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2017 Chevrolet Volt Hybrid-Electric Car Catalog Brochure VOLT 2017 How you get there is important too. Take charge in the new Volt. Volt Premier in Siren Red Tintcoat (extra-cost color). Volt Premier in Kinetic Blue Metallic (extra-cost color). GOING GREEN HAS NEVER BEEN THIS REVOLUTIONARY. It’s not surprising that Green Car Journal picked the new Volt as the 2016 Green Car of the Year.® 1 Volt offers up to 53 pure electric miles2 on a single charge and up to 420 miles2 on a full charge and a full tank of gas. Chevrolet also expects owners will drive over 1,000 miles2 between fill-ups with regular charging. With impeccable style and advanced EV technologies like Regen on Demand™ and Location-Based Charging, going green doesn’t get any more revolutionary than this. 1 Visit GreenCarJournal.com for more information. 2 EPA-estimated 53-mile EV range based on 106 MPGe combined city/highway (electric); 367-mile extended range based on 42 MPG combined city/highway (gas). Actual range varies with conditions. EXTERIOR DESIGN Volt Premier in Kinetic Blue Metallic (extra-cost color). LOOKS CAN GO JUST AS FAR. That’s the EXPERIENCE EFFICIENCY. Aesthetically PRETTY SMART. You get the complete FILL-UPS? FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. beauty of it. The muscular new shape, and aerodynamically, it works together. package: a sporty look without sacrificing Chevrolet expects owners will drive over along with the upper and lower grille Deliberate contours and expressive intelligent features. Advanced EV 1,000 miles1 between fill-ups with regular pads, give Volt an identity of its own. proportions form a bold, confident stance technologies such as Regen on Demand, charging. And to top it off, Volt has From the finely tuned exterior and LED and offer optimal efficiency. So staring is which offers an innovative way to recharge 294 lb.-ft. of torque for a superb driving signature daytime running lamps to the understandable, but get inside and you’ll while driving, and the Power Flow screen experience. Which means the next time redesigned grille, there’s brilliance in find the journey is even more rewarding. helps keep you aware. Brains and beauty you see a gas station, you can speed up – every detail. are all in one. and pass it. 1 EPA-estimated 53-mile EV range based on 106 MPGe combined city/highway (electric); 367-mile extended range based on 42 MPG combined city/highway (gas). Actual range varies with conditions. 1. YOU HAVE OPTIONS. Volt offers two trim levels with unique wheels and multiple color choices. So it’s easy to make Volt match your own unique personality. 2. WINK, WINK. LED front signature lighting enhances the eye-catching design with illuminating detail. Nothing but bright roads ahead for you. 3. IMPRESSIVE CURVES. Volt was expertly carved and shaped with diligence and precision all in the name of performance 1 and efficiency. Plus, its wide stance contributes to nimble handling. 2 3 INTERIOR DESIGN Volt Premier Interior in Jet Black with available features. WELCOME. Inside, you’ll see everything YOUR INVITATION TO INNOVATION. VOLT STANDS OUT AND FITS IN. ONE TOUCH GIVES YOU ALL ACCESS. about Volt is visually stunning. The Thoughtfully designed and tailored to You’ll have plenty of space to put your A color touch-screen in the center of beautifully crafted interior offers meet your needs, Volt welcomes you with stuff. With functional cargo space and the instrument panel puts everything available heated leather-appointed seats comfort. Detail is taken to another level accommodations for five passengers, you need within reach. Energy screens, to keep you comfortably in place, while with intuitiveness and ingenuity, so there’s no room for compromise. certain features from your phone, music, twin-needle stitching provides a luxurious everything is centered around you. infotainment and other controls – it’s all appeal. A refined driving experience is right here, and easily accessible. achieved before you even take off. TECHNOLOGY 1 Requires a compatible mobile device, active OnStar service and data plan. 4G LTE service available in select markets. Visit onstar.com for coverage map, details and system limitations. 2 Vehicle user interface is a product of Apple and its terms and privacy statements apply. Requires compatible iPhone and date plan rates apply. 3 Data plan rates apply. 