European Chevrolet Volt will be twice as expensive as the U.S.

Concern General Motors will begin selling hybrid sedan Chevrolet Volt in Europe in November 2011. The first country in which the model will become Germany, and the cost of the machine will be 41 000 950 euros (56,000 dollars), according to a press release. This is almost two times higher than in the U.S., where prices for "Volta" starting from 32.5 thousand dollars. As previously reported, the car is equipped with a Chevrolet Volt power plant, consisting of an electric motor rated at 150 horsepower, the lithium-ion batteries and a gasoline engine of 1.4 liters, which is used to recharge the batteries while driving. Solely on the electric car can pass 64 km, whereas the full range of the fuel tank will increase to 500 kilometers. Charge from ordinary household sockets takes ten hours. Sales of "Volta" in the U.S. started in late 2010. Base cost of the hybrid is 40 thousand dollars. However, the purchase of this machine is given the Americans the government subsidy of $ 7.5 thousand dollars. Earlier, the automaker announced the sale of hybrid sedan Opel Ampera - model "twins" Volt. Prices for "Opel" in Europe will begin on 42.9 thousand euros. Photos of Chevrolet Volt