Chevrolet Volt owners clock half-a-billion electric miles

Since its launch in late 2010, Chevrolet Volt owners have accumulated more than half a billion all-electric miles.

Additionally, based on a General Motors’ study of more than 300 Volts in service in California for more than 30 months, many owners are exceeding the EPA-rated label of 35 miles/56km of EV range per full charge, with about 15 percent surpassing 40 miles/64km of range.

“The fact that most of the folks who purchased the Volt at launch are still enjoying EV range performance on target with when they took delivery is testament to the attention to detail our team paid to delivering on our promise of most people driving all electrically most of the time,” said Pam Fletcher, Chevrolet Volt executive chief engineer.

Volt owners are doing more than 63 percent of their overall driving in EV mode. While the driving range in EV mode can be greatly impacted by temperature, driving technique and terrain, the ease with which Volt drivers are avoiding petrol use further shows the Volt’s suitability for almost any lifestyle.

Volt owners who charge regularly typically drive more than 970 miles/1,550km between fill-ups and visit the fuel station less than once a month. The 2014 Volt provides owners with fuel economy of EPA-estimated 98 MPGe (electric) and 35mpg city/40mpg highway on petrol power, saving $1,450 (Rs 86,942) in annual fuel costs with no change in daily driving habits.

GM says since the Volt was launched in 2010, owners have helped to reduce petrol consumption by more than 25 million gallons, the equivalent of no petrol being used in Washington DC for 2½ months. The Volt continues to attract new buyers to Chevrolet with 69 percent of Volt buyers new to GM.