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Chevrolet Volt Product Presentation and Vehicle Ride and Drive

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     The Chevrolet Volt is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle manufactured by the Chevrolet division of General Motors. The Volt has been on sale in the U.S. market since mid-December 2010, and is the most fuel efficient car with an internal combustion engine sold in the United States, as rated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

According to General Motors, the Volt can travel 25 to 50 miles (40 to 80 km) on its lithium-ion battery. The EPA official all-electric range averaged 35 miles (56 km), and the total range is 379 miles (610 km). The EPA rated the Volt's combined city/highway fuel economy at 93 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent (MPG-e) in all-electric mode, and at 37 mpg-US (6.4 L/100 km; 44 mpg-imp) in gasoline-only mode, for an overall combined gas-electric fuel economy rating of 60 mpg-US (3.9 L/100 km; 72 mpg-imp) equivalent (MPG-e).