4 Requires Chevrolet MyLink and compatible iPhone running iOS 6 or later. Apple CarPlay is a trademark of Apple Inc. iPhone and Siri are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. LEADING THE WAY. Chevrolet is the Apple CarPlay™ CONNECTIVITY.2 Take some INTUITIVE INTERIOR. If it feels like you SIRI EYES FREE.4 For compatible iPhone first and only car company to offer of your favorite compatible iPhone® and Volt have an instant connection, users, the system allows limited hands-free built-in 4G LTE Wi-Fi®1 to cars, trucks features and put them on your vehicle’s it’s because you do. Advanced EV and interaction for those times when you want and crossovers, providing the ability to touch-screen display in a smart, simple entertainment technologies make to read or compose a text message, make seamlessly connect your smart devices manner. Access your Phone, Music, Maps, driving Volt as seamless and convenient a phone call or play your favorite music. and vehicles to the Internet.1 It offers and Messages, as well as some of your as possible. So, as you get to know Volt, great signal quality and bandwidth for other favorite apps (e.g., iHeartRadio3 and Volt learns about you based on the way up to seven devices. Pandora® Internet Radio3). you drive. 1. ONSTAR REMOTELINK® MOBILE APP.1 Now you can control your car from anywhere you have a signal, with an app that lets you remote start your vehicle and pinpoint your vehicle’s location on a map. You can also manage your Wi-Fi hotspot, unlock your doors, monitor your charge level and efficiency. And you can even find the nearest charging station — all from your smartphone. You’re connected wherever you go. 2. MAKING SMARTPHONES SMARTER. With an 2 available wireless charging feature,2 the 2017 Volt makes it easier to keep your smartphone fully powered. Simply equip your phone with an accessory backplate or case, so you can keep your phone charged on the go. 3. EASY ACCESS TO YOUR SMARTPHONE. With Android Auto™ connectivity,3 you can interact with select smartphone apps. This system takes some of your compatible Android phone’s features and puts them on the Chevrolet MyLink4 display in a smart, simple manner. You can access 1 3 your phone, text messages, music, navigation and more. 1 Requires compatible mobile device and active OnStar subscription. Visit onstar.com for details and system limitations. 2 The system wirelessly charges one PMA- or Qi-compatible mobile device. Some devices require an adaptor or back cover. To check for phone or other device compatibility, see my.chevrolet.com/learn for details. 3 Vehicle user interface is a product of Google and its terms and privacy statements apply. Requires compatible smartphone and data plan rates apply. 4 Full functionality requires compatible Bluetooth and smartphone, and USB connectivity for some devices. Android Auto is a trademark of Google Inc. Volt Premier in Kinetic Blue Metallic PERFORMANCE (extra-cost color). “The Volt is a whole new deal, as revolutionary as anything out there.” — Motor Trend 53 420 1,000 UP TO 53 PURE UP TO 420 MILES ON A CHEVY EXPECTS OVER 1,000 ELECTRIC MILES.1 FULL CHARGE AND A MILES BETWEEN FILL-UPS FULL TANK OF GAS.1 WITH REGULAR CHARGING.1 1 EPA-estimated 53-mile EV range based on 106 MPGe combined city/highway (electric); 367-mile extended range based on 42 MPG combined city/highway (gas). Actual range varies with conditions. TWO CHARGE OPTIONS. An available THERE’S A SCREEN FOR EVERYTHING. LOCATION-BASED CHARGING. Volt makes REGEN ON DEMAND. Through a steering Level 2, 240-volt charging system can Want to know how much power you will charging efficient, with home and away wheel-mounted paddle, Regen on Demand replenish the battery in 4.5 hours use? Volt has a screen for that. The settings for recharging. This feature seamlessly transfers the kinetic energy (professional installation required). Energy Usage Score screen shows allows you to take advantage of off-peak from the motion of Volt and stores it in the There is also a standard 120-volt portable you how well you use energy. Get quick electricity rates when you’re at home but battery while slowing down the vehicle. cord that will charge the battery in access to valuable data, such as your always begins charging immediately approximately 13 hours.1 battery level, charge settings, range when you’re away. estimation and more. 1 Using the 120-volt portable charger will take approximately 19 hours at the default 8-amp setting and can be reduced to 13 hours at the 12-amp setting. Actual time may vary with temperature. LITHIUM-ION BATTERY The advanced 18.4 kWh lithium-ion battery was designed to be lightweight, powerful and efficient. The all-new battery cell delivers 20 percent more energy by volume.1 GENERATOR When the battery runs low, the gas-powered generator kicks in to extend the range over 360 miles more.2 REGENERATION Volt empowers you to put energy back into your battery through regenerative braking and a steering wheel-mounted Regen on Demand paddle. ELECTRIC DRIVE UNIT The Electric Drive Unit in Volt propels the vehicle with energy either from the vehicle’s battery or its range-extending gas-powered generator, making it the electric vehicle with a backup plan.
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