Fuel "plug-in hybrid" Chevrolet Volt in city mode at slightly more than one liter per hundred kilometers, which is about four times lower than that of the car Toyota Prius. It is reported by Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation. According to preliminary information, the official fuel consumption figures will be announced Chevrolet Volt General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson on Tuesday, August 11, during an exhibition of new cars in the technical center in Warren Group (Michigan, USA). It is expected that Henderson will name only the fuel consumption in combined cycle, which will be located at the level of 2.35 liters per hundred kilometers. Chevrolet Volt will be powered by an electric motor rated at 150 horsepower, gets its power from a set of lithium-ion batteries that can recharge in a parking lot from the usual outlets. In the motion to charge the batteries will be used by the 1.4-liter gasoline engine. Solely on electric Volt could drive about 64 miles. As previously reported, the daily mileage of 100 kilometers, due to high fuel efficiency of such a vehicle owner will be able to save annually up to 2100 liters of gasoline. In addition, according to GM, in charge of the machine home power outlet at 220 volts per annum hybrid spend no more electricity than the household refrigerator. Sales of Chevrolet Volt in the U.S. will begin in November 2010. The cost of this hybrid will be about 40 thousand dollars. Photos of Chevrolet Volt
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