Electric motors have 100% torque at 0 RPM. This means an electric vehicle could have awesome acceleration. Plus electric motors can hit 13,000 RPM no problem, which means no transmission - the electric motor is hooked up directly to the drive wheels by a reduction gear.
Who the hell is gonna buy a Volt for performance ??? The Volt is a fully electric vehicle, NOT A FUCKN HYBRID !! There's a small gasoline engine thats powers a generator just so you're not stranded down the fuckin road like you would with a Nissan Leaf. The Chevrolet Volt is a great car with great features (have you ever tried the specially designed Volt Bose sound system ?). Anyways, whoever doesn't own a Volt or has ever driven one shouldn't say a word !
@zipper778 The volt is not a hybrid vehicle. the chevrolet volt is not a hybrid because the 1.4L engine in no way is connected to the drive train of the vehicle, the engine is for supplemental power when you have depleted the battery in the volt, the electric motor is the only thing moving the volt.
@DonaldEHS I know that that was the original idea, however you're mistaken about the Volt. The Volt's gasoline engine is connected to the drivetrain. You can look it up at engadget, Motortrend, and the Wikipedia article explains it well. Now I understand that Wikipedia isn't always correct, but the sources that they give show that the Volt's gasoline engine does power the wheels under certain conditions.
@zipper778 No.. DonaldEHS is right! If the gasoline engine was connected to the drive train, ther would be a gearbox... What you mention is the fact that when the battery is low, the thermal engine starts and provides power to the main engine. In this case, we can say that the car is powered by the thermal engine, but only through the electrical engine!
@infectedzombie69 Well, I don't own this Volt. I took it for a test drive from my local Chevy dealership and recorded the acceleration on the test drive.
what you people don't understand is that the gasoline engine is there for you so that you don't find your ass stranded in the middle of nowhere looking for an outlet-it's a matter of common sense ans peace of mind-which is what the nissan doesn't give you, since it's all electric-it will strand you ass if you use all your battery
@MrPorschecrm The Volt does use gasoline, however, that doesn't mean that it's not a phev. What the Volt isn't that the Nissan Leaf is is a full time ZEV. I wish the Volt would have been an all electric car, but I did enjoy driving the Volt, and I do find it as an interesting beginning for Chevrolet.
@MrPorschecrm It's not a hybrid in the same sense of a Prius or Insight, it's a PHEV, a plug-in hybrid. The wheels are powered ONLY by the electric motor, never by the actual gas engine. The gas engine (or rather generator) goes to feed the battery, which in turn powers the electric motor. At no point is the car actually being powered directly by the gasoline engine.
@mustangman442002 That was the original idea with the Volt, however we now know that there are times where the gasoline engine does in fact power the wheels when it's needed (battery depletion or sometimes when going WOT). That's pretty much why the Volt is kind of disapointing, because GM promised us that it was going to be an electric car with a gas generator, when it's actually just a different type of hybrid car.
@zipper778 True, but I think they did a pretty good job all things considered. PHEV's are sort of new territory, and I'm sure the technology and products will improve with time, just like Toyota with the Prius. I haven't driven the Volt, so I can't give the first hand experience you can, of course. The real comparison will come when Toyota releases their plug-in Prius later next year. Gotta say, at least the Volt is halfway good looking.
@mustangman442002 I can agree with you there. It's a good start and the Volt does look MUCH better then the Prius or Nissan Leaf. The Volt in general was a "fun" drive, but I do like performance cars better.
@zipper778 not true, the gasoline engine never directly powers the wheels. The engine is only a generator when the battery gets low. The Volt does not have a transmission connecting the engine to the wheels like a normal hybrid car would. The wheels are powered only by electric motors.
@kmski3930 I know that was the idea in the beginning, but as it turns out the gasoline can indeed power the wheels, at least according to autoblog, MotorTrend, PopSci, and others.
@zipper778 yep I agree with you. originally I thought what kmski3930 said was the case, but it turns out that the engine in the volt is in fact connected to the transmission. IMHO a true "range extended electric vehicle" would not have have the engine connected to the transmission. Engine should be connected to an alternator, which is connected to some kind of power controller which can use the electricity for either powering the motor or storing it in the batteries.
