Group Petitions For Chevy Volt European Return - Gas 2.0
The cars still enjoy a strong following after dominating the plug-in (including hybrids and pure electrics) market in 2012, when the Ampera won 20% of the market share. The petitioners advocate for the car’s true electric range of 40-80 European kilometers and gasoline fuel economy comparable to conventional cars in its class, allowing some drivers a lifetime fuel consumption of less than 1l/100km. Additionally, consumers rated the Volt with the highest satisfaction (92%) of any GM car, according to a JDPower survey. With an electric range improved by 40% and a lowered price, on the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle European market, where no model can claim the same versatility and electric range as the Volt or Ampera, one wonders why GM would decline to release... According to the petitioners, “To continue to provide the consumers with an intermediate choice between expensive or range-limited pure electric cars and plug-in hybrids with a miserable electric range (…35 to 40 real electric kilometers, and... Source: gas2.org
