Concern GM began testing the first samples of the hybrid Chevrolet Volt

Company General Motors launched a pre-test copies of the "plug-in hybrids" Chevrolet Volt. As the American edition of Automobile, Car tests are conducted in an urban setting near the center of the test group in Warren, Michigan. There are plans to build a total of 80 copies of the hybrid Volt, which will continue testing until the release of the model on the market. Serial Chevrolet Volt will be equipped with a hybrid, which includes a 150-strong motor and lithium-ion batteries, charging that the move will be used by the 1.4-liter gasoline engine. Parked car can be recharged from ordinary household power. It is expected that a single battery charge is enough to ensure the Chevrolet Volt sedan traffic on a stretch about 64 miles. Commodity production Chevrolet Volt will be established at the Detroit GM plant in November next year. According to preliminary data, the cost of such hybrids will be about 40 thousand dollars. Photos of Chevrolet Volt