This is just a copy of Opel Ampera which has been in development by Opel for years now. Chevy just stole it and present it as their own car, while all they do is put their bumpers on to change the looks a bit and put their badge on. Opel Ampera has been developed before 2009.
Why do american GM manufacturers keep stealing car parts from Opel? Thats just disgraceful....germans make something, and then americans steal it and dont even give the credit to the REAL makers of the car. Chevy does that a lot.... Buick stole the ENTIRE car (Regal) and they present it as their own even though they had 0% involvement in its development, all they do is put their badge on. Its really annoying.
@ThisIsBillyH Not at all. In fact some electrics can do 0-60 in under 4 seconds.
The problem is that it's balls are cut off. If they were not then you would run out of charge in 5 miles instead of 30. If they didn't have a limiter on it then it's 'range' would be unacceptable to even the most determined "I'm saving the world" nut-job.
@Anubis78250 As will my 2000 GMC Yukon. But that gets 15 MPG, and this gets 40 on the highway with no battery power at all. With battery it can do an equivalent to 93 MPG.
@Anubis78250 Whatever you say. I was going by the EPA, which has nothing to do with Chevrolet or GM. It's a government agency. So, call it rubbish if you want. They calculate the equivalent by taking the cost of the electricity and when it hits the price of gas, that's your equivalent MPG. The Cobalt can get 35 MPG, so I know that your 'actual' MPG is what you get if you have a lead foot.
Looks like there is a deliberate softening of the power in the first second. Does it feel like the power is gradually increasing from 0 to 12 mph, and than stays constant until about 35 mph?
Although we know that electric motors lose torque at mid and high rpm, It is a little bit disappointing to see how steeply the power decrease past 50 mph.
@blueibiza20vt It's hard saying with the Volt. The whole acceleration experience was smooth, which is unlike gasoline powered cars. There was always torque there, and it never really "felt" like it stopped.
@zipper778 That's not entirely truth. Depends on the transpossion of the gas car. I own a 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander with a CVT transmission and when it accelerates the car pulls is evenly and smoothly .. it often annoys me when I pull out from a traffic light with another car in front of me.. and the other car decreases and increases acceleration during shifts, whilist mine just pulls evenly..
I presume it is simular to the volt (exept the engine noise I guess)
@zipper778 That's not entirely truth. Depends on the transpossion of the gas car. I own a 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander with a CVT transmission and when it accelerates the car pulls is evenly and smoothly .. it often annoys me when I pull out from a traffic light with another car in front of me.. and the other car decreases and increases acceleration during shifts, whilist mine just pulls evenly..
I presume it is simular to the volt (exept the engine noise I guess)
@zipper778 Amazing for electric. Tell us more about how you find the car to drive each day. I was seriously looking at one, but the cost of electric in the UK makes it uneconomical when compared to a small 1.6/1.8/2litre turbo diesel, especially taking the price of it in to consideration. I only travel 10miles return to work and the shops are only 1 to 2miles away, so it would be ideal. I'm also put off by the cost of batteries as tey are only meant to last 3 years & cost more than the car!
@urbex2007 This video was taken when I went to my local Chevy dealer and they let me take it for a test drive. It's not a perfect car, but some people may find that it does what they need it to do. The cost is a big factor, but I'm not sure where you got the battery only lasting 3 years thing. GM guarantee's the battery for 8 years or 100k miles. Regardless, it's an interesting car.
O' God! I need to go trade in my Roush 427r in for one of these! Dam man that thing can snap your neck!
ssgtd6152 18 hours ago
Electric motors have 100% torque at 0 RPM. This means an electric vehicle could have awesome acceleration. Plus electric motors can hit 13,000 RPM no problem, which means no transmission - the electric motor is hooked up directly to the drive wheels by a reduction gear.
