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Chevrolet Volt

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The Chevrolet Volt is a plug in hybrid electric car produced by Chevrolet from 2010 to 2019, pairing a battery powered electric drive system with a gasoline engine that could recharge the battery once its initial electric only range was exhausted. Marketed as an extended range electric vehicle, it served as General Motors' early flagship demonstration of plug in hybrid technology for ordinary drivers.

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Year
2010 1
Significance
Until December 2018, the Volt/Ampera family of vehicles was the world's bestselling plug-in hybrid vehicle. 1
Comparison
Body Style
Liftback 1
FAQs

When did the Chevrolet Volt go on sale?

On sale since December 2010.

A 2014 Green Car Reports guide says the Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car had been on sale since December 2010, and that it was still one of the most popular electric vehicles on sale.
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Holden Volt, Vehicles
Opel Ampera, Vehicles
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Source Wikipedia: ChevroletLead paragraph, division of General Motorstier 2
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Chevrolet is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM).
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1. Wikipedia: Chevrolet Volt
Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    The Chevrolet Volt is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle car that was manufactured across two generations by General Motors
  • Second paragraph, first sentence
    Sales of the first-generation Volt began in the United States in mid-December 2010, followed by some European countries and other international markets in 2011.
  • Second paragraph
    Until December 2018, the Volt/Ampera family of vehicles was the world's bestselling plug-in hybrid vehicle.
  • Infobox: body_style
    5-door liftback
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Chevrolet Volt (first generation)
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