Concern GM will provide an eight-year warranty on the battery Chevrolet Volt

Concern General Motors will provide all owners of hybrid Chevrolet Volt an eight-year warranty on electric car battery, reported Bloomberg. Thus, General Motors hopes to demonstrate its confidence in the reliability of the battery. At the same time representatives of the group say that after eight years the battery will continue to function normally, though its charge is likely to be missed only 70 percent of original capacity. Meanwhile, an eight-year warranty on hybrid components and offers a car company Toyota. As previously reported, sales of Chevrolet Volt to begin in the U.S. market by the end of this year. The car is equipped with a 150-horsepower electric motor, lithium-ion batteries and a 1.4-liter gasoline engine, which is only used to recharge the battery on the move. In addition, the battery can be recharged from an ordinary electrical outlet. Power reserve "Volta" without the help of a gasoline unit is 64 kilometers. According to preliminary data, the price of Chevrolet Volt in the U.S. will be below 30 thousand dollars - taking into account government subsidies of $ 7.5 thousand dollars. Total GM plans to release before the end of 2011 40 000 hybrid cars. Photos of Chevrolet Volt