In the U.S., hybrid Chevrolet Volt twice recognized the "Car of the Year"

Hybrid Chevrolet Volt was twice named Car of the Year in the U.S., reports The Detroit News. The car was named the best in the competitions conducted by American magazines Motor Trend and Automobile, which in their reviews have called this model "the most modern, the most important vehicle that can now be seen on our roads." According to journalists, Volt "fully functional, no-compromise compact car, allowing consumers to save money on operating costs." The first production copies of the Chevrolet Volt start to go off the assembly line plant of General Motors in Detroit this month, and the official sales of this model will begin on November 30. The cost of the car will be 41 thousand dollars, and the next year, the automaker expects to realize only 10 000 "Volt". The company expects that there will indeed serious demand for such cars only to 2013-2014 year. Note that now in the U.S. to "Bolt" provided the government subsidy of $ 7.5 thousand dollars, while minimizing the cost of the car. Volt hybrid is equipped with a propulsion system that combines an electric motor rated at 150 horsepower, the lithium-ion batteries and gasoline engine of 1.4 liters, which is used to recharge the batteries while driving. Solely on the electric car will travel a 64 km, and at full-capacity fuel tank range of the increase to 500 kilometers. Charging the battery with a special station will take about four hours. On their "gas station" from ordinary household sockets take up to ten hours. Photos of Chevrolet Volt