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Chevy Volt Delivers Novel Two-Motor, Four-Mode Extended Range Electric Drive System; Seamless Driver Experience Plus Efficiency

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The Volt is an electric-drive vehicle, powered by a 16 kWh Li-ion battery, incorporating an internal combustion engine and generator to serve as a range extender; an electrical plug is intended to be the primary source of stored energy used to deliver motive power. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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GM provides technical details of the Gen 2 Voltec propulsion system used in the 2016 Volt

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The major components of the propulsion system are the battery pack, the drive unit, and the engine. Clutches are OWC1, C1 and B1. At the low end of the power band, the engine remains off during many of the low speed and power conditions. Power 4(2) doi: 10.4271/2015-01-1164. The range-extending engine is a 1.5-liter

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