Chevy Volt Uses Electric Car Propulsion For Extended Driving

By: Kara Gilmour
Published: Jun 6, 2009
Updated: Mar 19, 2010

Chevy Volt Could Start New Electric Car Revolution With Its New Battery Innovations

The 2011 Chevy Volt electric car will be available next year and General Motors Corporation is already testing the final components. The Chevy Volt price will be somewhere around $39,000 as it aims to provide renewable energy using advanced batteries. These Hybrid batteries are even more advanced in most electric cars we know today.

GM Volt was designed to move more than 75 percent of America's daily commuters without a single drop of gas. This is an amazing revelation that a future electric automobile could meet most daily travel needs without foreign oil dependency. GM says that the United States is currently using 96 percent of dependent petroleum for cars and trucks and more than half of it is imported.

Each automaker is using a different method and technic to deliver fuel efficiency for drivers. Unlike traditional electric cars, the GM Volt car has a revolutionary propulsion system that takes the driver beyond the power of a battery. It uses a lithium-ion battery with a gasoline-powered motor which can be used to create renewable energy for the automobile.

Just imagine, if you will, a car that can meet your daily travel needs without using one drop of gas. A real vehicle to meet transportation needs that can offer zero foreign oil dependency while promoting zero carbon emissions. While the Chevy Volt price seems high, it can certainly do more than a standard hybrid car.

Chevy Volt will probably be the electric car which starts a new revolution, and the major players are General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and soon others will follow. The thought that someone could drive 15 miles to work, then 5 miles to the grocery store, then 5 miles to the post office, then 15 miles back to home on one single battery charge is remarkable. Moreover, the eco-friendly vehicle will automatically recharge itself if it happens to run out our electric power.