Friday, February 7, 2014

Chevy Volt

Our Guest blogger this week is Josh Iloff
The Chevy volt has a rechargeable energy storage system comprising multiple linked modules. The Chevy volt has 149 HP (horse power). The top speed is around 100 mph. the distance you can go on just the battery power is 38 miles, the overall distance is 380 miles. The designer of the car is Bob Boniface. The car is front wheel drive. The years 2011 and 2012 the Chevy volt only on electricity could go 35 miles in 2013 it could travel up to 38 miles and in 2014 it can now travel up to 83 miles on electricity only that’s not including gas mileages. As of January 2014 the Chevy volt is the most fuel efficient car with a gasoline engine sold in the United States. The charge times vary between 10 to 12 hours. The brakes is power four-wheel vented disc with ABS; electro-hydraulic; fully regenerative to maximize energy capture; dynamic rear brake proportioning.  The generator cooling is 7.3 liters. The battery pack cooling is 7.0 liters. The gas tank is only 9.3 gallons. The oil system plus the filter can hold up to 3.5 liters. 

4 comments:

  1. WOW impressive! how much does a Chevy Volt cost? how heavy is the car and what is its gas mileage?

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  2. My sister has the 2012 model of the Chevy Volt. It's a...cute car (being the appropriate word ton use here). I think it's pretty amazing how many miles they can get on just electricity alone! Chevy is really getting on the electric cars haha. However, I would like to know how many miles the this car gets on gas. It's still pretty amazing how far Chevy and just in general our vehicle technology has come since the first car was made.

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  3. I have always heard of the Volt but have never seen its specifications. I didn't realize that it could go so fast. I underestimated its horsepower and top speed. These seem like very efficient cars. I'm glad you included automobiles into your blog. Could you post a comparison as in how much money and population regular cars use and put out? C.D.

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  4. The Chevy Volt gets 35mpg in the city and 40 mpg on the highway, and it gets 98 MPGe which is miles per gallon gas equivalent. They cost about $40,000 new, and im not sure about the weight.

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