ShagBaby 1 day ago
not bad, around what my SUV gets for 0-60. I really dont understand why people in the comments are irritated that someone tried a 0-60 on this car
NTComputer86 2 weeks ago
wow, a 0 to 60 test on a car designed for fuel economy makes as much sense as testing which minivan will pick up the hottest single woman...sheesh...
aminevich 4 weeks ago
What a piece of shit!! Who would actually drive this??
dtdeb99 1 month ago
at least you can get 35 miles just on electricity which is enough for me to go to work and back every day
losercust 1 month ago
pshhh i bet the Volt can beat a Corvette easily -_-
redbull8382 1 month ago
lol, I heard they are having a recall, because the way they try to keep the battery charged is catching on fire...
xforce687 2 months ago
If you're going to run this test, be sure to actually turn ON sport mode, champ.
Nemmitz 2 months ago
Who the hell is gonna buy a Volt for performance ??? The Volt is a fully electric vehicle, NOT A FUCKN HYBRID !! There's a small gasoline engine thats powers a generator just so you're not stranded down the fuckin road like you would with a Nissan Leaf. The Chevrolet Volt is a great car with great features (have you ever tried the specially designed Volt Bose sound system ?). Anyways, whoever doesn't own a Volt or has ever driven one shouldn't say a word !
Addicted2Saab 2 months ago
@Addicted2Saab I agree that the Volt is a great car, but you are mistaken when you say that the Volt isn't a hybrid. The Volt is a PHEV specifically.
zipper778 2 months ago
@zipper778 The volt is not a hybrid vehicle. the chevrolet volt is not a hybrid because the 1.4L engine in no way is connected to the drive train of the vehicle, the engine is for supplemental power when you have depleted the battery in the volt, the electric motor is the only thing moving the volt.
DonaldEHS 2 months ago
@DonaldEHS I know that that was the original idea, however you're mistaken about the Volt. The Volt's gasoline engine is connected to the drivetrain. You can look it up at engadget, Motortrend, and the Wikipedia article explains it well. Now I understand that Wikipedia isn't always correct, but the sources that they give show that the Volt's gasoline engine does power the wheels under certain conditions.
zipper778 1 month ago
@zipper778 No.. DonaldEHS is right! If the gasoline engine was connected to the drive train, ther would be a gearbox... What you mention is the fact that when the battery is low, the thermal engine starts and provides power to the main engine. In this case, we can say that the car is powered by the thermal engine, but only through the electrical engine!
Jehco14 1 month ago
@DonaldEHS Zipper is right on this one, bait and switch. It's a hybrid.
Zantetskuen 2 weeks ago
@Addicted2Saab The Fiat 500 has the same 7- speaker Bose audio system
SeadGBosnia 1 month ago
9 seconds 0-60 for your Chevy Volt
infectedzombie69 2 months ago
@infectedzombie69 Well, I don't own this Volt. I took it for a test drive from my local Chevy dealership and recorded the acceleration on the test drive.
zipper778 2 months ago
what you people don't understand is that the gasoline engine is there for you so that you don't find your ass stranded in the middle of nowhere looking for an outlet-it's a matter of common sense ans peace of mind-which is what the nissan doesn't give you, since it's all electric-it will strand you ass if you use all your battery
neila486 2 months ago 2
fuckin think you put gasoline in the car
MrPorschecrm 2 months ago
it still uses gasoling a phev is like the nissan or ford
MrPorschecrm 2 months ago
@MrPorschecrm The Volt does use gasoline, however, that doesn't mean that it's not a phev. What the Volt isn't that the Nissan Leaf is is a full time ZEV. I wish the Volt would have been an all electric car, but I did enjoy driving the Volt, and I do find it as an interesting beginning for Chevrolet.
zipper778 2 months ago
it is a hybrid... an ELECTRIC car ONLY uses ELECTRIC
MrPorschecrm 2 months ago
@MrPorschecrm That's very true.
zipper778 2 months ago
@MrPorschecrm It's not a hybrid in the same sense of a Prius or Insight, it's a PHEV, a plug-in hybrid. The wheels are powered ONLY by the electric motor, never by the actual gas engine. The gas engine (or rather generator) goes to feed the battery, which in turn powers the electric motor. At no point is the car actually being powered directly by the gasoline engine.
