The Chevrolet Volt will be offered for a price of 41,950 EUR (including VAT)
in Germany. This was announced in the Chevrolet press conference at the Geneva
Motor Show 2011. The Volt will come fully equipped with all the safety features
you would expect and a host of convenience features, including leather seats.
Similar prices can be expected for other euro markets.
The Volt will
reach European Chevrolet showrooms in November of 2011, just in time for
Chevrolet's 100th birthday.
European Chevrolet customers will have the
same standard eight-year/160,000 km warranty as U.S. customers on the Voltec powertrain and the advanced lithium-ion battery. It is
the automotive industry's longest, most comprehensive battery warranty for an
electric vehicle.
The Chevrolet Volt is designed and engineered to be the
only car in the household. It is the world's first electric vehicle with
extended-range capability, a four-seater that can drive between
25 and 50 miles (40 and 80 km)
electrically with a small fuel-powered generator that sustains the battery
charge to extend the range to about 370 miles (600 km) in total. Due to its
instant torque of 271 lb-ft (368 Nm) the Volt only needs nine seconds from 0-62
mph (0-100 km/h) and achieves a top speed of 100 mph (161 km/h). To charge the
battery all you need is a normal household 230-Volt power outlet. The charging
will take between three to four hours.
Chevrolet plans to produce 10,000
Volts by the end of the 2011 calendar year, and an additional 45,000 Volts
during the 2012 calendar year. The Chevrolet Volt is produced at GM's Detroit
Hamtramck plant in Michigan, U.S.A. The state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery is
produced at GM's Brownstone Township plant, also located in Michigan.