Chevy Volt Test Drive: How GMs Electric Car Works

June 8, 2009- It was pouring rain when I arrived at GMs Testing facility in Warren, Michigan. A crowd had already gathered inside the Alternative Energy Center which, among other things, is home to GMs first electric car—the original model EV1 (#1).

The ghost of the EV1—a car designed and built 13 years ago—still haunts GM, though its both a symbol of lost opportunity and tangible proof that the company could pull off the same kind of engineering feat again. The billion-dollar Volt project is a major component of the companys reinvention strategy, and its clear they arent pulling any punches this time.

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[sexyboi142]

its...uhhh pretty. its a chick car lol but i would buy it if it wasnt 40 grand

[sasukehammett]

yeah sure dude I want Lamborghini Diablo SV

[gwruyzyahoo]

I have a yr 2000 Corvette that Gm stopped making ABS units for. So now I have a "Check Traction Control" flag coming up and no way to turn it off. The exhaust pipe also fell off just sitting in the garage. Thanks GM. I will never buy another GM product, new or used. GM's motto:  Chevy runs deep! Yeah right, what a joke. GM makes inferior products that they don't stand behind. Learned that lesson the hard way. Never again!

[gwruyzyahoo]

I used to have a Suburban. Worst car I ever had, and I was always a big Chevy guy. It broke litterally every 2 months, stuff like the door handle falling off, cruise control, fuel pump, water pump, AC etc. When I complained to the service manager, he said, personally I only drive Japanese. WOW! That was back in 2002 at Anderson Chevrolet in Menlo Park, Ca. That dealership is now a Tesla dealership. A sign of the times I guess.

[vid009]

A customer of mine bought one! he regrets it like there's no tomorrow ! What an embarrassing piece of crap ! and this is no B.S !

[Peter24397]

its really alot better looking than other electric cars!!! i would buy it, if it wasn't soo expensive

[LOLDISNEYLAND]

@2012listo Chevy Sprint @ 60mpg doesn't mean it is more efficient than a car that is heavier and gets 40mpg. It is more economical, but not more efficient. My Honda City Turbo used 50mpg and it was completely rebuilt and tuned. The figure is almost identical to a hybrid vehicle but of course, the hybrid weighs 1.7 times more than the Honda City. So the Hybrid is more efficient.

[LOLDISNEYLAND]

@ndyt I agree with you 100%. Diesel gets about 40% efficiency. A hybrid setup can give you 60% and up. An electric setup can give you 80% and up. But a regular unleaded ICE gives a measly approx. 30% efficiency on average.