mustangman442002 2 months ago
@mustangman442002 That was the original idea with the Volt, however we now know that there are times where the gasoline engine does in fact power the wheels when it's needed (battery depletion or sometimes when going WOT). That's pretty much why the Volt is kind of disapointing, because GM promised us that it was going to be an electric car with a gas generator, when it's actually just a different type of hybrid car.
zipper778 2 months ago 2
@zipper778 True, but I think they did a pretty good job all things considered. PHEV's are sort of new territory, and I'm sure the technology and products will improve with time, just like Toyota with the Prius. I haven't driven the Volt, so I can't give the first hand experience you can, of course. The real comparison will come when Toyota releases their plug-in Prius later next year. Gotta say, at least the Volt is halfway good looking.
mustangman442002 2 months ago
@mustangman442002 I can agree with you there. It's a good start and the Volt does look MUCH better then the Prius or Nissan Leaf. The Volt in general was a "fun" drive, but I do like performance cars better.
zipper778 2 months ago
@zipper778 not true, the gasoline engine never directly powers the wheels. The engine is only a generator when the battery gets low. The Volt does not have a transmission connecting the engine to the wheels like a normal hybrid car would. The wheels are powered only by electric motors.
kmski3930 2 months ago
@kmski3930 I know that was the idea in the beginning, but as it turns out the gasoline can indeed power the wheels, at least according to autoblog, MotorTrend, PopSci, and others.
zipper778 2 months ago
@zipper778 yep I agree with you. originally I thought what kmski3930 said was the case, but it turns out that the engine in the volt is in fact connected to the transmission. IMHO a true "range extended electric vehicle" would not have have the engine connected to the transmission. Engine should be connected to an alternator, which is connected to some kind of power controller which can use the electricity for either powering the motor or storing it in the batteries.
neutrino78x 2 months ago
@MrPorschecrm it uses electric and gas.. how the hell do you think the motor runs? electricity only does half the job of making it fuel efficient.
KRT1390 2 months ago
what is that AA battery power he he he i crack my self up ok maybe that was a little lame
MrSmokinhotdude 3 months ago
listen to the song. its from the fight scene in the new karate kid movie. well its not that new. but the newer version!
thweepz 4 months ago
@thweepz Its Stevie Wonder! :-)
sangolt88 3 months ago
This is just a copy of Opel Ampera which has been in development by Opel for years now. Chevy just stole it and present it as their own car, while all they do is put their bumpers on to change the looks a bit and put their badge on. Opel Ampera has been developed before 2009.
derbigpr500 7 months ago
Why do american GM manufacturers keep stealing car parts from Opel? Thats just disgraceful....germans make something, and then americans steal it and dont even give the credit to the REAL makers of the car. Chevy does that a lot.... Buick stole the ENTIRE car (Regal) and they present it as their own even though they had 0% involvement in its development, all they do is put their badge on. Its really annoying.
derbigpr500 7 months ago
@derbigpr500 Because they are both owned by GM?
KingSaeward 2 months ago
Yeah I counted about 10 seconds ... terrible.
My 30 year old seven thousand pound truck will do that.
Anubis78250 9 months ago
@Anubis78250 That's because it is a fully electric vehicle.
ThisIsBillyH 9 months ago
@ThisIsBillyH Not at all. In fact some electrics can do 0-60 in under 4 seconds.
The problem is that it's balls are cut off. If they were not then you would run out of charge in 5 miles instead of 30. If they didn't have a limiter on it then it's 'range' would be unacceptable to even the most determined "I'm saving the world" nut-job.
Anubis78250 9 months ago
@Anubis78250 As will my 2000 GMC Yukon. But that gets 15 MPG, and this gets 40 on the highway with no battery power at all. With battery it can do an equivalent to 93 MPG.
kyle51895 9 months ago
@kyle51895 And that's rubbish. Your GMC gets about 15 'actual' mpg.
The Volt gets 25-30 'actual' mpg (25 if you drive like a normal person 30-35 if you drive like a little old lady).
