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The Chevrolet Volt is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and is the most fuel-efficient car with an internal combustion engine sold in the United States. The Volt was first unveiled as a concept car in 2007 at the Detroit Auto Show, to wide public acclaim, and has been on sale in the US market since the end of 2010.

The Volt is General Motors' first plug-in hybrid vehicle and takes a new approach to the science of hybrid engines. While most hybrids employ a battery-powered electric motor to supplement or complement a gasoline-powered engine, the Volt prioritizes electric power, running exclusively on that until the battery runs down. Then and only then does the internal combustion engine kick in, not to propel the car but to feed the onboard generator that produces electricity while the car is operating.

This electric technology supplemented by the additional range of a gasoline engine drops the Volt into the new category that GM calls the "Extended Range Electric Vehicle" or E-REV, and when you look at the numbers, you'll see why the Volt is in a class all its own. The Environmental Protection Agency rated the Volt's combined city/highway fuel economy at 93 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent in all-electric mode, and at 37 mpg in gasoline-only mode, for an overall fuel economy rating of 60 mpg combined. 

The Volt's technology makes it much easier and more practical to be green.  The Volt plugs into any standard residential outlet to charge the battery, and there's no worry of getting stuck when the battery runs down with the gasoline engine on stand-by to take over.  In short, the Volt does everything a great car does and does it better than any other.

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