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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. —Pam Fletcher. km) of additional all-electric range.

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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 drive unit contains two newly developed electric motor-generators for propelling the vehicle and other duties; power electronics to supply and control them; a system of gears, clutches, and hydraulic controls to combine and deliver the mechanical power from the motor-generators and the engine; and an electric oil pump.

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