoline equivalent. When the Volt's battery runs low, a gas-powered generator seamlessly operates to extend the driving range for a total of 420 miles on a full tank.

"We listened to our customers," said Andrew Farah, vehicle chief engineer, "They were very clear when they told us that they wanted more range, and a fun driving experience behind the wheel. We are confident that the 2016 Volt delivers both."

The next generation Volt's new 1.5L range-extender, designed to use regular unleaded fuel, offers a combined EPA-estimated fuel efficiency of 42 MPG.

Data shows that drivers of the first-generation Volt achieved, and often exceeded, the published EPA-estimated mileage. Chevrolet expects the same label-exceeding result with the next-generation Volt.




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