There is no "equivalent", that is a marketing invention to sell crap.
There is only 30 miles on an 8-10 hour charge, and 25-30 mpg on gasoline.
When it is using both battery and gas power it does not magically extend the mpg, it's using 2 power sources.
That, is garbage for a fifty thousand dollar small car.
Anubis78250 9 months ago
@Anubis78250 Whatever you say. I was going by the EPA, which has nothing to do with Chevrolet or GM. It's a government agency. So, call it rubbish if you want. They calculate the equivalent by taking the cost of the electricity and when it hits the price of gas, that's your equivalent MPG. The Cobalt can get 35 MPG, so I know that your 'actual' MPG is what you get if you have a lead foot.
kyle51895 9 months ago
@kyle51895 Really?
You think the EPA doesn't have it's own agenda?
The agency that has declared human breath pollution?
The agency in charge of forcing us into smaller vehicles?
You know, on a side note would you be interested in a real estate investment?
Anubis78250 9 months ago
Looks like there is a deliberate softening of the power in the first second. Does it feel like the power is gradually increasing from 0 to 12 mph, and than stays constant until about 35 mph?
Although we know that electric motors lose torque at mid and high rpm, It is a little bit disappointing to see how steeply the power decrease past 50 mph.
blueibiza20vt 10 months ago
@blueibiza20vt It's hard saying with the Volt. The whole acceleration experience was smooth, which is unlike gasoline powered cars. There was always torque there, and it never really "felt" like it stopped.
zipper778 10 months ago
@zipper778 That's not entirely truth. Depends on the transpossion of the gas car. I own a 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander with a CVT transmission and when it accelerates the car pulls is evenly and smoothly .. it often annoys me when I pull out from a traffic light with another car in front of me.. and the other car decreases and increases acceleration during shifts, whilist mine just pulls evenly..
I presume it is simular to the volt (exept the engine noise I guess)
AlvinBul 8 months ago
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@zipper778 That's not entirely truth. Depends on the transpossion of the gas car. I own a 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander with a CVT transmission and when it accelerates the car pulls is evenly and smoothly .. it often annoys me when I pull out from a traffic light with another car in front of me.. and the other car decreases and increases acceleration during shifts, whilist mine just pulls evenly..
I presume it is simular to the volt (exept the engine noise I guess)
AlvinBul 8 months ago
@blueibiza20vt In sport mode it's quicker.
WDPlumbing 3 months ago
Stevie Wonder FTW!!!
GP1138 10 months ago
Not bad for an electric car.
Ihitaparkedcar 10 months ago
It's a damn sight faster than a Prius.
mgospeed31 10 months ago
@zipper778 it would be totally worth buying then if its faster then the prius
tylerdford 10 months ago
What was that, 9 seconds?
Jonpro03 10 months ago
@Jonpro03 That's about what I got too.
zipper778 10 months ago
@zipper778 Amazing for electric. Tell us more about how you find the car to drive each day. I was seriously looking at one, but the cost of electric in the UK makes it uneconomical when compared to a small 1.6/1.8/2litre turbo diesel, especially taking the price of it in to consideration. I only travel 10miles return to work and the shops are only 1 to 2miles away, so it would be ideal. I'm also put off by the cost of batteries as tey are only meant to last 3 years & cost more than the car!
urbex2007 3 months ago
@urbex2007 This video was taken when I went to my local Chevy dealer and they let me take it for a test drive. It's not a perfect car, but some people may find that it does what they need it to do. The cost is a big factor, but I'm not sure where you got the battery only lasting 3 years thing. GM guarantee's the battery for 8 years or 100k miles. Regardless, it's an interesting car.
zipper778 3 months ago 2
@zipper778 its not very quick from the looks of it
tylerdford 10 months ago
@tylerdford Yeah, it's not an enthusiasts car, but it'll stomp the Prius no problem.
zipper778 10 months ago
for how efficient it is, that's not all that terrible
Red04MonteLS 10 months ago
@Red04MonteLS That's exactly how I feel about it. You can feel the car pull a little bit to when you get on it.
zipper778 10 months ago