And gasoline. But the 1.0-liter, three-cylinder internal combustion engine simply powers a generator which recharges a pack of lithium-ion batteries.
The ‘Chevy Volt’ hits the road - in beta mode only. It's the flailing General Motors Corporation's entry into the hybrid market.
But, like most prototype productions cutting new teeth, it's over priced. Guestimates are around $35,000 to $40,000. GM test runs claim top end of 80 MPH, but a very limited range of just 40 miles per recharge. I wonder if the Marshal will allow it on the golf course?
GM predicts that ‘real’ prototypes wearing the actual Volt bodywork will be running around by next spring. Production models should be available just over a year after that. “We’re good for November 2010,” says GM’s vice chairman, Bob Lutz.
But will the lithium-ion battery tech be obsolete before the showroom models even arrive? Texas based Eestor Corp. says, "Yes".PS: Keep "your" money, John McCain. American ingenuity will survive just fine without gub'mint intervention (and strings), thank you very much.
